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Fore-word
thlrtyseven years TON ~ B~05,
Co.
Fgrowing patronage of p;trticuJar Musto!
Merchandise Deal."
OR
Bot we look back over the PJ.St twO years with mOre than wwl
pride. for we recl that mOrc has betn accomplMc:d in that tim.
than in any previous two yea" of our history.
Through the purch= of the entire Lyon 0 Healy Who! ....!. Smill
Goods o.:par<mcnt ,md ,he;, Piano Material Department, we gained
...,dusive wholcs.J.Je selling rights ~ f some of tho: bcstb...,wn brand$,
"\VA'HBU~","
A ",u,c... ,.p~o
In add;<ion <0 this impot'unt d.~l, we purch;tSed the enm. Whol.sal. Sm~U Goo& Dcp~n:ment of the A1tOphon" CorpordtlOn of
St. Louis, which gave us control of many more good lines. Th.
result W:I.S $1.000.000 in sales during the ycar 1919. compared with
1m than 3 half a million only tWO yea rs ago: and through it all
the >ame spirit of loyalty and service prevails: th".. inh ... nt '11131
ities which had their beginning tn,n:y'sev,," ynl"S ago. under the
leadership of the l~tc C harles J. Tonk. and which we are endeovoring with all our time and eifort ro pcr pctuatc .
A he.tn:,fdt '""Thank You" goa Out to all ,h".. d""l.r~ who hve
hdped us in accomplishing this ou tstJnding SUCCCM.
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H ere is Ihe instrument for the coneert artist who knows th e value of appearances and for the amateur who take5
the g reatest pride and interest in his art and in his inst rument. The W ashburn "De Luxe" possesses a richness of
appearance and II. finished beauty that is distinctively its own.
Body-Selected rosewood sides: two-piece selected rosewood back with stripes of black, whi te and black in lay_
ing through center: fine grai ned w hite spru ce top. cross ribbed; t op and back edges bound with white and black
ce lluloid; oule r edges bound with ivorine n ee ! inlay around sound hole improved ebony bridge pear) inlaid. with
bone saddle: bone fingerboa rd nul: ivory celluloid brid ge pins; ivory celluloid end pin. Top ornamented with gold
design. H and rubbed satin finish th roughout.
Neck-Genuine mahoeany neck; oval ebony fingerboa rd; pearl position dots; ivorine bound a r tistically de.
sig ned pearl inlaying in rOlewood head piece; gold-plated pat ent heads with pearl bulton .
Concert Size
No. 5203
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No. 5238
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No. 5234
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No. 5200
No. 5235
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b..,n .x",,. II io ollo. ed in 'he WaobhuTn I,,,,, i..
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Body-Beau'iful ma!.o.,ny b. and "d.....i,h
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No. 5225
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Professional Banjos
Syncopator Model
No. 5181 M.hoe.ny Sni'" m.pl .n.II: IO,
ifl<h he.d. paten d .one _mpliS." l..,e
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All m.,,1 pal" h y;ty ni<hl.pl. ,.d. FUI_
oi ... ...! wi.), b,.au'iful K.'",ol <.... oilk
........ $125.00
pluth lined
No. 5156 PI...,num "yle
125.00
No. 5 1(106 R.~I .. ion S ",in, Banjo . .
125.00
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Aristocrat Model
No. 5183 Genu;n. lijl"ufed bl. <k walnut ....11:
IO, inclt." ~i.l ""'.n'...! 'on. amplili.,
d."'; buil' in: lat1r. <on,..% , ..."..'Or wi.h
b utiful ....ti. wood pi u inl. id in .ente.:
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in)o.id with <olo .. d "..,..1. All metal
heavily nickelp lot"'!. Furni .... d "';.h b .... u_
.iful K., cI ' .... oil k pi ...... lin...!.
. .. $1 50.00
No. 5158 PI"',,,m "yle
150.00
No. 5108 Rej"ul.'ion 5 "nnl.
150.00
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No. 5117 Maholla ny fini,h ",opl 11 ov.r:
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wi,h beau'iful .ol,,<cd wood inl. yinl;. fin.
th. eoo_pi. neek. All me,.1 part, h.avily
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No. 5102
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No.5179 B ulilul bi.d . y. m.pl. all ov.r:
10Y..in.h head; pa' .. ,,'ed 'one On'Ipli~er;
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wi.h eolo.ful marquetry d "';Kn. Imp ,ov. d
"orrow type neck, ' nree'piece con"ruetion;
m ... l p .... heavily n.kei-pl.,ed, H ond
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. .. 5 110.00
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Nech -Thi"eeninch ",.1.; m.l.o~ . ny neck i.lo,cod ",i,1. vulc.ni,.d ~b,.; "b"n',ed hood piec.; ebony
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poli,hed bon. ~nge,bo.rd nul
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br .., tr,rnmini" lock and d .,po; .. eel ".Ienee; 'wo "omp~"mon .. 10, &0 ..0"'" I ,hor h.nd1 .
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17.50
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