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THE ILLINOIS F^RIVIER. 



PRINCE & CO.'S 



IMPROVED PATENT MELODEON. 



C3-EO. J^. Fi?,i3srcE <sc CO., 3s^-A.3sn:ji^-A.CT-cri?,Bi^s, BTjrF-A.ijO- isr.^sr. 

 Wholesale Depot, 87 Fulton street, New York, and 110 Lake street, Chicago, lU. 



Combining' all or their Recent Improvements-"' The JPivided, Swell, Organ, Jflelodeon, A*c, 



THE DIVIDED SWELL CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED IN MELODEONS OF OUR MANUFACTURE. 



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The Oldest Establishment in the United States, Employing Two Hundred Men, and Finishing Eighty Instruments Per -Week. 



All Melodeons of our manufacture, either sold by us or dealers in any part of the United States or Canadas, are warranted to be perfect in every respect ; and should any repairs be 

 DCcessary before the expiration of one year from date of sale, we hold ourselves ready and vrilling to make the same free of charge, provided the iiyury Is not caused by accident or design.' 



GEO. A. PRINCE & CO., 



no L-A-KIE STREET, Cia:iC-A.QO. ILLIKTOIS. 



Agents for the sale of our Melodeons, may be found in all the principal cities and'towns of the United States and Canadas. 



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