Presto
Issue: 1927 2110 - Page 3
January 8, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
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lano
Easily unpacked—no
hammer necessary
KNOW what's what about pianos,
facts about some benches.
I prising
Only "two minutes
and a serewdriver"-
to assemble.
Over ton Patented
Locking Construction
with stretcher. Makes
permanently rigid.
I could tell you some sur-
Take, for instance, the first morning I appeared on the dealer's sales
floor. In came a beautifully dressed woman, and the salesman
brought her over to me. She seemed to like me. The salesman
shoved one of the cheap benches before me. Immediately her
expression changed. I could not help but notice her dissatisfac-
tion. The salesman noticed it, too.
'Excuse me just one minute,' he
said politely. He slipped into
the storeroom and in two
minutes reappeared with a
beautiful n e w OVERTON
Bench fresh from its carton.
1 shall never forget how at-
tractive that bench looked.
Next day in her beautiful home
she showed me to some of her
friends, and t h e y all ex-
claimed, 'What a beautiful
piano!
And the b e n c h
matches it, doesn't it?'
The up-shot was that five other
ladies bought pianos with
OVERTON benches of the
same dealer.
To begin with, it exactly match-
ed my shade, and the top was
I am the Piano—I know the
beautifully hand-rubbed and
brass tacks about OVERTON
polished to match my own
BENCHES. I say that they
finish.
are a splendid piano-sel'
investment for any dealer."
The lines of the bench matched
Write for prices, and our hand-
too. When he placed it before
some new color card of
me, the lady said, 'I like that
Standard Overtoil Finishes.
very well—send it over.'
S. E. OVERTON COMPANY
South^Haven, Michigan
Some K. D.
Advantages
Saves 60% Freight.
Saves 75% Storage
Space.
K. D.—and Easy to
Handle.
Ships Scratchless.
Sets Up Instantly.
Permanently Rigid.
Spacious Music Com-
partment.
Large Duet Size 15"
x36".
Exactly
Matching
Shades.
Beautifully Finished.
Equipped with Play-
er Lifts.
Our Quantity - Dis-
count-Plan.
Compact dust-and-
moisture-proof car-
ton. You can carry it
under your arm.
Overlon No. L'4 K. D. Bench. Full 15"x36
Duet Size.
Grand Height 19%" w i t h
Brass Caps. Furnished also in 20 V4" with-
out Brass Caps for regular uprights and
players.
Hand-rubbed tops with player
Mfts
and music
compartment.
"The
UNIVERSAL BENCH."
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
PRESTO-TIMES
(ffiATOXK^^
lano
Easily unpacked—no
hammer necessary
KNOW what's what about pianos,
facts about some benches.
I prising
Only "two minutes
and a serewdriver"-
to assemble.
Over ton Patented
Locking Construction
with stretcher. Makes
permanently rigid.
I could tell you some sur-
Take, for instance, the first morning I appeared on the dealer's sales
floor. In came a beautifully dressed woman, and the salesman
brought her over to me. She seemed to like me. The salesman
shoved one of the cheap benches before me. Immediately her
expression changed. I could not help but notice her dissatisfac-
tion. The salesman noticed it, too.
'Excuse me just one minute,' he
said politely. He slipped into
the storeroom and in two
minutes reappeared with a
beautiful n e w OVERTON
Bench fresh from its carton.
1 shall never forget how at-
tractive that bench looked.
Next day in her beautiful home
she showed me to some of her
friends, and t h e y all ex-
claimed, 'What a beautiful
piano!
And the b e n c h
matches it, doesn't it?'
The up-shot was that five other
ladies bought pianos with
OVERTON benches of the
same dealer.
To begin with, it exactly match-
ed my shade, and the top was
I am the Piano—I know the
beautifully hand-rubbed and
brass tacks about OVERTON
polished to match my own
BENCHES. I say that they
finish.
are a splendid piano-sel'
investment for any dealer."
The lines of the bench matched
Write for prices, and our hand-
too. When he placed it before
some new color card of
me, the lady said, 'I like that
Standard Overtoil Finishes.
very well—send it over.'
S. E. OVERTON COMPANY
South^Haven, Michigan
Some K. D.
Advantages
Saves 60% Freight.
Saves 75% Storage
Space.
K. D.—and Easy to
Handle.
Ships Scratchless.
Sets Up Instantly.
Permanently Rigid.
Spacious Music Com-
partment.
Large Duet Size 15"
x36".
Exactly
Matching
Shades.
Beautifully Finished.
Equipped with Play-
er Lifts.
Our Quantity - Dis-
count-Plan.
Compact dust-and-
moisture-proof car-
ton. You can carry it
under your arm.
Overlon No. L'4 K. D. Bench. Full 15"x36
Duet Size.
Grand Height 19%" w i t h
Brass Caps. Furnished also in 20 V4" with-
out Brass Caps for regular uprights and
players.
Hand-rubbed tops with player
Mfts
and music
compartment.
"The
UNIVERSAL BENCH."
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).