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 Concord, New Hampshii-e.

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��always endeavored to meet the demands of an exacting public.

They now employ more than a hun- dred of the most skilful workmen, and,, as has been their custom for years, use the utmost care in selecting leather.

��withstood the constant wear of more than a score of years.

The store of the firm is in Hill's Block, — a large, well-lighted room, in which are displayed a great variety of their choicest goods, m.anufactured in

����The work as well as the leather in every harness is of the best quality, and their trade-mark is a guaranty of excellence. The " Concord harness " embraces all kinds and styles of harness, — light single and double road-harness ; fine carriage, business, and carryall ; coup6, rockaway, truck, double and single ex- press, coach and stage harness.

��the large workshops in the rear and in the two upper stories. Here is on exhibition the case in which was ex- hibited, at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, in 1876, the harnesses which were given the highest awards of merit. Here is an elegant display of all goods found in a saddler's store, — robes, blankets, whips, saddles, bridles.

����Their Concord collar for heavy teaming is the best in the market. Con- sidering the quality of their goods, they are remarkably low-priced ; and their merits have been attested by the high- est awards at every exhibition.

The leather of the Concord harness out-wears the iron and steel used in its manufacture. Some of them have

��The Prescott Organ Company are the pioneers in this country in the manufacture of organs. The original founder was making musical instru- ments in 1814. The manufactory has been in constant operation since 1836. A. J. Prescott and George D. B. Pres- cott, sons of the founder, carry on the business.

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