Gear's illustrated catalogue of wood and iron working machinery (1872)
A.S. Gear, Gear, A. S · Boston : Printed at A.S. Gear's printing office, 62 Sudbury Street · leaf 175
ormer can instantly go from the softest stop, orfrom any stops, of the organ to its full power, or the reverse, withoutmoving his hands from the instrument. Having tried the Mason & Hamlin Organs, exhibited at the Universal Expositionhere, I consider them the best instruments of their class… … Length, 4 ft. 3 in. Style S Height, 3 ft. 7 in. Depth, 2 ft. Weight, 193 lis. Vox Humana, combined with the Automatic Swell, played by onewho has had some experience with it, will hardly realize how muchit adds to their capaciety for variety, and how finely they are capableof imitating orchestral…
