Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06
PHILAD. & N. YORK.


HAvE YOU A SAFE Not KNOB
Il l. or ASBESTOS CHEST, nor a FIRE BRICK,
CEMENT. or ALUM CHEST, any Of the other kinds
once suppos ed To be Safes, though now KNOWN Ia
be utterly worthless, but q genuine Sala.
mamder Safe, made by q. RICH GU,
or their successors STEARNS & MARVIN! Ii
you have not. the following interrogatories are
deeply interesting to you, and may well claim your
serious consideration:
FIRsT-Nould not he destruc ion OF your val
liable Books, Papers. Money. &c., greatly derange
your business and subject yout serious, II nut Ru-
ISovs loss
SEcosp-Since such calamity can be avoided
DURING YorR LIFETIME by the outlay OF MY or u
b. ndred or Two hundred dollars, in the purchase
Of Safe, docs moi true economy coun-ei that OUT
Law. rather than the saving Of the expense YOU
wnuld thus incur7
THlRp-lf YOU pay ASSuALLr for insurance on
YOUR stock fnierchandize, is it not equally imp"-
Ia nj 10 effect insurance on YOUR books an" p"Per
for a series of years. paying small premium ONCE
FOR ALT
FouRTa-If you have n safe Yourself WI you
not materially -rrvc your own inteie-. ny "is'"-
upon your customers and debtors the importance
OF owning one, lest they should lose the'r oooN-
and be thus rendered insoiv-ntl
FrrrH.-Will you employ II few moments IN re',-
ding the following testimony and afterwards e',.'
On or send to. the undersigned Tor "ther cefi'n-
Gates equally satisfactory, extending ovrr peri"
nf ten wars pas,, during which time no instfhcr
has occurred where WILDERS PATENT eALA-
nAspER SAFE. IMPROVED pr RICH 4 CO. has
failed TO preserve its tents III the hercest hre.
NEW YORK, December 90 1851.
Me.srs Stearns & Marvin, successors to Rich "
Co. No TAG, Water street, New York T:
SIRs wv hen the FIRE consuming my place
of business, No, PIG Pearl street was absent VI
Rem -eear county. testnga ew cleaning apPara,
tus in co, nection with my Excelsior Tire her, and
lid not read the until was fearful i was
too late TO save my books. which were placed III one
of our Safes. purchased of Mr.. Marvin some year
ago My fears not allayed when l fonnh 1t
nee ssary upon my return to apply the Cr"t"n WA
ter 40 h urs before / was enabled to commence
operations after which it required ffty-four hours
Of labor and application of water to raise the Saa-
nander from its ashy bed. You may judge oi my
anxiety during this delay. and my agreeable sur
prise upon opening the Safe in the presence "i IA
number Of gentlemen to find my books and papers
saved and Is legihle they were prey inu- Ia the
fire. The intense heat 10 which the Safe AS -u''-
.ect,d can be ~onjrcturrd from the condiri II nj
another safe. (noi Saiamnndcr) Of which al ron
skeleton frame only remained, and not "A v.stise ~
n book Thry cnmpai"n- in the same niic .
on the second floor, from wliith they tli upon
crates of earthenware in The cellar The ruined Sal
ptn the ,lamander. Ii their position AL been
revrrs i, not even the skeleton would nave r'mali-
e, NV l.ss over t INSURANCE Is 3 300 yet thr
salvation of my books in your saanrhdrr WIN '"e
representatives OF VI wards ." > loo oou and inl"i-
tant documents which could not be du heated ma
fully compensated me.
i, will aft ,rd me greet pleasure to exhibit the
n IS Sa purchased of you and * lain its tnrrit<.
ar rny rr sent office No PSI Pearl street. where
shall remain until the Guiding No. q is erect
ed. Yours, respectfully
JOSEPH &. GILBERT.
RICH & CO.'S was the only among the ]
Safes and Chests tested in the above named Pearl
st. fire, which proved Ia be SAT e. h'e contents
of the It eleven being REDUCE D TO ASHES!
The importance of being ia possession OF such II
cheap insurance for valuable documents. books pa
pers &c.. Is apparent on reading the following list.
wherein it will be seen that five Safes (Which cost
tie owners only $500 saved prope ty To the a.
mount Of $l3S l50 from fire.