Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-26
rhe Equestrian Troupe
HAvE YOU A SAFE. Not KNOB

L i or A SBESTOS CHEST nor FIRE BRICK,
CEMENT. OF ALUM CHEST, any of the other kinds
once supposed to be Safes, thong h now KNOWN TO
be utterly worthless, but II genuine Sai;l-
Hlandcr Safe, made by c. RICH u co,
or their SUCCESSORS 5 rEARNS Il MARVIN! 1t
you hive not the following intcrrogntorcs arc
deeply interesting to you, and may well claim your
serious consideration
FiRsr-W nuu not he destruc ion Of your va!
liable Books, Papers Money &c. grcaty derange
your siness and subject you serious. il not RU
iSous loss
oyp-Sncc such calamity can be avoided
DURING YOUR LIFETIME by the outlay of fifty or
h .ndred on Two hundred dollars, in the purchase
OF Safe does not lrue economy counsel that OUT
lay rather than the saving vi the expense you
would thus inrurl
THtRD.-lf sou pny ANNUALLY for insurance on
your stock merchandise, is it not equally iinpor-
tant to effect Insurance on your books aud papers
| for seric, OF years, paying small premium ONCE
FOR ALL
focRrH.-If You have safe yourself, viii you
| not materially serve your own Interest by urging
upon your customers and debtors the Importance
Of owning one, lest they should lose their books
| and be thus rendered insolyenti
FIYrH.-Wi YOU employ few moments in rca-
| ding the following testimony, and afterwards cali
ON or send To. the undersigned for other eertih-
Gates equally satisfactory. extending over period
nf tea years pns; during which timo instance
has occurred where WILDER'S PATESr SALA-
MANDER SAFE, IMPROVED by RICH u CO, has
ilileI t. preserve it, contents in the hercest hre
NEW York, December 90, 1871.
McsSrs. Stenrns & Marvin, successors to Rich <
Co. No li5, Water street, New York 1:
SiRs Wv hen the FIRE consuming my place
of business, No. PIG Pearl street. was absent IN
Renn-elear county. testi1ea ew cleaning aPparA-
tus in connection with my Excelsior Tire her, aud
did not read the account until was inlriui il was
too late to save my books. which wsre pioced in one
of our Safes, purchased of Mr. Marvin some year
ago. My tears were not allayed when | found it
nee, ssafy upon my return to apply the Crotoa wa
ter 40 Il urs before | was enabled To commence
operations: after which ii required fity'fogr hours
vt labor and application Of water to raise the Sala
mander from its asly bed. You may judge of my
anxiety during this delay. and my agreeable sur
prise upon opening the Safe in the presence OF II
number of gentlemen. 10 find my books aud papers
saved aud egihle they were previous To the
fire. The intense heat to which the Safe vas sub
iectcd, can be coniecturcd from the condition of
another safe, (no, SaIanander,) of which an IRON
skeleton frame only remained, and not n vestige Of
book They were companions in tie same office.
on lie second floor, from which they fell upon
crates of earuhenware in the cellar the ruined Sat.
upon the Salamander. letheir position bad been
revers,d not even the skeleton would hive remain
ed. Ms loss over tire insurance is 800 yet the
salvation Of my books in your Saamandrr, with the
representatives, ofupwards of 500 900, and imper-
tant documents which could not be du Ilicated has
fully compensated mo
1t will afford me- great pleasure to cxhibIt the
new Sac purchased of YOU and explain its merits.
at my present Office No 2jl Pearl street, where /
slall remain until the new building No. . i6 is erect
ed Yours, respectfully.
JOSEPH G. GILBERT.
RICH & co.'s was the only among the j.
Safes and Chests tested in the above named Pearl
st. fire, which proved TO be A SAFE. the contents
Of the OF er eleven being REDUCED TO ASHES.
The Importance Of being in possession OF such a
cheap insurance for valuable documents, books. pm
pers &C., apparent reading the following list,
wherein it will be that FIVE Safes (which cost
tie owners only 5000 saved property 10 the u
mount of sl3S 100 from fire.