Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-13
BALTIMoE :, PHILaD. & II. YORK.


HAVE YOU A SAFE! NOT a KNOB or
IAASBESI0S CHEST. mr. FIRE nStcK CEMENT.
or ALUM CHEST, ANY Of the other kinds suppos
ed to be Safes. though KNOWN 7" be utterly worth
less, hut "a genuine Satasslatat:cr Safe.
made by c. RICH u CO, orther successors EARNS
& MARVIN Ii y'n have net, the following inter-
rngarcs deeply interesting to you, and iay well
claim your serious cinsi,. ration:
FIRST .-Wnula MT he desirnc ION Of your valuable
Books. Papers. Money. Sc, greatly dennge your bus
ness, and subject youtn serious, fn" RuISoss loss
Sgcoxp--Since such calamity can be avoided puR
youR usEriNE by the outlay of fifty hundred
hundred d.ars, in the purchase Of Ssto does
economy counsel that outlay, rather than the
saving Of the expense Ven would thus incur
TaiRp.-If you pay ANNUALLY for insurance your
stock merchandise. is it equoy important ci
Reinsurance Your books aud papers TOR series OF
years. paying small premium ONCE FOR ALL
FouRrH.--If You have safe Yourself wi you not
materially serve ynur interest w urging upon your
and debtors the npnrtunce Of 'wning one.
lest they should lose their books and be thus rendered
insolventp
FurH.-Will y-u employ few moments in reading
the following testimony aud afterwards call on send
TO- the undersigned fer other ccrhsores equally sui
sfactory extending period Of ten y'ar past du-
ring which n,c insai ce has occurred where VIII
DER'S PATENT SALANAHprR SAFE, IMPROVED by
RICH & CO. has fi,d preserve its contents in the
terccst fire.
New yoRK. December 20, 1851.
Mr--r> St"arnS q Marvin. to Rich x Co.,
M ii6, Water street, New York:
StKs :N hen the fire consuming place Of bu-
-inrss, No PIG Pearl absent Renn.eleur
county. tcstiag cleaning apparatus IN connection
viii, my Excelsior Tire .rr. and did read the ac-
conn, until was fearful il ton late TO my hooks
which placed in oi SAFES purchased OF Mr.
Marvin year ago My fears not alnyed when
found il upon my return To apply the Crnton
water 40 hours before ! enabled Commence OPP
"ratons: after which required hy-tonr hours Of labor
and application Of raise the Salanander fran
its asy bed. fuu judge ot my anxiety during thi
| deny. and my agreeable surprise upon opening the
Safe in the presence OF number OF gentlemen to find
my books and papers saved. and cgibe they
previous to the fire. The intense heat which the SAT,
vas subjected, be onicctured from the ronitur
uf another safe, not a Salamander) of which
skeleton frame only remained, and vestiee Ola book
They rnmpanon- in the office, the seconC
floor, which they fell upon of carthenwar'
in the cellar, the ruined SAT. upon the Salanandcr /
their position had been reversed the Skeleton
would have remained. My loss over tie insurance il
81 900. YET the salvation Of my books your Saama
der with the representatives Of upwards Of 100000
and important documents which could be du dictated
has fully compensated mc.
1t viii afford me greet Measure exhibit the new
S,fc purchased of YOU and explain its merits. at
present Office No 25l Penrl street. where shall renal
until the new building No. 2l6 is erected.
Yours, respectfully
JOSEPH G. GILBERT.
| RICH & CO.'S WINS the only one among the J. Safe
and Chests tested in the above named Peursr. fire
which proved to be SAFE. the contents Of the
eleven being REDUCED TO ASHES
The importance Of being in possession Of such chea
insurance for valuable documents. books papers &C.
apparent reading the following list wherein will b
that five Safes (Which cost tie only $3.50
savel property the of sl3S $50 from FIRE!