Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-29
BALTIMORE, PHILAD. 4 N. YORK


LAVE YOU A SAFE! Not hNcD
l. i or ASBESTOS CHEST, nor FIRE BRICK
CEMENT. or ALUM CHEST. any OF the other kinds
once supposed TO he Safes, though now Ksows Z"
be utterly worthless, bur a genuine Saia-
lander safe, made by G. RICH q 90.
or their Successors SrEARNS & MARFiNl II
you have n,t, the fbll"wins interrosstores are
deeply Interesting TO YOU, AID may well ciiim your
| serious consideration:
| FIRsr-Woula not he desirac ion OF your val
liable Bo. *, Papers, Money, &c. greatly dcrange
your business, and subject youtc serious, il mot Ru-
| ISnus loss7
SEcoyp-Sjure sifch n calamfy can be avoided
DURING your LIFELINE by the outlay OF btfy or
| h ndred OF lwo hundred dollars, in the purchase
Of Safe, does moi true economy counsel that OUT
Law. rather than the saving of the expense you
would thus ineurl
THrRp.-If you pay AsSrALLY for insurance gu
your stock If merchandise. is it not equally mPor-
tant to effect insurance your books and papers
for series Of years, paying small premium ONCE
| FOR ALL
FornrH.-If you have safe yourself, vii 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 insolventf
| FPrH.-Wil you employ a few moments IN rea-
ding the following testimony. and afterwards call
on or send To, the undersigned for other ceriin-
Gates equally satisfactory, extending over period
Of ten wars past, during which time no instance
| has occurred where WILDER'S PATEsr SALA-
mAxDER SAFE. IMPRoyED ny RICH % CO, has
failed to prescrv- il. co,Iens in the fercest Ere
Nrw YORK December 30, 1851.
Mes<rs Stearns 81 Marvin. successors to Rich *
| ca. No Ii6, Water street, New York
SIRs when the fire eonsuming my place
| of business No. PIG Penrl street, was ubsent IN
Rem .clcar county testing ew cleaning aPPara-
tas in connection with my Excelsior Tire her. and
did not read the account until was fearful II was
too late my hooks. which were placed IN one
of your Safes purchased of MIR Marvin some year
ago. Ms fears not allayed when | found il
necessary upon my return to apply the Croton wa
ter 40 urs before was enabled to commence
operaiions after which il required hity-tour hours
of labor and application of to raise the Sala-
uanier fron,its ushy bed You may judge Of my
| anxiety during this delay. and my agreeable sur
prise upon openine-the Safe in the presence OF a
number Of gentlemen to find my books and papers
saved and legihle they were previous to the
fire. The intense heal to which the Safe sub
iected, can be coniectured from the coalition of
another safe, (noi Salamander) OF which an IRON
skeleton frame only remained, and not vestige of
"a book They companions in tire same Office
Oh the second floor, from which they fell upon
crates of esrihenware in the cellar the ruined Sail
upon the Saapander. If their position al been
revcrs d. net even the skeleton would have remain
cd. My loss ever e insurance is : 900, yet the
salvation of my bonks in your Salanlander, with the
repre sentative- OF upwards of 500 COO and mpor-
iant documents which could not be du Heated has
fully compensated me
1t will afford me great pleasure to exhibit the
new Sac purchased Of yuu, and cNpain its merits.
at my present Office No 25l Pearl street, where |
siall remain until the new building No. > 10 is erect
ed. Yours, respectfully
JOSEPH G. GILBERT.
RICH e. CO.'S was the only among the j.
Safes und Chests tested in the above named Pearl
st. FIRE, which proved be a SAIL E. the contents
of the at or eleven icing RFpuctD TO ASHES
The Importance of being in possession o! such a
cheap insurance for valuable documents, books pa
pcrs &c, is apparent reading the following list
wherein it viii be sroa that FIVE Safes (Which cost
t.c owner. er''y $500 saved property to the IL
mount of Sl3S $50 from fire.