Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-21
HAVE YOU A SAFE! Not a KNOB
llASBESTOS CHEST. a TIRE BRICK. CEMENT.

HAVE YOU A SAFE! Not a KNOB or
11ASBESTOS CHEST, nor u FIRE BRICK, CEMENT.
CHEST, any Of the other kinds suppos-
ed to be Safes, though known TRIBE utterly WORTH
less, but n genuine Salamander Safe.
made by c. RIG II & CO. their succe ssors ST EARNS
| u MARVIN! If you have hot, the following inter-
rogatores deeply interesting you, and may well
claim your serious consideration:
FlRsT-Wouln The destruction of your valuable
Books Papers, Money, &C., greatly derange your BUSH
ness, and subject you serious, if not RuISoBs oss
SECoND.-Since such n calamity can be avoided DUR
YOUR LIFETIME by the outlay of fifty or hundred
two hundred doars in the purchase Of Safe does
economy counsel that outlay rather than the
| saving of the expense you would thus incur!
THIRD.-lf you pay ANNUALLY for insurance your
stock merchandise is it not equally important to ef
fectnsurance your books and papers for series of
years, paying small premium ONCE ALT
FouRTH.-lf you have safe yourself. viii YOU
materially your interest by urging upon your
customers and debtors the Importance of owning one
lest they should lose their books and be thus rendered
| insolvent?
| FisTH.-Will you employ few moments in reading
the following testimony and afterwards call on send
to. the undersigned for other certificates equally
isacory, extending period of years past, dn
ring which time instance has occurred where WILL
| DERS PATENT SALaMasDER SArE. IMPROVED
RICH & CO. has iaed preserve its contents in the
| fercest fire.
| NV York, December co. 1851.
Messrs Stearns Il Marvin. successors to Rich & Co..
| No. i46, Water street, New York:
| SlRS w hen the hre consuming my pince OF Du
siness No. GIG Pearl street was absent in Rennelear
county, testing cleaning apparatus in connection
with my Excelsior Thre-ber, and did read the
count until was feafu it late hooks
which placed in of Safes purcha of Mr.
Marvin year ago. Ny fears allayed when
found 1t necessary upon my return ia apply the Croton
water 40 hours before Aas enabled commence OPP
eratons: after which it required fifty -four hours of labor
and application Of water raise the Salamander from
its ashy bed You Judge Of my anxiety during this
delay. and my agreeable surprise upon opening the
Safe in the presence Of number of gentlemen find
my books and papers saved and legibe they
previous to the fire. The intense heat which the Safe
~as subjected be -oncctured from the condition
Of another safe. (not Sanmander) of which iron
skeleton frame only remained, and vestige Of book
They were companions in the Office the second
floor from which they fell upon of earthenware
in the cellar the ruined Safs upon the Sslamander. If
their position had been d. the skeleton
would have remained. My loss the insurance
$780, yet the salvation Of my books in your Salaman
der with the representatives Of upwards of 500 0O0
and important documents which could be uplicated
| has fully compensated
1t will afford me greet rleasure exhibit the
Safe purchased of you and explain its merits, my
present office No 25I Pearl street, where shall remain
until the new building No. GIG is erected.
Yours, respectfully.
JOSEPH G. GILBERT.
RICH & co.'s was the only one among the IL Safes
and Chests tested in the above named Pearlst. fire.
which proved to be SAFE the of the other
eleven being REDUCED ASHES!
The Importance of being in possession ofsuch cheap
insurance for valuable documents books papers, &c. is
apparent reading the following list, wherein it will be
seen that 1--WE Safes (Which the only $650
saved property to the Of $l3s $50 from fire!