Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-22

HAVE YOU A SAFE! Not KNOB or
J. u ASBESTOS CHEST, nor y FiRs BRICK, CEMENT.
or AUX cRKsr or my &c the other kind supPcs
ed 10 be Ssfes. though KNOWN be a.ter, worth
less bur q genmtne S010m000ef Sa6cs
made BY c. RIG CO.. thcir successors rEARNS
4 MARVIN II you have aot the following inter
rogetorcs deeply interesting to you, a'i may well
claim your serious consideration:
flxsr.-Woula not he destruc' ion Of your valuable
Books. Papers Money, &c. greatly derange your busi-
meas. and subject you serious not Ruisovs lossI
SEcosD.-Since such calamity can be avoided DUR.
tsa YOUR LIrErar by the outlay Of fifty or hundred
or two hundred dollars, the purchase Of Safe, does
economy counsel that outlay rather than the
saving Of the expense you would thus incurf
stock merchandise ia it not equally important I" Ct
cctinsurance on your bok and papers for series OF
years. payins small premium ONCE ron ALL
FouRrH.-If you hive safe yourself, VII you mol
materially serve your interest by urging upon your
customers aud debtors the Importance OF owning one.
lest they should their books and be thus rendered
insolv-nt7
FIrrn.-Will ynu employ few moments in reading
the following testimony and afterwards call send
TO- the unders for other certificates equally sat
iscorv extending period Of ten years past dn-
ring which time nstsuce has occurred where Will
DERS PArEsr SALANAaDER SArE. lAFRovEp BY
RICH 4 CO. has failed preserve its contents in the
6crccst fire.
NV yorK December 90. 1851.
Mes<rs. Strarns x Marvin. successors to Rich & Co..
No lag, Water street, New York:
SrR. When the FIRE onsuming my place at ln
sincss No. PIC Pearl street. absent in Rcnn-csar
county. testing cleaning apparatus in rnneci"n
with Excclsior Thr. her and did not read the ac-
until fearful il late To my hooks
which placed in of Safes, rurchasedof Mr.
Marvin yenr ago. My fears were not alaycd when
found it ssary upon my apply the Cr"ton
water 10 IA urs before enabled To commence OPP
catons after which il required hyfour hours nt labor
and application of water raise the Salamander from
80 as;y bed You may judge ofmyanxety during this
delay. and my agreeable surprise upon opening the
Safe in the presence OF number of gentlemen to find
my books and papers saved and egibe they were
previous the fire. The intense hen whirh the Safe
subjected be conectured from the conditi. n
of another safe, mot Saamander) of which iron
skeleton frame only remained ard vestige Of book
They companions in the same Office on the second
hnor from which they fell Of earthcnwarf
in the cellar the rnincd SAT, upoa the Salamander.
their position had been 4. the skeleton
would have r.m,inr.i. Ny loss insurance i,
81 900 yet the salvation of my books in your Saamnn
der with the representatives of upwards Of BOO 900
and important documents which could not be lu ,caed
has fully rom t,ensated me
1t will afford me greet pleasure To exhibit the new
Safe purchased of Won. and explain its merits
pr Office M 25l Pearl where shall rcmaii
uati! the building No > 10 is erected.
Yours respectfully.
JOSEPH G. GILBERT.
RiCI! co.'s was the only among the Safe
and Chests tested in the above framed Prarl-t. fire
which proved to be A SAFE. the Contents of the Il =.
eleven icing REDUCED TO ASHES.
th"i npor;ance of being possession ol such chea
insurance. i valuable documents. books paper. &r.
aprcut re,ing the following list wherein it viii b.
that Eve Safes (Which The owners ony $3.50
saved rrorr.ty To the of slas $50 from frr!