New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-28
nUIMBY,S IMPROVED LIGHT

W MING RODS have been in use seventeen yeas, and
ha, single instance as far as the subscribers know
ming 10 the building which they have been placed The
public respectfully cautioned against ceduns the repre-
assert 10 be ew patent lightning Rods superior to Quinn
bys an the only safe Rods In The statements OF the
manufacturer proprietor Of these patent Rods u the e
feet Thai his Rods are only one fourth the price Of Quinn
bys and that square Rods which hook or staple 70 the
budrg only insure the destruction OF the building because
of he non isolation statements reckessy false As they
are npudebt and bareaced The price OF the patent kod
istwenty five per foot while the price OF QgmbSss
only foot $50 per cent less umoys RODS
are square and hook aps to the building and they have
away prov themselves perfect safeguards hon lightning
Mr. Quimby has spent his life III studying the laws OF
electricity, with the Of devsng the best means of pro-
lection frOm lightning he has very extensive electrical
great portion OF which oelng OF h own vs
stucOn, has been copied ny any person
whatever He has examined perhaps ~enfy cases wnere
Rods similar fact identical IN principle wio the patent
Rods eed TO- have utterly tal,d 10 protect nom hsht
ming He knows and is ready TO subsaDate necessary
particulars Of four different cases where In each IN
stance pei killed BY lightning IN house furnished
with these smooth Rods and he has been informed and mas
reason eve that 10 ~ cases the odn g. struck had
mon them the Rods IN question These Rods failed
rsnse they ere put up in ignorance OF and at variance
with the laws electricity Owing 70 certain Pecuartles
brown only the subscribers they possess dscasrns
power in vastly greater proportion than the round hod
with glass solators but the most important ,ans - o
Lightning Roos depends altogether on their exact
whatever the peculiar features OF te OF ~ ONE.
volds dependent the scientific sbles OF the person
who directs their arrangement The undersigned are the
sole rrrrrietors manufactures dealers IN ullnsys
Improved Lightning Roo and desire 10 take the present op-
potunity of public against erOrs OF GER
lam principd persons OF whom tr Ing 20 lm
tate Quimbys Rods do not hesitate 10 practice the
most outrageous fasehood and windns 10 attain their OBJ
jects; cases falsely representing themselves
Gum bys sgens &c We have recently discovered that
some person has been soliciting advertisements which he
would be published in circular for dis
nj outior throughout the United States whereas ccu
lar tor 1882 containing references the Of Of
the eminent Influential aud scie Little In the
try which has pabh shed and GIFTED does
and intended TO contain advertisements whatever
rerson named Eaton who has wrongly averred himself
to have been formerly employed By Mr. Qunby in putting
vicniry copies Of Old circular issued by NJ Qaimby
in 1896 with instead OF M QGmby's tous
making read Eson Improved Lightning Rods instead
of Quiubss mproy' 4 &c BY similar misr7pressntsteas
this person YEAR induced me Directors Ofn- Ne
York Desi and Dumb As um employ him put rods
thr Institution IN this city In few years the rods which
greatly dgIed the ba ldng had nearly fallen of and
We were employed replsc- them with which
put up sob- anal and pvp-r In the 1910
ihis Eaton having falsely declared himself
OF patent rht in certain Lightning IDS induced Mr. An
drus Cobur-. a. Troy Newyoi purchase right 20
rods within specified distance from Troy. Mr. Co
aipec he had posed upon and needless
say be applied to for the balance The under
sgned employ efficient and 3abie ead furnish Light
Mug Rcds TO be TO any OF the world HaiDg
reputation % preserve they ocitous 70 do the work
trusted them In the perfect and thorough manner
for Rocs country residences within travelling
disIzree IN N Newfort attended % with promptness
AID dispatch. A. 81 QUIM5Y K SON,
No l52 Eas; 27th-st- New-York.