Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-12

Lave YOU A SAFE! Not KNOB or
l1ASBESTOS CHEST, nor FIRE BRICK, CEMENT.
or CHEST, my Of the other kinds supPos-
ed to be Safes, though KNOWN To be utterly WORTH
less, but n genuine Salamauder Safe,
made by G RIG & CO., or their successors EARNS
g. MARVIN! If you have not, the following inter
rogatories deeply interesting you, and may well
claim your serious consideration: e.tsrr rv
FIRsT.-Woud he destruction of your valuable
Books, Papers Money, &c., greatly derange your busi-
ness, and subject you serious not RUISoBs oss1
SEcosD.-Since such a calamity can be avoided DUR
ING YOUR LIFETIME by the outlay Of fifty hundred
or two hundred dollars in the purchase of Safe does
economy counsel that outlay, rather hnn the
saving of the expense you would thus incur?
THRD.-If you pay AsSUALLY for insurance on your
stock merchandise, is it equally important to eff
Reinsurance your books and pnpers for series OF
years. paying small premium ONCE FOR ALI
FoURTH.-If you have safe yourself, viii you not
materially your own interest by urging upon your
customers and debtors the Importance of owning
lest they should lose their books and be thus rendered
insolvent7
FIFrH.-Wil you employ few moments in reading
the following testimony, and afterwards call send
to, the undersigned for other certificates equally
isactory extending period of ten years past, du
ring which time instance has occurred where WILL
DER'S PATENT SALAMASDER SAFE. IMPROVED
RICH Co, has failed preserve its contents in the
6ercese fire.
New YoRK, December 20. 1851.
Messrs. Stenrns & Marvin, Successors Rich & Co..
No. LAG. Water street, New York:
SiRs when the fire oonsumng my place Of Blu
sness. No. GIG Pearl absent in Rennselear
county testing cleaning apparatus in connection
with my Excelsior Thrc- her. and did not read the
until was fearful it late to my books
which placed in of your Safes, purchased If Mr.
Marvin year ago. My fears allayed when
found it necessary upon return to apply the Croton
water 40 hours before was enabled to commence OPP
creations after which it required fyfour hours of labor
and application of raise the Saanander from
its ashy bed You may judge ofmy anxiety 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 legibe they
previous the fire. The intense heat which the Safe
was subjected be coniectured from the condition
Of another safe, mot a Saamander,) of which iron
skeleton frame only remained, and vestge of book
They were companions in the oce, the second
hoor from which they fell upon crates of earthenware
in the cellnr the ruined Safe upon the Salamander If
their position had been reversed, the skeleton
would have remained. My loss the insurance is
1900, yet the salvation of my books your Saaman
der with the representatives of upwards Of 600,
and important documents which could be duplicated
has fully compensated me.
1t will afford me great pleasure to exhibit the
Safe purchased of YOU and explain its merits at my
present office No 25l 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 Pear-st. fire.
which proved to be SAFE. the of the other
eleven being REDUCED TO ASHES,
The importance of being in possession of such chenp
nsur for valuable documents, books. papers, &C.. is
seen that five Safes (Which the only $650)
fl,o utnfx1 frnu, fraf