Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-03
BALTIMORE, PHILAD. 4 n, YoRK.
HAVE YOU A sAFEi Not !. KNOB

HAVE YOU A SAFE : Not KNOB or
| A1ASBESTOS CHEST. nor a FIRE BRICK, ST.
caEsr, any Of The ofler kinds suppos-
ed 70 be Safes. though be utterly worth
hess, but d gemu6mc S0o0 m1 adeR Safe,
made by c. RICH 4 CO, their Successors EARNS
= MARvINf II you have not, the following inter
repositories deeply interesting you. and may well
claim your serious confederation: asla tf-.i re
bffRsr.-Wouln he destr,c ion Of valuable
Books Papers, Money, &C., greatly dcrange your busi
ness and sahieet you ~ serious, ifn"t icss9
= sEcosDs-siace such calamity can be avoided DUR
YOUR LIFETIME by the outlsy Of ifiy hundred
hundred dollars, in the purchase Of Safe does
economy council that outlay rather than the
saving Of the exPense YEN would thus incurf 4
THfRD.-if you pay AssrALLr for insurance your
stock # merchandise is il equally important IS
fectnsssnce on your books and papers for series Of
years. paying a small premium ONCE ALT ia
FouRrH.-If you havea safe yourself viii you not
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
insolvent7
FIFrH.-Will you employ few moments in reading
the following testimony, and afterwards call send
To, the undersigned for other certificates equally sat-
sfactorv extending period Of years past, du
ring which time instance has occurred where WILL
DER'S PArryT SALAMANCA SAEE. IMPROVED ny
RICH Co, has failed preserve its in the
fcrce 1 Gre,
NEw YoRx, December 60 1851.
Messrs ftesrns & Marvin, successors t" Rich q Co.,
SrRs :-W men the fire onsun,ing my place of bu
siness No. 2l6 Pearl absent in Renn .elcnr
county, testing cleaning apparatus in connection
with my Excelsior Thre her. and did read the
count until fearful il late book.
which placed in o Your Safes purchased Of Mr.
Marvin year ago. M not aliaycd when
found il s-ary upon my apply the Croton
water 40 h,a.rs before enabled op-
craions after which IL required fifty hours Of labor
and application OF water to raise the Solanander from
its ashy bed You may Judge Of my anxiety during This
delay. and my agreeable surprise upon opening the
Safe in the presence of number Of gentlemen lind
my books and papers saved and cgibe they
previous the Ere The intense heat which the Safe
as subjected be conectured from the conditi,
of another safe, (not Saamander) of which an iron
skeleton frame only and vestiee Of book
They were companions in the office. the second
floor, from which they fell upon crates Of earhenware
10 the cellar The ruined 'af upon the Salamander. IF
their position lad been reversed the skeleton
would have remained. Ny Lss over the insurance is
300 yet the salvation Of my books in your Salaman-
der with the representatives Of upwards of 900.
and important documents which could be Heated
has fully compensated me. -as' RI ~ e.
II will afford me great pleasure to exhihi, the new
SAFE purchased sc you. and explain its MERITS at my
prsent Office No e5l Pearl street. where shall remain
until the new building No. nc is erected.
.ii Yours respectfully, l.' s.-ssrss5
JOSEPH G. GILBERT
RICH & co.'s was the only one among the i Safes
and Chests tested in the above named Pearst. fire,
eleven being RgpUcsD TO AsHEsi ~ - 7'- at
The importance Of being in possession ofsuch cheap
insurance for valuable documents books papers, &c.
apparent reading the following list wherein will he
seen that five Safes (Which the only $500
saved property to the of $l3S $50 from FIRE,