New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
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FIRE-PROOF SAFES.

To me Editor IF Then Y Tribune
Sin. In vour edition of the 10th January 10 IN ar
ticle headed "Jmproremfq IN Fre-ProJ Safes
YOU lead the public to infer that W. H. Butler o this
city has to use your own language, recently pre-
sented and introduced an improvement IN the manu-
fscture Of Portable Safes in which article you make
some ausion TO me- cannot, suppose, from criti'
cal examination of the phraseoogy of the expression
"receady presented and iRtrOduced,' &c, ind any
very strong ground of complaint, but as lar a. tnat
xrression and the general tenor of the article referred
a. nav lead o the belief that Mr. Butler has iareated any thing
rev or has nduced presead any new or different con-
n.tio Of the manufacture of safes than hal been
previously srened and patead BY me- or uader my
and direction (or by the inn OF Sherwood r.
SCI the public right and TO vindics my own hsrcter s9d rep
ustion the giad! 'nrentor OF F"e-PtoQ Ss sni az
IL justice part 20 permit NE 10 10 tnVue"
Your letter INC by whom written taken in e4nune
ton with h0ndb dti'emeH' PuTPons 20 be pup
shed By Holmes, Valentine Butler and generally
in which they throw out the idea that they or IaheI
Butler the manufacturers of the sreat sale WASn 5000
he ,.: Of h0a s'pSsTSS e by the crJ EHh
ten has tendency msead the public anu do me the
This aSSGd iarento, you in the article alluded to are
pr5.ed s 70 f r, T;peproof SG in thi. country snd
which with substantial improvements he sue
rith NV APPROPRIATION Under Mr. wlders patent and under
NV direction proyemens In the manufacture aud pre- PROOF
Character Of have been continued until now AID a
tsy oted So ha' been can Be eaGe 'eperio, 70
he SAFE kHotcn as " NILDrEs PArENr sALANNDLh
ceried beg leave in passing to state ha 20 far a,
been with MI Wilder, Out
gEpdid iHrertor. .
* n Mr. But or and tho supposed fproreaen alleged to be
igced BY HIM permit say that nothing contained
this supposed Improvement so far as refers to the
tiou of alum hal previously to the knowledge Of Mr.
J'rove and iutodursd myself Some few wears ago
willie was practically engaged in the manufacture OF Sts IN
CONJUNCTION with Mr. Sherwood under the firm OF Sherwood
FITZGERALD gave license (Which has long since ceased to
Pierce Valentine my Safes for percentage
compensation While they ,hus engaged MI Buer csme
from England and in their service where under
tuition he acquired the practical knowledge OF msnuc
and invention. Previous this he without any
knowledge Safes their menutacure nature construction
the knowledge he gained in respect 10 Sales he thus gained
Instruction. All Inventions individually or ~ con-
necon with Mr. Sherwood have been patented erppcaOn
patents have been fed and Mr.. Butler could not without
Dfncemen iStodvee the supposed Improvement 10 whh
article refers As the great test safe, called by MI
Butler tie Crg,tol Palace Gold Medal Se II nanutdc
tued for under direction and In accordance with
invention Improvement and the first premium and dpoma
were awarded rather firm OF SheI wood Ftz
sesd-as the manufacturers OF great Safe, oI uquded
excellence as Jpoef Ere 9th more than ordinary tokens
Of ,pseioI which diploma signed b. all tho
Juros no Witnessed the and To whom submitted the
Examination Of That Safe amer was exposed to the
fire Tor twenty hours sod by ne to MINES Buaer,
but without any authority 70 manufacture safes OF The same
cbarscer; their OF TINS Safe IL tue only title they
have 10 anything in respect to it, They have not nor has
actin, under him. legal authority to manufacture the
cious 10 apprise the public OF these facts. ~
a. Let Justice be done, thou gh the Heavens fall"
DANIEL FITZGERALD.
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