Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-25
w. T.. CHILDS g. co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING

CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased State Right 70,
into general use aud asks the attention of Architects
Bude rs Railroad Companies, and the public generally to
n its superiority over other Roofing.
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shout not fail 70
rOOhug better cheaper than any thing
The material forms hard and smooth surface that will
resist the action Of atmosphere every climate. lie
imPsyious vAteT elastic and flexible. IL contracts and
expands with the changes ofthe atmosphets and will neh
eVaporae crack rot and 70 its durability, there
Hs practically imperishabs, and will perec.fuy
any ordinary exposure 20 FIRE, ais sbundsny prov
put our ofHE ordinary god sheathing, old shin
giles, and ggve uD zinc and zinc "copper" iron
dollars per hundred square ee being cheap
than any ROOi OF The old style, and it will
Il will also b. fund the thing to
mend old eaky tin tar and gravel roofs, around
ohimneys scutes doTmaT windows and CUTTERS where the
n is rused through THIS Cement be put 10 last
long and form perfect adhesion any object TO
which It applied Tn Roofs be painted and
Fhnted leak, al dollars and my cents hundred
This Roofing will be found 70 be the beat thing for covering
large Roofs where they ave much exposed 10 nre-such
steam Mills Saw Mills Pacl rres, Railroad Cars Bridges
Depots Station Houses, Steamboat and fact every
kind Of Roof here there external exposure IRON nrs
theroof is perfect, without joint IT, il presents no
Gre 20 communcate and any light substance viii
burn out without igniting.
m Insurance Offices at Cincinnati, and other places
where Chds Co.'s Cement has been insure Buildings
with Roof covered with this Cement at the
for thOse covered with iron, Copper OF Tin.
III The Cement will be furnished 10 those at distance
With directions FOR using.
III Orders sent % he undersigned through the POs-Oc
Ut. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND RsFERbNCKS.
oFFIoE BUCKEYE STAIR Insurance CoNPAST,l
Cinsinpati, Dec. l6, 1850 !
examined Specimens aud Roofs Of W. r. Chlds 81 Co.'S
URlasie Fire WateT-Proof e. Roofrg and be.
be emiuonIy superort any other kind Of Roof
ing use was an eye Slness o. severe trial Of one OF
Roofs from large volume OF name fsm adjoining
for nearly an hour stood tbs yond all eIpecaiIon
and saved the oufns PIasdsn, Ruessve STAT ASh a.9T. @
CIscrEEATI AssEcT RoTAL Insurance. CoAPANv,l
Ibsvs examined W Childs& Co.'s"E "Elastle Fire and
Cement Roofing and as far as canjudge,
great vonon, and an willing 70 insure buildings
thus proiectedupon Tie same terms as those covered
Azeu. Royal InS. Co. London aud Liverpool.
Prom Bennett General Agent Of Atns Ins. Co. Tor the
southern and extern States
CIEcIEEATI, Jan :, 1857.
Having made considerable inc ury as 70 merits Of he
aPRent Elastic Roodu introduced into ths city
Nv ilds a Co ind Il 20 be f,ghly recon ended in th
city by many excellent Judges thHI meeting with very
ready aud general nIrOducOn that its superiority over the
Tar eompsiton Roofing IS decided freely admitted;
enaIiy aYpect 70 adopt il for my rnoi which will
SummerhEvlng INTENDED 10 use un but VIII Try The virtue
OF the "Pa'ent kastiS RoOans' as substitute; W
OFFIcE or THE CrE. HAN AND DAYToK RAILRoAD.
Chds & CO.'S Patent Cement Roofing is now used here
90 our best Buildings We covering our Freight
CaEs with and Master Mochsne reports very iayora
OrTIoE OT THE ONO AND MIssssrTFI RAILRo.D Co.
Cincinnati, Jan :, 1851.
pEAR SR:-InRnswe your inquiry, IN reference 20 our
opinion The practical OF yOdr ROoi nthe covering
OF may say that from observation, we entertain
Hyery favorable OnesO much that we intend testing
thoroughly roofs OF buildings, &C. atteT which We
viii with pleas give decided opinion as 70 ls uIi
ny. Yours, truly, LIPPENCOTT
supply Agent Ohio& Miss. K. z.
Since the above written, the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad have contracted covering their cars depots and
bridge between Cincinnati Vinceuues with this Cement
considering Il the best they have purpose
n Z Lord, Pres Ind ard Gin Railroad,
Gest, Pres wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
NJ seSTes, Pres Merchants Manufacturers' Ins Co.
James Carter, Agent tor Etn3 other Hartford Cos
Hssry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George CaTlie, President Lsfayette B7uk.
(toFge COhin, Bell Mauut'r No lO2 East Second a.
BskeT & Won Phul, No G2 Fourth street
Rxra Bailey, Smith street., between Fourth and Ffnh
ICsoden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
Niles Green wood, Iron Foundry.
J1dFe ~ Y Gholson.
john shillao & Co, Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth ST.
Nnchei & RSmmelsbeFg, Furniture MEuulEclurerE spd
Dealers, Fourth 81.
W q stewart, Builder 34S P um 81.
WeTrye ether 4 Stilwsl, Louisville.
" s MoReynolds q Co. Csrksyle, Tenn.
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