Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-18
w. L. CHELDS & CO.'S
Patent

ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased the State Right for
1t into general use, and asks The attention of Architects
Bude rs Railroad Companies and the public generally to
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shout not fail to exam.
this roofing better and cheaper than any thing
use The material forms hard and smooth surface that will
resist the action Of the atmosphere in every climate. II is
mpeVious water, elastic and flexible. II and
expands with the changes Ofthe atmospheric and will neh
e evaPoae crsck nor rot and its durability there
Ii is practically imperishabe, and will perec.fuly resist
any ordinary exposure fire, as abundanty prov
put r. ofRg ordinary sheathing, old shin
giles and gravel tin zinc and zinc, "copper" iron
dollars per hundred square feet being cheap
than any Roof of the old sle and it will
1t will also be the best thing invented
cover mend old eay tim tar and gravel TOos around
chimneys scuttles dormar and CUTTERS where
Tin rusted through This Cement be put to last
long stone, and form perfect adhesion any object to
which it is applied Tin Roofs be painted and
anted not TO Leak al two dollars and fifty cents hundred
square feet which cheaper and much better than paint
This Roofing will be found to be the best thing for covering
large Roofs where they are muh exposed TO hresueh as
Steam Mills Saw Mills, Fact res, Railroad Cars, Bridges
DepO Station Houses, Steamboat Decss and fact, every
KIM Of ROOfV here there external exposure from nre
thereof is err Ct, without joint it, presents no
chance for fire communicate and any light substance will
burn out without igniting.
Il ? Insurance ofices Cincinnati, and other places
where Childs Co.'s Cement has been insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement the
~ The Cement viii Be- iSfas6ed to those at distance
with directions for using.
u 7 County Rights Tor sale.
~ Orders the undersigned, through the Post-Of
ice, WILDE promptly attended to
TESTIMONIALS AND RBFERENCES
OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE Insurance CoxPANT,I
Cincinu ali, Dec. is, 1856. I
To all whom may This is to certify have
examined Specimens md Roofs of w. k. ChIds Co
"Eastic Fire Waterfront Z, ment Roofing and be-
eye tito be emneny superior any other kind of Roof
these Roofs from large volume of fame rem adjoining
building which struck directly apon The roof and cornce
for nearly an hour stood The trial beg ond all expectations
and saved the building. T. M HASk rLL,
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI As lECT ROYAL INSURANCE CoMPAETJ
Ihave examined W Chds & Co's"Elsstics Fire and
WATERPROOF Cement Roofing and far as canjudge,
slider great invention and willing insure buildings
thus protected upon the same terms as those covered
Agent Royal Ins. Co. London and Liverpool.
From Bennett General Agent OF HGna Ins Co. for the
CIScNNATr. Jan :, 1857.
"Paen Elastic Cement Roofing introduced into city
by Childs Co, ind It TO be highly recommended in this
ready and general introduction; that its superiority
tar composition Roofing Is decided ard freely admitted and
summe-haVrng intended tin, but will Try the virtue
OF the ''Paenl Elastic Roofing" as su6sitq' e.
OFFICE OP THR GIN. HAN AND DAYTON RAILROAD.
Chids & CO.'S Patent Cement Roofing is used here
on of Buildings. We eng Freight
Cans with and Master Mechanic favOra
BILE to it. 5 L'HOMMBDIEU, Pres.
Cincinnati, Jan 7, 1857. (
DEAR SR-lnansWer 10 your inquiry, in reference to
opinion The practical of your RO Of nthe covering
OF cars, may that from observation, entertain
avery favorable one-sO much that intend testing
thoroughly roofs OF buildings cars, &c. after which
will with pleas give 20 decided opinion to It's u
hy. Yours, truly, LiPPENCOTT,
Supply gent Ohio d Miss. r. r.
Since the above written the Ohio and Mis- issppi
Railroad have contracted for covering their and
bridge between Cincinnati and Vneennes with this Cement
considering article they have used for the
H G Lord, Pres md d Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad
NJ SeaTes, Pres Merchants q Manufacturers lns Co.
James Carter Agent OI Etna and Other Hartford Cos.
Hesry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Carle, President lafayette Bank.
George Coffin, Bell ManuI'r No l02 East Second st.
Baker d Won Phul, No 62 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, smith street, between Fourth and Fifth
Goden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w Y GholsOn.
John Shillto q Co, Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth ST.
Achen q Ramm elsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth ct.
w Stewart, Builder 3i5 um St.
Merriv ether & Stilwell, Louisville.
S McReynOds q Co, Ciarksville, Tenn.
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