Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-04
w. e. CHILDS & co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
GEAIENT DnOEING

w. f.. CHALDS & CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased the State Right for
Tennessee Of the patent prepared Introduce
into general use and asks the attention of Architects
exam ne its supe oTity over other Roofing.
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shOal not fail to exam
me this roofing as i better aDd cheaper than any 10
The material forms hard and smooth surface that will
resist the action of the atmosphere in every climate is
expands changes ofthe atmospheric, and will neh-
revapoae crack, rot and to its durability, there
Il is practically mperishabe and perfec.uy resist
any ordinary to fire, as abundany
ed, and will warrantit water proof We Will engage to
put RcofRg ordinary good sheathng old shin
giles and gravel tin zinc and zinc "copper" iron roofs
L making no difference how steep fat they may beor
dollars per hundred square ee being cheap
than Roof Of the old style, and We are sure will
II will also b. found to be the best thing ever invented to
mend old eay tim tar and gravel ROOFS around
chmneys scues, dormar windows, and CUTTERS where
is rusted gh. This Cement be put onto last
(which applied Tin Roofs be painted and
Leak dollars and fifty per hundred
This Roofing will be found to be the best thing for covering
large Roofs where they much exposed to hresuch
Mills, Saw Mills, Fact RES Railroad Cars Bridges
Depots Houses Steamboat Decks and every
kind of Roof Where there external exposure Ere
thereof is perfect without joint in it, presents
chance for fire to communicate, and light substance will
N ? Insurance ofhces at Cincinnati and other places
where Child q Co.'s Cement has been use insure Budings
for those covered with Iron, Copper or Tin
II The Cement will be furnished TO those at distance
| with directions for using.
| IL County Rights for sale.
Il Orders to the undersigned, through the POstOG
! ice, WILDE promptly attended to
| No. "a, Spruce street.
TESTIMONIALS AND REFERENCES.
| OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE Insurance. CoMPANT,l
Cincinnati Dec. 10, 1856. !
To all whom it may concerns This to certify
| n ROOls of w, IL q
"Eastic Fire and WATERPROOF Cement Roofing and
eve Ito be emnenIy superior - any other kind of Roof
iug in use. was an eye witness trial
these Roofs from large volume of fame frem adjoining
for nearly an hour stoOd the trial all expectation
anu tine PIesdeu Buckeye State Co.
| CINCINNATI AGENCY ROYAL Insurance COMPAST,l
February ., 1857. !
Ihave examined W Childs q Co.'s Elastic Fire
WATERPROOF Cement Roofing, and far as canjudge
slider it great invention, and willing TO insure buildings
thus the same terms as those
! by metal JOHN 5. LAW,
Agent Royal lns: Co. London and Liverpool;
From Bennett, General Agent OF Atna Ins. Co. for the
Southern and estern States
| CINCINNATI. Jan 7, 1857.
"Psent Elastic Cement ROofu g, introduced into this city
by Chids Co.. md to be highly recommended IN ts
city by many excellent Judges that meeting with very
ready and ntrOducon mat its superiority over the
comp Roofing decided and freely admitted; and
anaiyl expect to adopt II Tor my root whch WIN be next
summerhavng intended 70 use tin but WI Try the virtue
/ OF the Patent Elastic Roofing as substitute
OFFICE oP TEX CrS. HAM ASD DAYTON RAILRoAD.
L
class Of Buildings. We ecoVerng our Frelght
Cans with IT, and our Master Mechanic reports very ayora
| bic TO it. S L'HOMMEDlEU, Pres.
OFEIcR OF THR OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co..
Cincinnati, Jan 7, 1857. !
DEAR SR-lnanswe to your inquiry, in reference to
opinion The practical of your ROOfnhe covering
of cars may say that from observation, entertain
avery favorable One-so much that intend testing
thoroughly roofs of buildings cars, &c; after which
will with pleas give you decided opinion TO It's u
/ iy. Yours, truly, LIPPENCOII,
Supply Agent Ohio q Miss. r. R.
II Since the above written the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad contracted covering their depOts and
bridge between Cincinnati and Vncennes with this Cement
considering article they used for the purpose
! II C Lord, Pres Ind aud Gin Railroad.
! ( Gest Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
A Searles, Pres Merchants d Manufacturer Ins Co.
James Carter Agent fOI htna and other Hartford Cos
! HeSry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
! George Garlic, President lafayette Bank.
George W Coffin, Bell Manufr, No lO2 East Second ST.
| Baker l Won Phul, No % Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Fifth.
! J Goden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
! Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
| Judge w Gholson.
| John Shito d Co, Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell q Rammesberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth st.
| W n Stewar. Builder 345 PUN
| MerriWether & Stilwell, Louisville.
! W McReynolds & Co., Carksvle, Tenn.
| enthusiastically