Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-09
w. II. CHILDS s. co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF.
CEIENT pnnEINC

FHE undersigned having purchased the State Right 70
Tennessee of the above patent isprepared
l. into general USE and asks the attention of Architects
Builders, Railroad Companies, and the public generally
examine Us roIity over other Roofing.
inc Ais rooEg, il better cheaper any thing
use The material forms hard and surface that vii
mpervioas 10 waer elastic and flexible. 1t
expands with the changes of atmospheric and w Meth
crack nor ro5 and as 10 It's durability here
no question.
any ordinary exposure to fire, aOundanty prov
EDS and we will warranth water proof We Will engage
put our Roehng on over ordinary good sheathng old shin
gle tar and gravel, tin zinc and Zinc copper,
1t making no difference how steep or nat they may befo
dollars per hundred square being cheap
or than any koO OF the old style, and VIC are sure viii
ii will also b. found TO be the best thing ever invented
mend old leak TIM aud gravel roofs, around
cmneys scuttes, doTmar windows and CUTTERS here The
Tin is rused through This Cement can be put
long one and perfect adhesion any object
which applied Tin Roofs be painted over and
leak dollars and hiy per hundred
square feet which is cheaper and much better paint
This Roofing will be found be the best thing for covering
Mills Mills, 1ries Railroad Cars, Bridges,
DepOs Station Houses Steamboat Decks and, fact every
kind of Roof where there external exposure from fire.
thereof is perfect, without joint in il, it presents no
chance for re to and light substance will
NJ Insurance Offices at Cincinnati, and other places
where Childs Co.'s Cement has been insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement at the same rates
for those covered with Iron, Copper or Tin.
The Cement will be furnished 10 those al distance
with directions for using.
III ? County Rights for sale.
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No. "a, Spruce street.
TESTIMONIALS AND REFERENCES.
OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE Insurance COMPANY,
Cincinnati, Dec. l6, 1856.
examined Specimens aud Roofs Of w. <. Childs * Co.'s
Eastic Fire WATERPROOF Cement Roofing, and be-
eve Ito be emneny superior ID any other kind of Roof
rg in use. was an eye witness of trial OF
these Roofs from large volume of fame frsm an adjoining
building which struck directly upon the roof and corniee
for nearly hour stood the trial beyond all
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AsEEcV Royal INSURANCE ooMPAST,l
have examined W Childs & Co.'s "EIastic Fire and
WATERPROOF Cement RoOHng and as far judge con-
slider great invention and am willing TO insure buildings
thus protected the same terms ss insure those covered
by metal JOhN D. Law,
From Bennett General Agent of ftna ms Co. for the
Southern and Western States ,o--
Having made considerable inquiry, the merits of the
HPaient Elastic Cement Roofing introduced into this city
by Chds Co., find 1t to be highly recommended In this
city by many excellent judges, that is meeting with very
ready and general ntroducon that its superiority over the
finally expect to adopt for my roof which will
summer-havIng intended tim but will Try the virtue
OF the patent Elastic Roofing" as substitute;
OFFloE oP THE GIN. HAN AND Dayton RAILROAD.
on our Buildings We covering Freight
Cars with and Master Mechanic reports very avora-
Bile to 1t. ) LhOMMEDlEU, Pres.
OgFIcR or THR OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co.
Cincinnati, Jan 7, 1857.
opinion The practical of your Roof nthe covering
of cars may that from observation, we entertain
very favorable one-sO much so, that intend testing
thoroughly roofs of buildings cars &C., after which
will with pleas give you decided opinion as TO It's u
ity. Yours, truly, LlFfENCOii;
Since the above written the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad contracted for covering their cars depos and
bridge Cincinnati and Vncennes with this Cement
considering best article they have used for the purpose
II G. Lord, Pres Ind aud Gin Railroad.
Z Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
Searles, Pres Merchants q Manufacturers ms Co.
James Cater, Agent for Ena and other Hartford Cos.
HeSry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Garlic, President lafayette Bank.
George CONN, Bell MaDUt'r No l02 East Second ST.
Baker d Won Phu No u Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Fifth
Goden, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w Y GhOlsOn.
John Shillto & Co., Dry Goods Dealers Fourth st.
Mitchell Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth st.
W q Stewart, Builder 345 P um ST..
AerriWether & Stlwell, Louisville.
W McReynOlds q Co, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
may l6-d&wly