Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-12
w. e. CHILDS & CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.


THB undersigned having purchased the Right
tennessee of The above patent prepared to introduce
it into general and asks the attention of Architects
Builders Railroad Companies, and the pubic generally to
exsEine IFS s9PsrloEy eyer eyer 9SsI R0ohngi m
Inc This roog cheaper thing
The material forms hard and smooth surface taat will
imperyoes elastic and flexible contracts and
expands with The changes ofh atmosPhee, and wall nete
er eyaPoate crack, nor ro and as 70 Its duTsos, mere
Iii practically impershable and win peec.fuly resist
any ordinary exposure TO fire. sny Prov
ed, will asrranItt proof We wall engage to
put odHg over ordinary god sheahing, old shin
ges gravel, zinc and zinc, "copper" iron roofs
making no difference how steep or nat they may De-of
per hundred ieet being cheap
than any koof OF The old sle, and we are sure VIII
il viii also D. foundo be the best thing invented
end old lesky and gravel roofs around
ehmBeys scues, dOrmar windows, and CUTTERS, here the
tin rusted TINS Cement be put on to last as
long stoDe and perfect adhesion any beet 10
which applied TIN Roofs be painted and war
rsned not 70 leak at Two dollars and my cents per henered
square feet cheaper and much better than paint
This Roofing will be found to be the best Thing Tor oVeng
large RoOle they mu exposed to hre-sueh as
steam Mills. Saw Mills, Fact kaIrOad Cars, Brldges,
DePoIs, Station Houses Steamboat DecAs, and fact every
kinI of Roof where there an exposure rom nre
thereof perfect, without JOINT IN u. presents no
chance for fire communicate and light substance will
NJ Insurance 0fices at CINCINNATI and other places
where Chds Coz Cement has been use, insure uid1hgs
Roofs covered with This Cement at The
for those Gov cred wrh iroD, Copper or I'm;
win directions for using.
- orders the undersigned, through the POst-o
ice, viii be promptly attended to ,,,,,,,
No. PA, Spruce street.
TESTIMONIALS AND REFEKkNCkS.
OFFICE BUcAKYR STATE Insurance COMPANY,
CIncinpal, Dec. 10, Io56.
To all whom may has is TO certiy thai have
examined Specimens aad RUoGs OF w. b. Chllds O. Co.'s
"Elasc Fire Water-PrOof q, ment Roofing" and be-
leVe smneny superior - any other Kind OF Root
II 2 IN USE / was an eye witness a
these large volume Of fame IrSm adjoining
building which struck directly upon The ROOT and eotnce
nearly stood The tIia be! ond all exPectAoR
and saved the building. A. M hAoh Liz
President Buckeye Stat, Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AZ ECY ROYAL INSURANCE CoMPARYd
have examined W Childs Il Co.'s "Easuc Fire and
WATERPROOF cement ROOhng and far as can Judge,
slider il greal inyentiOn willing buildings
thus protected upon the same terms as those
Agent Royal lns. Co. Lond anu Liverpool.
From Bennett General Agent OF E.na lns Co. Tor the
CIScrNEArI, Jan :, 1857.
Elastic Cement ROoaLg introduced into TINS Guy
by Uhllds Co, nnd 1t to be mighty recommended III this
10y many excellent ju Iges that it meeting with
T & Snu 0 on6a is decided apd IreeIV ed and
finally, expect adopt my roo which will
sumner-havIug INTENDED TIN, but wi sy
OF the .'Palent Elastic RJOGng' substIu
oFFIcE OF TnR C1x Has AND DAYTON KAILRoAD.
on our BEST B1dns. We are our FregnI
Cars with and Master Mechanic ePors very iavora-
bic TO 1t. L'HOAlAbDlEO, tres,
OFFICE THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co.
Cincinnati, Jan = 1857. !
DEAR SIR-InansWeT your inquiry reference to our
opinion lhe practical OF HOdr ROO lnthe covering
from we
avery vOrabie that intend testing
thoroughly roofs OF buildings, &C., alter which We
with give DECIDED opinion as to It's u
uy. HoUrs, truly, n LifFcNCO l.,
Supply Agent Ohio q Miss. K. e.
Since the above written, the Ohio and Mis- isipp
Railroad covering their and
bridge Cincinnati and Vncennss, with Ihis cement
considering best thes have used ior the purpose
Il Z Lore, Pres ind a. d Gin Railroad.
k Gest Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
A Seares, Pres Merchants ManufacIuTers ms Co.
James CATER agent ion Ena anu other Hariord Cos.
Heery Morton, Pres Central insurance Company.
George Carlile, President afay cite Bank.
George Cofin, Bell MapuI'r, No IO2 East Second ST.
Baker & Won Phul, No 62 -Four street.
Ezra Bailey street, between Fourth and Fifth.
Guden, Tailor Draper, fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge W Y GhOlsOn.
John Shllto & Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell Rammelsberg, Furniture Manuacturers and
Dealers, Fourth St.
w Il Slew art. Builder 345 P um
Merriw ether 8 SIilwell, Louisville.
W 5 McHeynods q Co, ClaTksvile, Tenn.