Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-11-08
w. e. CHILDS & co.'s
Patent D Z
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING

Il
THE undersigned having purchased the ssste Right
Tennessee Of the shove patent prepared introduce
into genera use and asks The attention of Architects
exam exam Z ne & its 81 srPerioEty over other Roonng.
ne MS foong as Is better and cheaper than any iii
use The material forms hard and smooth surface thal ~
resist the action Of the atmosphere IN every climate.
70 Eatsr, elastic and hexloe; J 5riiI nss
efpands with the changes ofthe smOsphete ana ~
81 H eEaporate eracS nor rot and as 70 Us ~
Its practically impsrshabie and viii perecfgy resist
any ordinary external exposure TO hre ASH prov
ed and viii WarTantit water proof We Fhl engageto
put our Re ofns ordinary g9oa sneang. oo nn-
making difference how steep or nat hey may befor
seven dolla per one hundred square lee oeng cheap
Iii ~ h snpS 10 be the best thing ever iuvepte tn
end old leaky tin, tar and gravel roofs around
chimneys soues, doImar windows, and CUTTERS where
lin Is rusted THIS Cement be put on 70 ast az
long as stone perfect adhesion anv object 10
which il applied Tin Roofs painted ovr and Tar
ranted not 70 Leak al two dollars and fy per hundred
squse feet which cheaper and much better ksn paint
This Roofing will be found be the thing for covering
Steam Mills, Saw Mills Fact lries Railroad CAV BRIDGES
Depot stson Houses Steamboat DECKS and in fact every
kind Of Roof where there external exposure ere.
thereof is perfect, without joint in il, presents no
chance io nre % communicate, and any light substance viii
~ Insurance of6oes a, Cincinnati, and other places
wnere Cnds q Co.'S been use insure Buildings
Tor those covered with Iron, Copper or Tin. =.
The Cement wiz be furnished TO those at distance
with directions for using.
IL County Rights FOR sale.
sent 70 we uEoefgneo, thIough the Post-oi-
1T. KATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND REFERkNUES
OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE IEsUR AScE CoMPAEr,I
Cincinnati, Dec. l6, 1856. (
To all whom may concern: This is 70 certify thai have
examined Specimens and Roofs Of w. L. Childs q Co.'s
ieVe be eminenty superior any other kind Of Roof
ing use was eye witness of trial Of Of
building, which struck directly EPOn roof and comce
for nearly an hour stood the raI beyond all expectaon
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AsGEcY ROYAL Insurance CoMPAET,l
have examined W Childs & Cos" Elastic Fire and
WaerPrOof Cement Roofing, and far as judge
slider great invention, and willing insure buildings
thus upon the same terms as those covered
Agent Royal lns. Co. London and Liverpool.
From Bennett General Agent Of tns lus Co. for the
Southern and Western States
CINCINNATI, Jan T. 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry, merits Of the
SPaient Elastic Cement Roohngp Introduced into mis- CITY
by Childs Co.. find be highly in this
city by many excellent judges thaE is meeting with very
ready aud general Introduction that its superiority the
tar composition Roofing is decided and freely admitted;
Analy,1 expect 10 adopt for my root, which will be
summer-havng tin, but viii Try the virtue
Of the "PaIent Elastic Roohng'' as a substitute.
oFrIoI or TER Crs. HAN AND DAYTON RIIRoip.
Childs Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is used here
best class of Buildings. We covering Freight
Bile it. B'HoMMBDIEU, Pres.
oyTICE OHIO AND MrssssrrFI RAIERolD Co.
Cincinnati, Jan 7, 1857. (
DEAR SRs-lns your inquiry reference TO our
opinion as 10 The practical of yodr the covering
OF may that from observation, entertain
avery favorable oneso much so, that we intend testing
thoroughly roofs Of buildings cars, &C., after which
will with pleas IRE give decided opinion 10 its ut
iiy. Yours truly, X LiPPENCOTT,
supply gent Ohio d Miss. Z. r.
Since the above written, the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad have contracted for covering their depOts and
bridge between CincR and Vincennss with this Cement
considering il the best article used the purpose
G Lord, Pres ind and Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres Wilmington and Zanesyille Railroad.
SeRrles, Pres Merchants q Manufacurers' Ins Co.
James Carter, Agent oI Ena and other Hartford Cos
HeSTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George CaTle, President Lsfay cite Bank.
George w Cof1n, Bell MsRufT, No IO2 East Second ST.
Baker * Won PhU No 62 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Fifh
Goden, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w GhO,son.
John ShillnO d Co, Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth
Mitchell d Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth 81.
W Stewart, Builder 345 PUN St.
MerriWelher & Stilwell, Louisville.
w McReynolds CO., ClSrksville, Tenn.
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