Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-06
w. II. CHILDS s. co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.

I ELASTIC PIX = AND hATEK-PROOF.
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased the safs Right FOR
Tennessee of The above patent prepared introduce
into general use, ADD asks he tentoD Of Architects
| exam De its superiority over olhsr Rn'aug
| ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shoui fail to exam
this rOodug better and cheaper than any thing
The material forms hard and surfscr that " IN
resist the SETON Of atmosphere every Ills
mperviOus water, elastic aexbls. oOntracs and
expands with he changes Oftts az nosyhets, aad neth
er evaPorae, crack nor ro ana It's durability here
Lis practically imperishabs and EI perfect iy resist
any ordinary exposure 20 ho As 5undaDty prov
Cd, and We win waFrantit water proof VI viii eHgsse
put our X onhg on over ordinary cd sheathng cd shin
ges TAR and grave n Anc and znc copper, iron roofs
making no difference how steep aa lbey may befOr
dollars hundred square sst t being cheap
er than any koo Of Inc old so, AMI We are sure II viii
cover end old eaky tin TAR and sraye roofs
ehmneys seues, dormar windows and CUTTERS, where the
Tin is rusted through. Ihs Cement pat
Wbie5 IN sa9ni,sS In RiT, ear h. rsiS v, ma 70
ranted Leak dollars ard ay per
square feet which cheaper and much better ihan paint
This Roofing 70 be the bet hing Tor oysrng
args Roofs Wher5 they exposed Fresuch a.
Steam Mills, Saw NILS Fact res, klrosd Cars, Bridges.
DepOts, Station Houses, Steamboat Decs and fact every
KIM Of Roof here there external exposure Ore.
theroof is erf Ct without JOINT IN T. presents
chance for DIRE % communicate, and any light substance will
| burn out without ig1iting-
where Chds q Co.'S Cement has been use insure BudinEs
with Roofs covered with his Cement, the
? The Cement sill be furnished those al a distance
with directions for using
~ Orders sent @ the Undersigned, through the POsOE
1T. NArHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND RsFshEECBS
OFTIcE BucxzTE STATE IHsURAScE COhParrJ
Cincura.i, Dec. i6, 1850 (
To all zbom may concern: This Is 10 certify thai have
"Elasiic Fireand Waterford q, Roofing be-
ieve ito DO emnenuy suPerort1 any other knd Of Roof
eye witness Of trial OF one Of
S1IdinS sbcb Struet d,TsrtTy rr, ne rS - "a s
nud
President Buckeye state Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AssScT RoTAL issUEAscE Coz7ssTi
Ibsvs examined w z CbId.S Co > Eissis Sra rd
WaferPro0 Cement Roofing and a. far as car Judge
slider Il great invention, and willing insure bUilsngs
thus protected upon the same ens a. nsufe those covered
BY metal. JO1N 5. Law,
Prom Bennett General agent ua ms. Co. Tor the
Southern and " Western states
Having made considerable inquiry a. 70 the merits Of ne
"Psisnt Elastic Cement RoOdu introduced into this city
BY Chds q Co, dad . 70 be highly recommended 10 hs
city By many excellent JUICES, tha. meeting very
ready aud general intfoducon mat its eroy
comp, siion Roofing is decided freely admitted ard
anALy,l S sAs ~ s1g n ~ ' In Iisn VII 'S .eA.
Of the 'Palent Elastic kooning'' as su1sttu' 9
oTpisI TaIsCrr. H.s AID 6.Troa R,ilt6,,.
Chil5s Co.'s Patent Cement Koodg ussd mere g
on our Ct Buildings. We enz our FreEbs
Cans Win IL and our Master MeehaEie reports yOTs
oFFIcE TIE OHIo MIssissrFrI kAiLEoaD Co.
Cincinnati Jas 7, 1851.
DEAR sIEInansWsr TO your inqur, in reference to our
opinion The practical l0ur RoofinIhs covering
may say that from observation,
avery favorable oneso much So that We intend testing Il
thoroughly roofs Of buildngs sc; afsr
will with pleas give yoI0ur decided opinion iis
hy. Tours, truly Il LtPPENCOTT,
Supply A gent Ohio & Miss. r.. r
Since the above written, The Ono Mis issippi
Railroad have contracted Tor covering their and
bridge CineiRn and Vince win this
Considering best article hey have used for pufpOs
Il q LOrd, Pres Ind AID Cha ka.iruad-
( Csst. Pres Wilmington and ZaneFvie Railroad.
Searies Pres Merchant q MaBuiacturers ins Co.
James Carter, Ana and Ohsr Hartford Goa
Hesry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Carlils, President afay elite Biuk.
George Conn, Bell Manui'r, No lO2 EAST Second 8.
BAKER q Won Phul, No o. FOurh street.
Ezra Bailey smith street, between Fourth and Ffah
Goden. Tailor Draper, FOur.h street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry. ~
Jpdge GhOlsOn.
John shlhO & Co, Dry Goods Dealers, Fourtb st.
Mheheh q Rammelsberg, Furniture Manhaetursr and
Dealers, Fourth
W n Stewart, Builder 3fj PUN
,Ierri ether q stllWeil, Louisville.
y MekeynOlds & Co, Carksvile, Tenn.
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