Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-09
w. Il. CHILDS & co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATER-PROOF.
CEMENT ROOFING.

| ELASTIC FIRE AND HAGEE-PROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased the State Ryht fo
Tennessee of the above patent prepared 70
it into general use, and asks the attention of Architects
| exam its superiority over other Roofng
AR CHITECTS AND BUILDERS should not fail to exam.
inc this roofing ii is better and cheaper
The material forms hard and smooth surface thai viii
resist the action Of the atmosphere every
lmPeryions TO water elastic and flexible contracts and
expands with the changes ofthe atmospheric and viii ne-
er eyaPoae crack, nor rot and, durability, there is
lis practically impershable and win perfecfulIy resist
any ordinary exte pal exposure to fire. prov
put our Koohng onoyer ordinary good sheahing old shin
1t making difference how steep or fat hey may be-for
seven dollars per hundred square ee It being cheap
er than any Roof Of TIE old style, and viii
1t will also b. found best thing ever invented to
ehmneys, scues, dormar windows, and cutters,
tin is rusted through This Cement be put last
long as stone and form perfect adhesion any object
which saPplied Tin Roofs be painted and
not 70 leak az TWO dollars and ny cents per hundred
This Roofing will be found to be the best thing covering
steam Mills, Saw Nils FsctreS, Railroad Cars BTISges IS
Depots, Station Houses, Steamboat Decss, and fact every
thereof perfect, without joint in it, presents no
chance for nre to communicate and any light viii
NJ Insurance Offices at Cincinnati and other places
where Chlds Co.'s Cementha been use, insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement same rates as
for those covered with Iron, Copper or Tin.
The Cement will be furnished to those at a distance
with directions for using ~
IL County Rights for sale
Orders sent to the undersigned, through Post-OE
1T. YATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND RBFERENCES.
OFFIcE BUCKEYE STATE ISsUR ANcK CoMPArTJ
Cincinnati, Dec. 10, 1856. (
examined Specimens and Roofs of w. EChids d Co.'s
elastic Fire and WATERPROOF Cement Roofing and
eve to be eminenty superior any other OF Roof
ing in USE was eye witness Of trial Of of
these Roofs from large volume Of fame fran adjoining
md
ior nearly an hour stood the trial ond ali expectations
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AG IKcT ROYAL INSURANCE CoxPAEE,l
have examined W ChIds& & Co.'s "Elastc Fire and
WaeI-PrOOf Cement Roofing and as far as Judge
thus the same terms Insure those covered
by metal. JOHN S. LAW,
Agent Royal Ins. Co. London and Liverpool
Prom Bennett, General Agent OF Ena Ins. for the
Southern and Western States.
CINCINNATI, Jan 7, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry, the merits Of the
Patent Elastic Cement Roofing, introduced into this city
by Childs Co., find 1t 10 be highly recommended in this
CITY by many excellent judges, thai is meeting with very
ready aud general noducton that its superiority the
tar com position Roofing is decided and freely admed
nnayI expect to adopt my root, which will be
OF the "PalenI Elastic Roohing'' as substitute:
or noors 81 truly 1G, r., H.. n. BEE BEHNEIT.
Childs Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is used here
of Buildings. We eng our Freight
Bile 10 it, S L'H0MMEDIkU, Pres.
0FFIcK THR OHIO MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co.
DEAR STR-InansWeT to your inquiry, reference to our
opinion The practical Of your Roof the covering
of that from observation,
avery favorable much that intend testing
thoroughly roofs Of buildings &c; after which
will with pleas give yOa decided opinion utl
lily. Yours, truly, RLIPPENCOTT,
Supply Agent Ohio d Miss. r. r.
Since the above written, the Ohio and Msisipn
Railroad erng their cars depols and
bridge between Cincinnati and Vncennes with this Cement
considering the best article they used purpose
C Lord, Pres ind aud Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
NJ Seares, Pres Merchants q Manufacturer Ins Co.
James Carter Agent for Etna and other Hartford Cos
HeSry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Carlile, President lafayette Bank.
George w COhin, Bell Manuf'r No lO2 East Second ST.
Baker & Won Phul, No CT Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey Smith street, between Fourth and Fifth.
J Goden, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Green wood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w Gholson.
John Shlio d Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell q Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth 81.
W a Stewart Builder 345 PUN st.
Eerriw ether & Stilwel Louisville.
w McReynOlds & Co., GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
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