Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-17
III. p. DOPPiS.
w. r.. CHELDS & co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERsPROOFs
Il NLNI

Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased the state Right fof
Tennessee of the above patent prepared TO introduce
general use, and asks the attention of Arehects
Build re- Railroad Companies, and the public generally 10
exam ne it's superiority over other Roofing,
this rOog it is better and cheaper than any thing IN
The material forms hard and snooh surface tnat will
resist the action of the atmosphere IN every climate le
mpervous TO wate elastic and flexible 1t contracts and
expands with the changes efthe smosPhete and VIII nee
evapOrate crack, nor o5 and as 10 It's dusoy mere Is
lis practically mperishable, and will perfecIuy resist
any ordinary exposure 10 fire, ass abundau prov
ed and will Wsrrantit water proof We Will engage 10
put Roofing over ordinary good shealnng OLD sn
ges and gravel tin zinc and zinc copper, iron roofs
making difference how steep or maj hey may be-or
dollars per hundred square leet being cheap
than Roof Of the old style, and we are sure VIII
give better satisfaction.
end old esky tim tar and gravel tooisoT around
chimneys scutes, dormaT windows and CUTTERS where ne
This Cement can be put on TO last as
long as stone, and form peIlecb Suhesoh 70 al! W
which applied Tin Roofs can be painted over and war
ranted leak at dollars and my cents per hnuared
square feet which is cheaper and nuch oetteI lHAh paint
hs Roofing will be found be the best thing for covering
steam Mills Saw Mills Factories, Railroad Cars Bridges
Depos Station Houses Steamboat DecSs, and IN iact every
knd of Roof here there external exposure IRON hEe
thereof is perfect without joint in IT, il presents no
FIRE communicate, and any light viii
~ Insurance ofhces at Cincinnati and other places
where Chds Co.'s has been insure Buildings
for those covered with Iron, Copper OF Tin.
IL The Cement will be furnished TO those al distance
Win IN d GlTeetlons Tor using.
III J County Rights Tor sale.
~ Orders the Undersigned through the Pos-Of-
"''''' Dp''' ''''"'0o ~ J.T. NATHURsT,
No. 24,SPruce street.
TESTIMONIALS AND RBFERkNCkS
OFTIcE BUCKEYE STATE INsURAN CoNPANT,l
CinCinuat Dec, 49, 1856 !
To all whom it may concern: Tais is 10 certify
examined Specimens and Roofs Of w, (. ChIds q Co.'s
"Eastie Fire and WaJer-Proof Cement Roofing and be-
ing ID use was an eye witness Of trial of one Of
these Roots from large volume Of fame irsm an adjoining
building which struck directly upon Inc and cOnice
for nearly an hour stood he trial ali expectation
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINcrNNATI AslNcY ROYAL INSURANCE CoMPASYJ
Ihave examined W E Chnds & Co FIssEe Fire and
watsrProol Cement Roofing, and as as Judge,
slider great invention, and am Sug buildings
thus protected upon the same terms insure covered
by metal. ~, -. o. JOAN 5. LAW,
Prom Bennett, General Agent OF Hua ms Co. ior the
Southern and WeElem States
CINCINNATI. Jan : 1897
Having made considerable inquiry ihe merits of tie
aPaIeni Elastic Cement Roonpg nuodnced into lhs city
hv (hids q Co. ind It 70 be ay recommended 10 this
cy by any excellent Judges, uatlt meeting with very
ready general introduction laL ss " over the
Tar Composition Roofing is decided ana Freely gdmied
6nsIIy expect TO adopt il for my roo which will be
INTENDED g use sp 4Ss MN ny the virtue
GT YoGTs J, arqy, qgs crr. HAN AsD DATToS RAILROAD
Chuds & Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing now USED mere
on our best class Buildings we are covering ten
Can with H. and Master MeehAine TePqns vJT!
bic 70 il. - L.nOMh1 iIDlHsso' 80
orTIoE Or rHE OHIO AND MississirPI RAILRoAD Co.
Cincinnati, Jan 2, 1887.
DEAR SR-In your inquiry 10 reference 70 our
opinion the practical Of vodT hootnthe coNeg
OF may from observation, We
avery favorable onesO much that we lnteno ests u
thoroughly roofs of buildings ears, c aiter wneh W.
will with pleas give you decided opinion as TO M u
ty. Yours, truly, LlPPENCotIt
Supply Agent Ohio q Miss, r. K.
= since the above written, the Ohio and Msslsslp
Railroad have contracted for covering their dePots aug
bridge between Cincinnati and Vncennes, with this Cemens
considering II the best article they have used for the purpose
G Lord, Pres ind sud Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres Wilmington and ZauesviIe Railroad.
Seares, Pres Merchants Manufacturer ms Co.
James Carter, Agent Tor Etna and other Hartford Co.'S
| heSTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
| George CaTlie, President ette Bank.
George Coffin, Bell ManuI'r No lU2 sasL cOnd ST.
Baker q Won Phul, No - Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between fourth and Finh.
G"den, lalOr an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
| Judge w Gholson.
John Shilio d Co, Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth ST.
Mitchell d Rammclsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth e..
/ W n Stewart, Builder 345 PUN
/ Merhwether & stilwell, Louisville.
w MeReynolds d Co, Carksylle, Tenn.
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