Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-25
w. e. CHILDS & co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
GEMENT ROOFING

ELASTIC FIRE AND WATER.PROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
HB undersigned having purchased the State Right for
into general use, and asks the attention of Architects
Buid rs Railroad Companies and the public generally TO
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shout not fail to exam
this roofing, is better and cheaper than thing in
use The material forms hard and smooth surface that will
resist the action Of the atmosphere in every climate. Ii is
mPsrioRs to water, elastic and flexible 1t contracts and
xPands changes atmospheric will Meth
or eVaPorae erak nor rot and as 10 its durability here
lis practically imperishable and will perecully resist
any ordinary external exposure TO fire. sbundaniy
put RI DING ordinary good sheahing old shin
ges tar and gravel tin zinc and zinc, copper, iron roofs
making no difference how steep fat they may be-for
dollars hundred square feet being cheap
er than any Roof Of the old style, and sure it win
1t will b. found to be the best thing ever invented to
cover OF END ole leay Tin tar and gravel oo OF around
TN Is rusted through THIS Cement can be put TO last
which it applied Tin Roofs ca be painted over and war
raned not 10 Leak at dollars and y per hundred
feet, which cheaper and better than paint
This Roofing win be found to be the best hing for covering
large Roofs where they much exposed to aresuch
Steam Mills, Saw Mills Fact res Railroad Cars, Bridges
Depots, Station Houses Steamboat Decss and fact every
kind Of Roof here there external exposure nre
thereof perfect, without joint In H. presents no
chance for Te TO and any light substance will
N ? Insurance Offices at Cincinnati, and other places
where Chllds Co.'S Cement has been use insure Buildings
for those covered with Iron, Copper or lin. ..-.
u The Cement viii be furnished to those at distance
u 7 County Rights for sale. -... r q. .r
u Orders undersigned, through the Post-o.
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TESTIMONIALS AND RBFBRENCBS.
oFFIcE BUCKEYE STATE Insurance CoAPArT,l .
Cincinnati, Dec. 10, 1856.
To all whom II may This is TO certify that have
examined Specimens and Roofs of W. E. Childs q Co.'s
"Eastie Fire and Waterfront Ce ment Roofing and
Tg use was an eye witness of severe trial Of one OF
these Roofs from large volume of fame frsm adjoining
for nearly an hour stood the trial all expectation,
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AsAScT ROYAL Insurance COMFAEE,l &
have examined W Childs & o;s"Elastc Fire and
Cement Roofing and asf as eanjudge con-
protected upon insure covered
Agent Royal ms Co. LondoR ana Liverpool
From Bennett General Agent OF Ena Ins. Co. the
Southern and Western States
CEcIKKATI. Jan :, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry, merits of the
"PsIeut Elastic Cement Roofing, introduced into this city
by Childs Co., ind It to bel highly recommended in this
city by many excellent judges, that is meeting with very
ready aud general that It's over the
tar composition Roofing is decided and freely admed and
dnay expect to adopt It for my root which will be next
Of the "Pelent Elastic Roofing" as substitute:
OFFICE or i,T Tai Cs HAN AND DATroS RAILROAD
Childs Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is now used here
Of Buildings. We covering Freight
Cam with IT, and our Master Mechanic TePGTsI very avOa
oTTIcE TIE ONO MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co.
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DEAR SIR-nanswer your inquiry, in reference to
opinion the practical of your RoOfnthe covering
cars may say that observation, entertain
avery favorable one-somuch that intend testing
thoroughly roofs of buildings cars &c. after which
will with pleas give you decided opinion its u
uy. Yours, truly, kLIPPENCOTT,
Supply Agent Ohio q Miss. K. Z.
Since the above written, the Ohio and Mississippi
contracted covering their cars depOs
bridge between CineiR and Vncennes with this Cement
considering the best article they have used for the purpose
H G Lord, Pres ind and Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
Searles Pres Merchants d manufacturers' ms Co.
James Carter, agent for htna and other Hartford Cos.
HeSTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Garlic, President lafayette Bank.
George Coffin, Bell Manuf'T, No IO2 kast Second 81.
Baker q Won Phul, No 62 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Fifth
GOden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w GhOlson.
John ShilltO & Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell & Rammelsberg, FurnituIe Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth 81.
w Stewart, Builder 345 p UNI
HerriW ether & StilWel, Louisville.
MeReynolds q Co., CiarksVille, Tenn.
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