Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-16
w. Il. CHHLDS s. CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF.
CEMENT ROOFING


ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
FHB undersigned having purchased the State Right for
into general and asks the attention Of Architects
Bud Railroad Companies, and the public generally 10
exam its superiority over other Roofing.
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDBRs sboul not fail to exam
this roofing, better cheaper any thing
The material forms hard and smooth surface thai will
resist the action Of the atmosphere every climate 1t
mPeryOus 10 water, elastic and flexible. II and
expands with the changes of the atmospheric, and will ne
eT evaPorate crack, rot and to its durability, there
lis practically mperishable and will perfecfuy resist
any ordinary exposure 10 FIRE. as abundan prov
ed and will Warantit water proof. We will engage
put our Re ding ordinary good sheathng, old shin
gles tar and gravel tin zinc and zinc "copper" iron roots
naKhg no olnerenee now steep OF MAJ iney may oe-or
seven dollars per one hundred square tee being cheap
eT than any Roof Of the old style, and it viii
give better satisfaction.
will also b. found be the best thing ever invented to
cover or mend old lesky TIM tar and gravel roofs around
Tin through This Cement can be put on TO last as
long stone and form perfect adhesion any object
which applied Tin Roofs can be painted over and war
aned 70 leak, two dollars and fifty per hundred
square feet which is cheaper and much better than paint
large Roofs where they much exposed 70 hre-such
Steam Mills Saw Mills Factories, Railroad Cars Bridges
kind of Roof Ehsre there external exposure from fire.
thereof perfect, without joint in it, presents no
chance for fire 10 communicate and light substance will
M Insurance ofiees at Cincinnati and other place,
where Chds & Co.'s Cement has been insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement at the
Tor those covered with m, Iron, Copper OF lin;
with directions for using.
II ? County Rights for sale
Orders sent TO the undersigned through the POst-OE
1T. NATHURsT,
No. "a, Spruce street.
TESTIMONIALS AND RKFBksNCES.
OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE Insurance CoNPAST,I
To all whom may This 70 certify that have
examined Specimens and Roofs Of w. 4. Chds & Co.'s
eEe tito be eminenuy superior - any other kind of Roof
ing use was eye witness Of trial of Of
a lRrra aeofd aunafr
building, which struck directly upon eornee
for nearly an hour stood the trial beyond all expectations
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AsHEcT ROYAL assurance CoHRAET,l
have examined ChiIds & Co.'s Elastic Fire and
WATERPROOF Cement Roofing and far can judge con-
slider great invention, and willing insure buildings
thus protected upon the terms Insure those
BY metal. JOHN S. LAW,
Agent Royal ms Co. London and Liverpool.
From Bennett, General Agent Of Etna ms Co. the
CINcNSATI, Jan 7, 1857
Having made considerable inquiry, merits of the
Patent Elastic Cement introduced into this city
by Childs Co.. find u TO be highly recommended in this
city by many excellent judges that il is meeting with
position Roofing decided freely admitted and
summerhaVlng intended 10 use TIM but win Try the virtue
Of the "Patent Elastic Roofing as substitute.
oFFIoE or TIKI Crz. HAx AND DATTOE RAILROAD.
Childs & Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is used
Cars with it, and our Master Mechanic rePos vOa
bic TO it. L'HOMMEDIkU, Pres.
Cincinnati, Jan Z, 1851.
DEAR SIR-nsnswer TO your inquiry, in reference
opinion the practical of 10 the covering
Of that from observation,
avery favorable one-sO much So that intend testing
thoroughly roofs of buildings, cars, &c. which We
will with pleas give you decided opinion u
ty. Yours, truly, LlPPENCOTT,
Supply Agent Ohio d Miss. r. e.
, Since the above written, the Ohio and Mis.ispp5
Railroad have contracted for covering their cars depOts
bridge between Cincinnati and VncenRes with this Cement
considering the best article they the purpose
H c Lord, Pres Ind and Gin Railroad.
GeSt, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
A Searles Pres Merchants Manufacturer Ins Co.
James Carter, Agent for Hna and other Hartford Cos
HeSTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Cariile, President b fay cite Bank.
George W CONN, Bell Msnuf'T, No l02 East Second st.
Baker s. Won Phul, No % Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Fifth.
J GOden, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge W GhOlsOn.
John ShilhO 4. Co.. Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth ST.
Mitchell & Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth 81.
W n Stewart Builder 345 P I'm st.
MerriWeher & StilWell, Louisville
w McReynOlds * Co., GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
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