Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-10
w. e. CHHLDS & co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND MATER.PROOF.
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ELASTIC FIRE AND WATER.PROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
TIE undersigned having purchased State Right fOs
into general USE attention Of Architects
Buds Railroad Companies, and The public generally 10
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shout q not faiIto exam
me this rooh 1t better and cheaper than any thing
The material forms hard and OOLh surface viii
reaiss the action Of the atmosphere every climate
impsrvious wal elastic and flexible. IL and
expands Win Inc hanges oil The ana VIII hsh
Or eyApoaie crack, rot and 10 us durability there
lis practically mperishable and will perfec.fy resist
any ordinary sxtel exposure 70 re Is abnndG n
ed, and will WaranLit proof. We will engage
put our Roing on over ordinary good sheahing old shin
ges tar and gravel tin zinc and zinc, copper, roofs
making difference how steep nat they may be-OT
doaB per hundred square eet being cheap
er Than any koo OF the old style and viii
give better satisfaction.
h will also be the best thing ever invented to
cover or end old eay tin, and gravel roofs around
tin is rused through. This Cement put
long stone, and form perfect adhesion any object
anted TO Leak dollars hy per hundred
square feet which cheaper and much better than paint
arge Roofs where they much exposed 70 hre-sueh
Steam Mills, Saw Mills Fact 1ries Railroad Cars Bridges,
kind Of Roof where external exposure IRE
lneFood Tsp erisc without joint IN IL presents no
enanee iofnre communicate and any light substance Will
VP Insurance 0fhses at Cincinnati and other place,
where Chds Co.'s Cement insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement,
tor those covered with Iron, Copper or Tin
win directions for using
u = County Rights Or sale.
~ Orders the undersigned, through Post-OE
1T. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND RsFkRkNCRs
OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE IEsURAEc CoMPAHT,I
80 Cincinnati, Dec. 10, 1850.
To all whom may concern: 1his is certify that have
elastic Fire watsr-Proof c. ment Roofing, and
ievs emnenty superior 70 other kind Of Roof
Roofs from large volume OF fame frsm adjoining
building which struck directly The roof and coniee
for nearly hour. stood the trial beyond all expectation,
a"1 ''' President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINcINNATl AGENCY ROYAL lEsUR COMPANT,l
Ihsve examined W Childs & Co.'S Elastic Fire and
Waterfront Cement Roofing and far as can judge
alder il great invention aad willing buildings
thus protected upon the terms as those
Agent Royal Ins. Co. London Liverpool.
From Bennett General Agent OF lEtna lns. Co. for
r.a.t CrNcrENATI, Jan Z, 1857.
sPalent Elastic Cement Roofing introduced into this city
by Chds Co.. dad IT be highly recommended in this
ready and General ntroducon thar superiority over the
lar Roofing decided and freely admitted;
sumner-hSYlng intended TIM but will NY the virtue
Of the patent Elastic ROOhing' as a substitute;
oTrIca or Tas crs Han AID DATTos RAiIGoaD.
Chds & Co.'s Patent Cemen. Roofing is now used
Cars with IT, and our Master Mechanic reports very avor
bic IOit. LhOMMEDIkU, Pres.
OTEIcz or TIE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILRoAp Co.
Cincinnati, Jan Z, 1851. I
DEAR SIR:In to Oury inquiry, reference
opinion practical of No Of covering
OF cars may say that from observation, entertain
VERY vOrabie One-sO much So that intend testing
thoroughly roofs OF buildings cars &c. amer which
will pleasure give decided opinion 10 is utL
tty. YOOrs, truly, d LPPENCOlf,
'.....-. Supply Agent Ohio q Miss. K &.
III Since the above written, the Ohio and Mississippi
contracted covering their and
bridge CineiH and VincenRes, with this Cement
considering il the best article they have used for the purpose
Il q Lord, Pres ind aud Gin Railroad.
& Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
Searles Pres Merchants Manufzcturers' lns Co.
James Carter, Agent Tor Ktua and other Hartford Cos
Hesry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George CarIils, President b afay cite Bank.
George COhins Bell Manuf'T, No l09 Bast Second 81
Baker g. Won Phul, No u Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and FIN
Goden, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street.
Miles Green wood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w GhOsOn.
Iohn shillto q Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell * Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth st.
W Stewart, Builder 3f5 P u m 81
Merriwether * StilWell, Louisville:
W McReynolds dl Co., CieTksviiei Tenn
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