Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-02
wv. =. CHILDs s. co.'s
Patent
81 sST.TS1- FIRE AND WATERPROOF
'- CE1rENF ROOFING.

ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERaR1SDOks
:, CEMENT ROOFING.
r,s ,arsgued having pzrchassd the State Right for
Tennsssss, q hs is prepared % INTRODUCES
inio general use ana ~ tae stsnsSn o. AIensets,
ezGn ne ne perioIity over osneI hoonng go,
ARCHITECTS Anp saoo 70, M easm n
use TIE material forms hard snd smooth surface that Will
tSs We 20 ssS elastic and ssEbie Il contracts and
expands with the changes ofthe ana Wal neta
eT svaporae, crack nor rot and atoi1s durati there
gIssso.ue sd 'l psrsstsy resist
any ordinary ezte' Pal exposure 70 IRE as PROV
cd and win Warmth water proof We viii engage 70
Pat our On pssI 0 non roots
making difference how sesp or ees hey may be-ior
or lhan any EOof Of sOd style, and We are sure VIII
i wiz also s. ioundto be the best thing ever invented
soysr or mend OLD saty n and sSel 500I sToI md
msn % m St m ~ ss a.
long a. stone and form perfect adhesion % any oSeo 70
70 Leak dollars and ffy cents per hundred
square feet, whhis cheaper and much better Than paint
Roofing win be found to be the best thing covering
large Roofs where they mgfh exposes 70 hresqeh as
Steam Mills, Saw Mns Fset rss, Ratead Care Bridges,
Kind Of Roof where there an from IRE
chance communicate and any light substance will
burn cut without igniting. $50.
where Chids & Co.'S ase, insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this CEMENT at The
The Cement will be furnished 70 those at distance
with directions for using.
IL ORDER the undersigned through the Post-OS
hes, WILDE promptly sttended 70 = .r,,,-n
TESTIMONIALS AND RKFkRkECES.
oFFIcH BUcKETE sTATs IxsUR AEcE CoMPANT,I
CnenDali, Dec. I6, 1856 I
examined Specimens aud Roofs OF w. h. Chlds Co.'s
s<Eaatic Fire and WateFProof o. Roofing
neve emnenty superior any kind Of Roof.
these Roofs from large voumeOf fame frsm adjoining
building which struck directly upon the roof and conice
for nearly hour stood the Sl beyond al expectation,
1n' Presdep Buckeye State Insurance Co.
eiHeIHNATI AeaHcT ROYAL iFsURAScE CoMPAET,i
have examined W Childs & Co.'S s.Elastic Fra and
Cement Roofing, and far as Judge,
thus Fosced upon the ssme those covered
= --'--. Agent ROYAL Ins Co. London ana LIVERPOOL
From Bennett General Agent of Rtns ms Co. for the
CTNcIENkTI- Jan :, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry, the merits of the
by Childs Co. and Il 70 be highly recommended
cay BY many excellent Judges that meeting with very
com position Roofing is decided freely admted and
anay expect 70 adopt for my root which win be next
Of the "PstenI Elastic Roofing as substitute
orrIcI o. TEi C.r. HAa AID D1!roS RIiIRo.D.
Childs q Co.'s Patent Cement koonng is used here
Sanwith n and our Master Mechanic TePoTs fayOra
oITcE ONO MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co.
Cincinnati. Jan q 1851.
DEAh sIRlnAnswer TO Inquiry in reference to
opinion as 70 me OF covering
OF may that from observation,
sTe favorable one,sO much that intend testing it
thoroughly roofs of buildings cars c after which
will with pleas give you decided opinion to It's ut
Hy. Yours, truly, LIPPENOoTT,
r.--E Supply gent Ohio d Miss. r. z.
Since the above written, the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad have contracted for covering their and
bridge between Cincinnati and Vincennes, with this Cement
considering the best article they have used for the purpose
n c Lord, Pres Ind AID Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
SeAres, Pres Merchants ManufacIuTers Inns Co.
James Carter Agent for Ena and other Hartford Co.'S
heSfy morton, res GenlFal insurance company.
George Garlic, President aiay elite Bank.
George w CONN, Bell Manut'r, No I02 Bast Second
Baker & Won PhuI, No e. Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Fifth
q GOden, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w Y Gholson.
John ShlhO q Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell * RaDmelsbeTg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth 81.
w Stewart, Builder 345 P UNI st.
uerrWether & StilWell, Louisville,
W McReynods & Co., ClsTksville, Tenn.
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