Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-12
w. Il. CHILDS & CO.'S
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ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
HB undersigned having purchased the State Right
tennessee, OF the above patent prepared to introduce
into general use, and asks the attention of Architects,
6ud rs hailroad Companies and The pub lie generally TO
kan m n ne % us superiority over other Roofing.
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shOal d not failtO exam
The material forms hard and smooth surface that viii
mPeryloas 70 wat elastic and flexible Ii contracts and
expands with the changes Ofthe gmOsph and will nsh
or evaporae crack, nor rOS and 70 its durability, there
LIS practically impersha5le, and will peree.fuy
aHy ordinary exte exposure to IRE, abundany prov
and Will EarTantt proof Will engage
put our h ohAg ordinary god sheathlng, old shin
L making no difference how steep or asf hey may beor
seven dollars hundred square se being archeap
viii also D. found to be the best thing ever invented to
cover or end old leaky tin tar and roofs
chmneys, scutes dOrmaT and cutters, where the
un is rusted through This Cemeat put on
long as sione and form eIfeot esiOn any object
"hlen applied Tin kOo can Do painted over and
ranted not 10 Leak at Two doai ily hundred
square feet which cheaper much better than paint
inls Roofing will be found be the best thing covering
Roofs whers they much exposed frs-such
steam Wills, saw Mills, Fact RES Railroad Cars, 3rdges,
Deol Station Houses, Steamboat DecSs, and iact even
kim Of Roof where there
thereof lisp ereet, without joint In il, presents
chance orars communicate, and any light substance will
u insurance otices at Cincinnati and other places
where Chld Co.'S Cement has been insure 5uildings
Win Roofs covered with this Ceme1t,E the
or those covered with Iron, Copper or lin.
Il distance
win directions for using.
III County Rights Tor sale.
@ Orders sent sothe undersigned, through the POssOf
1T. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND RkFERENCBS.
OFFICE BUcKETK STATE Insurance CoEPANI,t
Cincinnati, Dec. TO- 1850.
To all whom may concern: certify have
sxamued Specimens and Roofs Of W. B. Chlds d Co..
eve eminentIy superior any other kind of Roof
Dg eye witness Of severe trial OF OF
building, which struck directly the roof and cornice
FOR nearly an hour stood the trAi beyond ali expectation,
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CIEGISEATI AsGscT ROYAL lEsURASoE CO4RAET,l
tbave examined w Childs & Co.'S s.Eiasic Fire and
,VaierProo Cement Roofing and judge con
sder it great ssd willing insure buildings
thus protected upon the same terms as covered
Agent Royal lns- Co. Lond u and Liverpool.
From Bennett Agent OF EGna Ius- Co.
southern and Wesssrn States
CINCINNATI. Jan 7, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry, The merits Ofthe
Patent Elastic Cement Roofing, introduced into this eity
Dy Childs Co., nud u 70 be highly recommended in this
ey by many excellent judges, that is meeting with very
ready and general ntroddetOn na us superiority oyerhe
position Roofing is decided and freely admitted; and
dnayl expect 70 adopt Il Tor my r'o which will be ne4
summs-hsylng intended 70 use I'M but viii y the virtue
Of the "Paienl Elastic Roohing" a. substitute
oTTIcE or TzI CIR. HAa AAD DATrOs RA1LEoAD.
Childs q Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is used mere
bls 70 it, S L'HOMMkDIEU, Pres.
Cincinnati, Jan :, 1851. !
DEAR TO Oury inquiry reference
onion the practical your 10 OfRthe covering
cars may that from FObserVaOD, entsrail
avery favorable oneso much so, that intend testing
thoroughly roofs OF buildings cars, &C. asr winch
will with pleasure give decided opinion as TO m u
Hy. Yours, truly, hLPPENCOlI,
Supply Agent Ohio d Miss. K. 4.
II Since the above Hrten, the Ohio and Mlsslsslpp
railroad havs contracted for covering their cars dePots and
bridge between Cincinnati VBeeRnes, with this Cemsn
deng the best article used iOr tae PuPosf
II Z Lord, Pres Ind and Gin Railroad.
+ Gest, Pres Wilmington and ZSnesyille Railroad
Searles, Pres Merchants q ManuiaetuTefs ms Co.
James Carter, Agent for tns and other Hartford Cos
HecTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance COMPANY.
george Carle, President sfayette Bank
George COin, Bell MaBuf'r, No lOs East Second 81
BAKER s. Won Phul, No 63 Fourth street.
Bailey, smith street, between Fourth and Flfth
J Gnden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
Niles Green wood, Iron Foundry.
Judge " GhOlsOn.
John Shilno & Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell q Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers Ano
Dealers, Fourth 81.
W Stewart, Builder 345 p I'm %.
| Nerriwether q Stl1ell, Louisville.
| W McReynOds E Co., CiaTksvile, Tenn.
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