Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-23
w. E. CHILDS s. CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATER.PROOF-
CEMENT ROOFING.

ELASTIC TIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned hsvng purchased the State Right fo
Tennessee the above patent is prepared to ntfodncs
II into general and asks the Rtsnton Of Arehitscts
examine is 80 psriority over other RCoda0 e' ~
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS should not failso exam.
Inc this rOog, II better cheaper aay thing in
use Tia material forms hard and smooth sdfacs thai viii
resist the action Of the atmosphere every climate is
mpefvlo1s 10 Waer elastic and flexible contracts
expands with the changes of the stmosphets will Meth.
s evaporse erHeE, ro and, its durability, here
lis practically lmpelishabe, and win perfeo.fy resist
any ordinary rs, asis abundany prov
cd and We VIII Warnnt water proof We Will engage 70
put our r. DING on ordinary good sheahing, old shin
ges Tar and gravel tin ac and zinc copper IRON
making no difference how steep fat they may befoT
seven dollars per one hundred square feet being cheap
er than any hoof Of the old style, and sure 1t viii
will also b. found be the thing ever invented
cover or mend od eAk TIM tar and gravel ROOFS around
chimneys scutte, dormar windows, CUTTERS here
Tin rused through This Cement be put last
long q anS ier peiec adhesion 70 any object 70
ranted not 70 leak, at two dollars and fifty cents per hundred
square feet cheaper much better tSsn paint
This Roofing will be found be The lhng for overing
large Roofs where they are mu exposed 70 hre-sueh
Depos, Station Houses StesmbOat Deess faet every
kind OF Roof where there external exposure re
thereof is perfect, without Joint in H. il presents no
chance for fire 10 communicate and Light will
burn out without igniting.
insurance Offices at Cincinnati, and other places
where Childs Co.'s Cement has been insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement at The
for those covered with Iron, Copper or Tin.
~ The Cement will be furnished 70 those at distance
with directions for using.
u = County Rights for sale.
NJ Orders sent to the undersigned, through the PosOE
1T. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS ASD KsFEksNCES
OFFICE BUCKEYE sTATEINsURANcE COMPASr,l
Cineinu All, Dec. 10, 1856.
To all whom may concern: This is certify thai have
"EasLic Fire and Waier-Prooi Cement ROoaEg and be-
eve ito be emnenty supeort any other kind Of Roof
ing in was eye witness of trial Of of
these Roofs from large volume Of fame frsm adjoining
building, which directly HPOn The roof and
for nearly an hour stood the tIia all expectations
President Buckeye STATE Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI As2NCT ROYAL lSsURANcE CoMPAST,t
have examined W Childs & Co.'s "Eiaste Fire and
Cement Roofing and as far as can judge
slider great Invention, and willing insure buildings
thus upon the same terms as those covered
Agent Royal ms Co. London ans Liverpool
From Bennett General Agent OF Ena Ins. Co. the
Southern and Western States.
CINCINNATI, Jan 7, 1857.
"Paen Elastic Cement Roofing, introduced into this city
by Chiids Co., ind II TO be highly in this
cy BY many excellent Judges that l. is meeting with very
ready and general ntrodueuon mat It's superiority over the
tar composition Roofing is decided ard freely admitted; and
fnayI expect adopt il fOrmy root, which will next
summer-haTIng intended TO use TIM but will ny The
OF the "Paient Elastic Roofing as substitute.
oFFlcE or Taa Crs. Han AsD DATroS RAILROAD
Childs Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is now used here
Cans with it, and our Master Mechanic reports ayO
bic TO it. L'HOAMkDIEU, Pres.
Cincinnati, Jan Z, 1857.
DKAR STR:-Inanswer TO your inquiry, reference
opinion The practical of kOof in the covering
of that from observation, entertain
avery favorable ones much so, that We intend testing
thoroughly roofs OF buildings cars, &C., AFTER which
will with pleas give you decided opinion It's u
ity. Yours, truly, LlPPENCOTT,
Supply Agent Ohio q Miss. K. q.
Since the above written the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad have contracted covering their cars depos and
bridge between CincRna and Vlncennss with this Cement
considering the best article they have purpose
G. Lord, Pres Ind Gin Railroad.
Gest Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
Searles, Pres Merchants q hlnufacJu ms Co.
James Carter Agent tO tna and other Hartford Cos.
HeSTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George CaTlile, President afay Bank.
George W Coffin, Bell NanUtT, No IO2 East Second ST.
Baker & Won Phul, No 62 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Filh.
GndeR, Tailor an Draper, FOurh street
Niles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge W. Y GhOlsOn.
John ShllO d Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth ST.
Mitchell q RammesbeTg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth st.
W Stewart Builder 3ij P um st..
NeTriWether & StilweIl, Louisville.
W McReynOlds & Co., ClarksviIe, Tenn.
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