Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-02
". e. CHILDS & co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.

ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased the State Right EoI
tennessee OF The above patent prepared 10 introduce
into general use, aud asks The attention Of Architects
Build Railroad Companies, and the public generally
exam ns lIs sgPerority over o!her Roofing:
ARiCHIrECIS AND BUILDERS shout not fail 70 exam
me this oong as Is better and cheaper tnan any thing IN
The mates forms hard sud smooth surface that will
mperyous TO wat elastic and Flexible IL COZ traes and
expands with the changes ofne atmOsphete, and will ns
syaPoate crack rot and 70 its durab y, there
practically imperishabs, and viii perfee.fuIy resist
any ordinary e1ersz exposure 70 re, IS abundany prov
ca ana viii Warrantt water proof We viii engage &c
put Roofing ordinary good sheathng, old shin
ges TAR and gravel, tin zinc aud zinc copper, iron
making difference how steep or DAT they may be-for
dollars one hundred square eet being cheap
er than any koo Of the old style, and We are sure viii
ii viii also D. found to be the best thing ever invented to
covsr end old leAky tin and gravel roofs around
ehmnsys scues, dOrmar windows and cutters, where
in is Tusted through This Cement be put on 70 last
Ekcb itisappled Tin Roofs be painted and
ned not 70 leak, at two dollars and any hundred
Tnis Roofing will be found the best thing covering
Roofs where they much exposed 70 nre-sueh
DepoIs, Station Houses, Steamboat Deess and fact, every
Snd Of Roof where there external exposure IRON DIRE
thereof ispsEiect, HihOI joint IN H. presents no
chance ioIats communicate and any light substance will
burn out WlEh~dt igniiing.
Waere Childs Co.'S Cement has been insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement at the rates
IL The Cement win be furnished 70 those at distance
with directions for using.
~ Orders sent 70 the undersigned, through the POst-O
ace,EIlbe promptly attended TO -
TESTIMONIALS AND RBFERkNUES.
OFFICE BUcKKYK STAIR Insurance CohPANI,l
Cineinn All, Dec. 10, 1856. I
To all whom may This % certify thar have
examined Specimens and Roofs Of w. Il. Childs d Co..
sElaslo Fireand WATERPROOF Cement Roofing, and be-
sve eminenty superior % any other kind Of Root
these Roofs large volume Of hame sm adjoining
building, which struck directly aPon the roof and eofnee
nearly hour stood The traI All expeetaOn
Presideni Buckeye STATE insurance Co.
CIEcIHNA. Il AG EHcT ROYAL lNsUR AHCE CONPAHY1 g
Ibaye examined W CbiIds & Co.'s"Elasre Fire and
WaterProof cement Roofng and as far as judge,
slider it great invention and willing 70 insure buildings
thus protected uPon the came terms as Insure those covered
Agent Royal InI. Co. London and Liverpool.
From Benns General Agent o. Alna lns Co. for tho
CINerSSITI, Jan 7, 1857.
Having made inquiry as 70 the merits Of The
sPaept Etc Cement Roofing introduced into this cry
hy JhIds md It 10 be highly recommended in this
v nv many excellent Judges hai is meeting win very
Tsay aud general introduction; superiority over the
position Roofing decided and freely admitted; and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. intended to use n VIII ny the virtue
Of the "PaIenS Elastic ROoniDg' as substitute ne
oJTlcE or Tas Crs. HAx AID DATToN RAILROAD.
Childs & Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing used here
on our Buildings. We covering Freight
Cars win H. s0d Master Mechanic reports very avO,a
bic IT,. L'hOhMEDlBUs Press
OTTrcH or TaK OHIo AND MISSISSIPPI RAILKoAD Co. I
Cincinnati, Jan Z, 1857.
DEAR SIR:-InansWer ouTy inq1iry, references
opinion as 10 practical Of kOOfinths covering
d cars may say tha from observation, entsrain
avery favorable oDe-sO much that intend testing
thoroughly roofs Of buildings, cars, &C., amer which
Will pleasure give decided opinion as 20 m a
ny. Yours Hnly, LlffL.HCO
II Since the above Writen the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad coniFaetsd for Ovsrng their deots and
bridge Cincinnati and Vncennss, with this Cement
considering the bes article have used for the purpose
4 @ Lord, Pres ind and Gin Railroad.
& Gsst. Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
A NJ Seares, Pres Merchants sianufscburers' ms Co.
James Carter, Agent Tor EtnA and other Hartford Cos
Hecry Moron, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Garlic, President lafayette Bank.
George CONN, Bell ManufT, NO lO2 East Second 81
Baker & Won Phul, No % Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth ana finn
J Goden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, IrOn Foundry
Judge w GhOlsOn.
John Shinio s. Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell & Rammesbsrg, Furniture AanuiactuTsn AND
Dealers, Fourth ST.
W Stewart Builder 345 2 I'm 81
MerriWether 4 StilEel, Louisville.
w Metropolis & Co., ClarkSVt1e, Tenn.
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