The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-10
FIRE AND BURGLAR PRooF sAFEs
MORE ABOUT
LILIES CHILLED Iron SAFES
IMPORTANT FACTS
which THE PEOPLE SHOULD
MAKE A NOTE OF"

FACT I.-LILLIEs CHILLED-IRoN SAFES
have been largely introduced for the last twelve
years and sold to those having the largest amount of
proof Safe and mp TO the three years Il has been
rare to hear OF one OF Lilies safes having been
robbed by burglars, as to see or hear OF q white
blaCkbird or q white elephant
FACT II-Itis notorious that the profession OF the
burglar has advanced at a rand pace within the last
eig ht years and what was Thoroughly burglar.proof
then is not now, which accounts for the fact that
Sales have been robbed and the secret Anonymous nc
circulars Distributed by other saie,makers lat
evidence that 62t very small number have been
Der in use, and the amount at stake II successful
FACT III.-There are two, and only two, general
and leading prncidles upon which all burglar-proof
iron betwe and around bars of wrought iren, hard
% sPfd street or "a any proper 5v a IL mo OF metals
iron Safe, and covered and controlled by his letters
patent.
me other is made up of layers Of plates, of different
metals, held together by bolts or rivets, both. To
this principle there are various obectiOns-The
the strength Of the SAFE are outside and are operated
upon by the whole catalogue of burglars tools. The
bolts riVets easily forced by suitable tools
With or without powder, and cannot be sustained
these objections. can be made any thickness, and
withstand any amount OF resistance required; avoids
be operated upon by burglars implements.
FACT IV.-Mr. Lille, the Patentee, so soon as he
learned that IL was possible with the modern inn
Iron hardened steel began experimenting to avoid
the dl1Culty, ana after mucn labor ana expense he
has perfected system for chilling iron and combin
ing metals that Is entirely proof against the burglars
ranied to stand the hardest test practicable for any
burglar TO make As proof of his success, the fol
lowing certificate is now offered from the Novelty
Works, New York;
OFFICE NOVELTY IRON WORKS
49,, ,- ,,, New YORK, 18th December, 1866.
Chilled Iron you furnished the severe tests
as regards drilling through D that we could bring
bear upon 1t. and without success
, 1t is our opinion that it only be penetrated by
ture Of much power, with days ftime.
And we think it impossible for burglar, with his
time and power to penetrate 1t at all
Isaac V. HOLMES. Superintendent
LYMAN q. HALL. Foreman.
And the following extensive Iron manufacturers in
Philadelphia Boston, and Chicago, after the most
thorough tests find the result to be substantially the
And their principal Iron Workers so certify:
Messrs Merrick d Son, Southwark Foundry, Pha-
The Finkley & williams Works, Boston, Mass,
The Union Foundry and the Northwestern Foun-
| dry, Chicago, Ill,
| FACT V.-The proposition made the public hereto.
fore is now renewed: will furnish Safes or Vault
Doors of same size and capacity other best makers
ana at one-thlrd less price; and the may be
tested when finished, and will furnish the man Io
nish the test my work and the party so order
| ing may accept the work which stands the most re-
| to work.
| FACT VII would now say to any of the owners OF
Lilies Safes that in view OF the preceding facts, If
they feel the need of additional security will ex-
change with them, fair terms giving them all the
late improvements, and the Increased security which
claimed to be beyond the reach of Burglars until
some new system shall be developed In the working
| of Iron, which would now seem hardly possible
FACT Wilt is true that the Sheet-Irou or common
| SaIe as now made, under ordinary circumstances
(and when not crushed by the fall OF walls timbers)
II has to be copied for the ink Will fade
| besides, the safe Is twisted up and useless
| 1t is equally true that the Chilledron Safe saves
the written matter in perfect state, that il does
Jade out or require copying, and that the safe itself
is ready for further use. Any number OF trials in
fires, certified TO- prove these facts, and if of the
safe vendors who are distributing secret anonymous
circulars to Injure the reputation of LILIES SAFE
are satisfied with these statements, they have
the opportunity of testing by fire one of their
| safes with LILIES, on equal terms, wheneve
! they so decide.
| FACT VIII.-In answer to the story circulated b,
interested parties. that Lilies Safe had up,
had ruined Lille, ETC., would say that at no time II
the last years could Lille Son half supply th
demand toI Safes, and were under the necessity o
| forming large stock company, with "a very larg
the president of that company which located
on the Delaware, in Pennsyvania, near Easton, ant
is The largest Safe Works probably in existence,
| will be able to supply all demands for Safes, Locks
| Chilled-Iron Vaults, etc.
gin conclusion, beg TO call the attention of my
patrons and friends and the public to the facts
presented, and TO say that am very thankful fol
LIES BURGLAR AND FIRE AND BCRGLA r
PROOF SAFES, VAULT DOURS, CHILLED IRON
VAULTS and COMBINATINN LOCKS ali at shor
market also keep constantly a large assortment
of secondhand Fire Proofs, taken In exchange fo
Lilies Burglar Proofs, of the best-known makers
all put in good order. and offered at below usual auc
tion prices.
M. @. SADLER,
AGENT FOR LILIES SAFE AND IRON COMPANY