The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-20
FIRE ANp BUReLAR PRoOF sAFEs
MORE ABOUT
LILIES CHILLED-IR0N 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
valuables, as the best and most thoroughly Burglar
s rare 10 GeaT sno OF one Of Lilies safes having BEEN
E9bbsS By burglars ,i ss to see or hear OF white
FACT II-It IS notorious that the profession Of the
burglar has advanced at a rapla pace within the last
then not so now, which accounts for the fact that
within the last three years very few Of Lnlies
circulars distributed by other safe.maEefs lat
Evidence hnE % very m % number Ssys bs
robbed TO this time notwithstanding the large num-
Der In use, and the amount at stake II successful.
FACT III.-There are two. and only two, general
and leading princidles upon which all burgarproof
safes are ng ne S9s one % pouring LIQUID
ened street or any proper c9mbinatlon of metals.
iron Safe, and covered and controlled by his letters
patent.
The other is made up ofayers of plates of different
metals, held together by bolts or rivets, both. TO
this principle there are various obJectons:-The
the strength Of the SAFE are outside and are operated
upon by The whole catalogue of burglars tools. The
with or without powder, and cannot be sustained.
ne IormGT Rrnepss s ADOPTED 90 by Lte avoids all
Withstand any amount Of resistance required; avoids
the rvets bolts, etc; has wrought iron outside TO
be operated upon by burglars implements.
FACT IV.-Mr Lille, the Pa'entee so soon as he
learned that u was possible with the modern i'm;
IRON hardened steel, began Experimenting to avoid
has perfected system for chilling iron and combn
ing metals that is ntIely proof against the burglars
Tante to stand the hardest test practicabe for any
burglar to make: AS proof Of his success, the fol
OFFICE NOVELTY IRON WORKS,
-. -. ,,,,,- New YORK, 18th December, 1866.
Chilled Iron you furnished the severe tests
Gas regards drilling through m that we could bring
II our opinion that Il can only be penetrated by
ture Of much power with days Of time.
time and power, to penetrate 1t at ALL
Isaac v; HOLMES. Superintendent
And the following extensive Iron manufacturers in
thorough tests find the result TO be substantially the
And their principal Iron Workers so certify
Messrs. Merrick & Son, Southwark Foundry, Phila-
& T&Se Ti2EIeE Williams Works Sa Boston Mass
dry, Chicago, Ill,
FACT V.-The proposition made the public hereto
fore is now renewed will furnish Safes or Vault
and at one-third less price and the same may be
tested when finished, and viii furnish the % man to
nsh the man TO test my work and the party SO order
sistance in any way manner practicable for burglar
to work.
FACT VII would now say to any of the owners of
they the need of additio nal security VIII
late i'm prov ements and the eased security which
is claimed to be beyond the reach Of Burglars until
Of Iron which Would now seem hardly posSiSie "S
FACT Vr.-Itis is true that the sheet-Iron or common
Sale, now made, under ordinary circumstances
(and when not crushed by the fall of walls timhers
usually saves the written matter, but Il the fire is
II has to be copied, for the ink will fade out;
besides, the safe is twisted up and useless.
1t is equally true that the Chled-lron Safe saves
the written matter In perfect state, that n does
fade out or require copying and that the safe Itself
Is ready for further use. Any number OF trials In
sale vendors who distributing secret, anonymous
not satisfied with these Statements have
the opportunity of testing by fire one OF their ow
Safes with LILIES, on equal terms, whenever
they so decide. .. ...
FACT YIII1-;In answer to the story circulated by
interested parties that Lilies Safe had gone up and
had ruined Lille, etc. would say that at no time in
the last two years could Lille d Son half supply the
demand fol Safes, and were under the necessity of
capital TO meet the demand; and Mr.. Lewis Lille ST
Is now the president OF that company which is located
is the largest Safe Works probably in existence and
Will be able to supply all demands for Safes Locks
Chilled-Iron Vaults, etc.
In conclusion, beg to call the attention of my
patrons and friends and the public to the facts here
presented, and to say that am very thankful for
past Iavors, and that prepared to furnish LII
LIES BURGLAR AND FIRE AND BURGL "A r.
VAULTS and CoMBINATINN LOCKS, ali at short
notice, warranted to be the best and cheapesC in
market also keep constantly large assortment
Lilies Burglar Proofs, OF the best-known makers
all put in good order and offered at below usual auc
tion prices.
Nj. @. SADLER,
AGENT FOR LILIES SAFE AND IRON COMPANY,