The Portland daily press., 1868-02-29


Of the present opportunity to purchase thoroughly
secure repository for their documents, bonds etc.
Boston Post, Feb. 26, 1865.
The testimonials as to it's excellence are numerous
and unqualified. In these days OF large fires, those
who have valuable papers or money on hand cannot
be too careful in seeing that their safes indeed
Sgfe-lB Boston Daily journal, Feb. 49, 1868.
FIRE PRooF"-[ Worcester Daily Spy, Jan. II, 1868
'The biggest thing of the age."-IPhiladelphia
Sunday Mercury.
'tThe freproof quality of the steam improvem ent is
established beyond question, and since many Safes
in the recent great fires have failed preserve then
contents, an improvement like this must be welcomed
with great satisfaction Boston Daily Advertiser
Gan absolutely FIRE-PRooF Safe is at last before
the public."-l Philadelphia Press, Sept 81, 1867.
'Whereyer fairly used, and its great merits have
become known it has the preference other Safes
Bankers, merchants and all leading business men, are
awaiting themselves of its use and Tor the that
the most entire confidence is reposed in itnTBoston
Post.
some ofthe most important Inventions in this age
OF discoveries, to the business community, is, I'M
doubleday Sanborns American Steam Safe. Repeat
ed tests have established til superiority all
the Safes with which it has been brought in contact
From actual observation speak of the elegant
designs of these Safes, and of their beautiful
QUESTION in the most tastefuy furnished apartment
--LBoston Sat- Evening Gazette, Feb. ~, 1865.
revolution in Safe making."-l Philadelphia Evening
Herald, Sept 81, 1867.
"The invention has been submitted to the severest
tests and has out triumphant 1t can be applied
to any Safe, adds comparatively little to the cost,
while it makes the security intellectually greaer''-
Lowell Courier, Sept. 10, 1867.
.rrbe ams..---,---,;;:ia FTe.proof Safe Company
.a as tffg much credit for producing superior
style of Safes for our market. The safes on sale at
Ieif ware-rooms No. so Sudbury street, superior
in style and finish to any ever before made in New
England and they are as much better in fire-proof
qualities as they are more inviting in appearances
Their blouse Safes finished in style to accord
with the handsomest furniture, and they
ed to vauables beyond the possibility of loss
by fre."-[Daily Evening Transcript, Dec. 49, 1867.
sThe trial of Steam Fire.proof Safes at the Inter-
State Fair, gave the greatest possible satisfaction,
and further demonstrated their superiority all
others. They are being fully appreciated now by our
mercantile community, and take great pleasure in
calling attention to Phila Inquirer Sept 90,
1867.
ga Fire Proof Safe that is really So in nature as
well as in name, is now such desideratum that Mr..
Sanborns invention cannot fail to attract the aten-
ton and investigation Of business men throughout the
country Boston Commercial Bulletin, Mar. 81 1867.
"The Steam attachment is decidedly the creates
improvement have seen in Fire-proof Safes,
and the result of the trial proves that all that was
North American and United States Gazette, Nov.
il, 1867
'steam is certainly the principle for Freproof
Safes. Nothing else can be relied upon in severe
fire, such as is liable to sweep over any city-Prov
idence Press.
"Those who require the use of Safes for the pre-
servation of valuable articles should only purchase
those hch have been fully tested and found to pos
sess the desired qualities.-[ Philadelphia Sunday
Despatch, Sept. %, 1867.
+ "a REAL SALAMANDER AT LAsr-Not the least
interesting feature of the great Interstate Fair at
Norristown, the trial of patent Safes, which
came off under the superintendent of the commit
tee. An immense wood fire was lighted, and large
number of safes of different makes-were placed in it.
The fire was kept burning nine hours and half and
at the end of that time every safe in the flames had
its contents totally destroyed except one with San
born's Patent Steam Improvement. This taken
out and to the extreme surprise of the unnated its
contents were unniured. The committee were SO
much pleased with this demonstration Of the fact
that there is at last re.proof safe that Gold Med
al was awarded the owners."-[Philadelphi Sunday
Transcript, Sept. %, 1857.
A GREAT TRIUMPH. - We were on the ground
when this trial took place, and shall never forget
the amaZement expressed by the multitude when
the contents were taken from the safe with the
Sanford Patent improvement in perfect condition,
while all the Others without the Improvement, were
rendered worthless by the fearful ordeal of flames to
which, for ten hours, they had been subjected. An
absolutely FIRE PROOF SAFE is at last before the
public.-[Philadelphia Press Sept. "a, 1867.
fFrom Middleser Mechanics association
This is of the improvements of the age, aud it
seems to justify the commentators it is receiving.
1t cannot be doubted that the contents saes when
exposed to intense heat, have in many instances
been insecure unless protected by this process As
new useful and valuable invention, the Committee
cannot do otherwise than give it their decided APP
prOval-a GOLD MEDAL.
fE,ron, the Publishers of the Roskon Posf1
Boston, Jan. 25, 1863.
w. A. P. DILLINGHAM;, ESQ.,: Dear Sir-ln reply
to youls of the Gath inst, we would state that we
born's Steam improvement in our safe. We believe
| the Steam Improvement applied to safes to be a
great additional security against destruction by fire
si BEA ls i GREENE & co.
| "seekng the best security against fire for The
books Of our Office we procured safe with sanborn
| with it.
GAZETTE PUBLISHING co.
| Boston, Jan. 2s, 1868.
| cords OF my office, use safe containing the San
| born Steam Improvement. The safe is entirely tre
from dampness, and like Il much.
| d. W. RUSSELL,
| General Agent New York Life Ins. Co.
January %. 1868.
| VAULT DoORs.-Our store i'll Portland wa
| burned July 4, 1866. We had for our books and pa
pers brick vault with double iron doors and q fire
proof safe $50 caledl claimed to be one al thesbest
| inside the vault. The fire warped the doors of III
vault and totally DESTROYED its contents and also
contents of the safe that standing in the vault
Desiringreal security, we have had the Sanborl
Steam Improvement applied to The doors of the vaul
in our new store, and from the many severe tests
has resisted, we judge that our books now safe
| WOODMAN, TRUE & co.
Portland, Feb. 1868.
| We have had the Sanborn Patent Steam Fire
Proof Improvement applied to our vault doors an
believe that any safe vault protected in this man
ner will res st fire and protect its contents mnc
longer than any other safe in the market.
| AS applied, 1t gives the door solid and substan
tial Appearance, and is a the same time ornament
| Vault doors, commonly constructed, are thin an
soon warped by fire. The Company have ais
built for us fine specimen OF Burglar Proof Worl
E. PICKERING,
| Merchants Exchange, Boston.
| EDWARD BLAKE,
Counsellor at Law, and Transfer Agent OF Vernon
and Canada Railroad, 10 Railroad Exchange.