The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-05-30
Gibraltar Triumphs.
Wonderful Fre-Resisting Qualitie.
Of Gibraltar Paint. Put to Sc
we're Test Monday Night Dem
cnstration a Success,

The fire-resisting qualities of Gil
braltar paints have been tested to
the satisfaction of the people of Hen
derson-or that portion at least who
witnessed the demonstration Mon
day night.
Twice it had been announced in
these columns that a test OF Gibral-
tar paint, by having a house painted
with it and set on fire, would be
made, but from unavoidable circum-
stances Mr.. T. A. Gould of the compa-
ny in Norfolk, had to disappoint the
Watkins Hardware Company, agents
here, and the citizens. But he drop
ped in on us last week and proceeded
at once to make good-which he did.
He began by building a house for
the purpose-and a pretty one it
was, and is today even after going
through the fiery ordeal to which it
was subjected Monday night, for
since then it has been repainted and
is to be put through the fire again
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
Only to see it is to believe what
test OF fire it can stand. The exhibit
Monday night was successful and
satisfactory every way and demon
strated the wonderful fire-resisting
qualities OF Gibraltar paint. 1t was
witnessed by several hundred per-
sons and all were agreed that there
Is something in it"-convinced that
if the house had been painted with
ordinary paint it would have burned
down in a very short time.
The test was severe one. About
! the sides, on top and inside the house
was piled lot of infiammable mate
rial-old shingles, goods boxes, ex-
celsior, dc. Kerosene oil was poured
on the sides and top and the stuff in
side was also saturated with oil.
Matches were applied inside and out
and soon the entire structure was in
a roaring blaze. The wind was strong
and this made the test all the more
severe. The inside seemed a seething
furnace. The heat was intense, the
| flames terrific. 1t looked as if the
little house conld not possibly stand
until all the stuff that had been
placed inside and around it was
burned. But it did and does not
look much the worse since it has
been reprinted.
After a sufficient test had been
made to fully demonstrate the fire.
resisting qualities OF Gibraltar paint
Mr.. Gould threw water on the house
and extinguished the flames. The
ease with which the fire was put out
impressed the spectators quite as
much as the way the house had with
stood the fire.
AS was said the test was altogether
satisfactory as showing the great
protection against fire afforded by
this wonderful paint. 1t was dis.
tinct triumph for Gibraltar paints
and the Watkins Hardware Compa.
ny, and again the name of Gibraltar
| is prominent before the people o.
Henderson, and generally through
out the State.
Before giving the house-burning
exhibition Mr.. Gould gave an inter
esting lecture discoursing on the sub
ject Of paints and fires in general an6
the merits of Gibraltar paints in par
ticular. One thing worthy OF not
was that while he talked up the goot
qualities of his goods he did not dis
parage those of other manufactur
ers. On the contrary, he spoke il
terms of praise of number OF we'll
known houses, calling them by name
and said their paints were all right
as good as they could make them
(strong competition if not honest,
compels the manufacturer of stan
dard paints to use the best materi
ais procurable) but no other pain
possesses the peculiar fire-resistint
qualities of Gibraltar paint; an(
these qualities make it resist the SUI
heat and wear longer than Others
That is the strong point in favor o
Gibraltar paint The claim for it il
that it is made Of the very best ma
terials of which paint can be made
with the fire and heat resisting quail
ties-secured by a secret process, E
combination of asbestos and liquiC
glass-added.
In connection with the exhibit Sat
urday Mr.. Gould will lecture on thu
great Baltimore fire, being an ey'
witness of the terrible conflagratioI
which devastated the business por
ton of that city. He is an entertain
ing and earnest speaker and thos'
who hear we are sure will be repaid