PENNSYLVANIA, United States Fireproof Wood Company Stock Certificate 1902 Phila

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The certificate is dated July 7 , 19 02 . The company was incorporated in New Jersey in 1899 but operated in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The certificate was issued to Samuel Huckel Jr and is signed by him as the President of the company . The United States Fireproof Wood Company is the owner of the apparatus and process for the fireproofing of wood, and other cellular and fibrous material, so as to render them non-flammable by what is generally known as the "Ferrell Process," the invention of Mr. Joseph L. Ferrell, which is covered by the United States patent No. 620,114, dated February 28th, 1899. By its process, apparatus, and the chemical solution employed, lumber of all sizes for commercial purposes is thoroughly and effectively fireproofed, so that flame can- not communicate to it, no matter how fiercely, or sud- denly, it may be attacked, nor how completely it may be enveloped. While untreated lumber would be rapidly consumed, the treated material is only superficially car- bonized, and cannot act as a transmitter of flame. The moment flame ceases to be projected against a treated mass /all carbonization ceases, and the flame-attacked surface is cool. The treatment is done at a reasonable cost, without dis- coloring the lumber, and is not detrimental to its fibrous constituents, nor does it weaken or change the strength, or read more

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