Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-24
p. u. WARE.
TlN PLATE WORKER. ueo

'hAN LA IA "ORhEh, near
Il the public square, Charlottesville,
as prepared to execute all ,cork IN his
line promptly, faithfully and on very
reasonable terms. He ,oomH respect
fully ask a share ofthe public patron
age; and inform his friends and the
public IN general that, having been APP
pointed by the patentees, IN Lynchburg,
Of the ne,c and highly approved method
Of covering houses with tin, he wiH be
grateful for any .favors in that line.
The totio,oing are the remarks of the
Inventors IN regard to his appointment,
&c. &c.
l have hereby appointed and EN-
powered MIR. Peter U. Ware, of the
Town Of Charlottesville, Va. to cover
houses on Mr.. Richard S. Tildon's
patent improved plan OF covering with
tin, which :or its decided advantages
over all other methods of putting on
tin, deserves the patronage OF the pub
lie.
On this plan, in covering old hous-
es, to which it is particularly adapted,
nothing more is required than to take
off the old shingles, break down the
old nails, and put on the tin, being so
perfect, that whatever may be the state
OF the shee,ing plank in reason, a per-
fectly water proof as we'll as fire proof
roof, is readily secured, that will last
according 10 the best information on
the subject, one hundred years.
Another very decided advantage oil
this method of covering is, that what
ever may be the state OF the sheetiug
whether green just from the mill or dry,
1t matters not.
The plan Of putting the tin on is
such, that while it lays on smooth and
even it will never change its position
whatever may be the swelling or shrink
age of the plank, TO which it is attach
ed, making at once perfectly waite,
proof roof that will remain so as Ions
as it lasts.
As to the use of TiE as covering
it has been long used in many parts o
the world, and is believed to be III,
best where well known, except copper
1t has however fallen into disuse i,
some parts of the United States who'll
on account of the manner of its havln,
been put OH, from six 20 twelve nail
being driven through every sheet, con
filming the sheet in such way as ell
tirely to- prevent their accommodating
themselves as to the swelling or shrink
age Of the plank.
However well the plank may be kill
dried it will nevertheless expand O
shrink in change OF weather, and il
soaking weather loosen the nails O
tear the tin, thereby creating numerou
leaks. And again, should the plan
be perfectly seasoned and the tin wei
put on on the old method of covering
while at least four of the heads of tn
nails In each sheet are covered, thei
shanks ale nevertheless washed bv ev
: cry rain, and will most certainly rus
, them off in reasonable number @
: years to the entire destruction of tn
, roof. On the patent plan not a ma
passes through the lin but one, all
! that at the upper edge, which is quit
covered by the next lap. The tin be
5 ing fastened on equally secure withou
driving any nail through it, which rem
ders it quite impossible that it shout
; leak one drop.
: The public may at once have tn
: most implicit confidence in the plan c
, covering here recommended, and as
: tin covering costs a tolerably larg
, sum to put it on, it would be well I
r have it perfectly well done. And
would add, that on the present mode
, though it has the most decided advan
lage over all other plans of covering
known, the covering can nevertheless
be done on as cheap or cheaper term
, than on any other plan.
have left certificates in the hand
OF Mr. Ware setting forth the advan
tages of the above plan.
BURD g. TILDON.
Sept. lO-6 Ct