Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-27
Penrhyn Marble.

Persons who have examined many OF the 6ne
dwelling houses or first class hotels erected inthis
vicinity within the past lew years, says the Boston
Evening Transcript, will doubtless remember the
elegant style OF chimasy-pieces IN the parlors asd
a new maternal, known as ''rhe Penthyn Marbie.'
The chimney pieces manufactured OF this marble
have very flushed appearance. and are of very
rich aud sttr4ctiye patterns. Specimens of this
beautiful work have been forwarded 10 The lndns
trsl Exhibition Ia Pans. where they have receive
ed much attention, as will be seen by the extrac,s
given below. which are translated from Paris 9ar-
nails of recent date:
american PsarAy, Marble Company. We have
heen present al Sotue vrry curious aud interesting
experiments on the manufacture OF Artificial mar
BILE. Otherwise We could mol dehHe Tie result thai
we have seen. Nj. Hiram Tucker. OF Boston. U.
S. A., is the inventor OF cneni cal comu,nB;iou,
by the and Of Which lie is enabled 10 apply win
laci.ity wood, slate, gas. &c all ihe shades
anu ytiuingS Of paIpraE maT6le, thus rendering it
Impossible 10 one who has mol ilneSSet tue CprT-
atom 10 distinguish tue aItifciai rum Tue naIuIa.
Nothing IS more SIMPLE tnan this operation.
We shat! see in Tue discovery OF complete
economical IeVOlUtion, in the eFplTc:tioa OF tins
manufocture 10 domestic use, iu economy winch
wis shnw Ilseli by a reduction of the price, winch
We c.nnoi as YET ia, but wuich will reach pro
portion paIsityeIy small 10 Tia! Of The OIli-
nary material, as thue all comparison wilt be 'p-
possible. Besides tue fenarkab,e Desu.y OF :hiS
nu[actuIe, il has this advaHIage, waTraOGed by
an experience OF four yea in the Unued STA Is:
the power OF resisting the most ulenSe heal, damp
MesS or acids.
The Penrhyn Company manufacture in he
United States, large quantly Of chimney pieces
which are used in houses. We believe IEat the
American Company has received numerous ptopo-
sllionS for the uqu!sltlon Of Ihe FIencn Tght,
which they have IN possession. ga
lift IS so, The ARTIFICIAL marble will rot fail to
take al llnpCron; ri &C ia QUE common use. We
shall have on this Subiect several Interesting de-
tails TO furnish, aud " hch tie want OF room obi
yes us 10 All uru 10 .,Iay.-JIurMdt Of Lie Indus
! trial Exhibition, De-. Is.
We nave spoken in our las: number OF tie
American Company Tor ,ne Artificial Marble. W {
have not yet gwen TO the pub.ic th= [uI: de-
sc,iption of The nature OF this interesting disCov
cry; we have spoken o. the raPiigty aud lacI'lty
o; thI operation. The ale experiments we have
seen, and Mt which assisted, ENABLES US To
Stale The great variety of uses 10 which the pto-
CESS Of MI. Tucker may be applied. We have
Seen wood, slate, aud glass, matbleti wilH equal
facility and it cal tie used i'll any manner Tor tue
decoration OF stores, vestoues, diuIng rooms, &C..
of dwelling houses; ard also 10 the manufacture
tables, clocks, caUdeiaOEa, AMI chimney pieces,
and ii be applied 20 a kiudS OF fancy artclrs,
from the riLneSt 10 the most common. We wuu
remark, that tue mate aiS used IL this composition
ATE common artlCieS OF IIalr, and procured &iIh-
| OLl any difficulty.
Mes>ts. NloIigIy & Mann, No. Piece de IA
BOu'Se, are ihs agents in Paris fof the American
Company.