Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11
Cleveland nIanufaeturss.

CADY, NEwHALL Cos MARBLEIzED STONE
MANTLEs.-The he works for the manufacture of the
above, are situated about half a mile south of East
Cleveland, on Doanes Brook. The manufacture
of these mantles and tables was commenced by the
Ohio Marble Co., and was carried on successfully
until a fire put an end to their operations by en-
tirely consuming the factory with several thousand
dollars worth of material. The present company
bought out the interest of that company and are
now provided with works with which large orders
may be filled with despatch. The main building
is thirty-sx by one hundred feet in size, and two
stories in height. There is besides this saving
house, where the blocks of stone are sawed into
slabs. The stone used is a fine specimen Of blue
sandstone, or blue-stone, of which almost mex
haustble quarry is situated in the bluff which
forms the bank of the creek. The company own
about eleven acres of land, on which this stone is
found. As the process Of marbleizing stone, if not
the fact of its being done at ALL is probably to
most of our readers, we will endeavor TO give them
some idea of the manufacture.
| The quarry is formed of layers of the above
stone, which oyerlay each other as smoothly and
regularly if laid in their native bed by masons
Blocks from these layers are split Off and lowered
to the saw mill, where four gangs of saws can be
kept running night and day, each gang capable of
carrying twenty or more saws. One hundred
saws can thus be kept at work at the same time.
The power is obtained from canal which brings
the water from the creek, and gives forty feet
head at the mill The blocks to be sawed are
placed upon solid wooden platforms, which are
soon to be replaced with heavy stone From this
mill the slabs and blocks are taken to the finishing
building, in which they are smoothed by man,
moth revolving stone wheel, which does the work
of ten or more men. The stone is then taken to
the upper story, where it is marblezed. 1t being
Slightly porous, preparation OF chemical agents
is put upon it, by means of which the color is in
dellibly fixed The stone is then placed upon an
iron framework and put into an oven, of which
there are FIVE, and subjected to a high heat for
about week. This fixes the colors so perma-
nently that nothing can afterward ef'tee or dim
them. At the same time the texture of the stone
IS rendered far more strong and enduring by the
heat. 1t is now as hard as the genuine marble
After leaving the oven the stone is polished, when
it appears to the world as bona ffde marble, with
all the delicate tnts and shades initiated and all
face. The stones are carved before receiving he
coors. Many varieties of marble are faithfully i'm
itlted, among which are the Egyptian, Pyrenees,
Portuguese, Lisbon, &c. Any variety of marble
except pure white can be so closely initiated that
none but an adept could distinguish the genuine
from the false Many most elegant mantes table
tops, &c, are on exhibition at the factory.
A great advantage which these stones possess
over the real marble, is the removal of all danger
OF dis scoloration No ordinary acid, soap, ink, or
any thing of the kind, will stain them in the lea t
The cheapness of these articles is another recon-
mendation, the mantles costing from ten to fifty
dollars. \ very neat article is made for nine dol
lars switch is equal to the best, in the amount
of carving upon it.
Besides these articles of furniture the company
furnish sawed tagging, specimen (which can be
seen around the Custom House. Large orders
have been received from Canada for tagging and
paving stone One hundred or more of their
mantes have been put into houses throughout this
city, and give excellent satisfaction large
business will be done by this firm during the COM
ing year.