Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-06-10
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Patent GalVaniC Cement

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TENHE undersigned having purchased the
Il right for this Cement in MifIiin and Cen.
/ tire counties, are now prepared to furnish and
/ put 1t on roofing wherever desired-the roof
| being sheeted by the owner Scientific men
under the direction Of government, and ar-
chitects and builders in various parts of the
country, for years have been studying and
experimenting to discover some composition
or article for roofing, which would resist the
changes of onr climate, and would unite the
qualities of imperri0uSHesS to Water, H.cdg-
| dHst'5dt1. Durability and Cdeapness. No
article now IN use possesses these qualities
Shingles are not ire pToof, and cannot be used
upon dat roofs. Slate can only be used upon
steep roofs The contraction, expansion aui
! ruStug OF metallic roofs are SO great IN this
chanGeablc climate that they soon become
worthless, or the repairs will cost more than
new ro0f The various cements and COM
positions which have been introduced. can be
supplied only to very fiat roofs. AMI they are
all 50 Affected by the action Of the weather
that they will melt and run IN Summer and
crack in winter, and in a short time become
crumb!y and worthless. The inventor of the
Gaivanic Cement has labored twenty Years 10
obylate these difficulties, and It Is believed BIZ
those who have had opportunities to test the
matter, that he has entirely succeeded As
now applied
First L is completely impcryous to water.
Water may continually stand upon the roof
without affecting it in the least
Seeond-lt is hre-proof. tits 50 incoluIQs-
title that it will afford ample eud perfect pro
lection against five, sparks and burning shin
giles from another building Immediately ad-
joining.
Thirl-It is durable 1t is not injured by
atmospheric changes, having been tested for
several years by the Patentee, at Syracuse,
New York.
Four'h-It is cheap. Roofs will be puton
for about half the cost Of tin, and will last
much longer
Fifth Repairs are easily and cheaply made
Sixth 1t is sufficiently elastic to entirely
resist the expansion and contraction by heat
and cold, and will remain perfect and soIii in
the warmest and coldest weather
Sererth-lt is adapted 10 all kinds Of roafs,
either fat or steep
Eighth-I5 is valuable for repairing old
roofs. Old shiugle roofs may lie covered
without removing the shingles Old metallic
roofs can be made perfectly tight AMI secure
Ninth-It is especially adapted TO all kinds
Of scanning around h"ttlements, sky-lights
and chimuevs and for the lining Of cave
trOughs and cutters. Roots which have given
trouble for years, and whicE. have continued
to leak ii spite If all efforts. can he made
perfectly secure by this cement.
Tenth-It has been proved 10 he the best
article ever used for covering car tops and
steamboat decks.
Eleyenlh-Tbis cement applied to new tin
roofs preserves them from rusting, by fur
nishing I coat which IS at once impegyious to
water and an almost perfect mcn-conductor f
heat.
TweIr;h--It is tie only roofing material
patented whieh contains India rubber and
gutta rercha
For a specimen cf this cement we invite
owners Of property to call at our mills, where
a single coating, put on in December last. has
kept the buildings perfectly dry through the
winter. I. Z. LOCKE & co.
apis Locke's Mills, Mifiin CO., Pa.