The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-31
Great Discovery.

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Complete Revolution an Roofing!
THE PLASTIC SLATE'-For
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2lst, 1866.
THIS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
II was made known to the world by the
Farmers Club of New York, at their meet
ing in the latter part of June, 1865, and its
Importance to our country and the world
was earnestly discussed; but the inventor,
mas been carefully experimenting with the
strated its 81 utility and i prscticabiiity.
compounds of lime in ali its various forms
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, min
est coal: clay of val,ons kinds marble
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
portions and combinations that an intel
tigens and inysntiys MINI aIis eSnld Suggest
also, in many combinations, before he dis
covered that natures law otreconstruction
as to hold the nartees fa
till time and the action of the elements
firmly unite them. d -
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
round, not through it.. It is uneQualed as a
paint over new tin, and would preserve it
many years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose in
stead of paint. 1t will repair all defects in
old Tin roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than tin-smith could afford to do it, even
in his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more durobiy and cheaply with Plastic
-Coal-tar is found to be the viscious ele-
ment alike of coal and slate; and it was
discovered, not tncented. and scientific in
vestigatiOn, as well as experience, fully eS-
tablishing the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
dition-SoLID SLATE.
:. B. cause it is better non-conductor of
heat. The rooms under 1T win be cooler
in summer and warmer in winter.
2. 1t will not rust.
3. IL will not break or crack open like tin
4. 1t is less dangerous. DIR. Tyng's church,
one of the finest in New York, was burned
900, from IRE in its tin roof from the bra
ziers of some men who were repairing it.
5. 1t needs no painting, which on tin
of Plastic Slate ROOF. iss1AN.4sf
8. Because ii costs hdlf as much, and lasts
taOSce as LoHy. 5s''il -.t-'4 t,iE
1 have. at considerable expense, obtained
from The Plastic slate Joint Stock Com
pauy, of New York" an exclusive right
for Evansville and Vanderburgh County,
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair Old tin roofs, repair tin, zinc
and copper cutters. .saa
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
eight dollars per square of ten feet; same
applied to new or old tin roof, four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates as to size; and at these prices all work
Will be kept in order accidents excepted)
fUe gears, at the expirationo of which time
1t will be better than when new. s.53ats,1I a
We have, the privilege of referring to
the following parties for whom We have
applied the Plastic Slate Roofing: r. 5.
Tenny, ESQ.,: John ]. Deig, Esq; Messrs.
Reitz and Haney; VIM. Heilman. ESQ.,;
Messrs. Gilbert d CO.; Mark sherwood,
Esq; Joseph P. Elliott, ESQ.,; Messrs.
Forth, Bowles & Co.; Anthony Refs, ESQ.,;
Evansville National Bank. 81 -
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left at my Lumber Yard Office. corner of
Main and Seventh Streets, or with my
Agent Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq. =.
f-.'.. Il. tr JOHN F. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind, pril lst, 1857, (apl d6m