The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-10
Great Discovery.
Complete Revolution IN Roofngf
" THE PLASTIC Slate p---For
Roofing and other purposes.


hoonng and other purposes.
L Patented February 2lst, 1866.
y THIS 1INTERESTING DIsCOVEMv
Farmers Club OF New York, at their meet
Ing in the latter part of June, 1865, and Ear
importance TO our country and the work.
| was earnestly discussed but the inventnr
| William l.. Potter, OF Clifton Park, n Y
has been carefnlly experimenting with the
Inaterial for many years, and has dem0zE-
strated its utility and practicability.
Alter suffering many partial failures Ia
compounds of lime in ali its various fornsE
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, miE-
eral coal, clay of various kinds, mafi51a-.
| dust, soap-stone, cement, eoal-tar, vesss.-
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
ligent and inventive mind could Suggest
for fourteen years. He tried the sIate-RtorF
covered that natures aw OF recoDslructian
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten TO hold the particles in connecIfotn
I'LL time and the action OF the eiemepEr
II ever a roof leaks, it viii be owing 20
other causes than the decay of the coveF-
round, not through 1t. 1t is unequaled as a.
paint over new tin, and would preserve E
many years without further attention.
and should be used for that purpose i'm
stead of paint. 1t will repair all defects im
Old TN roofs, such as rust-hOles, cracks, anG
breaks, making them permanently wate~-
proof, and more durable, at much less c0rt
than a tin-smith could afford TO do it, eyer
IN his imperfect. manner. Old roofs az
more durGbiy and cileaplg with PlGEans
Slate than with any o. ner NJ aterfal extaux-
me1s 9g so z "a sae y and @
discovered, not f'auented, and scientific IT,
vesligation. as well as experience, fully es-
tabfishing the fact that its exposure In
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only ..
feconstruct the two elements in their ca1S-
dition-SoLID SLATE.
PLASTIC, 81 ~ EIs SUP ERIORT re. ZXw
Q y B. eause'itss aebetter non eonductorSE
heat. The rooms under IL will be cooker
in summer and warmer in winter.
8 tWiii not not break freak or crack open nketsz
- 4, IT is less dangerous. sI,r. Tyng'schercR
one of the finest in New York. was burned
n Tsyember sa6 sensing 4ndL l loss q Sc
ziers of some men who were repairing t.
5. 1t needs no painting, which on Ma
AMOUNTS IN fey years to the entire cost
8. Because u costs hag as much, and Ga1sx
tt0ice as long.
from ''The Plastic Slate Joint Stock Cons-
pauy, of New Iork, an exclusive rigtG
for Evansville and Vanderburgh Coun1E.
and repair old tin roofs. repair tins ztmG
and copper cutters. ss7ar ~
eight dollars per square OF ten feet i1same
applied to nov or old tin roof, four doliarE
per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
Will be kept in order accidents excepted
tue pears, at the expiration OF which tinaE
We have the privffege or feferffnE1S
he folloying parties s for whom hoo9n we pr
Jenny, ESQ.,; John J. Deig, Esq; Messus.
Messrs: Gilbert 4 Co; Mark sheTwoo<r
forth Bowles & Co.; Anthony Refs, Esq
Evansville National Bank. ~ -
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
eft at my Lumber Yard Office, corner %
Main and seventh Streets, or with nag
Agent, Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq. t
- JOHN f. GLOVER
Evansville. Ind. April LIST, 1867, (apl dsan