The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-04
Great Discovery.
C0naplete Resolution IN Roofngi =
THE PLASTIC SLATE For

THE PLASTIC SLATE For
Roofing and other purposes.
| Patented February 2lst, 1865.
H1HISa INTERESTING BISCQVERY
4 was made known to the world by the
Farm ers' Club of New York, at their meet
ing in the latter part Of June. 1865, and its
was earnestly discussed; but the inventor,
William L. Potter, of Clifton Park, n. Y,
| material for many years, and has demon
strated Its utility and practieabidly, y ,
Aer sIe II many Rartal taiprss In
and phases-tn sand, granite, plaster, min
eral coal, clay Of various. kinds marble
table tar, lasphaItun, etc-in all the pro-
portions and combinations that an intel
ligent and fnventiye mind could suggest,
also, In many combinations, before he dis
covered that natures iaw demonstration
saten &c mRii SI1g 9niy
til time and the action Of the elements
firmly unite them. r. -.
other causes than the decay of the cover,
| ing. 1t will be because the, water goes
rosi,,d, not through it, It is uneq,sdted as a
|, many years without further attention,
and should beTused for that purpose in
stead OF paint 1t viii repair all defects in
old tim roofs, such as rlist-h0les. cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than fin-smith could afford to doft, even
in his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more dssrabty and cheaply' with Plastic
,ssate than with any olh her material extant.
COal-tar is found to be the viSciOus ele-
mefit alike of coal and siGte; and IL was
discovered. not Invented, and scientific in
tabiishing the fact that its EXPOSURE to
heatand cold, wet and DIRE, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements In their COM
-dition-SoLTD SLATE, s.,,tI I.t-,rI
PLASTIC SLATE SUPERIOR TO TIN
4. Because It is a better non-conductor of
heat. The rooms under 1t WIN be cooler
in summer and wafmerin winter. SO
2. II will not rust. sm Ill! nfia.y =
8. It will not break or crack open like tin
/, 4. tits less dangerous. Jlr. Tyng's church
one OF the finest in, New York. was burned
600, from a fire in its tin root, from the bra.
ziers of some man who were repairing 1t. II
;; It needs 20 Painang Which on 90
Of Plastic Slate Roof. slN 1a r. If-te
8. Because q costs Aau AZ much, and tasts
7 I have s al atkconsiderabie expense, obtained
from 1.-THE Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com.
pauy, OF New York" an exclusive right
Ind. and am prepared toput ON new roofs
and repair old TN roofs repair tin, zinc
! Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
eight dollars per square of ten feet; same
applied to newror old tin roof, four dollars
per square,. GuCters repaired at reasonable
rates as to size and at these prices ALI work
will except in order (accidepts excepted)
5ue years, at the expiration or which time
1t will be better than when new. Jh II
+ We have the privilege of referring to
applied the Plastic Slate koofing: K
Tenny, Esq. John j. IDeig, ESQ.,; Messrs.
Reitz and Haney; VIM: HeiInlan, Esq.,;
ESQ.,; Joseph p Elliott, Esq.y Messrs. 4
Forth, Bowles 4 Co.; Anthony Refs. Esq;
Evansville National Bank. FSsh 1t-
left at my Lumber Yard Office, corner of
Main and Seventh Streets or with my
Agent Charles NJ Tilest@, Esq;
Evansville. Ind, April LIST, 1867, (apl dem