The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-02
Great Discovery.
Complete Revolution in Roofing!
1.-THE PLASTIC For
Roofing and other purposes.

1.-THE PLASTIC For
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February Dist, 1866.
yHVHIs INTERESTING DISCOVERY
u was made known to the world by the
| Farmers Club of New York. at their meet
ing IN the latter part of June, 1888. and it,
Importance to our country and the world
was earnestly discussed but the inventor,
William L. Potter, OF Clifton Park, n. Z,
has been Ca refully experimenting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its UTILITY n pr~actlcahihty.
After suffering many partial failures in
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, min
eraI COAL, clay OF various kinds, marble
dust, soap-stone, cement, coaf-tar, veee-
table tar, ~asphaltun. etc.-in all the pro-
| portions and combinations that an intel
ligent and inventive mind could suggest.
for fourteen years He tried the slate-stone
also, in many combinations, before he dis
covered that natures law of reconstruction
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the particles in connection
till time and the action OF the elements
II ever a roof leaks, It will be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
round. not through it. It is uneQudied as a
paint over new tin, and would preserve it
many years without further attention,
and should be used for h a purpose in
stead of paint. 1t viii repair all defects in
old tin roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
p preaks and mda more t dnrnbfe. at meob ge wa cost
than a tin-smith could afford 10 do 1t, even
in his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
more durdbly and cheaply with Postfc
Slate than with any other material extant.
Coal-tar is found to be the viscous eie-
ment alike of coal and slate: and 1t was
discovered, not fnuented, and scientific in
v~eSt1gatfOn, as well as experience, fully es-
tablishing the tact that its exposure to
heat u cold, wet and dry, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their cor
d~itiOn-SOLID SLATE. 4tfeaT
PLASTICSLATE Is SUPERIOR To FIN.
1. Because 1t IL a better non-conductor OF
heat the rooms under 1t Will be cooler in
2. 1t will not rust. Ha.9
3. 1t will not break or crack open i tin
does where jointed. asf
one of the finest In New York, was burned
in November, 1855, causing a loss of $3.50, 600.
from a fire in its tim roof, from the braziers
of some men who were repairing 1t.
5. 1t needs no painting, which on Tin
amounts in a few years to the entire cost
OF a Plastic Slate Roof
8. Because IL costs hGD as much, and lasts
tDtce as long.
MANNER OF MAKING n NEW PLAS-
TIC LAT ROOF.
1t is not necessary to match, or tongue
and groove the sheattng-boards; but the
laid, the better and more durable the roof
will be. They should by all means be sea-
A double lining of good r~ooing-felt is
laid in shingle form, each edge efng fast
ened down with eleats. This lining Is de-
signed to ~insssfote the roofing from the
boards, lest their shrinking and swelling
should njur the covering. After the pro-
cess OF felting or lining the roof in COM
pleted, the masbIc, mixed to the consist
ency of thick mortar being more than three
Jourths slate, is then spread upon the felt,
about one-eighth Of an inch thick, with q
trowel or brush, and furnishes a complete
Fyerible Slate Roof.
from THE Plastic Slate Joint stock Conn
pany, of New YORK." an exclusive right
for Evansville and Vanderburgh County.
Ind, n am prepared to put or new oo
and repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zinc,
and cop err cutters. t3# aA'
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
is eight dollars per square OF ten feet; same
applied to new or old tin roofs, 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)
it will be better than when new.
We have the privilege of referring to the
following parties for whom we have APP
piled the Plastic Slate Roofing. r. ). Ten
ny, Esq; John j. Deig, Esq; Messrs. Reitz
q Haney /; Wm- Heilman, ESQ.,; Messrs.
Gilbert & Co.; Mark Sherwood, ESQ.,; Jo-
seph p. Elliott, Esq. MeSsrs. Forth, Bowles
4 Co.; Anthony Refs, Esq; Evansville Ma
ionai Bank. W
Orders tor roofing or repairing may be
left at my Lumber Yard Office, corner of
Main and Seventh Streets. or with ny
Agent, Charles II. Tileston, Esq
4 y JOHN +. GLOVER.
Evansville, Ind, April LIST, 1851. Ia III d6m