The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-23
Great Discovery.

Complete Revolution an Roofing!
9 THE PLASTIC SLATE For
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 21st 1865.
YTvHIS 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, 1850, ana It's
importance to our country and the world
was earnestly discussed but the inventor,
William L. Potter, of Clifton Park, n. Y,
has been carefully experimenting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and practlcability.
After suffering many partial failures in
compounds of lime in all its various forms
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, min
eral coal, clay of various kinds, marble
dust, soap-stone, cement, coal-tar, yege-
POI tions and combinations That an intel
Iigent and inventive mind could >ugge-t.
for fourteen years. He tried the slate-stone
also in many combinations, be iore he dis
covered that natures aw Reconstruction
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the particles in connection
till time and the action OF the elements
firmly unite them.
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
round not through it. 1t is uneQudted 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 TN roofs, such as rust-holes cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof and more durable, at much less cost
than a tin-smith could afford TO do it, even
IN his imperfect manner. Old roofs OF
every description can be repaired much
more durdbly and cheaply with Plastic
Slate than with any o, her material extant.
COal-t4r is found to be the viSciOus ele-
ment alike of coal and slate; and it was
discovered, not t1sUented, and scientific in
vestigation, as well as experience, fully es-
tabIiSbing the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, vet and dr., serves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
dition-SOLID SLATE.
PLASTIC SLATE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN
/. b. cause it is better non conductor OF
heat The rooms under it will be cooler
in summer and warmer in winter.
2. 1t will not rust.
8. 1t will not break or crack open like tin
does where jOinted.
4. 1t is less dangerous. Dr. Tyng's church
one of the finest in New York was burned
in November 1865. causing loss of $50.
900, from a fire in its tin root, from the bra
ziers of some men who were repairing it.
5. 1t needs no painting, which on tin
amounts in a few years to the entire cost
of Plastic State Roof.
tlOice as long.
have. at considerable expense, obtained
from 1.-The Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com
pauy, OF New York" an exclusive right
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zinc
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
wilt be kept in order accidents excepted
fre gears, at the expiration of which time
il will be better than when new.
We have the privilege of referring to
the following parties for whom we have
applied the Plastic slate Roofing: II. 5.
Tenny, ESQ.,; John j. Deig, ESQ.,; Messrs.
Reitz and Haney; VIM. Holman, Esq |;
Messrs. Gilbert & Co.; Mark : norwood,
ESQ.,; Joseph p Elliott, Esq Messrs.
Forth, Bowles & Co. anthony Refs, ESQ. !;
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left a my Lumber Yard Office corner of
Nam and Seventh Streets, or with my
Agent, Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq
JOHN F. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind. April Isl, Is Z, (apl dem