The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-08
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CoaipCefe IIeCotutt0nim dlO9Hng! III
" THE PLASTIC SLATE For
q Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2ist, 1865.
TvHIS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
caS SeM YorR at Ser g mees
ing III the latter part of June, 1865. and its
importance to our country and the world
William l.. Potter of Clifton Park, N. Y,
has been carefully experimenting with the
strated it's utility and practfcabflity.
After suffering many partial failures in
compounds of lime In all It's various forms
eral coal, clay OF various kinds, MARBLE
dust, soap-stone, cement, coal-tar, vege-
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all The pro-
POI tons and combinations that an intel
ligent and inventive mind could suggest,
tor fourteen gears, He tried the slate-stone
covered that natures law OF Reconstruction
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten TO hold the particles IN connection
TIL time and the action OF the elements
firmly unite them. IL. tf
II ever roof leaks, 1t Will be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. II will be because the water goes
rOaJid, not through IL. II is uneQualed as a
pant over new Tin, and would preserve il
many years without further attention,
aud should he used for that pnrpose In
stead of paint. II will repair al defects in
old TN r0oJS, such rs Tust-hUles, cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof, and more durable. ~ much less cost
IN his imperfect manner Old roofs Of
every description tan be repaired much
more dtrdbty and cheaply with Plastic
Slate than with any o her material extanL.
Coal-tar is found to be the viscious ele-
ment alike of coal and slate; and it was
discovered, not snUented, and scientific in
estigation, as we'll as experience, FULLY es-
tabiishing the fact hat its exposure to-
heat and cold " ct and dr. serves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
dition--SoI.ID SLATE. rrrrutffI
PLASTIC SLATE IS SUPERIOR TO TIN
!. Be cause 1t is a better non-conductor of
heat. The rooms under 1t VIII be cooler
In summer and warmer In winter, .s..-.-.-
2. 1t will not rust kttft IhA4tJ .
3. 1t win not break or crack open like tin
does where tOinted. tefff
A. 1t is less dangerous. DIR. Tyng's church
one of the finest in New York. was burned
ia November. 1865. causing loss Of S210,'
900, from "a fire in its tin root, from the bra
ziers of some Inen who were repairing 1t.
S. 1t needs no painting, which on TN
AMOUNTS IN few years TO the entire COST
of Plastic Glate Roof.
6. Beca use Il costs hGy as much and lasts
Tn have w tY a ex pese obtained
from THE Plastic Slate Joint stock Com
pauy, o: New York" an exclusive right
Tor EvapsyIssf and ~ fTdeitaIigh County,
Ind, and aIIi prepared 10 p1t on new roofs
and repair old tin, roofs repair tin, zinc
and copper cutters.
eight dollars per square OF ten feet same NJ
applied to nex or, Old lin roof, four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired ~ reasonable
rates az to size and at these prices all work
viii be kept in order (accidents excepted)
me pears, at the ex pir.iion OF which time
II will be bitter han when rev. LAs
We have the privilege OF referring to
the following parties for whom we have
applied the PlaStic Slate noofingf n Il. =.
Tenny, ESQ.,: John j. 1bei9.i Esq. Mtrssiss.
Reitz and Haney; VIM. Holman. Esq;
Messrs. Gilbert & Co.. Mark = Norwood,
Esq; Joseph p. Elliott. Esq tessrs.
Forth, Bowles IL Co., Hnthony Kes~, ESQ;
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left at my Lumber Yard Office. corner or
Nam and Seventh streets, or with my
a gent, Charles NJ. Tileston. Esq. -
JOHN +. GLOeN Err.
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