The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-23

Complete Revolution in, Roofagi
g THE PLASTIC SLATE For
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2lst, 1856. aad = g.
KVHIS INTERFERING DISCOVER
Gus 81 New at heir 1g sne
ing in the latter part of June, 1855, and it's
importance to our country and the world
William L. Potter. OF Clifton Park, n. r.
has been carefully experimenting with the
material for many years, and has demon
Alter 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, vege-
POI lions and combinations that an intel.
for fourteen years He tried the slate-stone
also, in many combinations, before he dis
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the particles in Connection
TIL time and the action of the elements
II ever . roof leaks, IT will be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
paint over new Tin. and Would presery y IL 4
many years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose In.
odd tin ROOFS, such as rust Holes, cracks. and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
In his imperfect manner. Old roofs OF
every description can be repaired much
more dtfrabty and cheaply with Plastic
Coal-tar is found to be the yiscious eIe-
ment alike of coal and slate; and it was
dtscocered, not i,svented, and scientific in
tablishing the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and drv, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements In their con-
dition-SOLID SLATE.
PLASTIC STAT Is SUPERIOR TO TIN
4. Because 1t is a better non-conductor of
heat The rooms under it will be cooler
in summer and warmer in winter. sea
2. 1t will not rust. q s.
3. 1t will not break or crack open like tin
does where jointed. iEagsss zlg sf
4. 1t is less dangerous. DR.. Tyng's church
one OF the finest in New York. was buried
900, from fire in It's tin roo, from the bra
zlerS OF some men who were repairing it.
5. 1t needs no painting, which on tin
of Plastic Slate ROOF. :, -
O. Because 1t costs h0g as much, and tdsts
81 have. at considerable expense, obtained
from 'sThe Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com.
pauy, of New York." an exclusive right
for Evansville and Vanderburgh County
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zinc
and copper cutters.
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 ali work
will be kept in order (accidents excepted)
l1Ue years, 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: K. .
Tenny, Esq; John J. Deig, Esq Messrs.
Reitz and Haney; VIM. Heilman, ESQ.,;
Messrs. Gilbert q Co.; Mark sherwood,
Forth, Bow1es & Co., Anthony Refs, ESD;
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may De |
left at my Lumber Yard Once. corner of
Main and Seventh Streets, or with my
Agent, Charles NJ. Tiieston, Esq.
Evansville. Ind, April LIST, 1857. iaplt 6m