The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-30

Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2lst, 1866.
THIS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
l. was made known to the world by the
ing in the latter part of June, 1865, and its
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 p~racticabil1ty.
After suffering many partial failures in
compound 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-
table tar. asphaltum, etc.-ins all the pro-
ficent and i~nventive mind conld snegest
for fourteen gears. 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
tll time and the action OF the elements
n ever a roof leaks, it will be owing to
other causes than. the decay of the cover
round. not through it. IL is usieQstuied as a
pasnI oyeT new tip, and wonla preserve IL
aud should be used for thar 10 in,
siaad OF paint Twill repair all defects in
Old I'M roofs, such as f~ust-hoIes, cracks, and.
freaks, making them permanently wafer
ipt9ofland more durable. az much less cost
enah 8 Iin,Snisn eonla aftofd 70 do 4, even
- W. 1rAA 4 VI
S1ple, ,d1xebSA anu eap with Paste
Coaltafsis found to be the Yiscous iele-
nlert alike Of coal and slate:9and il was
v~estigatfon, as well as exnerienee, fully es-
tabiishing the fact that its exposure to
heatand cold. wet and dry, serves only to,
reconstruct the two elementsi in theiEcOn-
diqon 7solip slate. r.
PLASTICSLATE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN.
IL Because il Is better non-conduGor OF
summerand warme in winters gs1R "a
8 i viii not brssk or crack open like tin
A. It's less DANGEROUS. pr. Tyng'schurch,
one of the finest in New York, was burned
from a IRE IN its tin. ROOF, from the braziers
OF some men who were repairing it ~
z 5. 1t needs no painting, which on tin
am a psns IL sa 3 fey years to the entire cost
. 9. BecauseIst .costs half as much, and lasts
tWtce as eoHg. Z47 A. z0 9aaaNvEN Il
MANNER or MIXING VIEW PLAS-
els. sfs TIC SLATE ROOF. @stgs6 4
ana ooee The sSeating-boaldsg;f but sY'f the
more sotla. aud level, aud. close they are |
ilatf, tine bettef andtmore Aurapie d3a roof
w.H Pc hey ? " aAsnheans h7 sea-
A double ] ming of good r~oofng-seit is
easa AZ do Sh 4 :@ifh ie eisaiis ese Tn ssf Hu eng Is fa Ss-
to IN s5tEd1e the roofing rom |
BOARDS, lest Flelf Shrinking and swelling +.
shouId iniufe thescovering. After the prof.
cess of felting ~or-lining tire roof is COM
pleted. the mast1c, mixed to the Consist
ofthick mortar being more than three
JOttrths slate, is then spread upon the felt. |
abCur q 81 ghth Of antineh thick, withla |
frO wei or brush. and furnishes a Complete i
Flexible Slate Roof /
Z I have at considerable expense obtained /
from 1.-THE Plastic SISte Joint Stock COM
pany,f of New Yorg ~ 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, 4
and copAer cutters. 80 II
. Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
is eight dollars per Quare OF ten feet same
to new or old tin roofs, four dollars
per square Cutters repaired at reasonable |
rates as to size; and atfhese prices all work
will be kept in order accidents excepted)
dUe years, at the expiration of which time
1t will be better than when new.
We have h privilege of referring to the
following parties for whom we have APP
piled the Plastic Slate Roofing: r.. s.. Ten
ESQ.,; John j. Deig, ESQ. Messrs. Reitz
e. Haney VIVA. Heilman, ESQ.,; Messrs.
q Co.; Mark Sherwood, ESQ. Jo-
seph p. Elliott, Esq. Messrs. Forth, Bowles
CO.; Anthony Refs, Esq; Evansville Ma
tionaI Bank. - q -,-ff--r 1900
Orders tor roofing or repairing may be
left at my Lumber Yard Once, corner Of
Main and Seventh Streets. or with my
Agent, Charles M Tileston, ESQ. Ttlt
JOHN r. GLOVER.
Evansville, Ind., April LIST, 1867. fap1 dom