The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-23
Great Discovery.


THE PLASTIC SLATE For
od Roofing and other purposes. -
Patented February 2lst, 1855. 7asetS :
III was made known to the world by the
Farmers Club OF New York, at their meet
ing in the latter part of June 1866, and its
Importance TO our country ~ ana "a, the world
William l.. Potter, of Clifton Park, N. Y.
has been carefully experim enting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and practicability. -
After suffering many partial failures in
com pounds of lime in All its various forms
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster. min
dust, soap-stOne, cement, coal-tar, vege-
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
pol tiOnS and combinations that an intel
ligent and inventive mind could suggest,
for fourteen years. He tried 4 he slate-Stone
also. in many combinations, before dis
covered that natures aw OF reconstruction
gf tut to hold the PARTICLES in connectionn
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
ing. It will be because the water goes
paint over new tin, and would preserve it
many years without further attention,
ana sn3uid De ufeo Ipr r smar pn5p3se In n,
old tim roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
H.,
than atin-smfth could AFFORD to dc it, even
IN his imperfect manner. Old roofs OF
every description can be repaired much
more durabty and cheaply with Plastic
Slate than with any other material extant.
Coal-tar is found to be the viscious ele-
ment alike of coalzand slate. and IT. was
yestigation, as well as Experience, fully es-
tabiishing the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold wet and dr., serves only to
reconstruct the two eiementsdn their con-
QitiOn-SOLID SLATE.
PLASTIC 81 TIE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN
i. Because 1t is a better non-conductor OF
heat. The rooms under it with be cooler
in summer and warmer In winter.
-AA2 Tt will not rusL, ~ sa-ffaY = ID
. 8. It will not break or crack open like tin
does where jointed. ed svEe sDf5esa3tl
one OF the nnest in New York. Was burneo
in November, 1865. causinga loss of 800,
900, from a fire in its tin ROOT. from the bra
IS. 1t needs no painting, which on tin
amounts in a few years to the entire cost
of Plastic STATE Roof. $3.50. II ...frg
1 have. al considerable expense, obtafne t
from .YIhe Plastic Slate Joint stock Con,r
for Evansville and Vanderburgh County
Ind, and am prepared to put on new root
and repair old tin roofs, repair ting zinc
Prese.i price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
eight dollars Per square of ten feet; same
applied 10 ne* or old tin roof, tour dollars
per square. Cutters repaired at Reasonable
rates as to size; and at these prices ali work
viii be kept in order (accidents excepted
flre gears, at the expiration of EhtGh time
1t Will be better than when rev
F'a We have the privilege of referring to
the following parties for whom we have
applied me Plastic STATE Roofing; z: >
Reitz and -Haney; VIM. Heilmau, Esq I;
Messrs, Gilbert & Co.; Mark eherwood,
ESD; Joseph p. Elliott, ESQ.,; Messrs.
Forth, Bowles s. Co.; Anthony REFS, Esq.
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
Main and seventh Streets, or with my
Agent, Charles N. Tileston, ESQ :
.sEN - "a 80 JOHN F. GLOVER.