The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-04
Great Discovery.
Complete Revolution im Roofngl
. THE PLASTIC SLATE"-Fe Fer

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1.-THE PLASTIC SLATE"-Fe Fer
aa Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 21st, 1885. 8
i was made known to the world by the
Farmers Club ofNew York. at their meet
ing in the latter part of June, 1855. and its
was earnestly discussed but the inventor,
william l.. Potter, of Clifton Park, N. ",
has been carefully experimenting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and practicability.
After suffering many partial failures in
and pbases-in sand, granite, plaster, min
eral coal, clay of various kinds, marble
dust, soap-stone, cement, coal-tar, veg e.
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
Iigent and inventive mind could suggest,
for fourteen years. He tried the slate-stone
covered that natures law of reconstruction
was exceedingly simple, requiring onIy
gluten to hold the particles in connection
Till time and the action OF the elements
firmly unite them.s sblujJ cd s
II ever a roof leaks, it will be owing to
mn Il EaI wtI, ' be b ens uecI tbe o. WATER sas co eoes
round, not through it. 1t is ~useQudted as a
paint over new tin, and would preserve IL
and Should be used for that purpose in
stead of paint. II will repair all defects in
old tn roofs, such as r~ust-holes, cracks, ami
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than a tin-smith could afford 40 do 1t, even
In his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more durabIy and cheaply with. Plastic
Slate than with any other material extant.
m eO alike z Of fo eoai 40 9e si sne v and Il w eaes
discovered, not inUentcd. and scientific in
vestigation, as well as experience, fully es-
tablishfng the fact that It's exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
dition-SOLID SLATE. a.t-
PLASTIC TIE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN.
1. Because it is a better non-conductor OF
heat. the rooms under 1T viii be cooler in
summer and warmer in winter.
2. It will not rust. ESQ -.
3. 1t will not break or crack open like tin
4. 1t is less dangerous. DR.. Tyng's church,
one of the finest In New York, was burned
in November, 1865, causing a loss of $3.50, 900,
of some men who were repairing 1t. ~ 4
mounts in = few years to the entire cost
8: Because IL costs hay as much, and lasts
tsofce as long. q F
MANNER OF MAKING A NEW PLA&-
~ TITO SLATE ROOF. 1
1t is not necessary to match, or tongue
more solid, aud level, and close they are
laid, the better and more durable the roof
VIII be. They shouId by all means be sea-
I A double lining of good roohng-feIt is
laid in shfngle form, each edge Icing fast
ened down with cleats. This lining Is de-
signed to ~fnsufdte the roofing from the
boards, lest their shrinking and swelling
should inture the covering. After the pro-
cess Of feltfng or lining the roof is COM
pleted, the mastfc, mixed to. the consist
ency OF thick mortar being more than three
Jcarths slotel is then spread upon the felt.
trowel or brush, and furnishes a complete
FZcIjbLe Slate Roof ~
L have at considerable expense obtained
from 1.-THE Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com
pany, 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 cop er cutters.
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
is eight dollars per square OF ten feet same
per square,. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates as to size; and at these prices all work
will be kept in order accidents excepted)
fUe gears, at the expiration of which time
1t will be better than when new.
We have the privilege of referring to the
following parties for whom we nave APP
piled the Plastic Slate Roofing: r.. s. Ten
ny, Esq; John j. peig, Esq; Messrs. .Reitz
q Haney |; Wm. Heilman, Esq; Messrs.
Gilbert & &c. Mark Sherwood, ESQ.,; Jo-
seph r. Elliott, Esq. Messrs. Forth, Bowles
&Co. Anthony Refs, Esq; Evansville Ma
tional Bank. = . 1nt. -9yk4t
Orders tor roofing or repairing may be
left at my Lumber Yard. Office, corner of
Main y Seventh Streets. or with my
Agent, Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq.
~ sr JOHN f. GLOVER.
Evansville, Ind, April lst. 1867. IA nj dSIn