New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-13
NEW AR TICLE OF
MANUFACTURE.
UNION STONE COMPANY OF BOSTON. MAS
SACHUSETTS.
PATESTEES AND MANUFACTURERS or
ARTIFICIAL STONE AND EMERY
WHEELS.
Fret Premium ~ Massachuse tts State
Fair, 1869.
Ffrst Premium at Maryland State Fair,
Maryland Insiitute. 1869
First Z. emium at Louisiana state Fair,
1870.

II has long been felt by the public and is admitted
by our best architects and builders, that of
pressing wants OF our time Is good substitute Tor
stone building, worthy OF confidence. During the
past twenty years we Un,asa s.stes Eneisno ana
Artificial stone. These patents have covered the
whole range Of mechanical eements, such as Glue.
Gum Shellac, Resin, Asphaitum, Tar, Rubber Hy-
drauc Cement Lime, etc; very few of the entire
number possess any practical merit, for we can no;
expect substances that are never found in natural
stone to make stone and thes g only claim vhe man
ut1espre f 0f SoaT S Sand rnMe.Nv
invention to the public, claim REAL STONE, ARTI.
FIC1ALLY MADE, and the only process yet discovered
from its original element. from purely mineral ma
terisl without artificial hest-a stone that inspires
srchtects most elaborate designs equaling granite
marble, or sandstone il appearance. strength and
durability while possessing sharpness of outline and
It can be furnished at such low prices as to per.
init its general use even wners stone is plenty, ow
also used to dress blocks of natural stone. either
to Of 6sm as
This invention is not offered to the public n a
crude stats; it has been thoroughly tested by scen
tlc men, and its products submitted to the severest
practical tests of atmosphere and frost. The effect
of the atmosphere is to harden; and carbonc acid.
so destructive many natural stones, combines
with and indurates the Union Stone The pro-
cess is simple, cheap, certain and expeditions. The
stone can be made with or without machinery-no
artificial heat is reQuired-and the spot where it
is wanted. whether it be in the city the al
ries of the West 1t can be applied to the manufsc
ture of building material from any mineral SUBJ
stance at hand. When powdered marble, slate or
soaps one used, marble, s ate or Oapstone is
Reproduced so like the original to deceive expe-
rienced judges. The coarse aad tine sand, SO gen.
eonntry cam by this process be wrought into
building material only equaled by our best granite.
| can he moulded. from that OF brick to the most
ornate column, capital or mouoiithc structure.
Tne necessary material for building stone is found
| everywhere, and he chemicals forming the cement
are neither scarce nor expensive. In every town OF
| five thousand inhabitants. the local demand for
| win nx and cid lis,
cellar floors, roofing, etc., not to mention the
| GUS other building purposes, will be sufficient to
enable manufacturer to DO large and profitable
| New articles of utility and ornament are suggest
serve to show to what extent this invention has al
! ready been applied
Building stones of al kinds, in imitation Of Marble
| Granite. Slate, Sandstone. Freestone etc.
Foundation for Buildings and Machinery, Roofing
Ghimneys Ri ing for walls of Money Safes, Bank
rsbe Esas s snd other
articles n imitation of natural stone, or Mosaics o.
Plates for Artificial Teeth; School and othe
Imposing Stones for Printers use; Fossil Re
mains. copied for Museums Of Natural History
Handles. Door Knobs Piano Keys etc.
liner. Emery Wheels al sizes and grades, OF qualit
| Homes, Oil or Whetstones. in every degree O
! hardness or tineness. to suit all trades
Grinding Stones of all sizes and degree of inenes
| and hardness, alike in all parts, having no sof
places.
| Soapstone Sinks and Tubs, without Joints
| Register Frames and other articles usually mad
| of Soapstone.
| Paper Weights. Lamp Stands, Medallions, Bust
and ornamental Figures of all kinds Veneering O
| Coating OF Wood or Stone
| Letter from DIR. Jackson
! BOSTON, Mass, January Is. 1870.
| Gentemen-I have tested q sample of your Arti
tcia! Stone, mad OF your cement and quart sane
and find that the frost test Saturated solution
Sulphate of Soda has not the power OF disintegrs
ting it in the least The trial was made by daily i'm
| mersions of the stone in the Sulpha'e OF Soda 81
| trate the Stone much as possible, and then
| crystaze. From this test it is evident that you
| Stone will Withstand the sGtion of frost more pc
| fectly than any sandstone or ordir airy buiidin
| stones now in use. l reason why 1t viii nc
| stand IS well as granite.
| q. 7. JACKSON NJ. D.,
| State Assayer
Samples can be seen at the Mechanics and Dea
ers Exchange, No. 10 Union sarest, or 80 Gam
| street. 10000
IT, is the design of the UNION STONE COMP
NY to license the manufacture of building materia
under their patent, for Statas. cities and towns
| liberal terms. They have patented and buils of
| cient machines for making blocks, and other form
| by their process, and are ready to take orders Il
| machines and grant the right to use them.
| N. g. HEATH
| General Agent, 80 Camp street,