The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-16

tin and Iced. "A mill near Front ans
Laurel Streets h turning out every Dc,
= score or more Of boxes OF the Amerj
can roo6Dg plate shuS prepared. Thi
/. OtlI has been ID operation iust to
m0nths. snd. With the exception or |
plant q Pittsburg. it 10 the only one d
. Pesnsylvsnia- At the close or tws
month"; operations the proprIesors O
The mandatory maintain that they cor
produce . 0rst clsss article OF roo6ne
. tin plaies - cheapIy o they can be made
IN Englsnd or Wales. plus the duty ol
9]4 per ton. In other words. the con.
sumner can purchase American roofIus
plate Of . good grade for q small {
price - be can get the British article
ana pay the duty thereon Of 2 is cents.
\ So fer, this mill has not attempted 70
produce bright Tin. which 10 used for the
manufacture Of tinwsre- However, the
firm has completed plans for The duplics-
ton Of iss present plant. and ssill other
additions are anticipated.
\ Tin plate 10 mace OF sheets Of iron or
steel coated With pure tin or . mixture
OF tin and lead. When the sheets are
covered With pure Tin the product i
called bright tin. and when the coat
ing II mixture Of tin and LEAD the pso-
duct 10 called 'roc6ng' tin. The vsIue
Of both kinds depends entirely upon The
quality Of iron or steel used, the manner
in which the tin plates are made and the
quality and quantity Of the coating. In
making cheap tin pIsse, Bessemer stseI
i employed. and 10 coated By . cheap
process, acid being used q : Iux. end
the plates finally rolled. to: squeeze tsII
the coating possible OF The sieeI, leaving
only enough 10 cover the base. The dux
l. the wash put on she steel plates 10
make the coating stick fast TO Il. or. ss
the Welsh ssy. to make il .bise."
There are mile In England whore rolls
are used which spread the coating OF tin
90 thinIy upon the steel plates that one
pound Of tin i made 10 cover 100 square
feet OF plate. This. OF course. 10 : Low
grade article. A. the steel costs bot 4
cents pound and pig Tin costs q cents
pound, there Il . general desire on the
part Of manufacturers 10 put q little lin
on The plates - possible
A frst rate grade Of sbrightS lin con-
tains about 10 pounds Of pure Tin TO 100
square feet Of plate. This ID nut on Bie-
meDs- Martin steel A. average OF 81
pounds Of Tin 10 1U0 square feet Of plate
makes . good article A. lead costs but
- cents : pound, II 10 usualIy mixed IN
liberal Quantities with the Tin 10 make
the costing metal To b sure. led,
alone vii. not adhere 10 iron or ssecl.
and : little tin u absolutely necessary.
Ito plates arc usually made in two
xes. - b. 80 inches and % b. 50 inch
- They ere packed in boxes contain
ing liz plates a boz ri the best quality
Of b. light rim. Of the II By - inches size.
seiis Tor oIl. \ fair gsads seIIs Tor from
IS so to g. The steel before Il & coated
= eut TO thicknesses- One size 10 H.
100 Of On inch and the other l3-IO0O.
The nrst = called the n. and the &C.
Dnd The g brasd-
On J0Iy ] The new tariff duty Of 2-lO
'enss : pound. o. 81 . ton. went into
rfect- i
The process q making roofing q sbe
Dsw mill of N. = G. Taylor COMPANY.
Deas Front snd Laurel Slrests. q 81 H.
eresting Onel The company buvs iss
'leeI plates u Enelspd. The manner oe
them into Tin q tbjs. there
'etng sixteen distinct steps IL The pro-
49,: Il
!. The sheets Of steel ase cut into !
'erfecs sises By squsring machine. Il
8 From The squaring mschjne the
ieel . pus Into : pickIing box. This|
tickle contains good deal Of suIphuric .
cid. and . applied for the purpose OF :
eOOving rust It
= Then tho plates are lifted With :
wing tongs from the picking box into I
trough of water, whore they are thor =
ughIy washed. p
4 The next % another water bath. q
= Then they are secured With sand =
remove the last particle Of rust, and 10. o
'eke the plates bright ssd smooth. q
3. = short distance away over : bot q
lrnsce ere arranged elk pots, the first or .
hich contains boiling palm oil. Into q
~ the steel plates ere immersed. 'el
y. The second vat contafns the mig. q
re Of led and tin metal. which d kept a
Tie boiling point, and here the plates v
4 soOther bath. II
.. A second pot Of metal comes next. 20
which The plsiee remain bot . lev lea
inutes- ~
8. The plates srs then laid % . tin p
vered table and both sidee are vieor. = =
'siy brushed witb heavy brush. This y
10 remove any little bIislsrs that may
'vs been formed before The coating -
70 coId. = y
10. A pot Of metal sImilsr to The 9th. 4
mixtures i next, asd into this the hos|s
ltes ere swung. ~
IL The plates sss pot 10 : vat ofdi
iIiDg oil. 70
II. Then they are dumped isto : pot
metal once more, and for The last ne
De. Ibu
Is. One By one they 20 70 : bin ofso
sdust and sre rubbed on both aides. %
IA Alongside of shis y . bin of bras.I
4 here : boy again subs the sides or
} plate ~,
Is. The plates then q TO : boy vho d
% them on sheep skin and rubs both ID
lee thoroughly. This d the 6nsI n
1ch, % isr . the making Of the In Il ! !;
pcerned. ~
I6. The plates 90 from shs sheep ! |;
Inc 70 The stamping wachiuo. Then ca