•/rFTCE* SALESROOM • 8 • FACTORY . (6-818-ESECPNDST CINCINNATI • O • L. LEWIS SAGENDORPH, Manager . C. N. AVERY, Secretary and Treasurer. Special Notice. H| N placing this Illustrated Catalogue before the public, we have endeavored ii to explain and illustrate the various uses to which sheet metal has been adapted in the construction of all kinds of buildings during the past ten years; and at the present time it stands superior to lumber, plaster and composition, being more durable, cheaper, less liable to repairs, weather proof, saves insu- rance, danger from fire, lightning and sparks. During the past year we have filled many orders for sheet metal, made into the various forms herein shown, for the entire exterior and partly the in- terior construction, viz : Sheet Metal Clapboards, Corrugated Siding jjj and Ceilings, Iron Roofing, Curved Awnings, Kalamein Iron Cornice, &c., which heretofore were chiefly made of wood and plaster, both of which would soon deteriorate by the atmospheric influences and mechanical forces. If this Catalogue falls into the hands of those who contemplate building or repairing, it will certainly pay them to peruse these pages carefully, and if convenient, have their architect or builder, or both consult together, compare with cost of other materials, points of security against fire, neatness of finish, lightness of material, at the same time giving greater strength and durability. Send for prices and samples. We cheerfully make estimates from draw- ings without charge. Yours very respectfully, Sagei^dorpl? Iroi? I^oofii^ ai?d paii}t Qd. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1886, by The Sagbndorph Ikon Roofing and Corrugating Co., in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. r The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. 71 DEPARTMENT FIRST. PRESSED STANDING SEAM IRON ROOTING. Patented October 14, 1884, January 16, March 3, 1885. Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Shows Sheet as shipped of Standing Seam Iron Roofing. Shows Standing Seam finished. Railroads, Corporations, Manufacturing Companies, Merchants and Farmers, Look to your Interests! -Cover your Buildings wiih Sagendorph’s Patent Simplified Iron Roofing !- Caq be Applied hi} anfl Oi t dinai 1 i| Laborer 1 ! Wind, fire, weather and lightning proof. Can be laid over known to last for fifty years, if painted once in three or five years. Double the strength and weight of tin; one- third the weight of shingles; one-sixth the weight of slate. Many joints are avoided by using this roofing. The largest tin plates for roofing purposes are 20X28 inches; our sheets are two feet wide by eight feet long. Sixteen square feet of surface measurement to each sheet. Our Standing Seam Crimped Joints form a water-tight connection and are firmly held to the sheathing or rafters by the application of our Tongued Cleat. This mode of fastening is the best ever adopted for metal roofing. It is very strong, and cannot blow off. Ex- pansion and contraction are so well provided for that the fastenings never come loose from the effects of heat and cold. It is also very simple — any one can easily put it on. No tools are required but a pair of tongs, hand-snips to cut the iron, and a jointer to make end joints. We make no holes in the sheets, such as are made in laying so-called “ cap ” and V Crimped Roofing, using wooden strips, which give trouble in putting on, and soon become loose, causing roofs to leak and making them liable to blow off. Lightning Cissipator. — Few persons realize the protection afforded during a violent thunder storm by being in a building covered with iron. Prof. Mitchell, and other scientific men say that it is impossible for a building to be struck by lightning when covered with iron. A meeting of the Board of Underwriters of New York, held in N. Y. City, advocated the general use of metal for ice houses, as their careful examination had clearly shown that no ice house covered with metal had ever been injured by lightning; but several with gravel and shingle roofs had been struck and consumed by the electrical fluid, and they made a heavy discount on the premium when covered with metal. You thereby save the expense of lightning rods. A Few Points Relating to Sagendorph’s Improved Patent Iron Roofing. Water, Fire and Weather Proof. — Acknowledged superior, in plan of construction, to all other iron roofs in use. The only iron roof on the market that has thoroughly water-tight metallic joints. No vegetable matter for packing standing seams is used, which, from exposure, will rot and decompose. This will eat the paint and iron. The standing seams, which form the cap, are made from the sheet, and are not liable to loosen or blow off. Each sheet is fastened to the sheathing on all four sides. The standing ribs or seams are supplied with one corrugation overlapping the other, squeezed together with tongs, and firmly held by our improved tongued cleat; this avoids any possible chance for leaks, caused by using nails or rivets, and closes the seams effectually against moisture, making it the most desirable roof in use. iron Roofing is no longer a new thing, as many suppose, but has been used in many places in Europe and the United States for more than fifty years, and would be almost universally used if it could have been produced heretofore at as low a cost as now, and if good material and a perfect mode of construction had been known and used, such as are embraced in Sagendorph’s Pressed Standing Seam Iron Roofing. Cistern Water. — Those using the water from this roofing will be pleased to find how much cleaner the rain water is than from a dirty shingle or gravel roof. The covering being smooth, the wind keeps it clean from all dirt, leaving none to be washed into the cistern. Our Paint being made from pure oxide of iron and linseed oil, is not injurious. ? 2 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. How Long Will it Last? — We have frequently been asked how long our roofing will last, and we answer by saying that every person knows that as long as iron does not rust it will last, and if it is kept painted it will not rust. There never is any friction on the under side to wear the paint off, and if the upper side is painted every four or five years, we do not see anything to prevent its lasting one hundred years. Our roofing is all made in our own factory, painted on both sides, and put up in packages containing eight squares each, with cleats, nails, and paint enough to give it one coat after the roof is laid. Its Mechanical Construction far Excels all Competitors! The only Iron Roof in the market that has thoroughly water-tight metal joints, not liable to become loosened by the action of the weather, as the entire binding of the seueral sheets is performed with metal cleats and mechanical tools. Bt Saves Insurance, Fears as to Fire, and Repairs. — Our method of forming the seams is acknowl- edged by all to be the simplest and most flexible joint ever invented. This is evidenced by the favor with which it is received by Architects, Builders and Mechanics wherever it has been introduced. There is no such thing as a leaky roof, or a roof being blown off, when put on by our method. By the old method of turning up one edge of a sheet wider than the adjoining edge, and then turning the widest edge over the narrow edge, there is always danger of cracking the iron ; in fact, a certainty of it, if it is hammered up close enough to make a tight seam. This cracked seam admits moisture, and will rust out in a few years. Also, by the old manner of fastening the iron to the sheathing by nails driven through the iron, it was found that the contraction and expansion of the metal would soon tear the iron loose from the nail or screw heads at the seam or joints. By our method our seams have sufficient flexibility to compensate for all expansion or contraction of the metal preparation of the iron. Fig. 4. Shows the manner in which two or more sheets are joined together at end of sheets, and opposite ends with joint made ready to place in position. Fig. 5. Shows roofing sheets applied to close board sheathing, flnisn at ends, and mode of forming end joints; placing of tongued cleats; finish of standing seam. In laying standing seam roofing, always hook ends of snects together as in Figs. 5 and 7; close this seam with wooden mallet. Shows the manner in which the cone or ridge is finished, also mode of laying roof proper. A — Ridge finished. B — One side of root laid complete, with tongue cleat in position. C — Manner of cleating end joint. I) — Full sheet prepared to finish ridge. E — Cap made from a narrow piece of iron, 2 inches wide, bent in a jointer to form a U to be fitted oyer the two flanges at top of ridge, bending tongue of cleat over, then squeezed together with tongs; this finishes the roof and ridge, and only requires extra labor to perform it. Fig. 3. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. Nona But the Very Best Refined Iron is used in our Roofing. This iron we have manufactured especially for our own use, and all imperfect sheets are thrown out. The iron is painted on both sides, with our Sagendorph Metallic Paint. This Paint has proved to be the best Roofing Paint in the world. It has an established reputation of nineteen years’ standing throughout the United States. It is especially adapted as a protection to iron, tin or wood. It will last for years without deterioration. Nine-tenths of Fires Occur on the Roofs. — People are now guarding against fire more than ever before, to prevent loss and increase happiness. Insurance is about one-third less in case of iron roof. Its Advantages Over Shingles. — Shingles were once made of the best selected timber, and lasted longer than now; they are now made mostly of limbs, odd cuttings, and such inferior timber that cannot be used for any- thing else, are short-lived at best; also frequently leak. The average life of shingle roofs is twelve years, and in towns where coal is used only ten years. Shingles are old fashioned and have seen their best days. Its Advantages Over Slate. — Slate roofing is very costly, all things being considered. Slate roofing will crack by freezing and thawing, and from heat of adjacent fires will crumble and slide off. Six or seven times as heavy as iron, it requires an expensive structure to bear it up, and an extreme pitch, which makes a large amount of surface. It often causes a building to settle out of shape, and the rule of measurement is always greater than for iron roofing. Slate roofs are condemned at many places. Many persons say they want no more slate roofs, and many architects advise customers not to have slate roofs. Its Advantages Over Tin. — Some of our agents are tinners, and from them and our own experience we learn these facts: the tin plate ncnu used for roofing is made light , cheap and inferior , to compete in price with iron, which is now gaining the lead ; the iron plates are so thinly coated with tin or lead that many are uncovered, and at best it is difficult to hold the solder strongly. Solder is a shorter grained material than tin, and breaks from contrac- tion, expansion and other natural causes. Iron both takes and holds paint far better than tin, and as the paint is the protection to either iron or tin roofs, the surface that is strongest holds paint the best, and is the safest to use. Tin roofs get out of repair so often that there are five times as many leaky roofs in proportion to one of iron. Iron manu- facturers, who have large buildings, and have given us their roofing to do, universally say: “Your roof is the best we have ever seen, and the only one we like,” etc. Our roof is unquestionably much stronger and far more durable. Tin ought to be laid on tight sheathing, which costs about one dollar per square extra, while our roof can be applied on lath, the same as pine shingles over an old roof, or on rafters. Fig. «. Shows the application of Cleat. The Cleat “E" is taken and fitted over the standing seam "A” by placing the curved end of Cleat down in an upright position on the inside of seam “A," then bend the upper part over the seam, fitting it around the curve of seam “ H ’’ and the end oval opening, and plane “ B ” extends out and down upon the rafters or sheathing, leaving the tongue “D” in an upright position, (as shown in cut "D,”) then fasten the Cleat to sheathing by driving two wire nails through the plane “ B this will hold the Cleat and sheet firmly to the sheathing. Continue this with sheets until the course is finished; then the next sheet for second course is fitted over the bent portion of Cleat “ B” between the tongue “D.” Press this sheet firmly down, and bend the end of tongue Cleat " D ” over the double seam, and press them tightly together by using the tongs. This will finish the standing seam, fastening both sheets to the sheathing and thoroughly closing the joint against leakage. Always close the double seam with tongs before cleating opposite side of sheet. It will be observed that the crimp of “ C ” thus forms an iron cap covering the joint “ A,” and that the sheets are held to the sheathing without being punctured with nails, the whole being held to the sheathing by the cleat “ E,” which may be placed as frequently along the joint as may be required. It will also be observed that the sheets require no binding or forming except at the ends, which are seamed in the usual way. Before applying the Cleat to standing seam “A” close it with tongs, as shown in cut of sheet “ C,” letter “ H ; sheet “ A ” shows seam as shipped, and sheet “ C ” after it has been closed ; this will allow placing of Cleat in position, which will secure its binding around the standing seam and the drawing of double seam while closing it with tongs. Sheet “ A ” and letter “ G " shows end joint at bottom of sheet; and sheet “C” letter “F” shows end joint turned upward on upper end of sheet, allowing the two sheets to be locked together, and closed with a mallet. Samples, estimates for work, and quotations in large or small quantities furnished on application. ♦♦♦♦♦. I Lightning, Fire, Weathera^Water Proof, The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. IRON LAID OVER SHINGLES. Shows a Shingle Roof being covered with our Standing Seam Iron Roofing. | This is no experiment, as our Roofing over shingles has been tested for the past three years, and found to be the } only practical covering for old shingles. It is cooler in summer and warmer in winter, and prevents condensation on f the under side of iron. The iron is laid the same over shingles as it would be on sheathing, with one exception, viz: * use six-penny nails to asten the cleat to shingles instead of small wire or shingle nails. I Cheaper than tin, slate, or re-shingling, and will outlast either of them ; saves insurance and danger from fire. Our Pressed Standing Seam Iron Roofing is the only Iron Roof on the market that can be economically laid over t shingles. We do not require any extra carpenter work, or make any litter around the premises. Tobacco cured in Iron Buildings increases in value from 15 to 20 per cent. In other words, the difference in the price of tobacco cured in an Iron Building will pay for the iron in from five to seven years. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. 5 t _ t l'ig. 10 . Shows mode of flashingaround chimneys, skylights, frames, &c. A and E — Flashing turned from ing seam closed. B — Fiber patch to cover opening at corner. F — Standing seam. main sheet. D — Crossjoint. C — Stand- | I ♦ ♦ ♦ I Fig. 12. A Shows laying of Standing Seam on sheathing and slat, having valleys. B — Finished side. H — Finished ridge. I Partly finished ridge C — Sheet mitered and hooked in valley. A — Valley laid of sheet prepared for valley in roof. D — Sheet with end joint made. Cr Fnd cleats. F — Sheets as shipped. What constitutes a square of Stand- 6 l / sheets 24X96 inches, painted both sides, ing Seam Iron Roofing: j poun d of Tongued Cleats. 10 Feet y z pound of Barbed Wire Nails. 2 pounds of Dry Iron Paint. Boxed and delivered on cars or boat. r* Less than 8 square order, boxing and cart- age charged for. t : i The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. DEPARTMENT SECOITD. Corrugated Iron ! F or s * £ ’ c t !: Doors, - Shutters, Arches and Awnings. Side Corrugation for Eleuators.- - 7 / ' n °h Corrugation for Ceilings. It has been in use longer than any other form of sheet iron for siding, ceilings and shutters. Wherever merit, rather than mere first cost, is considered, it has been the preferred form of metallic covering for fifty years. Hence the United States government for its public buildings, railroad companies, and prominent builders have used Corrugated Iron for siding, ceilings, shutters and doors, for many years. Its superior architectural appearance, as ■well as its durability and effectiveness, have secured wide attention. Corrugated Iron is the strongest known form of sheet iron, and imparts material strength to the structure to which it is attached by its lineal rigidity. We have constantly improved the quality of our product, giving the highest grade both of material and work- manship. We have invented new machinery especially adapted to our business, and no other manufacturer has the same facilities for turning out first-class goods, as we hold exclusive patents. We, also, have a furnace and rolling mill which manufactures for our use the best double-worked box-annealed iron of even quality. We thus insure to our patrons a uniform quality of the best iron made for roofing and siding purposes. Has the following qualties, essential to all covering material: It is fire, water and wind proof; it is lightning proof; it is cheap, light and durable; it allows for the use of a light frame, being a support in itself. A building covered with it makes a handsome appearance. It is only necessary to suggest the advantage of using this material for protection against fire. Insurance com- panies demonstrate its value by their ratings. Nos. 26 and 24 iron are more generally used than any other gauges for Roofing, and, perhaps, for Siding; although we keep and sell, largely, all gauges of standard thickness. We make estimates, when desired, on spaces to be covered. In such cases must have detailed dimensions: Fig. 13. Shows our Straight Corrugated Sheet ; 10 corrugations 2 / z inches wide by to / inch deep. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 feet. No. 18 — Full width, 25 in.; weight per square foot about I'f pounds. Regular lengths, “ 20 — t t “ ( ( itt “ “ 22 — ( < < f it it t t l/s “ “ 24— t t 2 S', '4 ( ( ( ( ti I/s “ “ 26-— t i 26 ii (i ^ ( /s “ “ 27 — l t “ ( 4 it i i X “ Covering width of the above numbers 23 inches. We furnish per square of 2/^/ ' nc h es Corrugated Iron 8 6 ® 6 51 4s sheets. 10 feet long. 6789 It is the custom of the trade generally, as it is ours, in selling by the square, to furnish a number of sheets the total superficial measurement of which equals 100 square feet. That is, without allowance for laps. This is especially proper in Corrugated Iron which is used for so great a variety of purposes varying so much in requisite amount lapped. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. 7 \ Fig. 14. Fig. 1*. Fig. is. Fig. 17. Fig. 18. ml ]j I Shows Corrugation. Shows 2 x AXY\ m Corrugation with Standing Seam. Shows i%XH Corruga- Shows 3-16XJ4 Corru- Shows Corduroy with i tion. S atlon Corduroy. Standing Seam. * Fig. 20 * 4 , Shows Diamond Corrugation, Fig. 20. Steel Wire Nails, Barbed, used in applying our Roofing, Siding and Ceilings. Shows Cross Corrugation of 2 J£XK» for Elevators, etc. Shows i%XH Corrugation, Crosswise, for Siding and Ceilings. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. Shows Corrugated Iron Roofing with Standing Seam finished, using metal cleat. Fig:. Shows Corrugated Sheets curved for Permanent Aw'nings; neat, cheap and durable. Fig:. 22. Show Cross Diamond Corrugation; used for ceilings and sidings. U e Fig:. 27. I Shows our Joint of Corrugated Wood, for going between the Corrugated Iron Roofing on each side of ridge of the roof This Joint (Figs. 24 and 27) is flat on one side, going next to the Cap, and corrugated on the other side to fit the corrugation of the roofing. This Joint is just the thing to use where Corrugated Roofing abuts against a wall where flashing is to be used ; J the flashing to be nailed over the Joint and to the wall. 9 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. These can be curved to any desired radius, within bending capacity of the material. In ordering refer to figure 4 in sheet of how to order. We make these to specifications required, of steel or iron, and give especial attention to exactness in this kind of work, having a large patronage from the leading architecural iron works, bridge works, builders, etc. These sheets are in very general use, beside for purposes indicated, as they present a handsomely finished appearance, and often save expense in construction, e. g. for lantern or ventilator roofs, dormer windows, window caps, etc. Fig. 29. These Arches, for strength, lightness, durability and fire- proof qualities cannot be excelled. Corrugated Arches have often been tested, (Trautwine,) and have never shown any deflection at a pressure of 1,000 pounds per square foot, and very little deflection at 2,000 or 3,000 pounds per square foot. The weight of the Arches with concrete filling on top of beam is but little over half that of a brick arch, and concrete filling to same height, thus allowing fewer or lighter beams to be used and lessening the load on the walls. These floors are from 20 to 35 per cent, cheaper than those built of brick arches, or in fact any other fire-proof floor. Curved ceilings, when painted suitably, present a very beautful finish, and for durability far excels plaster. The uses of curved sheets for roofing, ceiling and other purposes are infinite, and many will suggest themselves to the reader besides those here named. Fig. 30. Shows a section of a Corrugated Iron or Steel Arch, for fire- proof buildings, etc., in which our Corrugated Curved Sheets are use. Shows end view of and I 'AX% Corrugated Sheets, lapping one corrugation and wire nail fastening, respectively. The corrugation is used principally of Nos. 27 and 26 iron, although we make Nos. 24 and 22 also. With this corrugation, t XXH’ our sheets — No. 22, are full width, 23^ in. Covering width, 22|^ in. No. 24, “ “ 24 “ “ “ 23 No. 26, are full width, 24 in. Covering width, 23 No. 27, “ “ 24^ “ “ " “ 23X Shows a Corrugated Sheet curved. Shows fac-simile of a2^X‘K inch corrugation. Fig. 31. rt >- >± 14 inch Shows fac-simile of a ijf corrugation. Fig. 33. Shows sectional view of Panel, Panel Strips, and mode of applying. Shows Ceiling of Corrugated Iron, Oval and Diamond, cross-wise A — Diamond; B — Oval; C — Panel Strips. and length-wise of sheet, Panels, Strips, Rosettes and Metal Moldings. II *»»♦* ♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦• The Sagcndorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. Fiff. 35. Metal Molding for Ceilings. Figs. 3(> ami 37. A 3 2 I Fig. 36. — Metal Panel Strips; Fig. 37 — Metal Rosettes for finishing Panels and Corners. Fig. 38. Shows application of straight Corrugated Iron to an elevator, mill or railroad depot for siding. This makes a substantial, durable fire-proof covering of the finest architectural appearance, with which no flat sheet covering can at all compare. Where used without sheathing boards, the studding should be framed to measure from center to center, to correspond with covering width of sheet, (see page 14, Fig. 46;) or, if preferred, put the studding 6 to 8 feet apart, and nail the sheet to the purlins, placing purlins 2 to 4 feet apart. Studding 2 X 4 inches will answer usually, placed 23^ inches from center to center. FOR IRON FRAMES. The side laps should be riveted every 12 inches, and end laps in every other corrugation. To fasten the sheets to iron beams and purlins, a cleat of hoop iron or 1 inch wide should be passed around the purlins or beams and riveted at both ends to the sheet; by contracting or pressing this cleat toward web of beams or purlins mates a tight and secure fastening, and allows for contraction and expansion of the sheet. FOR CEILINGS. Nail to joists, purlins, or otherwise, as preferred. Either lap end of sheets, or, preferably, butt them up to one another, and use molding, corrugated on one side, to cover joints. Put molding around sides of ceiling, and repaint the iron of color to suit your taste. We manufacture Corrugated Ceiling in three forms or sizes, viz: 2^4 and t'fi Oval Corrugation, and l l fi inch Diamond Corrugation, in widths 24, 26 and 28 inches; lengths 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 feet; gauges Nos. 28, 26, 24 and 22. Also make a small Corrugation called Corduroy, size of Corrugation 3-16. This is used for covering solid wood shutters, doors and interior of buildings to make them fire-proof. 12 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. In ordering this design, a carefully drawn sketch should be sent us, giving exact dimensions. We can make this pattern in widths and lengths of 50X 120 inches, weighing from ^ to pounds to the square foot. For straight Corrugated Ceilings send exact dimensions of ceilings; state in which direction you prefer corrugation to run, — if to be applied to sheathing or over plastered ceilings. If to be applied to joists, directly, the iron must run across the joists; in which case mention thickness and distance between centers of joists. Unavoidable waste, in cutting special orders from stock, is invariably charged at full price, and cost of cutting added. If ordered about, three weeks in advance, we can often have special sizes rolled as required without extra charge, 1 "saving much waste. Please note that we must have detailed figures, showing dimen- sions on all drawings and sketches of surfaces to be covered, and especially when any cutting is desired. Shows Mitered Corners for Centers of Ceilings, etc. ■4 ♦♦♦♦♦« The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. l 3 1 Shows a Country Store having the entire out- side construction made of iron, viz: V Crimped Roofing, Corrugated Shutters and Siding, Corru- gated Curved Awning. Fig. 43.— No. 3. Shows Metal Combing Caps for Corrugated Iron Roofing. Iron Ridge Cap. No. i, large; No. 2, medium; No. 3, small. No. 3 is generally used on hips of roofs. Any of the above made from Nos. 30 to 24 iron, in 2 to 8 feet lengths, of zinc, copper, galvanized iron, tin, lead or painted iron. Iron Caps are made to use on shingle, slate or iron roof hips or ridges. j J \ Fir. 44. Shows Metal Combing Cap, used with Standing Seam and V Crimped to finish Ridge and Hips. Any of the above Capping made to order, in odd sizes, to suit the building for which it is to be applied. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. Shows application of Standing Seam Roofing and Straight Corrugated Iron to an Elevator, Mill or Railroad Depot. This makes a substantial, durable, fire-proof covering of the finest architectural appearance, with which no flat covering can at all compare. y Qj£*fir i ’Any of the within named goods , made of Black Iron, Painted Iron, Galvanized Iron, and Kalamein Iron, furnished in large or small quantities , by the pound or square , (/ox to,) after manufacturing. Special quotations in car load lots. Respectfully , The Sagendorph Iron Roofing! Paint Co The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. 15 DEPARTMENT THIRD. V CRIMPED IRON ROOFING. (O ILjID Shows V Crimped Roofing Sheets as shipped This style of Iron Roofing has been used more extensively than any other other kind; in fact, the sales of all other styles combined would hardly equal the sales of V Crimped. This is accounted for by its being the oldest device used in putting on sheet iron, and for many years this industry was confined to one or two manufacturers and patronized by large manufacturing firms, but seldom adopted by individual consumers for dwellings, barn's, etc., as tin and shingles were the principal materials; but of late years there have been many patents taken out. Inventors have given this great study and spent large sums of money in machinery and experiments, and now this material can be furnished by many firms working under various patents, all of which far excel the V Crimped, and iron is fast superseding tin and shingles. The construction of sheet iron for roofing purposes differs greatly from tin. It should be so constructed as to secure the following points: 1st — To resist the elements. 2nd — To be easily applied. 3rd — To be effective in rain or wind storms. 4th — To avoid waste in fitting angles, valleys and openings. There is but one iron roof offered to the public which absolutely secures to the purchaser all of these essential points, and that is SAGENDORPH’S PRESSED STANDING SEAM. Fig. 48. 10 Feet. Shows V Crimped Roofing, (old style,) using V Stick Center. For Shedding, or a cheaply con- structed building, this Roofing will an- swer, although we do not recommend it for general use. It has many faults that are overcome in our Pressed Stand- ing Seam. A — Represents manner of laying Sheets upon sheathing, slats or rafters. B — Sheet Crimped. C — Wooden Strips, used between the V Crimps to stiffen them, and allow for driving nails through the Sheet to fasten Sheets and Stick to sheathing or rafters. One square of V Crimped Iron Roofing consists of 6 '■/f sheets of crimped sheet iron. Painted both sides, one coat. Each sheet will measure 24 inches wide by 96 inches long. We furnish 2 pounds of Dry Iron Paint, 2 /^ pound wire nails, 1^ inches, and 50 running feet of wooden V strips to each 6^ sheets. i6 The Sagendotph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. DEPARTMENT FOURTH. | Roll Cap Iron Roofing and Metal Tongue Cleat. Patented October 14, 1884, and January 16, 1885. Fitf. 49. ♦ ♦ ; ♦ : ; : Shows Roll Cap Iron Roofing as shipped. This style of Iron Roofing is especially adapted to flat roofs. Wherever flat seam, tin or gravel can be laid, (]/ 2 in. fall to the foot,) this Roofing can be applied. Each roll contains ioo square feet after the stand- ing seam is turned; these are formed by a special tool which we furnish, or by using tinners’ combing tongs. The Roofing Sheets are 8 feet long by 24 inches wide ; painted both sides. 6 % of them are hooked and swaged together and neatly made into rolls as in Fig. 49. We also furnish all the trimmings necessary to complete the work. Fig. SO. Shows this style Roofing in course of laying. A Roofing finished. B — One course placed against another, with Metal Cap partly placed, and ready for the tongue of Cleat to be pressed over Cap and squeezed together. C — -Course prepared ready to be placed in position, standing edges all turned. D — Roll of Roofing. E — Metal Roofing Caps. This style of roofing does not require any extra skill to lay it, and can be done in about the same time as other styles. One great advantage it has over all other cap roofs is the holding of metal cap to roofing sheet standing seams by using our tongue cleat. Other devices either indent the cap or rivet it, both of which will, in a short time, blow off and cause leaks from the action of the weather. ro Feet. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ **♦♦» ♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. Fig. i TSsr Shows the application of our Roll Cap Iron Roofing on a flat store building, less than in. fall to the foot. We also show parapet wall flashings, chimney flashings, skylight frame flashings, and roofing sheets hooked into iron box gutters. This Figure will clearly demonstrate its adaptability to all kinds of structures requiring roofs, and the perfect working in the different parts. F.qual to tin ; superior to all other materials, and superseding felt or gravel roofs. Stronger, more durable, neater, and less liable to repairs. Will stand mechanical forces better, and costs less than either, all things considered. Shows the Roll Cap Iron Roofing and Trimmings. I — Metpl Cap. 2 — Roll of Sheet Iron Roofing. 3 — Metal Cleat as shipped. 4 — Metal Cleat formed ready to place in position against Roofing Sheet, Standing Seam; (Fig. 50, letter B.) 10 Feet. What constitutes a square of Roll Cap Iron Roofing: One roll, (6^ sheets, each 26X96,) making 50 running feet ; painted both sides; 50 lineal feet of Metal Cap, 1 pound Metal Cleats, >, pound Wire Nails, and 2 pounds Dry Iron Paint ; boxed and crated. 20 i8 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. DEPARTMENT FZFT2E. SHEET METAL CLAPBOARDING. Fig. 52 . Fig. 52 — Shows Sheet Metal Clapboarding as shipped ; painted both sides. Covering width 20 in., length in stock 96 in. Equal to four pieces of wooden siding, costs less, applied in half the time, more durable, perfectly fire- proof, and equal to stone or brick, superior to wood. Fig. 53 . Fig. 53 — Shows Metal Corner Board to finish corners, angles and offsets when using Metal Cl^pboarding. Fig. 53 1 Shows side of building nearly completed with Metal Clapboarding and Metal Corner Boards. It using our Metal Corner Boards, place them on first, nailing in the margin about 6 in. apart, then commence applying the Clapboards ; lay them across, not up and down. Lay the lower course across complete, being very careful to start the first course straight, and no trouble will follow, as all sheets are accurate and alike. Make joints at ends with one inch lap. A — Ending of sheet. B — Studding and upper flange. D — Line showing lap of one sheet over another. This lap is one inch, and made at studding. If no sheathing or boarding is used, make lap at studding; drive wire nail under lap of each panel; this will draw the two sheets closely together and when painted will not be noticed. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company r 9 Shows a frame house covered with iron, viz: Pressed Standing Seam Iron Roofing, and Metal Clapboarding on sides. This makes a thoroughly fire, lightning and weather proof house. Neat, economical, durable; saves insurance, retains paint longer, costs less, and re- quires less material to repaint ; lighter, simpler in application ; can be applied on studding 24 in. apart, or over rough sheathing ; no waste in applying. Made in lengths 96 in. and four panels to the sheet, 4*4 in. wide, as shown in Fig. 52. i j i 1 ♦ Fig. 5 4*4. Fig. 54*4 — Shows full sheet of Metal Clapboarding as shipped. A — Sheet ready to apply on sides of building to studding or rough boarding. B — Upper fiange ; point where nails are to be driven at every stud- ding. C — Lower flange that fits over and under flange of upper sheet. D — Where nails are to be driven after two sheets are joined ; follow up with nailing at each panel ; this fastens each sheet securely to studding or sheathing. At openings or ending, cut off any surplus, using care not to bend or tear the panel or offset at base, and apply this piece in commencing the next course. 20 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. To insure protection to the underside of Iron Roofing j j and Siding, or Clapboards, retain the warmth of the interior j j in the winter and exclude the heat in summer; also, prevent j | condensation (or sweat) when the temperature is freezing, or | below, we recommend laying between the roofing and j sheathing a layer of Roofing Paper. We keep three grades, j known as follows: j First.— Felt Paper Lining, 30c. per square, . . . (100 square feet.) Second.— Asphalt Paper Lining, 25c. per square, “ “ Third. — Glazed Paper Lining, 20c. per square, . “ “ t his addition adds ten fold to the lasting qualities of either tin or iron when used for roofing or siding. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. 21 DEPARTMENT SIXT22. Flexible GanvasiDuck Roofing. Fig. 55. Fig. 56. * THE « Lightest and Strongest Roof ever used for all kinds of Buildings, Railroad Sheds and Buildings, Boiler Decks, Dance Pavilions, Tobacco Barns, Lumber Sheds, Horse Cars, Sugar Barracks, Distillery Plants, Plantation Buildings, Freight Cars. Warehouses of all kinds. The only Roof that can stand the Southern climate without fault. No Rust; no Expansion or Contraction ; light as Tin ; strong as Iron. POINTS ON; Sagendorph’s Flexible Canvas and Duck Roofing, Patented September 2, 1884, and January 6, 1885. AS COMPARED WITH OTHER KINDS. Special |Votie. OBELISK IRON <• CEMENT! used with Obelisk Paint, supersedes tinners’ soldering. Saves expense, and prevents damages by rain in leaking roofs, 26 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. Sagendorph’s Obelisk Paint! in the hands of an honest workman, produces a covering that will resist atmospheric changes, prevent rust, and stop leaks in tin or iron roofing. This covering adheres firmly to the surface to which it is applied, thoroughly cementing all joints, seams and breaks, strengthening the entire surface, forming a pure, non-corrosive coating, susceptible of great elasticity, without crack- ing or peeling. This feature is one of great importance to metal roofs, as the covering does not deteriorate with the change of seasons, but stands intact through wet or dry, heat or cold. Simply painting roofs with ordinary com- pounds does little, if any, good, as the oil soon dries out and leaves the mineral body in a scaly or chalky condition, while the Obelisk Metallic Paint furnishes a coating equal to the metal to which it is applied, being composed of foreign gums, native Sesquioxide of Iron, Manganese and 5 . T. P. Body Oil, as manipulated by us, and if applied in accord- ance with our mode of treatment will produce an indestructible covering for metal (against natural causes.) This Paint supplies a long felt want, and any tin or iron surface properly covered with it is certainly doubled in value for roofing purposes, for the metal cannot, rust. It will prevent or repair broken joints and seams, and remain in good condition for many years. During the past fifteen years this Paint has been applied to over 1,000,000 squares of iron, tin and fibrous surfaces, distributed throughout the United States, represented on the finest and largest public and private buildings, Iron Plants and Manufacturing Plants, and in no instance has it come to our knowledge of its giving dissatisfaction or proving contrary to our representations, fully meeting the claims made by us, and proving one of the best preservers of metal and metallic roofs ever offered to the public. Gtlisliora. — We manufacture the original Sagendorph Metallic Paint from purest, toughest and hardest Lake Superior Iron Ore. The Obelisk Metallic Paint is not made of slate, shale, rotton stone or clay, like other so-called mineral paints, with which we do not pretend to compete. Our Paints are more durable and as valuable as the best red lead, and costs much less. Analysis ©f Sirsn 0 ire — Sesquioxide of Iron, 93-68 per cent, j Alumina, 3.06 per cent. Silica, 3.20 per cent. I Loss, 06 per cent. CS^Equal to 65.00 per cent, of Metallic Iron.'wSU Buy only that bearing our trade mark of the Obelisk. Bswaire ©I Frauds and Unprincipled Dealers. — Dishonest men have been in the habit of using our name, or a name so nearly ours as to deceive the public, and selling burnt ore, clay and stone paints, representing them to be the genuine Obelisk Paint, the same as manufactured by the Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. You may have bought burnt ore paint, thinking you were getting Obelisk Paint, and if so, of course, you are down upon such. It has cost you double what it would had you bought the genuine, because you had to use more of it ; and if you have painted iron or tin, it has rusted, because the burning of the ore has changed its nature and made it subject to re-oxydization. Our Paint will not re-oxydize, because the ore is the perfection of oxydization, and nothing is done to change its nature. Ilford to Property Owners. — Close attention paid to the repairing and painting of metal roofs has clearly shown that lead solder will not unite sheets of metal together against moisture or the elements when used for roofing purposes. Tin plate varies in quality the same as any other commodity, and is composed of many different grades of iron coated with tin or lead. Many have the idea that tin roofing is composed of solid tin, while others have the impression that the tin is incorporated through the entire body of the sheets. In order to have this communication thoroughly understood, we think it necessary to make a brief explanation of the mode employed in the manufacture of tin plates. All tin or leaded plates are composed of sheet iron, — first quality charcoal iron, second quality charcoal iron, (imperfect sheets,) third quality coke iron. These various iron sheets are treated to a coating of tin or lead solution. When finished they are known as tin I or leaded plates. To facilitate the working of these different brands of roofing, it is necessary to join the sheets together by means of hooking and then soldering. When they are laid upon boards or sheathing to form a roof, they are then subject to great strain upon each other, caused by the atmospheric changes, expansion and contraction. Then it is that the joints and seams are tried, and the strength of this roof is measured, just the same as the strength of an iron chain would be, (provided it had a weak link.) This imperfect link would represent the strength of the chain; so does the lead solder measure the strength of a tin or lead plate roof. Several sheets hooked together and L oldered with lead, and subjected to the atmospheric changes, will expand and contract; each sheet being of the The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. same material will act alike, and the lead being a shorter and softer grain, must give way to its strong and superior neighbor. Results are a broken joint or seam, next follows an opening, and the next develops a leaky roof. You call in the tinner, and he only temporarily stops the leak with the old remedy, (lead solder,) and one warm day’s sun, with the cooling night air, subjects the roof to great and sudden strain, and the old breaks re appear. Another call makes the discovery that the tin is so rusty and bad that to make a secure job you must have a new roof, of the same construction, soldered joint and subject to the same strain, producing the same results, leaky roofs. Hundreds of remedies have been tried during the past twenty years, and for the past fifteen years none of them have proven of any account, except ours, known as the original Obelisk Roofing Paint. Out of the thousands of metal roofs treated by us during these years we have never had brought to our notice a single failure. Never has a joint or seam or hole in a metal roof leaked after we had treated it. Work done by us in this city during the last six years presents the same appearance that it did when first finished. This coating forms a covering that resists atmospheric changes, not affected by the burning of soft coal, strengthens every joint and seam, prevents rust, will remain in perfeet condition for many years without renewal; at the same time place the roof in a condition that will not require watching or cause damage by leaking. No matter how bad the roof leaks this Paint will restore it, and accomplish the desired effect if the directions are followed. A trial costs little, and will prove a great benefit to the property, economy to the owner, and the truthfullness of our claims. Competition in tin roofing is so great, and prices have become so cut, that it is impossible to furnish a good quality of plate and do a first-class job. No business man can afford to work below cost, and he is forced to use a low grade to meet this competition, and in seven cases out of ten the roof taken off will prove far superior in quality to the new one. If the owner had known of this Paint and Cement, and employed an honest workman, he could have saved many dollars, and had a much better roof than the new one will prove. This Paint applied to new work will keep the metallic surface free from rust, covering the joints and seams in such a manner that expansion and contraction cannot break them, and will be free from any expense to the owner for five or more years. The ordinary tnode of painting roofs has proven of little worth, if any, and the best will not last any length of time. Some property owners paint every year; some in two years, while others neglect for many years, and allow rust to form to such an extent that the metal is beyond repair. We have done more to raise the value of Tin and Iron for Roofing purposes than any other coating or compound hereto- fore known. Tin or Iron roofs will not rust out when properly coated with our Paint. Wh en you are offered a good, first-class article for a low price, much below cost of making such goods, you can rest assured that either the seller or buyer will be cheated, and nine times out of ten it will prove that the buyer has suffered. Obelisk Metallic Paint and Cement. — Its Worth to All. — Fifteen years’ study and experiment have developed the finest Fire and Weather Proof Paint ever put on the market; an altogether original process and amalgamation of pigments, whereby a paint is produced which combines advantages not afforded by any paints now known in the market. It is called Obelisk Metallic Paint. Some of the advantages mentioned are as follows: It is not only suitable for all purposes for which common or superior lead paints can be used, but for many others which they cannot be used with effect, viz: As a protection against the possible penetration of dampness, the effect of salt or salt water, diluted acids and alkalies, withstanding from 400 to 500 degrees of heat, usage over tar and its com- pounds, its resistance of ammonical vapors and sulphuretted hydrogen gases, proof against worms, ants, barnacles, preventing oxydization of metals, even arresting the same after it has attacked metals. It contains no poisonous substances, and can be used without injury by any person, even of the most delicate constitution. For coating tanks, holding water, etc., it imparts no taste whatever. Infectious germs can find no lodgment on it; it can be used on surfaces of wood, iron, stone, plaster, brick, zinc, tar, etc.; its surface can be washed without injury. One coat prevents penetration of moisture, and two coats produce a body that withstands all elements; it can be applied over other paint, or other paint over it. For iron work, such as columns, girders, railings, bridges and iron ships it has no equal. Its covering capacity on clean metal surface is 175 square feet, two coats to the gallon, while its cost is not much in excess of common paints. It is easily applied by any person. Its effect upon any substance to which it is applied is the same as a coating of porcelain to an iron vessel; in fact, it hermetically seals the surface to the admission of air, water or any substance whatever. The only Paint that will form a coating which completely resists all atmospheric influences,' whether natural or from the necessary fires used about blast furnaces, rolling mills, gas houses, sheet iron mills, etc. It has been used extensively among these industries during the past ten years, and in no instance has it failed to give satisfaction, fulfilling all claims made for it. In ordering Paint it is best to .also order the Cement, which must be used according to directions, in stopping leaks of any kind. Ten pounds will repair about one hundred leaks in joints, seams or rust holes; also use the Cement for flashing; it is a permanent remedy for stopping leaks around chimneys and in skylights. The Original Obelisk Paint and Cement, with full and plain printed directions hozu to apply, pul up in one to fifty gallon packages. Cement in five to three hundred pound kegs. For sale only by THE SAGENDORPH IRON ROOFING AND PAINT CO. Samples, and full printed directions to apply, upon application. Trade supplied. 28 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. DEPARTMENT EIGHTH. OBELISK IRON CEMENT. ! This Cement has been steadily growing into use for the past 15 years, and is rapidly taking the place of lead solder, always giving perfect satisfaction. Resisting all the elements, uniting metal joints securely, and readily ad- hering to brick, stone, wood, iron, tin or mortar, makes it the most suitable material to use for counter flashing. Every kind of leak in a roof can be effectually stopped by Obelisk Iron Cement. It can be applied readily and perfectly by any one without the use of heat or special tools, which cannot be done with solder or any other kind of compound. Iron Roofs made perfect by its use. No joint, seam or leak upon which Obelisk Iron Cement is applied ever gives out. It is perfection. Tinners or roofers cannot afford to do without it. Once used, always used. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. 29 T EST IMONIALS of Prominent Manufacturing Companies, Firms and Individuals as to the Worth and Merits of all the Goods Manufactured by us. Cincinnati, O. Mr. Sagendorph repaired the roof on the premises which I occupy, Nos. 140 and 142 Main Street. It was, when he took hold of it, the worst old tin roof I ever saw, and it is now and has been for the past eighteen months one of the tightest water-proof ro^fs ever made. J. L. Wayne, Jr., 140 and 142 Main Street. Harrisonburg, Va., June 15, 1880. Dear Sir: I erected a new building with a tin roof last spring, and I want the roof painted. If Mr. Sagen- dorph is still in your employ I wish you would send him here. The old roof he painted for me two y’ears ago next fall gives entire satisfaction. New roof is 27X42 J 4 - Respectfully, Joseph Nye. Lynchburg, V a., January 7, 1S81. This is to certify that about four years ago the roof of my residence leaked very badly, and I got Mr. L. L. Sagendorph to repair it with his Metallic Paint, since which time it has never leaked. R. PI. Boatwright. United States Navy Yard, Washington, f Office of Civil Engineer, July 13, 1877. ( Dear Sir : I take pleasure in stating that Sagendorph & Bro. were employed during the month of February' last to treat with the Metallic Paint the east and south side of boiler-shop roof, then in a leaky condition. Since its application the leaks have been successfully stopped, and the Paint presents no signs of deterioration in the least, and has thus far given entire satisfaction. Very respectfully, A. G. Monacal, C. E. U. S. Belfont Iron Works Company, | Ikonton, O., March 3, 1883. J The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Co. — Gentle- men : We take pleasure in saying we are pleased with the work you have done at our blast furnace. We refer to your painting with Obelisk Paint, the smoke stack, 150 feet high, painted September, 1881, and three Whitewall Hot Blast stoves. We consider the work and Paint first-class for the purpose required. Very truly yours, Belfont Iron Works Company. F. D. Norton, Pres’t. L. T. Dean, Vice Pres’t. B. H. Burr, Sec’y and Treas. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing ana Paint Company — Gentlemen : I have had several roofs repaired by your Paint and Canvas on shingles and tin; also gutters patched ; have put on over shingles your Iron Roofing. Am well satisfied as to their durability and economy. Yours, etc., W. P. PIulbert, Office , Room 2, Gazette Building. Staunton, Va., January 17, 1881. L. L. Sagendorph , Manager — Dear Sir: I have recently used Mr. Sagendorph’s Patent Roofing, and whereas sufficient time has not elapsed to test the roof thoroughly, yet I regard the main points of the roof good. It was my choice between several other makers. I think the patent will prove a great success if handled with judgment and skill. Yours very truly, M. Erskine Miller, President and Manager Fire Creek Coal and Coke Co., Fire Creek, IV. Va. Buffalo Gap, Va., January 19, 1881. L. L. Sagendorph, Manager — Dear Sir: We have two houses covered with Sagcfidorph’s Patent Iron Roofing. One of the houses is 78X46 and the other 68X4°- We have had no leaks, and it appears to me to be the best iron roofing I have ever seen. With a roof covered with sheathing, and then the iron placed on, it is very strong and good. We have a wooden trestle and bridge painted with Sagendorph’s Metallic Paint. Mr. Sagendorph covered the roofs of houses very rapidly, and executed his work well. Respectfully, D. P. McCorkle, General Sup' t N. Y. and Va. Iron and Coal Co. Roanoke College, Salem, Va., May 24, 1878. Judge fV. Griffin — Dear Sir: In making proposal for the treatment of the college roofs, Mr. Sagendorph sub- mitted a letter from Colonel Forsberg, C. E., Lynchburg, Va., indorsing the Metallic Paint and the manner in which it is applied in the strongest terms. Through my own inadvertence this letter has been mislaid, and I feel it but justice to the agent, in consequence, to make the above statement. Permit me also to say that, from observation and experience of the work done by Mr. Sagendorph on the roof of my porch and the roofs of the college building, I feel satisfied that the material employed and the method of its application will thoroughly preserve and repair all surface to which it may be applied. Very respectfully, J. C. Well. jo The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. Freehold Mills, Freehold, N. Y. Sagendorph Roofing Company — Sirs: Have shipped to-day box of Tools and will send balance when I hear from you. In your terms to my partner you agreed to box and pat on board of cars free of charge, and you got me charged 40 cents for' box ; send amount of freight included and I will remit. The roofing suits finely. We shall want more in the spring as we are going to do considerable rebuilding then. I think I can get you several orders by that time if you will make it interesting for me. Yours respectfully, A. J. Brown. Cincinnati, March 1, 1884. 0 . L. Perin , Esq., V. P. and Sup' t M. C. D. Co. — My Dear Oliver: This will introduce to you Mr. H. C. Woodrow, who is at present with Mr. Sagendorph in the roofing business. Remembering that your corn house needs repairing, I recommend Mr. S. most strongly for the work. From what I know of him, I feel justified in saying that his work is always well done in every particular, and invariably' gives satisfaction. I should advise your giving him the preference, if you have not already made the repairs. Very faithfully', Thos. T. Gaff. Architect's Office, U. S Capitol, j Washington, D. C., July 22, 1872. / Z. L. Sagendorph, Manager — Dear Sir: In reply to yours of the 25th inst. as to my opinion of the iron ore used in the manufacture of your Metallic Paint, I have to say that I have been so pleased with it, since it was accidentally brought to my notice some years ago, that I have used no other mineral paint for tin roofs, or for iron work where the color would permit. For body and durability I consider it superior to any other mineral paint ever brought to my notice. Very respectfully your obedient servant, Edward Clark, Architect. Ashland Coal and Iron Railway Co. J Ashland Ky., March 1, 1883. / L. L. Sagendorph, Sup't. — Dear Sir : The work done for us in painting and repairing our roofs, gives, so far, perfect satisfaction. You will remember that our cast- ing-house roof had more holes in it than whole sheets, and that I was skeptical as to the calico you put on standing the test of the excessive heat to which it is subjected several times daily; but it has stood it, and much to my surprise, and is now, at the expiration of nearly two years, to all appearances, as good as when put on. The Paint on our other iron roofs also looks much more durable than any other kind we have ever used, seeming to retain its body regardless of the effect of the weather. Very respectfully, Douglas Putnam, Jr., Sup’t. John Means, Pres’t. Frank Coles, Ass’t Sup’t. John G. Peebles, Vice Pres’t. Robert Peebles, Sec’y and Treas. Cincinnati, February 28, 1884. Messrs. L. Lewis Sagendorph er Co., City — Dear Sirs: We have been asked by various parties about the quality of your Paint. It gives us much pleasure to state that since you have painted the roof of the Eureka building we have got rid of the trouble and annoyance that we had for years, and we regard it as a number one material for resisting the elements, and will cheerfully' recommend it to all your friends and the public. Yours respectfully, Freiberg & WoRKDM. Fort Defiance, January 21, 1881. L. L. Sagendorph, Manager — Dear Sir: In reply' to yours of the 15th inst. I have to say that our entire buildings are covered with the Sagendorph’s Patent Iron Roofing, painted with his Mineral Paint. It has given entire satisfaction, and, in my opinion, it is not only much cheaper than tin, but far more substantial and last- ing. Since its introduction here, some eighteen months ago, it has now become to be generally used. Very respectfully, Chas. S. Roller, Principal Augusta i Male Academy. Eerrol, Va., January 20, 1881. L. L. Sagendorph , Manager — Dear Sir: Yours of 15th inst. asking information regarding Sagendorph’s Patent Iron Roofing received. In reply have to say that we used his Mineral Paint on a tin roof, and it gave satisfaction, and so far comes up to what he claims for it. This was put on about sixteen months ago. Last June, when we re-built our casting-house, we engaged Mr. Sagendorph to roof it. Since then it has been as severely tested as was possible, by the weather on the outside and quite a high degree of heat within. From our experience with it as given above, we have no fault to find, and should use it in preference to any other we now of if we had buildings to cover. Respectfully', C. A. Rundall, Sup't Penn, and Va. Iron and Coal Co. Lynchburg, Va., May 28, 1878. L. L. Sagendorph, Manager — Dear Sir : Attracted by the testimonials of the United States Army and Navy in respect to your Metallic Paint for roofs, I contracted some months ago for the treatment of the roof of my dwelling house, which was done in January last. My roof was an old one of tin, put on about 1852, and in many places had holes which admitted enough water to discolor the ceilings in the upper rooms in many places whenever there was a hard rain. After the treatment was done, a few of the leaks were found not to be closed, a fact which, by previous request, was communicated to your agent. A second application to these places closed all the leaks, and they have so far remained effectually closed. I am extremely well pleased with the result. Without your Paint I would have been compelled to put on a new roof ; with it I expect to avoid the necessity for many years. Respectfully yours, R. G. H. Kean. The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. QuiNNIMONT, W. Va., January 22, 1881. L. L. Sagendorph , Manager — Dear Sir: Yours of the 15th inst. in reference to Sagendorph’s’Patent Iron Roof- ing and Obelisk Metallic Paint is received. We have used both extensively, and it does stop leaks and does all claimed for it by Mr. Sagendorph. Yours respectfully, J. F. Lewis, Vice Pres't and Manager Penn, and Va. Iron and Coal Co. Virginia Female Institute, \ Staunton, Va., October 13, 1878. / Dear Sir : On the completion of your tedious job on our leaky roofs to our great satisfaction, it is due to you to express our commendation of your material, the pains taken to make a good job, the plan of operation and the complete success secured. We have been afflicted with leaks in our tin roofs for many years, and never before have we felt confidence in any process for relief until we secured your services. I believe you have fully suc- ceeded, and hence we recommend your Metallic Paint, and careful method of using it, to any parties suffering with leaky roofs. It affords me pleasure to testify, also, to the quiet and gentlemanly deportment of your work- men, and the little trouble and annoyance they gave our family during their long job. This is of special import- ance to us, and I doubt not will be equally appreciated by others. Very truly your obedient servant, R. H. Phillips, Rector. Roanoke, Va., March 5, 1883. I. L. Sagendorph, Manager — Dear Sir: In reply to your favor requesting my view and experience with your Iron Roofing and Metallic Paint, it affords me pleasure to say that during my connection with the Low Moor Iron Company, as C., M. and Mining Engineer, your Company painted for us by contract, with your Paint, over one hundred dwelling houses, covered the extensive ore sheds, new foundry and machine shops, the extension to our cast-house and several other buildings, with Iron Roofing, and painted all with your Roofing Paint, besides repainting the iron work and stack of furnace, etc., in all of which work our experience was a repetition of that of the former manager who built the furnace in ’79 and ’80, and had awarded you the contracts for all the original roofing and painting, which was that for all the qualities which constituted good work, suitability, durability and faithfullness in workmanship, your Com- pany cannot be excelled, at least in my experience. I may also add that whilst building extensive coal works on New River, in ’81, for the New River Coke Co., of which I was Superintendent and Engineer, we used both your Paint and Iron Roofing, and always received satisfaction ; and hence I cheerfully commend your work and material to any one needing such services. Very truly, etc., C. F. Conrad, C., M. df M. Engineer, Croze/ S. dr I. Co. dr At., Roanoke, Va., and Rover Iron Co., Roanoke, Va. P. S. — During the past month, knowing the quality of your Paint so well, I have sent to Cincinnati and secured it for the roof of my residence here. C. 31 Fayette Coal and Coke Co., j Stone Clike, W. Va. / Dear Sir : It affords me pleasure to be able to state, that the roofing and painting done for us has given great satisfaction in finish and durability. It is, in my opinion, unequaled. Yours truly, G. W. Bramwell, C. E. Warrenton, Va., December 19, 1877. Dear Sir : Yours of the 1 6th inst. received. Would answer that our depot roof, before you worked on it, was nearly as poor a roof as business can be safely done under — frequently necessary to move books and papers to one part and another, as we could find places. Indeed, best judges thought it useless to attempt to repair such a roof. And now since you have repaired this roof, I have failed to find a single leak. Your finish, also, has a respectable appearance . Yours truly, J. S. Linn, Agent IV. C. V. M. and G. S. Railroad. Office City Engineer, 1 Ly.nchbug, Va., 1878. j It affords me great gratification to find that Mr. Sagendorph, of this city, recently received a contract for treating the roofs of some of our public buildings, and that he has completed this work to the entire satisfaction of the authorities. The Metallic Paint introduced by him I do not hesitate to pronounce the most superior roofing Paint which has come under my observation. By strict attention to business and excellent workmanship he has gained the confidence of our community, and gladly I recommend him as well worthy of liberal patronage. Aug. Forsberg, C. E. Staunton, Va., February 14, 1880. Dear Sir : It affords us great gratification to testify to the value of your Metallic Paint, and process of treat- ment. The roof of Grange Hall, (City Hall,) lately purchased by the city of Staunton, was in very bad repair, leaking in all parts, causing the plastering to fall, and ruining the ceiling of the main hall. After the council decided to convert the main hall into a theater, we were obliged to make the roof tight to protect a very expensive fresco work. On reading your testimonials from this state and many large cities, with the experience of one of the members of council who had a very bad roof, and stated that your work had stopped all leaks effectually, we decided to give your firm the work, with the understanding that if you did not succeed the city was to pay nothing. The contract was made December, 1878, and up to the present time we have had no trouble, (nearly two years,) and from all appearance the work shows no sign of deterioration. We cheerfully recom- mend both the work and the workmen. You have accomplished all that you have claimed, and gave ample time to test the same before asking .any payment. Very respectfully, John W. Alby, Chairman, John B. Evans, John W. Todd, Committee on Public Grounds ana Buildings. 32 The Sagendorph Iron Roofing and Paint Company. Dear Sir: I speak whereof I know when I say that no paint yet discovered will accomplish what yours will, either as to wear or effectually stopping leaks, either from broken seams or holes in roofs. It forms a perfect iron coating, and really becomes a part and parcel of a tin or iron roof. Yours truly, N. Hamlin, Architect. Ironton, O., March 31, 1881. Gentlemen: It affords me great pleasure to testify to the value of your Metallic Paint, and perfect construction of your roofing, both of which we have largely used on our rolling mill and blast furnace buildings. The old roof of our casting-house, which I was about replacing with a new one, was, with your Paint and Cement, rendered as good as new, and from close watching and careful observation of said roof I feel assured it will now last for years. Your Paint applied to our heat pipes has stood your guaranteed test. Respectfully, J. H. B RAM WELL, General Manager N. Y. and Ohio Iron and Steel Works. Staunton, Va., February 14, 1880. Dear Sir: It gives us great pleasure to state that the work done on our church (First Presbyterian) and spire with Metallic Paint has given us entire satisfaction. The leaks have been effectually stopped, and the spire — nearly one hundred and fifty feet high and very difficult to reach— has been protected at the edges, (it being octagon shape.) It was previously covered with lead and slate, which had become loose— some of it falling off. It now presents a neat and durable appearance, and we have no doubt will last for many years. We cheerfully recom- mend you to the public. David A. Kayser, Thomas A. Bledsoe, James H. Blackley, Washington, D. C., September 5, 1878. To Whom it May Concern : This is to certify that during the summer I was solicited by Messrs. Sagendorph & Bro. to use Metallic Paint on my tin roof, which I did after seeing it prepared, and then witnessing the thorough cementing and patching of all leaks, to the number of sixty or more, before the Paint was applied, and 1 am fully satisfied with the workmanship and the apparent durability of the treatment, both as means of protecting the tin or other substance to which it is applied, and for thoroughly stopping all leaks. My roof, a new one, was badly loosened and unseamed by the wind, between three and four years ago, since which time it has leaked continually in spite of tinners and painters, until treated with the Metallic Paint. My bay window flashings have also been made water-tight by the t same treatment. I). S. Foster, M. D. L* - This is to certify that in September, 1875, we contracted with L. L. Sagendorph to treat with Metallic Paint the roof of our Vulcan Iron Works. The roof was in a very bad condition — leaking in all parts. The sheet iron portion (under which there was no sheathing) was rusted into innumerable holes, in some places broken and hanging down in patches. The roof was condemned as useless, and we had commenced to replace it with a new one, when Mr. Sagendorph undertook the repairing of it. The broken portions were covered with long strips of canvas, painted with his Metallic Paint and laid in his Cement. The smaller holes were carefully sought out and treated with his Cement, and the whole roof thoroughly painted with Metallic Paint. The work and material have stood the test of eighteen months— entirely coming up to representations as to leakage, and to all appearances the work and material remain in good condition. The Metallic Paint patches adhere with great firmness- — the Cement tough and rubber-like, and the body of the Paint all that could be desired. H. A. Ramsey & Co., Proprietors Vulcan Iron Works , Baltimore , Md. Lynchhurg, Va., August 12, 1885. This is to testify that Mr. L. L. Sagendorph painted the roof of our dwelling with the Obelisk Metallic Paint, in 1879, and it has saved the cost of a new tin roof, and has given entire satisfaction. Very respectfully, Tazewell M. McCorkle. Lynchburg, Va., September 4, 1885. I had my residence on Diamond Hill painted with the above Paint some seven or eight years ago, and it proved to be excellent, as it has never leaked to the present time. I was so pleased with it that I have, in the past few days, had it repainted and another one painted with the same Paint. A. WaDDILL. RAILROADS. Philadelphia and Wilmington Railroad. Ashland Coal and Iron Railway. Virginia and Midland Railroad. P., C. and St. L. Railroad. Little Miami Railroad. Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad. C., H. and D. Railroad. C., L, St. L. and C. Railroad. East Tenn., Va. and Ga. Railroad. A. M. and O. Railroad. Iron Railroad. Cin., G. and P. Railroad. N. and G. W. Railroad. T., N. O. and P. Railroad. L. and N., N. O. and T. Railroad. R. and A. R. Railroad. I Building f Committee. Averv ' ffirary . .V . ii * THE SAGENDORPH Fig. 1. Shows our Straight Corrugated Sheets; 10 corrugations 2 y 2 inches wide by ^ to inch deep. Regular lengths, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 feet. Special widths to order, 40 in. after corrugated. Pressed Corrugated Iron. We manufacture PRESSED Corrugated Iron only. Rolled Corrugated Iron cannot be depended upon, where accuracy, uniformity and economy are required, and in furnishing quotations on this style of metal goods we should be allowed about 5 per cent, advance over quotations from other firms which manufacture Rolled Corrugated Iron. This advance is doubly saved in many ways : First . — Evenness of sheets. Second. — One-half the time in laying or applying. Third . — Perfect fitting of end and side laps. Fourth . — All chances of waste completely stopped. Please bear the above in mind when obtaining prices on corrugated goods, and if fairly com- pared, you will find that our Company furnishes a better class of Corrugated Iron than any other Company, at same prices. Yours most respectfully, The j&gendttfph Iroq Roofing and Corrugating Co. 14, 16 and 13 East Second Street, CINCINNATI, 0. Shows Corrugated Iron Applied as Siding, and Standing Seam Iron for Roofing. 'T^HIS structure is located on the North River, foot of Six- teenth St., New York City. It is the largest Grain Ele- vator in the world. Its storage capacity is 2,300,000 bushels, and can transfer to a vessel 60,000 bushels of grain in an hour. It has been proven by several years’ experience of builders and owners of elevators that Corrugated Iron for Siding, and Stand- ing Seam Iron for the Roofing, is the best material that can be used for the construction of such large buildings, all things con- sidered. Not only saving in cost of material, but reduces risk of fire from the exterior, caused by sparks and lightning, resisting the elements, and free from repairs, except a coat of paint every three years, at small cost. [QESE5E5H5E5E525S5HSa5E5HSH5ESE5E5H5E5Z5H5H5H5ESE5H5rH5H5HS5SH5H5E5a5H5H55 © THE o SUGENDORPH ® Iron Roofino and - Corrugating Go. Licensed Manufacturers Under Sagendorph’s Patents OIF 1 PRESSED STANDING SEAM. XROW V CRIMPED (Old Style.) BAATinTfi 1 ROLL CAP (Patent Cleat.) I? Sill Mi It CORRUGATED OVAL (with Standing Seam.) nuui iiiii ■ SHEET * METAL * CLAlPBO^HDILTG.- Corrugated Oval Iron Silling. Corrugated Diamond Iron Siding. Corrugated Awnings, Shutters and Doors. Corrugated Ceilings, with or without panel. Flexible Canvas and Duck Roofing. Obelisk Metallic Paint. Obelisk Metallic Cement. Gum Asphalts and Cements. HSTos. 1 -^:, IS ajncL IB ZE 3 - Second Street, CINCINNATI, O., U. S. A. ^“Samples, prices, and all information on application.