'T*-^ "t^'T"^* FMN;TS AND CEMENT OF THE Ammrau plaint uni) 'iloofimj Companij. A L M 0 N D, N. Y. > . K. B!ake, Goium-jiI Aii '< T/ i ATAIOAD, TV. Y. Think not, O man, thou has perfection gained; In the sphere tliv genius has mounted high. Search un; improve, invent, until thy hoary locks lietoken thy utmost human span; e’en then A great boundless unexplored in art still lies before thee. \ v<» ALMOND, N. Y* CHARLES A. KERNEY, PRINTER. list of tiip: Alm'riran |)aint anil ^oofinj (f omqanii’s PAINTS AND CEMENT, MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE AT TIIE CO.’S WORKS, A LMON I>, TV. Y . No. 1, N, E. Blake’s Patent Metalic Roofiing Cement. Patented April the 18, 1SG5, through the agency •of Munu &Co. No. 2. Vandyke Brown or Carriage Paint. No. 3. American Umber. No. 4. Pure Oxide of Iron, (The main ingredient in the Roofing Cemant.) No. 5. Freestone Ohio. No. 6. Bed Front. ALMOND, N. Y. CHARLES A. KEENEY, PRINTER. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Columbia University Libraries * https://archive.org/details/listofamericanpaOOamer ^tomcait yaint uni) Vtccfim) (f ompamj. T 11E American Paint and Roofing Co. was organized in the summer ot' 18Gd for the purpose of manufacturingthe American Rooting Co.’s Paints and Cement, and on the fourth day of August, 18(3d, was duly incorporated for that purpose under the general law of the State of New York by filing a certificate of incorporation in Allegany County Clerks office, and in the office of the Secretary of State, at Albany, State of New York. This is to Certify, That the certificates of incorporation of the American Rooting Co. with acknowledgment thereto annexed was received and filed in this office on the fourth day of August, 1865- — , Witness my hand and seal of office of the Secretary ) official ) of State, at the city of Albany, this fourth day of t seal. 1 August, one thousand eight huudred and sixty-five, — CIIAUNCY M DEPEW, Secretary of State. 1 The company is composed of thorough going business men of the : highest standing as to character, integrity, and ability in the town and vicinity in which they reside. The capital stock is all taken, and the company is financially sound, abundantly able to fulfill all contracts or orders that they may accept. The American Paint Co.’s Paints, Cement and Umber, are man- ! ufactured from beds of oxide of iron, discovered about three years j since in the Town of Almond. Allegany County, N. Y. These beds j arc the accumulated deposits of ages from a large number of min- j oral springs, in whose water a main ingredient is oxide of iron- ‘ The paint, as prepared from (lie beds and ground, contains 02 per i cent, oxide of iron, or 20 per cent, more than the famous Prince’s ! Metalic Paint, as carefully analyzed by Prof. Geo. Hadley, of Butf- j alo Medical College. Oxide of Iron is the ingredient in paints j which, more than all other, gives them the power of resisting the I power of fire and water, and their durability. 4 TIIE AMERICAN TAINT AND ROOFING CO r i Our paints, for the foregoing reason, have far greater durability and are more perfectly lire and water proof than any other paints ever offered to the public, They are finer ground than any other paint in the market, have no preeeptible "fit, and far excel all other paints in body and spread- ing and covering power. They do not require as much oil as Prince’s Metalie, or more 1 than white lead and zinc. In mixing with oil. all the so-called mineral paints have a sedi- | meat, which amounts to from 10 to 50 per cent, of the paint used, j and is. of course, a total loss to the purchaser. I Our Oxide of Iron Paints have no sediment whatever. Every- | thing that is sold is PAINT, and can be applied as such, j For iron, tin, and all kinds of wood work, exposed to the weather and t<> heat, no protection has yet been devised equal to that af- forded by our paints. For staining, carriage painting, or fancy or ornamental work, our Paints are not equalled by any in market. Their colors arc at the same time brilliant and durable. They have been fully tested for three years by the best painters and mechanics in the country, and their unvarying testimony bears out the representations above made. Turkey Umber is composed of 56 percent. Oxide of Iron, 23 per cent. Maganese, 6 per cent. Alumina, and 15 per cent. Silica. Our Umber contains 92 percent. Oxide of Iron 1 per cent. Alumina and 7 per cent. Silica. The distinctive features of Umber are due to its Oxide of Iron ! and Silica, and our Umber has been proved by repeated and exhaus- tive experimental tests, to have far greater tenacity of color and drying power than the best imported Umber of Cyprus or Turkey. Our Oxide of Iron Paint applied with Linseed Oil, forms, un- questionably, the most thoroughly protective coating that has yet ]jceen discovered for tin and metal roofs. When applied to felt-rooting it never softens under the. influences j of the sun, for the reason that its main ingredient is Oxide of Iron, which absorbs the liquids of the Cement and renders them indis- soluble. 'This Roofing Cement excels all others for the following reasons : 1st. Its solid ingredients are 92 percent. Oxide of Iron and 7 per cent, Silica, the most indistructible substances known to chemistry. 6 THE AMERICAN PAINT AND ROOFING CO. able to answer the question. how can my root' be permanently saved?” by answering “use the American Rooting Co.’s Patent Metalie Cement !” Nearly all the results secured by the dipping process can be sc. ! cured by laying the shingles in cement as per instructions. FELT ROOFS. Our cement is of peculiar value applied to felt roofs ; such a roof covered with our cement, as per instructions, is actually lighter than a shingle roof, and the total expense of felting and cement is less than the cost of a frame strong enough to support a felt roof covered with the ordinary compound of slate or gravel and tar. When thus applied it has never failed, to our knowledge, to give ' unbounded satisfaction. DIRECT APPLICATION TO SHINC-LES. Our cement applied, according to instructions, directly to old shingle roofs, not much flatter than a quarter pitch, will positively stop leaks, and is believed to be for that purpose superior to any other cement before the public. HEAVY CONFLAGRATIONS Are caused by sparks and cinders falling on combustible roofs. Our cement, as repeatedly tested, is the most perfect protection against fire ever presented to the world. Directions for Applying the American Roofing Co.’s Cement. For application to Shingle Roofs, or for Dipping Shingles, mix about two parts of Gas Tar with one of Cement. 'To stop leaks, mix a little thicker with Cement. ^If the object be to preserve the shingles only, mix a little thinner. For application to Tin Roofs, mix the same as for the stoppage of leaks in shingle roofs. Apply in all cases as nearly boiling hot as may be, and be careful not to over heat. Should be applied the same on fence posts, grape posts sills to buildings, or all exposed timbers to dampness. In repairing roofs, first examine the roof, taking it in about six courses of shingles from one end to the other, commencing at the ridge. Lf a place is found where t he Cement will run through the roof, slip a shingle under and cut otf the butt, then apply the Ce- ment, commencing at the ridge. THE AMCRICAN PAINT AND ROOFING CO. Shingles in Cement should be laid to a straight edge. Have a pail ot' Cement and cement the shingles above the straight edge of every course before laying, and when the shingles are laid put a coat over the whole. One barrel of Cement costing 8 cents per pound contains all the j necessary ingredients for making three barrels when mixed with coal tar. Coal tar costs generally about 3-4 of a cent per pound, making the cement cost the consumer, when ready for use about 3 I 1-2 cents per pound. UTENSILS NEEDED FOR APPLYING. 1. A vat, like the one on the company’s circular. On a small scale the cement may be prepared in a five pail kettle. 2. A large Rooting brush, procurable at James F. Steers, 45 Fulton St., New York. 3. A 10 quart Tin Pail with straight sides. It should have three legs of iron riveted on, two of them five inches long, the other one inch long, and all sharpened to stand on the roof. From 22 to 25 pounds of the Cement will cover 100 square feet of roof. Directions for Felting Roofs With the American Roofing Company’s Cement. 1. Board the roof as for shingling, and place the boards close together. 2. Apply a half width of Felting commencing atone end of the roof, from the ridge to the eaves, turning down an inch on the lower board. Then cover the rest of the roof with strips full width, lapping each strip an inch over the one previously laid. I 3. Begin at the same end as before, and cover the roof with full width of Felting, lapping as before. This method secures two cov- i eriugs of Felting, and brings the lays or seams of one covering about the middle of the widths of the other covering. ; 4. Put on the usual ridge boards : then along each lap or seam, (both in the lower and upper coverings) firmly nail boards 2 inches wide by 5-8 inch thick. I 5. Drive shingle nails in the lower roof board about ten inches i apart. Take wool twine, fasten to the first nail, give it a turn round the other nails and tie it to the last nail. Then drive the nails to the head. 6. Mix your cement as for stopping leaks in shingle roofs. Ap- ply to about two spaces between the boards battening the seams, commencing at the top. Then with a common seive sift on the Cement as much Oxide of Iron as the cement will saturate" So ! continue throughout. s TIIE AMERICAN FAINT AND ROOFING CO. 7. Root's thus put on cannot blow off, and are warranted never to soften in the sun. Thirty-two pounds of Felt, from fifteen to twenty pounds of Cement, and five pounds of Oxide of Iron (sifted on) will cover 100 square feet of roof. Felt costs 4 1-2 cents per pound, in New York. The intrinsic merits of the American Roofing Conmpauy’s Cement have given them, in the time that they have been before the public, an unprecedented popularity. Other and inferior articles sell with slow and painful effort. Ours is eagerly and anxiously sought after, and it will tax our utmost resources to supply the demand. Our works are running night and day and will continue so to do throuh- out the spring ; and we confide in our own ability to supply the the demand, however great it maybe. We are in the daily receipt uf orders from all sections of the land from Maine to Oregon, and where we sell once we inveriably sell more. Already our business has assumed vast dimensions and is daily growing. We wish to accommodate all, but to do so must know beforehand what we have to do. Make your arrangements and send in your orders early, and we will engage to fill them. We shall accept no orders that we canont fill. We have made our arrangements on apian as extensive as our business, and confidently trust in our capacity to satisfy the public necessities. The following are a few of our num- erous testimonials : — Buffalo, May :t, ism. I tune examined X. E. Make's Patent I’aint Cemeut'lbr roofs and other woodwork ex- posed to the weather. Tile Cement is a Well contrived composition, better than anythin" iifthc kind I have seen and my opinion is, that it will answer the ptirposeTor which it is intended, and prove a useful iindjvaluable application. GEORGE HADLEY, I’rof. Buffalo Medical College. Xo. n:i Lewis SntKKT, Xkw York, March r>, tstiii. 1 have tested the qualifications of the Paints, known as the American Umber, Carriage and Rooting Paints, and find t hem superior to anything of the kind now ill use, From their superior percentage of Iron, they are, when dry, as hard as dint, and will neither crack clup, peal 'nor rub olf. This Roof Paint contains a larger percentage of Iron than any other Roof Paint in the market. It is proof against tire and water, as has been proved on several roofs in this city. Due roof in particular, expressly prepared by me for i lie purpose, was tested tiy both lire & water so severely that no other Rooting preparation could Inn e stood the test, and the results were entirely satisfactory. Unequalled as these paints are for dariibilit' and qualitv. I equally commend their cheapness to the public. C H A RLKS P/IIOWHLI. TESTIMONIALS. The undersigned citizens of Almond certify tlmt we have been acquainted with the American Roofing Company and its business for nearly three years. and believe the foregoing account oftheVame l THE AMCRICAN PAINT AND IiOOFjNG CO. to be strictly true. We consent that those desirous of more particu- lar information may apply to us for the same. B. C. Rude, Attorney. J, M. IIodge$. Express Agent. J. G i 1 1 is. U. S. Ass’t. Rev. Col. Win. II. Hagadorn, M. I). H. S. Hall. A. Cowan. C. Curtis. lion. Ira Cutler. A. L. Doolittle Leroy S. Anderson, C. 11. Barnard. Charles S. Hall. .), M. Wetherby. A. B. Canfield. Eli. Comfort. R. M. Burdick. L. IS. Enos. Simeon Wagener. A.J. Kcrney. M. 1). (leo. L. Lincoln. John Riley. John Busby. John Hamlin. Hon Joseph Corey E. K. Robinson. I. W. Dixon Samuel Majors H. AY. Crandall. Wesli*;.’ Brown, Attorney E. W. Ew ers. A. Wvant G. S. Debow B. S. Freeman. W. It. Corey. • i. I). Wallace. E. Halsey. Z. Dililine, M. D. J. M. Farnsworth X. Sweet M.I). Geo. Howell Wm. Uicliardson, wholesale boot amt shoe manufacturer. Isaac liawson, inaimfaeturcr of mowing machines. Corky, Pa., September 6, 1800. Amhkicax Paint Company, Ai.moxd, N. V. (tents: We are in receipt of vour letter, and in answer allow ns to say that we have, for mail) years, been engaged in the business of painting and dealing in paints, that in the spring of lsOli, we took a large job of paint- ing tank ears, for the transportation of crude oil for the Erie Railway Company, and to determine what would most thoroughly prevent leakage of oil in said tanks, also protect the rims and covers from (Ire, we have made extensive and thorough experiments, and after so testing the various paints and cement within our knowledge we hav e adopted the Jietalic Hooting Cement ns the best that cnn.be found, and we find that from actual and thorough experiment that it is a complete and perfect protection from the leakage and soakage of, rude oil and from lire, and have adopted it exclusively in our business of paint- ing the inside and carriages of ear tanks. We have also u>cd it as a rooting cement with pei« t'cct success. C. V. STONE I). P. MANN. Naples, N. Y. Feb. 26, 1807. My house and ham roofs were covered over with the Acriean Paint company’s fire and water-proof cement ; the work was done last year. I am well satisfied with it. and 1 think, that were it shovel full of burning coals turned on the roof of my house they would not set it on fire. It takes time to test auyting, lmt it is my opinion that this is a valuable discovery, and one destined to go in- to general use. If my name is of any benefit to you by way of ref- erence vou are at liberty to use it. Milo Wilev. ! 10 THE AMERICAN PAINT AND ROOFING; CO. HakvaeI),' III. Febuary 5, 1867. American J ’aixt Co., Almond, X. Y. Gents : W.o are getting? in i( < d shape lor doing business next spring in l the n ay of applying the American Paint Co. ’sji Hoofing Cement. I Jobs that we done last year are giving entire satisfaction in conse- quence of which we are going to have all we can do this spring, in i fact, 1 think we shall be obliged to put on another team, as we have | now engaged as much work as one team can do. We done a job of work for Dr. G. Hungerford. of Union, 111., ; last fall on his house office and two barns and when we had | I finished he took us to a buggy shed made of 16 feet fence ; boards, that had been on a fence, with only one support in the cen- ter, and was battened with the same, and the doctor wanted us to j I cover it just for experiment. We dene so, and I have seen the | doctor several times since and he says it is perfectly tight, llis j ! son also told me in January the chimney of the house burnt out i in the fall and if the roof had not been covered with the cement I their house would have burnt down. The doctor thinks it is the j greatest invention of the age and is recommending it very highly i in his section. We also done a job of work for Messrs Howe & Wells on a steam grist mill in Marengo. 111., where the roof was iu very had condi- j tion, in fact they had concluded to take off the old shingles and put I on new shingles. We went to them with our cement and told them what we could do, but it being -a new thing. they were afraid to try ; it ; they finally gave us the job on the condition that they should pay for it when they were satisfied that we had made them a good oof, and we done the job on that condition ; the result wa< that in about : six wc-cks we were in that place again and they paid us for the job ; of work, and Mr. Ilowe also had us cover his house. We also done a number o f other jobs and have got. a large amount of work to do in that town this spring, for the satisfaction that the job we done on i the mill has given. We done considerable work last fall in different sections of this county (McHenry Co. III.) and we have not done a job but what, has given entire satisfaction, W e wish you to be prepared to fill j| large orders from us promptly. J. L. Cokey & Co. Naples, N. Y. Feb, 25, 1867. Mv house leaked badly, I was induced to try this highly recom- mended fire-proof cement, manufactured by the American Ikmt company at Almond. My house does not leake a particle since. 1 | take pleasure in recommending it to others as worthy of their •>. ’op- tion. It is some six months since it was put on rav house aud hern. John Atwell. THE AMCHICAN PAINT AND HOOFING CO. 11 Naples. N. Y. Feb. 26 1867 This may certify. That I had the American Paint Co.’s cement put on my house last year. It has thus far given me perfect satis- faction. I do not hesitate to recommend it as a valuable applica- tion. Elias Simons. i I Naples, N. Y. Feb. 26. 1867. The roof of my house was covered over last year with the ce- ment made at the American Paint company’s work at Almond, I do not regret that 1 had the work done ; it is in my opinion a valuable discovery, and for roofing purposes superior to any other ; of the kind that has-been introduced. J. Wheeler, Naples, N. Y. Feb, 26. 1 8(17. Mv barns were cemented over last year with the American Paint | Co.’s Cement. 1 think it is a cheap invention, and one answering j| the purpose for which it is intended. I have other buildings that j| i intend to apply this cement to. Erlstls Hamlin. N \ples, N. Y. Feb., 26. 1867. I have no doubt that the American Hoofing Co.’s cement is a j valuable covering for newly shingled roofs as well as old. A subs- j lance that will preserve from decay the roofs of buildings, is certain- Iv worth considering, when ordinary shingles eo.-t from live to six ) dollars per thousand. My barn was covered with the cement last tj year. Ei>wai;d Hamlin. Ann, Paint Co.. Atmo™,’ 7 .‘ ,W ' "7 jow Paint' former, " C‘ r nn '' “ ' ,alf *» -• cr exposed to decay. I feel h „ ? • m,,Ior - ro,,n ' J and where- to be You recommend it lid thbkTt^ n? 7 fbat 1 beIi <^ it overestimate its value in these t imes of hGhm- a , h , ard matter to tost T gave it was on sap chestnut vo*t«4& ? S Iumber ‘ T,1( ‘ "•as perfectly satisfatory, havin- been' in ^ f? peS ’ tllc teM a year. I fi nd them as sound and nirf Sr0l ? d for lnore than ground ; while those not painted in tb ' ' " , " ,! " :i P ut lnt o the b — saj -rotten, and show s ^ , T ^ ‘ )f time ba - otto or two years at least wiUhave to be / d *,T y ’ that 1 think in seon " tested by others on buildir™ b - v ot,lers - I have t0a PI A i; my buildings this sprint h eqnal M,cce »» and intend Success to your enterprise. If this will v e «. I cm Gents : b ° ° f bcDefit to you Your Humble Servant. J- B. OTIS. *’"•* [Tf)rar7 V ’ * * ••