SAMPLE SHINGLES.
We will send free, and charges paid, samples of our Walter’s Patent Shingles (three pieces) to any address in the United States on receipt of five two-cent stamps; this does not pay us one-half the expense, but we propose to make the cost as light as possible to those interested in building.
THE NATIONAL SHEET METAL ROOFING CO.,
510 to 520 East 20th Street,
New York City.
Design F.—Front Elevation.
SEVEN-ROOM, TWO-STORY HOUSE.
Estimated Cost, with Bath and Furnace, $2,300 to $2,600.
BRONZE METAL SHINGLES.—We believe we are the first to offer Bronze Metal Shingles to the World; certainly the first to manufacture them in the United States. No other metal known for house covering is their equal, not excepting copper, which in its pure state is rather soft and pliable, unless of a weight to practically exclude its use.
Bronze Metal is hard, rigid and sufficiently ductile to make the most serviceable roofing material for public and first-class private buildings in the world. Any house designed to exist as a memorial of man’s sagacity and thrift should be covered with these shingles. They are as enduring as marble; they will wear for any length of time.
We make them in three sizes—7 by 10, 10 by 14, and Queen Anne style. Prices furnished upon application.
The National Sheet Metal Roofing Co.,
Office, 510 to 520 East 20th Street, New York City.
Design F.—Side Elevation.
Roof to be covered with 10 × 14 No. 1 Standard Tin Shingles; gables with 7 × 10, same quality; and porches with Broad-Rib Tin Roofing. Use attic ventilators and lights ([see page 73]) on main roof.
Lititz, Pa., February 27th, 1885.
Dear Sirs:—I was the first man in this town to cover my new house, built last summer, with Walter’s Patent Charcoal Tin Shingles, and will say that they have given, thus far, entire satisfaction. They are not only ornamental but durable, and since my roof has introduced them in our town, a great many have been put on, all giving satisfaction. I am sure that this is the material for roofing houses in the future. They are better than any other roof now in use, and will take the place of wood shingles, which are getting scarce, and also of slate roofs, which are broken by storms. Mine has stood the test of the severest storms, during the summer and winter, known here for many years, and has proven itself what you claim it is—absolutely wind, rain and storm-proof.
JOHNSON MILLER, Secretary.
First Floor. Second Floor.
Design F.—(Elevations, [pages 31 and 32].)
Cedar Bluff, Ala., February 20th, 1888.
Gentlemen:—Enclosed find exchange for one hundred and forty and 50/100 dollars to cover bill roofing.
I am delighted with the Walter’s shingle, and the universal verdict of all who have seen my roof is that it is a perfect beauty. You will hear from me again, and you may expect other orders from this place.
Yours truly,
R. LAWRENCE.