Tin Roofs

The Unionist 1833-09-05

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Tin Roofs. —The N.Y. Journal of Commerce informs us, that the practice of covering roofs with tin instead of slate, is becoming quite extensive in that city. It is estimated that no less than 300 have been thus covered [in] the present season. In consequence of the removal of the 15 per cent, it is stated that tin is a cheaper covering than slate. There is a considerable saving in timber and labor in the construction of the roofs, as the tinned roofs are in general nearly flat. Tin, it is said, is more durable than slate, and less liable to get out of place or to be blown off by the wind.

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Title: Tin Roofs
Description: Cost of Tin Roofs, summarized from an article in the Journal of Commerce (not yet researched)
Bibliographic Citation: The Unionist 1833-09-05
Full Issue Sequence Number: 1833-09-05 p.04.57
Type: Text
Language: English
Publisher: The Unionist
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Subject: Miscellaneous Filler
Source: The Unionist
Original Item: sjsu-library.github.io
Identifier: unionist--text-0131
Category: Unionist content
Issue: 6
Related image: unionist--image-0298