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Original ea#las in prfnlad^par eovars aia fHmad baginning with tlia front eevar and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or Nluatratad Impras- •ion, or tha bacic covar whan appropriata« All othar original eoplat ara fHmad baginning on tha first paga with a printad or lllustratad impraa> sion. and anding oh tha laat paga with a printisd or Nluatratad Impraaalon. J. ■ ■ ■ ■ ,• . : Tha last racordad frama an aich mierofieha shall contain tha symbol -^ (maaning "CON- TINUCP"). or tha symbol ▼ (mawting "END"), whiehavar applias. MaJM. plataa. charts, ate., may ba fHmad at diffaram raduction ratios. Thosa too larga to ba antiraly ineludad in ona axpoaura ara fllmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand eomar. iaft to . right and top to bonom. as many framas as raquiriad. Tha following diagrams^lllustrata tha mathod: #- #-te ^ L'aiamplaira filmi fut rapn gAnArositi da: - oS itgricai-la I La MMiotMqua da* Archival nationalat du Canada Las imagas suivantas ont AtA- Las cartas, planehas. tableaux.' ate., pauvant Atra fiimAs A das taux do rAduetion diff Arants. Lorsqua la document aat trop grand pour Atra ^ . raproduit an un saul olichA^ 11 est f limA A partir da Tangle supArieur gauche, do gauche ALdroite, ot do haut an bas. en pranant la nombra d'imagas nAcessaira. Las wa^ammas suivants iiiustrant la mAthodo. a i * • 1 2 3 : » « •i " * • 4 5 6 --— - ^nv j2X 1 ■" *.;^ i '..>«!'-'•■ ■.»«-**'i -f '■/.»»■*.■* %i^:,<- '^' ■ ■, '• v.- "- ; ', ■_.'■.■■ ,;.■.■ -.,« ,- -. ■.■. >■■ ' ,.,',>* "■ '/In ■ , '■ •'■■■■- ' ' '\ f '. ■ '»' >>*-.'? "; ■ ,-.■ ' if ■■' ■' 'i^ Ji.. ?'''VT '^^ • -rf' ). ij CU^ > 'A. ADAMANT HAN0FAGTURIN6 CO., s \' MANUFACTURERS OF V ^danpant t \BaIl ^ pla^tep CAPITAL, $1 50,000. ■1- E. W. Parmblee, President. - ' W. E. Abbott, First Vice-Pres. W. E.* Hopkins, Gt«. Mgr. &> T^rea-. ■ ■ : - - ♦ ■ \ C. T. Brockwav, Second Vice-Pres. S. S. Ruston, Secretary. , \ h HEAD OFFICE. SYRACUSE. I^.Y. '\r. -f- 100 ESPLANADE STREET EAST. -:- -:- f> c TELEPHONE 2180. TOnONTO, ONT. «SF, > E6amant of E \ Has received the M)pdal of Excellence from the American Institute, New York. t i, ■^-» r 1 ■■. ■■' ,. H WALL lias no business to be **dead." It ought to have members in its make, and purpose in its existence, like an organised creature, and to answer its ends in a living bnd ei^ergetic way; and it is only when we do \ not choose to put any strength nor organization into it, that it offends us by its deadness.- John Ruskitt. 1 \ \ ^ ■. \ Jlbamant \ is no experiment. It/ has had a Three years' test. _J A= • '-Sf \ .. m ht in to fl ut it 1- ee s .. \' ADAMANT. If ©f?e: p^pfcQtion of \)@all piaster. iV DAMAN|r WALL PLASTEK, as its name implies, •Vr is a majteria^ designed to j^oduqe a hard and practically indestructible inteHor wall. - \^^ ♦ Within tl^ree years Adamant has made for itself a wide reputation, entirely on its merits, having been applied in thousands of buildings in New York, iand other States. The demand for Adamant is rapidly increasing. It now has an established place as a standard building material. The plastering has long been the poorest portion of build- ings, and a good interior wall is the exception where lime plaster is used. A slight concussion break«ie surface of the wall, and patches, holes and defaced decof^bns offend the eye. Where lime and sand plaster is used it is not an un- common occurrence to have the whole or a part of the ceiling fall. To avoid this, many churches, school buildings, stores; otc, have been ceiled with wood, thereby largely increasing the co^t. By using Adamant the necessity for wooden ceilings is en- tirely obviated, as it adheres strongly to any substance, and can not be removed without considerable effort. In recent years numberless improvements have been made in building materials generally, but until the introduction ot Adamant a superior Wall at moderate cost was unobtainable. In the ordinary Way of making and applying common plaster, the results are Vefy uncertain. The varying qualities of lime and sand render fixed proportions unsafe. The plaster must be mixed weeks before it is used, so that the lime may become thoroughly slaked. Frequently the hair is V s xlestroyed by the action of the lime, and a wall made of «uch material wilK be ** rotten." Much care must be observed about the drying of orie coat before the next is applied. The large quai>ti'ty of water used in common plastering, to the injury of the wood work— the time required to dry the build- ing — and, in winter, the expense of fuel for that pur[)gse, are among the disadvantages ^inherent in its use. It adheres equally well to brick, stone, and wooden or iron ^ lath, and will last as long as ^he building. Should a leakage occur by the bursting of pipes, or im- perfect roof. Adamant will not cleave off. Carpenters need not mov«t. out while the plastering goes on, but can continue work on iTl^ same floor with the plas- terers. Of course until the Adamant has set, walls should not be jarred. w,.^"^ ^ __ Its resbnant^^i^roperties make it particularly valuable in churches, hafis,^^ahous<;s and all public places. "^ in hre resisting qualities it is superior ta any other plaster made, and this consideration alone should have great weight with those who are building or preparing to build. For setting tile, slabs, &c., its adhesiveness and strength render it specially well adapted. Adamant does not crack or shrink; rats do not gnaw through it, nor will it harbor vermin, noxious gasses or germs of disease, like common planter, because it is smooth, dense and hard, instead of porous. It places much less weight on the building than lin\e plaster, and instead of being a dead weight it contributes strength. It has great adhesiveness and considerable elasticity, therefore for ceilings which are liable to ^**spring" it is invalu- able. It can be frescoed, papered, paiiited or treated with any desired finish within four or five days after the applica- tion of the last coat. No one who intends building substantially and economic- ally can afford to use the common plaster, when, for a moderate additional hrst cost, he can put on Adamant^ and obtain'a solid' wall that will not be injured. every time it is touched by furniture ; that is cooler in summer and warmer in winter, and in every respect superior. f. , ■ ,' I ADAUp^ WALL PLASTER. A DAM ANT is a dry material, shipped in bags, ready for €} use by simply mixing with water, and is applied in the same manner as common plastei<» It is also a chemical composition, and in a few hours after being applied it becomes very hard, and capable of resisting, intact, all the ordinary casualties that prove so disastrous to com moi^* plaster. Among its many advanta{,'es Adamant saves. time and labor, both in preparing and applying ; it is cleanly and easy to work ; it' avoids saturating the timbers and shrinkage ; it saves waiting wedpj|fbr rooms to dry out, and they can be safely occupied ii^ljdiately atfter finishing, We manufacture the following kinds of material : — No. 2, for first coat on lath. No. 2 B., for first coat on brick, and second coat in three coat work. No. I., grey trowel finish. No. I XXm float iinish. - No. I XXX., plain- white trowel finish. No. C. B;, cornice browning^for roughing out . ' cornices, quick setting, half hour. No. C. F., cornice finish, quick setting, ^ hour. '*\~^' m:,: % 't. QUAl^TITY. If i^alls.and ceilings are lathed as directed, 9 to ii bags of No. 2, and 3 to 4 bags of finishing material will cover 100 square yards. Where brick walls are reasonably straight, it will take on an average of 16 to 20 bags of 2 B. to cover ido yards. In th(ee coat work, 6 to 9 bags No. 2 and 8 to 10 bag$ of No,2 B. will cover 100 yards. / ' GROUNDS AND LATHING. In using AoXMANt Wall Plaster the grounds should be put on f of ah inc||, which will give a full | inch of material above lath. In doinj^ three cpat work, the grounds should be put on f of an* inch. . — ■ . I " Thelaths should be not less than ^ inch apad on side walls, and from | to^,;^ inch on ceilings. If further apart there will be loss of mstterial, and if nearer .together, room is not allowed for the swelling of the lath, and in such jcases there is danger of* buckling or -bulging. See that the lath nails are well driven in, flush with lathV to avoid possible riist stains. . . MIXING. Mixing boxes, are better vforobeing shallovir. Insist upon having them kept clean. Use none but clean water. Place the Adamant in the box, leaving roonii at one end for water, draw the Ajjamant into tl|e water, and continue till all the niaterial is thoroughly soaked. If any w^ter is then left, add sufficient Adamant to absorb it. Then, and iiot till then, use hoe and mix thoroughly. Never mix till AdaHant is soaked. Never re-mix when \ • material is setting. Never mix morel than can be used in - r 1 one and one-hal& h'burs. • ■ . - ■ - * ' / ■ ^ , % -V' f- '/" ■ ' . ■ ■ _ ■ * . . ' ■ ■ ' ■ ■•■..'■ } ■;'.'.. f -/•■' \ TOOLS. The ordinary plasterers' tool? ace all that is required, but they must be kept clean. -Adamant does not tequlre to be left rough OH the face of first coat, as the finish will adhere, no matter how smooth the undercoat. We advocate the use of steel darbys, wpod darbys with steel face^r close grained hardwood darby, which has been soaked with oil. The sam^ will apply to floats. ^ APPLYING. No. 2, for lath work. Apply easily. Do not try to force through keys of lathing. It is unnecessary. Darby lightly. Fill up slacks with trowel, and go over again- with darby. Draw it up with float or trowel held flat to face of ^iork. Do not float when material .is setting. No. 2. B.— Brick, Tile, Fireproofing, and all othe^ porous material, should be thoroughly wet. If the suction is ^ great as to draw the water out of the material before it has, seti the strength will be greatly reduced. ' For cheap work, for papering, we recommend tjie ujse of No. 2, which should be left as smooth as possible. The next day skim with No. i. Finishing green in this way, ^ bags should cover loo yards, if the first coat has been Well straightened. v ^ , No. I XXX the undercoat better be dry. First time over apply very thin, grinding it in filling the pores. . Allow it to draw a few minutes, to avoid blistering, f0r, as the moisture is drawn into the dry coat, the air is expelled. The thin coat also serves to stop suction sufliciently, and allows the plasterer to lay on next^ime perfectly level. The last time oVer—for we go over, it three times—thin up the Adamant pri the board, just so it can be handled on ■/^. <*!.*" * . V-,. *^*- „^ ._ ^/^; ..#.. the hawk, filling in all cat faces, and other imperfections, land going all over with this thin material, finishing nearly ias pos- sible. After it has drawn a while, trowel off, using damp bi^ilsh, (dip brush, and sling water out of it before using.) No more labbr should be put on after good surface, is obtained, • as the material does not chip, crack, or fire crack. Finally, brush with dry brush. * \. . In finishing Adamant use little water as possible, and make few joinings, by working top and bottom together. This also applies to No. i .when good finish is desired. In doing good, true work on lath, three coats should be applied, the labor being but little more, if any, than two coats work. In such work No. 2 is rapidly applied, simply cover- ing the lath for a background. When half dry the 2 B is put on and straightened. When this is dry the finishing coat is applied. Frost will not harm Adamant after it has been on ten hours. The second coat, however, should never be applied while there is frost in the first coat. Alterations and repairs can be done neatly, nicely, and expeditiously with Adamant. Wet the old lath, also the edges of the old mortar to reduce suction. In using No. i XX, apply thinly to wall left after darby or straightedge, when half dry. The first coat need not be scratched for this finish. A]||^d joinings as much as possible. Be careful and use water only when material is fresh, and not .kfter it has started to set.. - > 1^' » I '■ ■■•■ ,'■-. » '■■■•■' -■•■ • .•■.-. PRICES. No. 2 , for first coat on lath, per bagi 1 30 lbs. $ i .00 " 2 B., for ist coat on brick, and 2nd coat in three coat Work, per bag, 140 " 90 ' *' ° I , Gray trowel fipish) per bag .'. 140 '• 1.60 •• i XlC, Float finish, per bag .'. 140 '* 1.60 " I XXX, Pure white: trowel finish no •• 2.30 " C. B., Cbrniee broj^ng, for roughing out cornices, per bag 140 *' 160 •' C. F., Cornice finish /. ..: no ♦♦ 2.30 Bags, ........ ..12^ cents each, additional. • BAGS. We pack our goods in bagS, for which we charge j2^ cents each. We expect them to be returned in good;orde? as soon as emptie^. Bags lost, destroyed, or not rcturi^d,. iw«5< be paid for. They should be kept dry, and can be bagged, (using one of the same for that purpose), and returned by freight. Each bundle must be tagged, and the sender's name and number of^bagS returned, plainly marked thereon. Send shipping receipt in all cases. Upon receipt of bags at our mill, credit will be given for, the number returned. Bags returned by city consumers will be credited upon delivery at mill. * • SPECIFICATIONS FOR ADAMANT. Carpenter, — Grounds to be f inch for two coat work. Studding to be well nailed and properly braced, and angles made soHd, so that no lath may run through. Lath to be of No. i dry white pine, free from sap, knots, or bark. (This is necessary where white finish is desired.) Put on with \ inch keys, joints broken every twelfth lath, no lath to be put on vertically. •*^ • . ' n R, ... ' ■ .10 - ..' Cover all lathwork with one coat of No. 2 Adamant Wall Plaster, in strict accordance with rules as given by the manufacturers. Brick walls, tile or fire proofing to be thoroughly wet to redude suction, and then tp receive a coat of No. 2 B. Ada- mant, properly straightened and brought to an even surface, as per instructions. For Grey Trowel Finish.— When first coat is half dry cover with No. i Adamant, trowelling to even surface. Use no water. For White Trowel Finish.-^When first coat is dry apply No. 1 XXX, as directed )yy manufacturers on page 5 and 6 of their book of instructions. For Float Finish.^When first coat is half dry, apply No. I XX, floating to a fine and even surface. Use as little water as possible. Stippled Finish.— Apply evenly to wall when first coat is about half dry, and stiple coarsely with proper stippHng brush. CLAIMS IN BRIEF. Adamant is very hard and very adhesive. It does away witlf the warping and shrinking of doors V and casings, and the building is not saturated with water, which it necessarily must be when common plaster is used. It costs originally but little more than lime plaster; and in the end its superior qualities makes it immeasurably cheaper. It saves waiting several weeks or months for the building to dry out. . " It does not fall off, even in case of leakages. It is applied easily by any good plasterer. 20 Clinton Street, Newark. N.J., May 7, 1888. New Jersey Adamant Manufacturing Co. Gentlemen :— We have used your Adalnant Wall Plaster on the house of John T. Bobb, Esq., and take pleasure in recommending it to others who want a strong and dqirable wall. Yours truly, A. H. Clark's Sons. V ,y ■ ■ ! I r I ■ ^ Troy, N.Y., Dec. 15. 1888. Adamant Manufacturtng Co. Gentlemen : — We have used your Adamant Wall Plaster for plaster- ing. It has given entire satisfaction where used," and we would cheerfully recommend it. ^^ Yours respectfully,' Button & Buckley. Contractors and Builders. Pittsburgh. Pa , Nov. 2, 1888. Keystone Plaster Co. Gentlemen :— I am happy to sayvthat a trial of your Adamant Wall Plaster has convinced me that it fully justifies your claims for it, and I cheerfully recommend its use. Very truly yours, Room 62, Lewis Block. C. M. Bartbbrger, Architect. "V" 18 ^ • \ ! i i Boston, Mass., Jan. 21, 1888. 3ay State Adamant Co., N. y. Brockway, Manager. <- ^ Dear Sir : ~The Adamant Wall Plastering you put on for me in Wellesley is a great success. Although the house had been prepared for ordinary lime and hair mortar, with very coarse lathing and tnree-fourths grounds and wa$ in a cold comer of the building, where the temperature ^ was not many degrees above the freezing point, your first coat was hard in forty-eight hours and dry «nough for th'Q finish xoat, while the ordinary lime mortar in an adjoiding room that had been on ten days was still soft. The walls are extremely hard and it seemed imppssible to crack the Hnish coat by nailing the casings. The plumber, having had occasion to cut some boles, said to me that he wished he could always work on such wsdts. I should have no hesitation in specifying it. "^ Respectfully, W. Frank HuRD, Architect, 35 Congress Street. Syracuse, N.V^^^ec. 7, 1887. lidamant Manufacturing Co., Syracuse, N.Y. ^^ ' - ^ Gentlemen : — Your request of the 2nd duly arhand. Please excuse, delay in replying. We are perfectly satisfied with the results obtained by the use of your Adamant and Chromolith. Among many advantages which we see in its use over the ordinary lime mortar are the following : No checking or cracking in drying ; no " pitting ; " a great shortening of the usual 4,elay in the carpenters' work by the q«tick setting and drying of the walls ; its durability arising from its extreme hardness and resistence to knocks, and also its waterproof qualities. . With the Chromolith we are specially pleased, as very fine effects of color and design in ornamentation are easily obtained without the use of paint or stucco. We have specified the use of your material for about 20,000 yards during the season now closing, and we feel [)erfect confidence in using your material, and would refer the inquiring public especially to your work in " The Florence Build ing," where both the Adamant and Chromolith were used. We are yours very truly, <• , BaxTBk & BuELL, Architects. • 4 and 6 Butler Block. y^ - Office of Peter Vandbrhoof &. Son, Masons and Builders, 285 Broad St., Newark, N.J., Dec. 16, 1887. New Jersey Adamant Mfg. Co., Harrison, N.y. Gentlemen : — It gives us pleasure to recommend your Adamant Wall Plaster. We have used it at the offices of the Naiin Linoteum Company's new factory, Keamep, NJ., and find it possesses all the 'good qualities •1 :4\. ^ 14 claimed for It, namely : strength, toughness, adhesiveness and general durability It is very eisy to work, there being no breakage or cracking in drying out, and a saving of time in finishing the offices. AVishing you success in this enterprise, we remain. „^"" • . , Yours respectfully, -^ '~ t' Peter Vanderhoof & Son. Opfice of S. G. Pope, Contractor and Builder Ogdensburg, Alexandria Bay. N.R., Adamant Manufacturing Co., Syracuse, N.Y; uary 24, i 9. \u p5^TOEMEN :-I reply to your inquiry as toTiow I was pleased with the Adamant I used for plastering Mr. George M. Pullman's house at Alexandria Bay, "Casile Rest," by saying that Adamant fills a long felt want, is a boon to builders when.pressed for time, which I appreciate then and now. Makes a wall unexcelled for strength and hardness, and is the equal of any in beauty of finish. Yours truly, S. G. Pope. Ogdensburg, N.Y., Jan. 26, 1889. Dear Sir: -I have read the testimonial of Revfs. T. Ford, pastor Central Baptist Church. Syracuse, N. Y., regarding the Adamant Wall Plaster, and heartily coincide with him in his praises of it. My experience with the plaster in building a house this last fall, and in very cold weather, justihes me in pronouncing it a very valuable article Some of the mis- fortunes which befel Mr. Ford in building were also my lot, by reason of the neglect of the rooters in allowing water to get in, and like him I found no damage resulting from the moisture other tnan a slight discoloration Its use will occasion a great saving of time, as it dries so readily and does not cause any delay to the carpenter and joiner. Respectfully yours, Chas. G. Idler, Special Deputy Collector of Customs. D CM ^ A J .^ » Boston, Mass., Sept. 7, 1888. Bay State Adamant Ccl • . . . / *. Gentlemen :— The Adamant Plaster us3d upon the walls of our banking-room has proved to be all that your Mr. Brockway recommended It to be. For walls liable to hard usage ive should recommend it as being supierior to any other plaster/ Yours respecffaUy, „ . , , - _ „ , . TftoMAS N. Hart. President Mount Vernon National .Bank and Mayor of Bdstc t ■■•a, .4ft .Ti «i>f \. " g» i j« i a* .» *itti «. ■ ^^ J* ■' 16 , Denver, Col., April A, 1889. Dear Sir :— Your Patent K^laster which you left us a few/days ago. stands the heat splendid}^, and when placed within dust chambet or at the mouth of an assay famace does not decompose or disintegrate./ As a pro- tection to vKHid or. other inflammable substance it would b^ infinitely superior to the ordinary mortar. Very respectfully, / Malvern W. I^les, Superintendent The Globe Smelting and Rt/fining Co. ^ *- Syracuse, NY , March! 20th, 1889. Adamant Wall Plaiter Co., Omaha. Neb. O • Gentlemen: — Have largely used during the past two /years the A'3a- mant Wall Plaster in buildings of various characrer, and great satisfaction. For hardness, beauty of finish, facilit and adaptability for all decorative purposes it has no equ dently recommend it as being in every respect first-class, proprietors claim for it. Very truly yours, Archimedes Russell, Architect. all cases with of application I can confi- It is all I that its i Utica, Jkne 12th, 1886 Adamant Plaster Co., Syracuse, N.Y. / Gentlemen : — I have been specifying for your Aaamant Plaster for nearly two years and I consider it the coming Piaster! 1 1 is far superior to any Plaster I ever used, especially for churches of which I am making a specialty. 1 used it in the Oneida Baptist^hurch and/ 1 find it is a grand thing for the acoustic properties and in every respect/ it is far more than recommended tb be. . I ^ . ^^ I am placing it in my specifications as a permaneht fixture. M. L. HifBBARD, Architect. Respectfully, ^ ToRONTb, Dec. i6th, 1889. ^GeNts :— It is now nearly two years since I abplied first sample of Adamant sent me. On the strength of its appearance to-day. I have secured an order to use Adamant on a large omce building. Adamant will do all you claim for it. I believe it to be thtf fiflastering of the future. Yours, W. J. Hynes. 16 Boston, January 24,^889. Bay State Adamant Co. Gentlemen :— In re^y to yours of even date as to my opinlpii of "Adamant Wall Plaster," I would say that after a year's trial, haying\sub- jected it to the most severe Wts, and often under very unfavorable con- ditions, I can give it my unqualified endorsement in every particular. Uts strength is remarkable, and itl quick hardening and d|^ying qualities recom- mend it very strongly to builders. It can be applied easily by any go<^ plasterer, and my men can spread as much of it in a day as of lime mortar. In a word, it is all that you recommend it to be, and, in my judgment, i\^ cannot fail to jaecome a great sikcess, and one of the standard building materials. \ ^ Davjd McIntosh, 164 Devonshire Street, Boston, \ . Contracting Plasterer. Owing to the short time iriVhich ADAMANT has been introduced in Canada, we Sir\ uAable to present ^^y local references. ^ ]i' / ? 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