The attached note states: source and date unk. but thought this might be of interest to someone here. Ruth THE PENRHYN SLATE COMPANY ELEAZER JONES, MANAGER. ------ The extensive quarries of the Penrhyn Slate Company, situated at Middle Granville, Washington County, in the northeastern part of the State of New York, five miles south of Poultney, [Vermont] have been operated on a large scale for a number of years, in the production of the celebrated Purple, Green and Variegated Slate for roofing purposes-beautiful in color when used separately or in combination, and of great strength. Slate possesses some very remarkable and peculiar properties. It may be split into sheets as thin as a pice of card board; it is a conductor of heat; does not tarnish with oil or great spots; resists the action of most of the acids and alkalies; can be wrought to any design, plain or ornamental, by machinery or any sharp steel instrument; yields freely to the saw or rasp, and a smooth or satin-like surface is produced by planing and rubbing. Previous to the year 1838, slate was mostly used for roofing, flagging, he beds of billiard tables, educational purposes, etc.; but at the date mentioned, a process was discovered and practically developed in England, whereby slate was made to present the beautiful appearance of the rarest marbles, and a polish put upon its surface which few of them could be made to attain. So perfect indeed, are the imitations, that a very close examination is required to distinguish between the original and the copy. The warerooms of this Company at Middle Granville, and at No. 40 West 18th Street, New York, should be visited by all who are desirous of seeing to what perfection this art has attained. When every American home can thus be enriched and improved with handsome chimney-pieces, ornamented furniture and various useful articles-all at a very moderate cost, who can say that we are not moving rapidly, and in the right direction? Transcribed by, Jan Jordan -- Ruth Barton [log in to unmask] Dummerston, VT -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>