. "Armco" iron rust-resisting fcMC/i, x/ w OUO 5TVLE . ARMCO PALM OIL GOVT. PLATE ARMCO OLD STYLE MADE FROM ARMCO GENUINE AMERICAN INGOT IRON THE REAL SECRET The finger of pride is pointed to the old style Tin Roofing made overa century ago, still in service and apparently in as good condition as theday it was applied. The manufacturers of today attribute its durability to the method bywhich the coating was applied, and claim their product just as goodbecause, as they state, the same method is used. Without detracting one iota from the great necessity of the propermixture of lead an


. "Armco" iron rust-resisting fcMC/i, x/ w OUO 5TVLE . ARMCO PALM OIL GOVT. PLATE ARMCO OLD STYLE MADE FROM ARMCO GENUINE AMERICAN INGOT IRON THE REAL SECRET The finger of pride is pointed to the old style Tin Roofing made overa century ago, still in service and apparently in as good condition as theday it was applied. The manufacturers of today attribute its durability to the method bywhich the coating was applied, and claim their product just as goodbecause, as they state, the same method is used. Without detracting one iota from the great necessity of the propermixture of lead and tin and the correct method of application, it is ouropinion, well supported by facts and scientific data, that the durabilityof the coating on the old-fashioned Tin Roofing was due largely to thepure iron base manufactured and coated at that time. It is obvious that the very thin sheet of base plate could not last agreat number of years without being absolutely impervious to rust whichit is not, no matter how good it may be. Yet it is


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