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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



August, 1906 



The Philadelphia Almshouse 

 and Its Twenty -Year- Old 

 "Taylor Old Style" Tin Roof 



Here is the main structure of the Philadelphia Almshouse buildings. These 

 buildings were originally roofed with copper. The roofs gave so much 

 trouble that the trustees of the institution decided upon two things — first, 

 new roofs throughout; second, roofs so serviceable that the question would 

 be settled for all time. After a careful and exhaustive examination of all 

 kinds of roofing material, without any consideration of cost, ' Taylor Old 

 Style ' ' tin was selected. All this happened some twenty years ago. To-day 

 those Taylor Old Style ' roofs are in perfect condition and have given 

 entire satisfaction since the time they were laid. 



A residence in Akron, Ohio, owned by Mr. Otis Homer, of the Akron-Selle Co., was roofed with "Taylor 

 Old Style" tin in 1872. Mr. Homer writes us that the roof is in as good condition to-day as when laid, and 

 present indications are that it will outlive him by many years. Our free booklet, "A Guide to 

 [ (g Good Roofs," will interest every one who lives under a roof. Write for it. 





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