Ted: Sackett wallboard was invented by #3941-Augustine Sacket In the December 1999 Old House Journal, Page 24 was this article. WHO THEY WERE...WHAT THEY DID No one perfected walls that go up faster than plaster until AUGUSTINE SACKETT patented the first gypsum board in 1894. By sandwiching five thin layers of gypsum ( a lightweight, non-combustible rock) between six sheets of felt paper, Inventor Sackett produced a 36" square wallboard that demanded neither supporting lath nor curing time. Sackett continued to improve his Plaster Board until 1909, when it was acquired by the U.S. Gypsum Company, producer of sheetrock. ===== Concerning a letter from: "Miss Edith R. Sackett of Warren, Connecticut. ... She said that Aaron was the uncle of her father, Augustine Sackett, inventer of plaster board now manufactured by the U.S. Gypsum Co." [Andrew P. Sackett; "Ancestors & Descendants of Frederick Plummer Sackett"; page 13] "Ted Smith" <tcsmith@surewest.net> wrote: >Apparently it was a wall board that used gypsum and the predecessor to sheetrock. See http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0VCW/is_19_25/ai_57294928 for info. -- Thurmon Accurate Information Is Our Goal. __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

Thanks, Thurmon! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thurmon King" <thurmonking@netscape.net> To: <SACKETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: RE: [SACKETT-L] Ever hear of Sackett board? > Ted: > > Sackett wallboard was invented by #3941-Augustine Sacket > > In the December 1999 Old House Journal, Page 24 was this article. > WHO THEY WERE...WHAT THEY DID > > No one perfected walls that go up faster than plaster until AUGUSTINE > SACKETT patented the first gypsum board in 1894. By sandwiching five thin > layers of gypsum ( a lightweight, non-combustible rock) between six sheets > of felt paper, Inventor Sackett produced a 36" square wallboard that > demanded neither supporting lath nor curing time. Sackett continued to > improve his Plaster Board until 1909, when it was acquired by the U.S. > Gypsum Company, producer of sheetrock. > ===== > Concerning a letter from: "Miss Edith R. Sackett of Warren, Connecticut. ... She said that Aaron was the uncle of her father, Augustine Sackett, inventer of plaster board now manufactured by the U.S. Gypsum Co." > [Andrew P. Sackett; "Ancestors & Descendants of Frederick Plummer Sackett"; page 13] > > > "Ted Smith" <tcsmith@surewest.net> wrote: > > >Apparently it was a wall board that used gypsum and the predecessor to sheetrock. See http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0VCW/is_19_25/ai_57294928 for info. > > > -- > Thurmon > Accurate Information Is Our Goal. > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. > Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. > Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb blocks HTML formatting in email messages. Be sure to set your > email software to text only before posting a message to the list. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >