Spence's plaster

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Description

A type of gypsum cement. Spence's plaster is made with finely powdered gypsum mixed with portland cement. It also contains aluminum sulfate and sand. It is a hard, strong, durable finish plaster.

Synonyms and Related Terms

gypsum cement

Authority

  • Irving Skeist, Handbook of Adhesives, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1977 Comment: p. 134

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