The Iron Age 1881-04-14: Vol 27 Iss 15

The Iron Age A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. Published every Thursday Morning by DAVID WILLIAMS, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Vol. XXVII: No 15. New York, Thursday Sydney Gilchrist Thomas. We present herewith a portrait of Mr. Sydney Gilchrist Thomas, of London, now visiting this country. Mr. Thomas is so well known in connection with the basic process that no sketch of his work as a metallurgical echemist, in addition to that published in our editorial of March 31, is nec- essary, and none of his American friends are | blade or similarly thin object an immersion | | the surface of the molten alloy must present a fine, silver-white color, which is obtained by slow fusion and by stirring only when the whole of the mass is liquefied. If these | precautions are observed the impregnation 'of the iron or steel will proceed rapidly, | and the alloy will enter the artificially pro- {duced holes and the pores of the metal, | which are slightly dilated by the previous | heating of the said metal. For a knife- in possession of enough information respect- | jn the alloy of a very short time (say a few ing his earlier life to enable us to gather the materials for even a brief biography. Per- sonally, Mr. Thomas is too modest to give the information desired, and had his help been sought in carrying out our plan of publishing his portrait, he would in all prob- ability have declined and requested us not to take any steps in the matter. Weare, con- sequently, under the necessity of publishing simply the portrait, unaccompanied by the biographical notes which our readers would have found both interesting and instruc- tive. It is pretty well known that Mr. Thomas did not attain success in dephos- phorization easily or without sacrifices, but as he prefers to keep these matters to him- self, or for the few personal friends who have been taken into his confidence, we have no desire to push newspaper enter- prise further than a courteous respect for his wishes will permit. Our portrait is one of striking and almost surprising fidelity. It shows his youthful face with its characteristic expression, and no one who looks at it will wonder that one of the speakers at the dinner, tendered him shortly after his arrival, spoke of him as ‘‘that inspired boy.” It fas to the lot of not more than one in a generation to com- pass so great a result during the period which most young men devote to the work of preparation for the beginning of a career. Mr. Thomas is now but 30 years of age, and his phenomenal! scientific and financial sue- cess seems only to have stimulated his energies and fired his ambition for still greater undertakings. From what Mr. Thomas has told us in private conversation, we can say that he is in no respect inclined to settle down in the enjoyment of the hon- ors and profits already won, but that he considers his life-work only just begun. er Silver Steel. In seeking for an inoxidizable alloy, Mr. Peter de Villiers, M. D., of Silver Hill, St. Leonard’s-on-the Sea, England, has discov- ered that certain metals will not unite in certain proportions, and he has utilized this discovery to coat steel so perfectly that even the cutting edge of a knife blade is not blunted, or, rather, that the silvery surface remains uninjured when the knife is sharp- ened. Inthe first place, he makes an alloy of tin, 80; lead, 18; silver, 2=100 parts ; or of tin, 90; lead, 9; silver, 1=100 parts. The tin is first melted, and when a brilliant whiteness of the surface of the metal indi- cates its thorough fusion the lead is added in a grauular state, and the mixture is gradu- ally stirred, preferably with a rod of very fir-wood. ‘The silver, separately melted, is then added to and mixed in like manner with the compound. At this moment the fire under the melting pot or crucible con- taining the alloy must be quickly increased, till the surface of the metal has a slightly yellow tinge. It is then rapidly stirred, and run into molds to form ingots. When he has the choice between iron and steel for the manufacturé of any article to be coated he takes the purest steel used for manufac- turing purposes. The blade of a knife, for example, is immersed in a bath of a solution of muriatic or sulphuric acid—1 to Io parte acid to 100 parts distilled water or filtered rain water, or weak aquafortis. When the blade is withdrawn from the bath it must immediately be plunged into pure water to be quickly and completely washed, and then it is wiped and dried as ooey as possible with a piece of old linen, soft leather, or a very dry sponge. It is then subjected for about five minutes to a dry heat in a fur- nace or oven heated to 70° or 80° C.; it is then withdrawn and again wiped. The pre- ceding operations have for their ebject the preparation of the iron or steel for impreg- nation with the alloy, the result being that the said iron or steel is perforated with a raultitude of holes almost infinitesimally small. In iron, unless this metal is of ex- cellent quality, the size of these holes is ex- tremely variable, and sometimes there are defective parts which make the subsequent operations very difficult. In steel the differ- ence of diameter of these holes is almost im- perceptible, so that the subsequent opera- tions are performed without difficulty. This is the chief reason of his preference for steel. The knife-blade or other article, after its preparation as above described, is immersed iu ‘a metallic bath composed of the all made according to one or the other of the formulas hereinbefore given. The ingots are melted over a moderate fire in a crucible or_ pot formed of plumbago or refractory clay, and not in an iron vessel, as particles of the iron would mix with the alloy and render the same liable to oxidize in the open air, thus impairing the appearance of the impregnated knife-blade or other article. The iron or steel, previous to immersion in | the metallic bath or alloy, must be heated to a temperature of 50° or 60° Centigrade ; the bath must be perfectly liquid, and is stirred with a dry rod of firewood or poplar, and oy | polished ° seconds) will suffice. A period of from two to five minutes will be required for pieces or articles of greater thickness, such as horse’s bits, stable chains and the like. When withdrawn from the metallic bath, the blade or other article of iron or steel is | at once immersed in cold water, or is other- | wise properly treated to harden or temper it, or to restore its temper as required. If left in the cold water for too long a time, the metal sometimes becomes brittle, but carefulness on the part of the operator will prevent any difficulty of this kind. The blade or other article having been wiped and dried without the application of heat, is pol- ished in any suitable manner. It will then have the whiteness and luster of silver, and | valuable quality, and may also be applied for many industrial or manufacturing pur- poses. The process is not costly, and the difference in the price of article so made, and that of well finished goods manufactured in the ordinary manner, is amply compen- sated for by the saving in time and wear in cleaning. Thus, a knife-blade made as above described only requires to be cleaned by means of soft linen or wash-leather to preserve its appearance and silver polish. It can, moreover, be sharpened, and will keep its edge for as long a time as a steel knife would do. ES The Corrosion of Iron and Steel. An interesting paper on the comparative | endurance of iron and mild steel when ex- posed to corrosive influences, was read be- fore the British Institution of Civil Engin- eers recently by Mr. D. Phillips, who was a member of the committee appointed by the Admiralty in June, 1874, to inquire | into the causes of corrosion in boilers, and Since the dissolution of the committee he /had made further experiments with tl® same objects in view. The results were! 1, April 14, 1881. water heater. The percentage in favor of the irons was 10.9. The corrosion in the steele was only slightly moro marked and |irregular than in the irons. Plates of Low- |moor iron and Landore steel, suspended in | pairs in vessels under slightly different con- | ditions, gave a percentage of 4.8 in favor of |nary BB Stafford | the irons. Reference was next made to a series of experiments with iron and _ steel | (Crucible, Bessemer and Siemens steel | , and Staffordshire and Yorkshire irons) suspended in the boilers of ocean and coast-going steam vessels belonging to the various ship owners. The exposed surface of each plate was 37.89 square inches. sets, the percentage in favor of the two irons over the Bessemer and Siemens steels was 21.3. The different results obtained from some of the sets are carefully sum- marized in the paper. These results clearly proved the error of the conclusions arrived at by many experienced persons previous to the appointment of the boiler committee. Experiments made by the author with plates similar to those Jast mentioned, placed in sea water, in rain water, exposed to the weather only, aud exposed to the weather and dipped in sea or rain water will have a ring or sound analogous to that | of the latter metal, and may be considered inexidizable under ordinary atmospheric conditions. But to obtain a more nearly complete result, so that the article will resist corrosion by ordinary acids—vinegar, lemon and the like—he gives it a second bath in an amalgam composed of mercury, 60 ; tin, 39 ; silver, I = 100 parts. It is then either placed | in hot molten silver, or has silver deposited thereon cold by means of electro-deposition, so as to obtain a new covering or coating to form part of the impregnating metal, as the latter forms part of the steel or iron. The final operation consists in polishing the articles by rotating apparatus, suitable | to the form of the blade or other articles treated, but the objects which are impreg- nated by means of the hot bath of molten silver are tempered again when taken out of said bath, and before they are definitely The articles so prepared, whether | Originally made of steel, iron, bronze, Ger- | nan silver, or any other metal or composi- tion capable of bearing the heat to which | they will have to be exposed, according to | his invention became remarkably hard and | sonorous, these qualities resulting from the | impregnation above described. He has described the process with respect to knife | blades as an example, but desires it to be | understood that other articles or objects of many kinds may be treated thereby witb great advantage ; for instance, the process may be applied with great advantage to many utensils in which inoxidizability is a SYDNEY GILCHRIST THOMAS. giver of numerous tests, the surfaces of the | specimens in nearly all cases being bright. | Illustrations were shown of gutta percha/| aud plaster of Paris impressions taken from | many of the specimens. Tubes of different brands of iron and steel were subjected to | various tests in a special apparatus at Sheer- | ness Dockyard. Some of the tubes were welded, others were cold-drawn, With one exception they were all specially prepared. Each tube had an exposed surface of 9.58 | square feet. The iron tubes lost 45.4 per cent, less in weight than the steel. Small disks of iron or steel were also tested in an- other set of tubes in the same apparatus. The percentage in favor of the irons was, 56.7. Pieces of iron and steel of different brands were suspended for 12 months in two marine boilers, one vessel having a jet con- denser, and the other a surface condenser, and also in a feed-water heator supplied with fresh water. of the irons were 32.7, 27.5 and 11.8 re- spectively. Plates of Bolton steel and Low- moor iron, 10 inches by 8 inches, were like- wise placed in the boilers of the two ves- sels mentioned. Half of the number were withdrawn after 13 months, and gave a percentage in favor of the irons of 32.7, corrosion in the steels, in the form of pitting, being most marked. Of the remaining 8 plates, four remained in the boilers 21 months and four 22 months, the result being 28.6 per cent, in favor of the irons. Plates of the same two metals, 15 inches by 8 inches, were suspended for 13 months in the feed- The pecentages in favor | ‘daily, gave a result of 64.8 per cent. in favor of the irons, omitting the hard steel. The corrosion was strikingly loeal and severe in the set placed in rain water. Wetting the metals daily, especially with sea water, and exposing them to the weather caused very severe corrosion. The results of these experiments incontestably proved that, un- der almost all circumstances, iron, and especially the harder sorts, was far superior to steel in the resistance it offered te corro- sion. Such theories as that cerrosion was caused by galvanic action between metals and their oxides, or between different brands of iron or steel, or between iron and steel, were, in Mr. Phillips’ opinion, prac- | tically unworthy of consideration. He then proceeded to say the steel had probably re- | ceived more than its fair share of praise as |regarded homogeneity and uniformity of |temper. Although iron was inferior to steel as regarded cinders, laminations, &c., |yet mild steel was not without original |defects, as was shown by several of the gutta-percha impressions. Moreover, some jof the tubes and disks before mentioned presented after testing a damaskeen appear }ance, similar to gun barrels. Surprising differences of temper were exhibited in the | cold bending of the metals tested in the tube lapparatus, not only between the various | brands, but also between the tubes of each |brand. The difference bet ween the behavior of the tempered and the annealed steel speci- mens under the cold-bending test was also most marked, Taking the results from 56 | | | works are these : Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. $450 a Year, Including Postage Single Copies, Zen Cents. It would seem that in the purifying of metals in order to render them more ductile, elements such as carbon, phosphorus, &c., , were eliminated, which, no doubt, rendered |the metals more liable to corrosion. In the metals tested in sea-going boilers, the ordi- skire iron proved g.6 per |cent. better than the best Yorkshire as re- | garded loss of weight, and the harder steel plates | 20.9 per cent. better than the two mild steels. Inthe tube experiments the ordi- | nary iron tubes proved 122.2 per cent. better than those specially prepared. Again, the tubes called improved metal were 31.1 per |cent. better than the tubes called improved homogeneous metal, by far the most ductile and expensive of the two, It appeared from recent analyses that the percentage of phos- |phorus ranged from 0.20 to 0.2t in the cruder irons, from 0.7 to 0.14 in the better sorts, and from 0.016 to 0,04 in the milder steels, The amount of carbon in iron ranged from 0.0545 to 9.074 per cent., while in mild steel it varied from 0.131 to 0.273 per cent, | From 0.0649 to 0.1080 per cent. of manga- ; nese was found in iron, and from 0.238 to 0.3317 per cent. in steel. These results con- | firmed the author’s conclusions that the com- moner irons, containing the most phos- |phorus, resisted corrosion better than tha superior sorts, and the harder steels contain- ing the most carbon better than the softer and finer sorts. Tn conclusion, the author remarked that much yet remained to be done to produce a metal at once strong and ductile, but at the same time better able than mild steel to withstand corrosion. On the other hand, the treatment of marine boilers might be so modified, especially with the aid of zine pro- perly applied, as to enable the purer metals to be used in their construction. oe Small Arms ys, Artillery. The last report of the Chief of Ordnance is strengthened iu the direction of the use. lessness of the bayonet when the results of the trials of military small arms undertaken by Col. Benton and Capt. Greer are exam- ined. The more small arms are improved the greater will be the tendency to fight at “long bowls.” When, as these officers show, the service rifle, with service car- tridge, is amply sufficient to disable, and pos- sibly to kill, up to nearly 3000 yards, and that a 500-grain bullet fired from any rifle with a twist sufficient to give the necessary rota- tion will range nearly 3700 yards, and that witha socaialie prepared cartridge a longer range can be obtained, the efticiency of powder and lead can be better understood. Of course, this is too long a range to be effective, but still itis on record that when fighting the Russians the Turks used their American-made arms effectively at 2500 yards, and that they went into action with fromm 100 to 150 cartridges to the man. Can, however, a target at 3000 yards be hit at all? Capt. Greer gives to Mr, R. T. Hare, of the national armory at Springfield, the enviable distinction of being the only person in the world who has ever hit the bull’s-eye, 6 feet in diameter, at 2500 yards, with three different rifles, and who has once even hit the same-sized target at 3200 yards. This is indeed long-range shooting. In this shooting the gun was held under the arm, a muzzle-rest being used. The elevations under such circumstances may interest our national guardsmen who try their hands at Creedmoor, At 2000 yards, with the Spring- field service rifle, elevation was 11° 58 ; with the long-range Springfield, 8° 16’ 2" ; with the second arm at 3200 yards it was 20° 51 37. The exact penetration of the ball at this immense range was not studied, but its force was quite positively determined to be sufficient to kill; still, after the ball has flown half its distance its penetration decreases, Now, this brings us to the much- mooted question of the use of small arms at these extreme ranges. The ordnance offi- cers tell us that they can find men in the ranks who will throw all their 10 shots in close proximity, every ball falling within a few feet of the other. ‘‘ Presupposing a knowledge of the distance and some means of observing the effects of shot to correct elevation, it is evident that even among a small number of troops many would be struck.’”’ Of course, for every man killed a large amount pf ammunition would have to be used, but still, indifferent to the cost, the Turks fired away at these long ranges and many a Russian was killed. There seems to be something preposterous in the idea of the economy of anything in war, and if you want to kill largely and copieusly, since war is waste, paradoxically there can be nv waste. ——E German Rail Tests.—The German Rail- road Union has agreed upon certain speci- fications to be satisfied in the steel rails they use. The to be made in the A rail placed on two sup ports, one meter apart, must bear a load of 20 tous for several hours without permanent flexure. In like position it must bear, with out breaking, two strokes of the monkey of a pile-driver, a weight of 500 kilos, (1100 pounds) falling 4 meters (13 feet), and, without any injury), @ fall of the monkey 2.50 m. (5 feet rhe rail must be capable of being bent in the cold state either way to the extent of 50 mm. (2 inches), without showing cracks or fissures. It must be ca pable of bearing a curvature of 22.5 mm. in 3 meters of length (0.9 inches in 9 feet 10 inches). tests A SF mere a a —— £ a —_ ~~ So =~ =e a eg al Or —n — + a ~ AHBELILRON AGE. April 14, 1881. | Clive, etc. Arta. | PAetals. ANSONIA ThePlume & Atwood) rane: BRASS & COPPER CO. MOEN. President and Treasurer. HAS. F. WASHBURN, Vice President & Wo. 19 CHEF Str set, , Mfz. Company, WASHBURN & MOEN MANUFACTURING. ¢ CO. Established he eee mass. "eT rg ss z - antes MANUFACTURERS OF Phe Ips Building, NEW YORK. MANUFACTURER: OF BRASS” AND COPPER Waterbury Brass Co.|wer au nos wae CAPITAL, - - $400,000. Ger Sheets. Bolts, Rods, Wire, &c. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, man Silver and Gilding Metal Seamless Brass & ee | CERMAN SILVER, Copper Rivets and Burs, Tubing. Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, ; BRASS AND COPPER TUBING, Kerosene Burners, : Ansonia Corrugated Stove Platforms. | ee even COPPET: WIRE | COPPER RIVETS & BURS, |1.amp ‘Trimmings, &c.| Fi | BEASS KETTLES 80 Chambers Street, New York. | For Electrical Purposes, Rare and Covered. Prosphor Bronze Rods for Pumps, &c Door Rail, Brass Tage, ROsp PS, . | PERCUSSION CAPS, 13 Federal Street, Boston. 109 Lake Street, Chicago. Rolling Miil, Factories, __THOMASTON, Ct. WATERBURY, Ct. POWDER FLASES, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Measures, &c. __INCOT ¢ COPPER. ie And small Brass Wares of every Description. MANUFACTURERS OF IRON and STEHEI, WIRE, Patent Steel Barb Fencing, Pate P nt Steel Wire Bale Ties. Shin ed RAT CORN RB A HE Seay at whe x ING 0 Seen noi ron and Steel WIRE. in stan ata ANSONIA Yr REFINED -™ Oo pan ag 9 ay __ Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Le ents tor e PHELPS, DODGE & C0. Onseuall Mfg. Co.’s Line of Sport- Bridgeport Brass Co., ing Goods and Wood’s Paper tve 0) IMPORTERS OF Shot Shells. MANUFACTURERS OF Anmeated Fene: maa eet setghny en wares. Market rxet and f Stone Wire. TIN PLATE, ae. || Sheet and Roll Brass, Ruel Bolan wi ine hinetanies ee ofS Gees one ee 296 Broadway, New York, ; : j ral Spring Wire, an re of all sizes... spec ie of Cicen ROOFING PLATE, | ig) fii; Sty Providence, RL. Com | Brass & Copper Wire & Tubing, |iuesated tana tart Ate Caine sige oe gan” parent Sue peer re kept in stock, a)! stres. st. L ————~| German Silver Metal and Wire, | WAREHOUSE, 21 Cliff Street, New York. Louis Warehouse, 603 North ad st. Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Peete Manhattan Brass Co,, Copper and Iron Rivets. MANUPACTURERS OF Manufacturers of OILERS and CUSPADORES, { LAMPS and TRIMMINGS, Olmsted Patent Ollers, | LANTERNS and TRIMMINGS, | KEROSENE BURNERS, C 0 PP E R A N D B R AS 5. | Brame ire een ease patent Oilers, | Clocks & Fly Fan Movements. | PLUMBERS’ MATERIALS. Copper Wire, Brass, Tin & Zine Ollers,| particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and Copper Rivets, Braes Butt Hinges, manufacturing Metal Goeds. CLIFF STREET, NEW YORE. Brass Tubing, Zinc Tubing, Hurricane Lanterns, MANUFACTORY, WAREHOUSR, scovi LL AS FC co . Brown’s Patent Picture Hooks, ion pert Cones. “ munoay 40 a nN. r. a a Fire Sets, Fenders, RC. are FITCH, Prest. aod Treas A. A. LASAR, Seoy. 8 R ASS, BRASS BLANKS AND TUBES HINCES, WIRE, CERMAN SILVER. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TO ORDER, OFFICE AND WORKS, PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS. | ise ave., 27th to 28th Sts., New York. TIOWARD co MORSE, Warehouse, 45 Fulton Street, New York, MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS COPPER AND IRON WIRE CLOTH, U ) —_> —- BUTTONS, (|THE NEW HAVEN ee COPPER C0., DEPOTS FACTORIES, POTS, ti7beautie'St, Bars «New aver, Com. | 255 Pearl Street, New York. 183 Lake Stw Chicago. New York City. Manntactorers of and Dealersin §§|§.| “Qe CSS E FOS" ae ge | OP Se See eaetion DICKERSON, VAN BUSEN & CO.,/Braziers’ & Sheathing Ta Importers of i : Tin Plate, Pig Tin, Sheet !ron, Cooper, COPPER. __©T. LOUIS, MO.____| appeared os & fe oe or a Kettle Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, Rivets, Holmes, Booth & Hay dens, No, 14 Mesh, No. 21 Wire. No. 16 Mesh, Ne. 23 Wire. No. 18 Mesh, No. a5 Wire. NEW YORK. _Ingot Copper, Spelter, Solder, &e. 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Dealers in Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, _ in Solder & Old Metals OJohnStreet,N.¥. PASSAIC ZINC CO. Manufacturers of Pure Spelter FOR Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes AND ALL FINE WORK. Iron, Steel and Copper Telegraph Wire, WIRE Hotsting Purposes ot an| Market Wire, kinds, for Ferries, Stays, Market wey Fence Wire Ship Rigging, Sash Cords, j j Bri w Lightning Roas, &c., &e, Vineyard Wire. pace wire —— wae Suspension Bridge Cables, Rivet Wire, &c., &«. GALVANIZED WIRE CLOTHES LINES. IRON AND STEEL WIRE ROPE For Hoisting, Running & Standing Ropes, Ferries, &. CONSTANTLY KEPT ON HAND. Address, HAZARD MFG. CO., Wilkesharre, Luzerne Co., Pa. ntl FELTEN & GUILLEAUME, Cariswerk, near Cologne, Germany. ane fe PATENT CRUCIBLE STEEL WIRE, Galvanizers & Brass Founders. For Mining and Plow Ropes, Hawsers and Bridge Cables. MANNING & SQUIER, Gen'l Agents, SIEMENS-MARTIN AND BESSEMER STEEL WIRE, Flusseisen, Swedish and German Charcoal Wire. A. C. NORTHROP, Waterbury, Conn., NOVELTIES IN BRASS AND OTHER METAL GOODS FOR HARDWARE TRADE. on, Round and Square Head Cap and sr e's, aad nad Wrought Iron and Brass Machine Screws; Turned, He el Plated and Bronze Trimmings of a Set Screws; Brass and Iron § oe am and Jack Chain ; Gilt, kinds. from Sheet Iron, Steel or Estimates on patented articles, ay any description of Sheet Metal work, respectfully solicited and promptly given, JAMES HALL, Treasurer. E. HANSON, Secretary. ABRAM 8, HEWITT, President. WM. HEWITT, Vice President. TRENTON IRON COMPANY, INCORPORATED 1847), TRENTON, N. J., Manufacturers of TRONand STEEL WIRE OF ALL CRADES, BRIGHT, ANNEALED, COPPERED, TINNED AND GALVANIZED: Tron and Steel Wire Rods; EXTRA QUALITIES OF BAR IRON AND RODS. Best Qualities of Gun-Screw and Charcoal Iron Wire; | <———222 ‘bert Street N- ¥ ¢ ’ GALVANIZED “ Crucible, Siemens-Martin and Bessemer Steel Wire, Geo. weivowe mae & Co., of Cha oleae Iron and pans So SOE ae 5 ARS, GALVANIZED STEEL WIRE, Wire Straightened and Cut to Lengths, MANUFACTURERS OF in 7-ply Strand, Staples, &c. Annealed nae Olled Fencing Bee, COOPER, HEW ITT & © o. 2 17 Burling Slip. xe, JOHN HEWITT, Agent, e: North Fourth St ew York ( Philad: phia € OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. TELEGRAPH CABLES. Contractors to the German and Foreign goveramente, The oldest h: Con Telegraph Address, CAKRLS WERK, COLOGNE. ease in the branch on the General Agents for U. 8S. and Canada, vient, CORN See ae | PERKINS & CHOATE, 23 Nassau Sty N.Y. N, f The Schoenberg Metal Mig. Cx, J. WOOL GRISWOLD, | MINERS’ CANDLES, SO .. D E R, T Y Pp E, Manufacturer of | Superior to any other Light for Mining Y Y, xX FR EF am Purposes, Manufactured by " Stereotype, Salcedo and ane Metals, imaporsere of Block Tin, Antimon Refi meee 5g0 Rust Stn TROY. N, ¥ JAMES BOYD'S SON, 9 ste Be Nos, 10 & 12 Franklin St., New York, IRON | WIRE. oad or Plain, Barb and Strand Fencing, 3, qget - rply Girend, iS WWiRE ROPE BRODERICK & BASCOM, MANUFACTURERS OF tinent IRON = = rr = = “= rr (ll St, Louls, M _ 5 ous i 0, 2 Spelter, &o, phighes price me for Old Mesa ne op tig > a 35 04 wa treet, Det ween Fee A&B, New , 4 gene g Sails kept ¢ <ade prom ¥. B. 0. ¢ 5. W. ING 7, ?, zo April 14, 1881. THE IRON AGE. 3 Burnishing and Ductilizing Steel. | tle below the center of the disk, so that the bar is automatically fed forward as it ro- Before the recent meeting of the Ameri-| tates. After polishing the disk faces by can Institute of Mining Engineers at Phila-| passing through the mach *» a piece of hard delphia, Mr. Jacob Reese, of Pittsburgh, | wood, it is re ady for bur:’.sning, Pa., read a lengthy paper on ‘‘ Burnishing| Mr. Rees se clai ms t that the passage through and Ductilizing Steel,” in which he describes | the machine has also a duc tilizing ac tion, a machine invented by him, and of which! and bases his claims upon the following ex- the accompanying illustrations will serve to periments: From the rough end of a t-ineh give a good idea, We understand that a! bar of steel, No. 459, as it came from the number of these machines have been built,! rolling mill, a piece was cut and tested, CARY & MOEN, 0. LINDEMANN STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL aes of every desoription. & C0., Manufacturers of all | inds of \& Japanned, Brass & | 3 Tin Plated BIRD CAGES. "Catalogues furnished | to the trade. LER AL LL Ve ehhh hh LL EL LEAL RAREELLLL ELLE VEL RE LELLELEAAKALRAALAAALAT WUL LLL ELE LEILLLAIL LLL 254 Pearl St., Market Steel Wire, Crinoline Wire, tempered and covered. if NEW YORK. Also Patent Tempered Steel Furniture Springs, constantly on hand. 934, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, = - + o ° NEW YORK, SOLE MAKERS, WESTON’S _ YALE LOCK MANFCc. co., Office & Works, STAMFORD, CONN. DIFFERENTIAL | SALESROOMS : 563 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK. 507 MARKET ST. > : PULLEY BLOCKS. = 36’pninn strenr, poston. 'G4 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. This Advertisement is Changed Every Week. BROWN & BROTHERS, | 81 Chambers St., N. Y. Waterbury, Conn. Manufacturers of | D. J. MORRELL, Chairman, W. S, ROBINSON, Treasurer, CHAS, DOUGLASS, Gen’! Supt. | BRASS, COPPER any GAUTIER STEEL C0., LIMITED. GERMAN SILVER, #§ <>. EG EGT.. vo wrerestnen” "WIRE AND SPRINGS. ALSO, Seamless Brass & Copper Tubing. PATENTED SEAMLESS BRASS AND COPPER HOUSE BOILERS, warranted to stand 200 Ibs. pressure and guaranteed against vacuum. PATENTED SPRING TEMPERED SHANK, SILVER-PLATED, FLAT TABLE WARE, In rich cesigns. Sample of our Toe Calk Stoel, showing one end bent over and flattened down cold ; 8 GERMAN SILVER SPOONS AND FORKS. | piece of iron solidly welded to the steel wita the use of sand only, and the other end hammered to an edge, and then hardened sufficiently to cut glass. Similar samples can POP E, COLE & Co, | te made by any blacksmith from our Toe Calk Steel, or seen at BALTIMORE ny | JOHNSTOWN, PENN. [i 0 p re é R WORKS, | Eastern Warehouse, 93 John St., N, t, N. Ys; Philada. Warehou: Warehouse, 505 Commerce St. No. 57 South Gay St., BALTIMORE, MD., Have always on hand and for sale Plan of the Reese Burnishing Machine. and that shafting which was by no means! while No. 460 and 461 were cut from the straight was put through Mr. Reese’s ma- | same bar her it had been burnished, The chine, when it came out straight and witha results of the tests were as follows: perfect polish, Mr. Reese in his paper ‘* 460 et explains at length the process of burnishing | pjastic limit, Ibs. p. 9q in. 63,283 58,823 61,056 and the principles which underlie it. His Tensile strength, Ibs. per machine consists of a series of disks, which ,,Saare Inch............. 109,486 107,486 109,035 are so arranged that they all operate upon , Plonsation, percent..... 10.91 19.06 15.94 the bar at the same time. The faces of the Nos. 462 and 463 were cut from one bar of disks are slightly conical and the centers of steel, each end of which had been bur- the faces are turned concave, so that the nished, while the middle, from which No. Front Elevation of the Reese Burnishing Machine. 464 had been cut, was rough. Mechanical working face of each disk extends from the following result : edge of the periphery to the outer edge of tests yielded the a = the concave portion of the disk. The disks 46a 463 464 ’ Ee ~~? are of two sizes, the larger being about 16 Elastic limit, Ibs. p. sq. in. 59,674 58,704 59,674 INGOT COPI ER, co inches in diameter and the smaller about ae - 109,782 107.972 108,788 Also Cakes, of unequaled purity and toughness. . 14 inches. The large ones (A A! A) are| wisnestion, percent, .... soa pts 90.00 —_—_——— all ad d placed on the same side of the working mee ee cme = 1: line, and the small ones on the opposite side, z= the object being to secure a downward bite The Trade of the Middlesbrough <s upon the bar by the large disks, thereby District. keeping the bar down firmly to the rests. aoceenaee ea The disks are mounted on shafts B B’ B’, The British Mercantile Gazette last re- and they are set in the housings C C'in ceived says: W = such a manner that the large and small; Exceptional interest is attached to the ie 2 disks are not directly opposite each other, ' February trade statistics of Middlesbrough, PRTRTORIER TA Shovels, Riddles, Brushes, &c. KX) ADU NK Lt = WHITEHEAD BROS, 9 ®™. warremnan, reas, a ae eae oe fooler |e 517 W. 15th S8t., Y ie. = = ee = = meer | be AMERICAN FACING CO. New York, / , WROUGHT IRON FENCES yn = FOR J, A. EMERICK. HOWARD EVANS. SSS legen ‘i , a ~ \) Private Residences and Public Buildings, Send for descriptive circular. A reliable agent wanted in every county seat. E. T. BARNU™MS es & IRON WORKS, 2h, 1,29 & 31 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. J, AL EMERICK & CO. 1056 & 1076 Beach Street, PHILADELPHIA, ** MANFRS’ FOUNDRY FACINGS, And Dealers in and shippers of all descriptions Plan of Burnishing Disks, but bear such relative position as will bring! owing to the statements which have been the outer edge of the working face of each circulated for some time regarding an extra- disk directly opposite to the inner line of, ordinary relapse in our iron and steel in- Fane G G th : ithe working face of the adjacent disk. In dustries in consequence of the decline in the . U n er, MOLDING SANDS and Foundry Supplies. | order to cause all the disks to rotate in the| American demand, Although there is a same direction, pinions on the disk shafts falling off in every item but steel, there . mesh with idlers. The end housings E E' is no adequate ground for the anxiety which Patented Brass, Silver Plated | = ete ee Se inten a = oe provided with adjusting screws, for the has been felt in mercantile circles. Taking purpose of setting the machine for any given the combined exports of manufactured iron size of work, adjusting the disk faces in a and steel, no less than 18,164 tons were parallel line and regulating the pressure! shipped, in comparison with 12,276 in the Mauufacturer of and Japanned BIRD CAGES. Can be nested for ex- team port shipments. i 103 & 105 William St., NEW YORK. Largest variety in patterns and unsurpassed in OW prices. New Lilustrated Catalogues and Price sts on application. THE MONTOUR IRON & STEEL COMPANY, Works at Danville, Pa. Established 1810. N. & G, TAYLOR CO, PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in ODD AND REGULAR SIZES TIN AND ROOFING PLATES, Burnishing Disks. RA Black and Galvanized Sheet Iron, Metals, Wire, Copper, upon the metal operated upon. F is the!corresponding month last year; and it is RON | Stamped Ware, Registers, &c. main dividing shaft, which is provided « ith gratifying to find we have not been solely in- AND PIC I . Set ee ee ae pinions G g, meshing _ the central disk | debted to America r which only 2328 tons bails Kept om hand, frou ape end Narrow-Gauge pinions D d. H, H', are rests which are | were booked, while 4393 were d spatched to pt on hand, from whic pments can be ee eee ee oy ————- | set in a line beneath La between the disk foreign and colonial ports, and the exports © promptly. WV OorD., JENN ISON & “OOn faces. They are slightly less in width than | coastwise alone amounted t »12,766 tons, thus of metal to be exceeding the total exports for February, | | ¥. B. 0. COXE, President, Reading, Pa. | 7 iw. er deena, Philaniphia Pa.| Manufacturers of SHAFTING, PULLEYS AND HANGERS—A Specialty, | the diameter of the piece of metal to be Es nadiaan 2 INGERSOLL, Tveae., Philadelphia, Pa. | ls Ww d’ P t nt B It Tl di M I i operated upon, and for ordinary WOrk are | 1550 Of course these figures cannot com- "2, HOWE, General Supt., Danville, Pa. | Also, WOOG's Save . rea ng Macaine, Worcester, Mass. | adjusted to keep the center of the bar a lit | pare favorably with those for several of the ~~ Hh : ) . as —_— « Sens © —_— wer a : 2 Wa Vv ai 2 ZEEE “Ed 1a naar. a. OE. —----e im -_- =< . : —— o2 April 14, 1881, 4 THE IRON AGE. . xron. _| Xvot. | ¥ron. | Feat xrON. et See nee NEW YORK. PITTSBURGH. if PITTSBURGH. a ____ NEW YORK. ________CNEW YORK. © OGDEN & & WALLACE, A. B. Warner & Son, JOHN W. QUINCY & CO.., & C0., 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm St., New York, ey IRON MERGHANTS, Anthracite & Charcoal Pig Irons, ; ro n a n d Stee ! 28 & 99 West and 59 Washinzton a Wrought Scrap, Cut Nails, Copper, Of every description kept in stock. BOILER PL ATE BLOCK TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, &c. ’ Ageuts for Park Brother & Co.'s Boiler Tubes, Angle, Tee & Girder tron, HARRISON & GILLUON BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. ene Se fee) All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel constantly Bole Agents for the celebrated IRON AND METAL DEALERS, 558, 560, 562 WATER ST., and 302, 304, 306 CHERRY 8T., on hand. lcieisntaiencenmibtenanie “Eureka,” Pennocks, | ™ NEW YORK, have on hand, and offer for sale, the following ‘ OW W t ” L k Scotch and American Pi iro’ Wronghts ‘Cast and J a assé ) u ens, Machinery Scrap Iron, n CaeWh eels, Axles = . 7 Brands of Iron. Alsoall descriptions of Plate, Sheet, | Wrought Iron ; ae 3 ag Copper, Composition, i ter. Zinc Established 1790, and Gasometer Iron. Special attention to Locomotive pad Behn Tone Iron. Fire Box Iron a specialty. W. D. WOOD & COS HE SNOW SHOES \@ ROADSTER =@ PATTERN. PATEN -_ Planished Sheet Iron. Patented March 14th, 1865 ; April 8th, 1878 ; Sept. 9th, 1873; Uct. 6th, 1874; Jan, 11, 1576. Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the STEEL TOE CALKS. Extra Quality Homogeneous Steel "ures BOILER PLATE by all the principal aa ETA L D E A LE RSs STEEL PLATES, all descriptions. rox on OXFORD IRON CO., 24 & 26 Broadway, 77 & 79 New St. ROME MERCHANT. IRON | MILLS, - 6 Gk he NEW YORK CITY, ‘icialateaae a 4 hone grade of Cc t N if Bar Iron, Bands and Fine Hoops. Scrolls, Posi 4 Half Ovals, Half Rcunds, Hexagon and Horse Shoe Iron. Also from Charcoal Pig a superior uality of Iron branded J. G All puddled balls re 8 duced by area on ers mz ay be sent to the Millor NTER, our Agent, at 59 Johu - Sizes_and ae aan - ee = at os a a S r IK’ KES. In the Large cities throughout Cut Nails and Spikes, Plate and Sheet ABEEL BROTH ER S, aT na Oe J. 8S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, THE UNITED STATES. Iron, all descriptions, Established 176 by ABEEL & BYVANCK, AND BRO: KE 81, 83 and 85 Washington Sireet, And at thoir Office, Pittsburgh, Iron Merchants oh aR (a Ties _____swewyork. _| I! Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. SHOENBERGER & C0., ra 190 South Street and 365 Water, N. Y. ? bd, Dee A Se eRe ee Bi RD EN’S lial ricci KEYSTONE ROLLING MILL. u mete TV De TCM te), ee Cc. KANE. | WILLIAMS, » LONG & McDOWELL OLD RAILS, SCRAP IRON, STEEL, IROoWNWw ‘ 9 PIC IRON, BLOOMS, Pittsburgh, - - - Pa. AND ORE. oe Portsmouth Iron and Steel Co. Co., VLOTERIAGS Oe A full assortment of all sizés constantly on hand. Refined Iron, ‘ & D R U MMo HORSE SHOES. HMorse-Shoe Iron, Common Iron, Band, Hoop and Scroll Iren, Sheet Iron, <° Brokers in o PITTSBURGH, PA, J 66 Pe = uccessors to CAYLORD ROLLING MILL Co., Wm. Rea, Prest. SAML. Bamey, Jr., Secy. Manufacturers of F. B. Laveuiin, Vice-Prest. W. A. SHaw, Treas. Siemens-Martin (Open Hearth) ew mares” STEEL BOILER PLATE, Storage and Issue Warrants Agricultural and Machinery Steel and Steel Tire. Norway Nail Rods, Norway Shapes, _ on eS Spring ané 7 ‘Tire ire Steel, ete. i ? oO N , Burden Best” A.R. A. R. Whitney, TIN PLATES eaacahadiies & METALS, lron | | i Y O N, 68 Wall St., New York. aia ag A ee ea ia JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO.. . . Boiler Rivets. yr > oe & 52 Thomas, ana| enhien SCOTCH AND AMERICAN 12, 14 &16 Worth Sts Oar specialty is in P i G i R O N, Burden Iron Works, H. Burden & Sons, Manufacturing Iron Used in the Con- i Fire-Proot Buildings, re "eeadionns &e. No. 69 Wall St. St., New York. Plane and estimates furnished, and contracts made Troy, N, ¥. for erecting Iron Structures of every description, U LS T E R | RO 0 y WO - KS. _—_* , e Te Books coptaining cuts of all Iron made sent on ap- plication by mai - lain U i 4S T eC R Sample pieces at office. 58 a 18 Wall St., Sous Wack, — ON PIG IRON, BLOOMS, INGOTS, | Newhant £ Hoop and ‘Sheet ee Wee MUCK BAR, RAILS, &c, | "Pe Fish Birsani Bota, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. GEO. 8S. LEWIS Pres't sad Gent Bup't Bcc Aventis Treas Correspondence relative to establishm yards at furnaces solicited. es General Office, PITTSBURGH, PA. Sable Iron and Nail Works. Street. BORDEN & LOVELL, |71.-¢rman, Mulligan &Co HB aS Bar Iron. Commission Merchants | carmicia cu & EMMENS ENS ¥ 0. Ud 70 & 71 West St., ee es s IRON AND STEEL BOILER pLaTe,| Ame”i¢an & English Refined Iron Manufacturers of the Celebrated SableNails Office and Works, Wm, Borden, LN Lovell New York. Lap-Welded Boiler Tubes, &c., &c, Agents for the sale of Agent for Otis’ celeb rated Cost Steel Boller Plates, EGLESTON BROS, & CO.., The Coatesville Iron Co, Pottstown Iron Co., The . ’ 2 Laurel Rolling Mills, ‘and Union Fube Works; W rought Fall River Iron Co.’s Nails, | iron'ieais, fagies; Tees, Livers ‘| See St. ‘ NEW YORK CITY, Bands, Hoops & Rods. HUGH W. ADAMS & CO., _ Glengarnock and Carnbroe AND IMPORTERS OF Borden Mining Company's) EVIE AMD FRGLGH IRORE,’ enarey pie inee Cum berland Coals. Agents for American Charcoal and Anthracite Furnaces, | 56 Pine Street, New York, ; |For spot delivery and for prompt or forward WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Hvuen W. + ADAMS. DaNIELL L, Cone. ~FAl E-~rna, © | Shipments to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, IRON MERCHANTS Ww. S.N MIDDLETON, Baitimore or New Orleans. Broker i in Machinery & Iron For sale in lots to suit by Cor. Albany & Washington Sts., Agent for a see one Sav -usraax.| FORSTER'S CRUSHER & PULVERIZER, FREPS EDS & 64. = = ; The best in market. | Sole Agents for the United States, B. F. J UDSON, W.S. MIDDLETON, 62 JohnSt.,N.¥.| 72 Pine Street, New York. _ Importer of and Dealer in ee ae ae See ta? BA — ower PITTSBU RGH, PA. SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Ss. A. LISSBERGE R, | : T ES &DESPA . RD, ee atiacctmndel ; er ee } Iron IRON & METAL DEALER, | re eS Se LEECHBURG IRON WoRKsS. Pis 7 | nave on hand, tnd offer for ante the foneving | STEEL AND IRON RAILS, SWEDISH ‘RIC Wrought & Cast Scrap Iron, ee san fou otter f "ig Iro3, Wre owing at’ BARS, STLEL AND PIG IRON eA. OO- | and Machinery Scrap Iron, Car Wheels, Axles and P : | Heavy Wro yught Iron; also, oid C¢ ypper, Composi SCRAP IRON an OLD RAILS c. f¢. and i. to EINE - SHEET " IRONS, ne ° Olled ow Ca amping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL, OFFICE, No, 143 Virst Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. OLD METALS. tion, B Brass s, Lead, Pewter, Zinc, &e. _ America. « fet Fnelish porta. DANIEL W. RICHARDS & Cco., 255 & 255 Sout Soum sez} NEW YORK. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC eee one | SCRAP IRON, STEEL, RAILS AND METALS, ‘ss ainaheemaees “Se., N. Y. BOILER PLATES and SHEET IRON, Yarde and Office, 88 to 96 Mangin St., NEW YORK. venms SOMITE Pa SWEDISH 1 RON. J. F. FULLARTON, Geo go: ABO MMtowy, NEW YORK, wel eS Bennett Building, Representing L. G BRATT & CO, and the UDDEHOLM CO., Sweden, <> BROKER II RIN IN TRON |" LAP WELDED BOILER _Danier W. Ri HARBS Ms Rivets, Angie & T iron, » Cu it Nails ‘a od ss, | Z Agency for Pottstp wn Iron Via duet Iron Works, | PASSAIC ROLL meté Bars, Rods, Swedish Bessemer and ‘Martin Sie- a Rolt Mills nm rks, Laurel Lr co fino 9 sguenc Th to rite Ro: atin ‘ Mi is a i srsey City, Glas: iccianaiiean eae | NG Mi i L L CO. ne Rs ul as ‘Sckap Iron and Stecl,&e. Iro on s, Blooms ; JOWALL LL SF, N xy } gow tron Ci ys in st nto sas sanee ee so P. W. GALLAUDET, ROLLED IRON BEAMS, AEE of mae ty eS , N. M, HOGLUND'S SONS & CO., Stockholm. Banker an ote roker, tannets, nglcs, Lees erchant Bars, Riveted Work, Forg- . ‘MARSHALL IRON C0. ace tad © Ui eens ingen Bye Bares Boe . Swedish & Norway Iron oe are " s ATE RSON, N. J. of every Goner ints ion. Stock on hand at Boston, SCTETETS 6 me oom 45, Astor House, New York. | x ork and Philadelphia. Importation orders e ! Best Charcoal Bloom, Best Refined & Common specialty. ” GUSTAF LUNDBERG, 33 Kilby st., Boston. Ss H Ee ET } RON La NEW YORK. HARDWARE, METAL, IRON RUBBER, SI PAPER AND PAPER-HANGINGS, LUMBER, CO a R WANTEI AND PAILKOAD rare E} pv AN Bs MADE ON BUSINESSS PAPER AND cunare Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c. lle Rolli Mill, Powerville Roling Mi FULLER BROTHERS & CO., , ine 4 oO} HORSE SHOE IR N| 139 Greenwich Street, New York. JOHN LEONARD, 450 Woet 8t., W. F, ALBERT POTTS, Philadelphia Agent, 234 & 236 N. | Front Street. | Office and Mills, aka a ie yr ag Newport, Delaware. COMBINATION STEEL & IRON 00. | CHESTER, PA. We are now prepared to manufacture the COM- | BINATION RAILS under Wheeler’s patent. | Orders solicited. | - eee . eee aah KINDS * New York omce, 92 JOHN ST. | MULTE aarnaTET GER P L t STO Rai tyener JA iS bi Gi ymmon April 14, 1881. Kron. a PHILADELPHIA. HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents Si ’R ti For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and G A § FURN A C E a Sheet Lron and General Railway uipments, RICHMOND & POTTS, | Old Rails, Axles, oan eels bought and sold. 1319S. Fourth St.. PHILADELPSIA, PA. | 234 SB. 4th St., Philadelphia, PHILADEUPHIA. The Gambria Iron and Steel Works, Having enjoyed for over TWENTY-FIVE YEARS the reputation of producing the best quality of RAIIS, have now an annual capacity of 150,000 Tons of Iron and Steel Rails, Splice Bars, dc. ADDRESS, CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, No. 218 South 4th Street, Philadephia. Or at the Works, JOHNSTOWN, PA. Or LENOX SMITH, New York csr inadkecaitd Agent, 46 Pine St, N. ¥. THE PHCNIX IRON CoO.,| 410 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. Manufacturers of Wrought Iron Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Angle & Tee Bars, STRAIGHT AND CURVED TO TEMPLATE, Largely used in the construction of Iron Vessels, Buildings and Bridges. WROUCHT IRON ROOF TRUSSES, CIRDERS & JOISTS, and all kinds of Iron Framing used in the construction of Fire Proof Buildings, PATENT WROUGHT IRON COLUMNS, WELDLESS EYE BARS, and built up shapes for Iron Bridge 4 REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and every variety of SHAPE IRON made to order. Plans and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President. NEW YORK AGENTS, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty Street. BOSTON AGENTS, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarch St. ALAN WOOD & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Plantehed, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom PLATE cc SHEET IRON. No. 519 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. ted, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, Tani and Boat Iron ; Last, Stamping, Fer ate especially Se On Fura, eee mencmgns & and Jack J ee Iron. ain lron, Steel & Nail Works, 920 North Delaware Ave., - - PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers of the Anvil Brand Refined Merchant Bar Iron. Also, the James Rowland & Co. Kensington Nails, cut from their Refined Anvil stock. Also, Plow and Cultivator Steel, Rounds, Squares, Flate, Bands and Hoop Iron. Correspondence with Dealers solicited. PENCOYD If IRON WORKS. —_ A. & P. ROBERTS & 00.,_,% | Manufacturers of LF CAR AXLES. BAR, ANGLE, TEE AND CHANNEL !RON. Office, No. 265 %. Fourth 8t., Phiiade!) phia. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. 9 ° MANUFACTURERS OF FOUNDRY FACINGS. AND FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. MOULDING SAND A SPECIALTY. Albany, Crescent, Tullytown and Lumberton Sands. lg GERMAN LEAD, BITUMEN, SIEVES, MACHINERY SAND, AMERICAN LEAD, ANTHRACITE, SHOVELS, BRASS SAND, PLUMBAGO, CHARCOAL, BRUSHES, CHANDELIER SAND, STOVE PLATE, MINERAL, CRUCIBLES, STOVE PLATE SAND, Office and Storrroom: 4 W. PAXSON ‘ C0.,: 1514, 516 and 518 Keach St., PHILADELPHIA, PA, ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILL COMPANY, Manufacturers of Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn Tables, General Office, 237 South Third St., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa. JAMES C. BOOTH. THOMAS H. GARRETT. ANDREW A. BLAIR, BOOTH, CARRETT & BLAIR, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, 919 and 921 Chant St. (10th St. above Chestnut St.), PHILADELPHIA, PA. Established in 1836. Analyses of Ores Waters, Metals and Alloys of allkinds. A specia) department for the ANALYSIS OF IRON AND STEEL, ” tus and appliances for the rapid and accurate analysis of a Steel, Iron Bttod ith a tne Ieee oalas Clagn Fire Sends &c, allanalyses made by the members of the frm. Price lists on app iC ON N ELLSVILLE COKE, finatdsoll steel calc ‘The holes are punghed | brand of reworkediron, aniting vreat tensile strength und wear, tt By to be of the very best workmanship and material ; superior to the very best brands of English , ™4tter. ? THE IRON AGE. Xvon, JUSTICE COX, Jr, CHARLES K. BARNS, JUSTICE COX, JR. & C0., AGENTS FOR CHICKIES, ST. CHARLES, MONTGOMERY, WARWICK, CONEWAGO AND KEYSTONE Foundry & Forge Pig Iron. SHAWNE E ROLLING MILL C 0., Limited, Best Quality Muck Bar. CATASAUQUA MEG, COS Bar, Angle, Skelp and Sheet Lron. Railroad Car Axles. New and Old Rails. No. 333 Walnut St., Philadelphia. PETER WRIGHT & SONS, 307 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19 Broadway, New York, 44 Second Street, Baltimore, _ van. - Edward Z Etting, | TRON BROKER anv COMMISSION MERCHANT, 230 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron. OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c.- Agent for the MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, The Allentown Iron Co, and The Coleraine Furnaces. STORAGE WHARF AND YARD DELAWARE AVENUE ABOVE CALLOWHILL STREET, } connected by track with railroad, Cash advances made on Iron. J. Wesley Pullman, 407 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Exclusive SALES AGENT, Chester Iron Co.’s Blue, Red and Hoff ORES. Also celebrated 6¢ ' Brothertan ” Ore. D. W. R. READ, 'T. HORACE BROWN. D.W.R. READ & CO., Dealers and Commission Merchants in ORES, METALS, &c, Native and Foreign Iron, Manganese, and other Ores, 205% Walnut St., PHILADELPHIA. _ Office in in New | York, 142 }2 Pearl & St. J. O. RICHARDSON, _ IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. 232 Dock St., Philadelphia, Pig Iron, Railroad Iron Ores. Sole Agent for the MONOCACY FURNACE CO. DEALER IN MOSELEM, ROCKHILL, WARWICK, And other Favorite Brands, ___ SILVER GREY IRON A SPECIALTY. J. W. HOFFMAN & UO., lron Merch