The Iron Age 1881-05-26: Vol 27 Iss 21

The Iron Age A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal ‘Trades. Published every Thursday Morning by DAVID WILLIAM3, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter, , Vol. XXVII: No. 21. New York, Thursday, May 26, 1881. a — —_—__— oe a SL:°500 a rear, Including ZOS¢tAG a Single Copies, Ten Cents. 2 ; a l = The Continuous Rod Mill of the | wabblers and coupling boxes, the peculiar | rolls are coupled direct to a high-speed sary amount of steam, and the surplus goes| 30 pounds. At one time, in attempting to Trenton [ron Company.* BY WILLIAM HEWITT. This mill was designed by Mr. Charles feature of the system being that the rod, as it issues from each pass in the latter rolls, is turned by hand and entered in the next suc- ceeding pass, so that it is operated upon in | several passes at the same moment, as in a | Hewitt (my father), since deceased, and‘ continuous mill. Very long rods can be| Corliss engine, and the train is driven from the fly-wheel through a double leather belt 26 inches in width, made by J. B. Hoyt & Co. The mill embraces also two heating furne- ces, with a peculiar arrangement of boilers to other parts of the works, the boilers throughout communicating, so that these should hardly be included as a_ neces sary part of the plant. At the same time, the furnace boilers alone are scarcely | adejuate, as the furnaces are damped roll steel at the Jatter pressure, the engine was stalled. The mill, however, will roll iron, if well heated, with a steam pressure of 35 pounds, The furnaces are of the ordinary kind, fired with bituminous coal, and consume es -———A- = t feaeooenoa FF 80H DOCS iil Fig. 2.—End Elevation. 2 --— 10’ 10° -—-------> 7 TW ott tl) Fig. 1.—Elevation of Furnace and Boiler. Fig. 6.—Eccentric. ea —~ Scale —“ ae i ee Fig. 4.—Elevation of Corliss Mill Engine. Fig. 5.—End Elevation THE CONTINCOUS ROD MILL OF THE TRENTON IRON COMPANY. Operates on what is known as the Belgian system—that is, the billet is first roughed in & set of breaking-down rolls, and from them conducted through a series of passes in a train of smaller rolls, driven at a higher Speed, and connected in the ordinary way by *A paper read at the Hartford meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. rolled in this way, weighing from 80 to over attached to them, on which the eom ny | at each fresh charge of billets, which affects | about half a ton (2000 pmnds) to the ton 100 pounds. But the mill owes its peculiar interest not so much to the system of handling the ma- terial, as it does to the manner in which it is driven and the simplicity of its mechan- ism. With the exception of the roll pinions it contains no gearing. The breaking-down own a patent, a fan for supplying the blast driven by a small independent engine, a pump and a feed-water heater, Con- nected with the mill also are two 60- horse-power Babcock & Wilcox tubular; with them on several occasions, indepen- boilers ; but these, with the furnace boilers, are more than sufficient to supply the neees- considerably their steaming capacity. the furnaces were fired fcr steam only, the boilers over them would probably do the work, and, indeed, the mill has been run dently of other boilers, but the steam pres- sure dropped gradually from 75 to about If | (2240 pounds) of rods. simply of plain cylinders, A A (see Figs, 1, 2 The boilers consist and 3)two in number, over each furnace, 29 feo short drop cylinders, B B, of the same dia- meter, suspended from the ends adjoining the stack, 6 feet in length and filled each with t in length and 3 feet in diameter, with le a 2 TH BE aaa AGE. May 26, 1881, _ SAetals. ive, etc. ANSONIA — | Pactats. The Plume & Atwood BR ASS & COPPER Co., PHILIP L MOEN, President and Treasure CHAS. F. WASHBURN, Vice President & Secretar De 1» cae Mfg. Company, WASHBURN & MOEN (MANUFACTURING CO, Phelps Bullding, NEW YORK, Established 1831. eee MASS. MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET and ROLL BRASS and WIRE, German Silver and Gilding Metal Copper Rivets and Burs, MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Waterbury ‘Brass Co. CAPITAL, <= «= $200,000. | Sheets, Bolts, Rods, Wire, &c. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, Seamless Brass & Copper CERMAN SILVER, Tubing. Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, « BRASS AND COPPER TUBING, Eerosene Burners, Ansonia Corrugated Stove Platforms. PURE COPPER WIRE For Electrical Purposes, Bare and Covered. Pnosphor Bronze Rods for Pumps, &c. ANSONIA *& REFINED INCOT COPPER. PHELPS, DODGE & CO, IMPORTERS OF COPPER RIVETS & BURS, BRASS KETTLES, Door Rail, Brass Tags, PERCUSSION CAPS, POWDER FLASSS, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Measures, &c. And small Brass Wares of every Description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the Capewell Mfg. Co.’s Line of Sport- ing Goods and Wood’s Paper Shot Shells. Lamp Trimmings, «c.|@ 18 Murray Street, New York. 13 Federal Street, Boston. 109 Lake Street, Chicago. Rolling Mill, | Factories, THOMASTON, Ct.| WATERBURY, Ct. Bridgeport Brass Co., MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF IRON and STEEIL WIRE, Patent Steel Barb Fencing, Patent Steel Wire Bale Ties. WIRE RODS of all Grades; Round minpous i 6 wOLki ae in. a MILL, , cut to any length. Owners and exclu. D sive Operators of the PATENT CONTIN roduci d coils of 100 pounds, without ska 0: Galvani pod Tele 5 ph ¥ tr Le tebe cand Stowe Wise Annealed zynee and Grape Wire in long lengthe Coppered Pail-Bail Wire ; rd bridge, Bolt, Screw, Rivet, Buckie and Chain Wire. Wire for the manufacture of Card Clot thing, Heddles, Reed Piano- -string Covering Wire IN PLATE DEPOTS : mits at {Sheet and Roll Brass he pension R aa FING PLA - Ee, | 296 Broadway, New York, = WATERBURY, B &C Wi & Tubin coiral Sore Wire, and Rete tree a sai peneey to et sh Norway To 7 77 : r ‘oO e a r ate re furnished | 189 Eddy St., Providence, R. 1, Conn, __ | DFASS GL Lopper tire Bs | Spine Sanaa (a anne ioetes eT Bahia Wittes heehee aeis ood Mitac’ Sion! Muni WAREHOUSE, 21 Cliff Street, New York. Chicane Wassheuse 107 taht aee x BOA OO AXXO DOXANKX KKK KXXXXXXKK 0 Ky OOOOOOOOU AS uy x x OG EK ry OOOO , + \ OO A OOOO; German Silver Metal and Wire, Copper and Iron Rivets. - OILERS and CUSPADORES, | LAMPS and TRIMMINGS, Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zine, &c. MANUFACTURERS OF Manhattan Brass Co., Manufacturers of Sheet Brass. Olmated Patent Oilers C 0 Pp rc - R A N D kk RA S S. Sheet Brace, Olmated Patent Oilers, | (ANTERNS and TRIMMINGS, | KEROSENE BURNERS, s Copper Wire, Breughton Sesees Chom, Clocks & Fly Fan Movements | PLUMBERS’ MATERIALS, gg Warehouse: y Copper Rivets, Brass, Tin & Zinc Ollers. 1 CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. nee emma ee aon Hinges, . a dene cutting out Blanks and ed, Wire Stall Zinc Tirewn's Patent Picture Hooke.” arovsctony, wanenoves 45 Fulton Street, Brown’s Patent Picture Hooks, NEW YORK, Manufacturers of lron, Brass & Copper Me | yy “= WIRE CLOTH No. 54. Double or Half : - Circle rougnt Iron ay . ‘ Plain and Ornamental Wire Work, _Bridgeport, Conn. 19 Murray St., N. Y. THOS, W. FITCH, Prest. and Treas, A.A. LASAR, Secy, SCOVILL MFC CO BRASS, HINCES, WIRE, CERMAN SILVER. PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS. BUTTONS, CLOTH AND METAL. -— > ——— Fire Sets, Fenders, &c. BRASS BLANKS AND TUBES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TO ORDER. OFFICE AND WORKS, Ist Ave., 27th to 28th Sts., New York. THE NEW HAVEN COPPER CO., XXX XX) RX? YI RK DEPOTS, FACTORIES, py totes Niterwury: Con. | 255 Pearl Street, New York. : “1: ate | spurte: |” ‘qupsienactantenen Wire Fence & Railing, DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO., Braziers’ & Sheathing DOOR AND WINDOW GUARDS, sT. LOUIS, MO., OFFICE RAILING, COPPER. Kettle Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, Rivets, Ingot Copper, Spelter, Solder, &c. Tin Plate, Pig Tin, Sheet Iron, Cooper, Wire, Zinc, Etc. 29 & 31 Cig St., cor. Fulton, Holmes, Booth & Haydens, Ni ; . “Recs, Sees * ilron Stable Fixtures. Window Guard, No.9 WATERBURY, CONN. a Be al i atl ae SICKER OS 8 CO. thertest ——— Sone: NEW YORK BOSTON ROME IRON WOR KS, JOHN STARR, 49 Chambers St. 18 Federal St WORKS R Oo E B tl ne G ’S Manufacturers of all kinds of s ee New York Office i Hardware & Metal Broker, AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Representing in the Dominion of Canada several American Manufacturers, is ready to accept further Ageucies, Satisfactory references, TRENTON, 3 Warehouse N. J. Ei 117 Liberty Street. THE JOHN A. ROEBLING'S SONS CO, MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE ROPE) cuivanzen |Tron and Steel Iron, Steel and Copper Telegraph Wire, WIRE Hoisting natalie ot an| Market Wire, kinds, for Ferries, Stays, Market Wire, Fence Wire Ship Rigging, Sash Cords, Vineyard Wire Bridge Wire, Chain Wire, Lightning Rods, 4c., &c. . Buckle Wire, Spring Wire, Suspension Bridge Cables. Rivet Wire, &c., &c, GALVANIZED WIRE CLOTHES LINES. IRON AND STEEL WIRE ROPE For Hoisting, Running & Standing Ropes, Ferries, &c. CONSTANTLY KEPT ON HAND. Address, HAZARD MFG. CO., Wilkesbarre, Luzerne Co., Pa. FELTEN & GUILLEAUME, Carlswerk, near Cologne, Germany. PATENT CRUCIBLE STEEL WIRE, For Mining and Plow Ropes, Hawsers and Bridge Cables. SIEMENS-MARTIN AND BESSEMER STEEL WIRE, Flusseisen, Swedish and German Charcoal Wire. GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH WIRE of Charcoal and Swedish Iron and Steel, also with high conductivity, and in long lengths. GALVANIZED STEEL WIRE, For Plain, Barb and Strand Fencing, 3, qend 1 oa Stagies, &e. Annealed and Oiled Fencing ire, ro WIRE ROOF :E: Brass, Copper & German Silver, ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. BRASS & COPPER’ WIRE, Tubing, Copper Rivets & Burs. BRASS & IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. German Silver Spoons, SILVER PLATED FORKS & SPOONS, Kerosene Burners, &c. &c. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, Agents for Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., Dealers in Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony, Solder & Old Metals, __100 John Street, New York. PASSAIC ZINC CO. Manufacturers of Pure Spelter FOR Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes AND ALL FINE WORK, Also for Galvanizers & Brass Founders. MANNING & SQUIER, Gen'l Agents, 113 Liberty Street, N. Y. Geo. W. Prentiss & Co.. HOLYOKE, MASS., MANUFACTURERS OF Brass, Gilding Metal, Cop- per and German Silver (In Sheets, Rods, Tubing or Wire), COPPER & BRASS RIVETS AND BURS. Rome, New York. A. C. NORTHROP, Waterbury, Conn., NOVELTIES IN BRASS AND OTHER METAL GOODS FOR HARDWARE TRADE. Wrought Iron and Brass Machine Screws; Turned, Herat Round and Square Head Cap and fet Screws; Brass and Iron Safety ana Jack Chain; Gilt el Plated and Bronze Trimmings of all kinds. from Sheet Iron, Steel or Brass. Estimates on patented articles, or any description of Sheet Metal work, respectfully solicited aud promptly given, Ginctemictnieiinniin ABRAM 8. HEWITT, President, JAMES HALL, Treasurer. WM. HEWITT, Vice President. E, HANSON, Secretary. TRENTON IRON COMPANY, INCORPORATED 1847), TRENTON, N. J., Manufacturers of IRONand STEEL WIRE OF ALL CRADES, BRIGHT, ANNEALED, COPPERED, TINNED AND GALVANIZED; Iron and Steel Wire Rods; EXTRA QUALITIES OF BAR IRON AND RODS. Best Qualities of Gun-Screw and Charcoal Iron Wire; Crucible, Siemens-Martin and Bessemer Steel Wire. Wire Straightened and Cut to Lengths, New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burling Slip. Philadelp shia Onice *+, JOHN HEWITT, Agent, 21 North Fourth St. ——_—_--_--—_—_- ——_- ——_—__—_—_—_——_——_ a OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. BRODERICK & BASCOM, TELEGRAPH CABLES. MANUFACTI'RERS OF Contractors to the German and rt green. The ote st mones in the braneh on the Con tinent. Telegraph Address, CAMLSWERK, COLOG General aaa for U. 8S. and mek PERKINS & CHOATE, 23 Nassau St, N.Y. J. WOOL GRISWOLD, MINERS’ CANDLES, Manufacturer of Superior to any other Light for Mining IRON WIRE ROPE. 128 Ni. Main Ste, A Bright, Sonnesea. aubbalee he Tin Plated, Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of ‘all sizes straight ened and cut to order. The Schoenberg Metal Mfg. Co., Manufacturers of and Dealers in SOLDER, TYPE, Stereotype, ve and Babbitt Seocann® Importers of Block Tin, Antimony, &c. Refiners of Lead. Spelter, &c. Highest RE rice p ald for r Old Metals and all kinds of Dross. 528 3539 JR Fact 20th ”" Street, between Avenues A & % Purposes, Manufactured by Ww Tr Et E:. JAMES BOYD'S SON, TROY, N. X. Nos. 10 & 12 Franklin St., New York. ae | E ful sk are sp Every Send “— WM. Park's tt. ‘| re re, re, | oh = \s ncing Con Y, >a hing ork. May 26, 1881. CARY c& NOEN, Manufacturers of STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. 0. LINDEMANN & C0., Manufacturers of all > kinds of > S 3 Japanned, Brass & S : Tin Plated SS hs n OU LLL LEELELELELLE CEO ECR ELLLE ~ BIRD CAGES. oe Catalogues furnished Vf WOU LLL to the trade. 254 Pearl St., Market Steel Wire, Crinoline Wire, tempered and covered. NEW YORK. Also Patent Tempered Steel Furniture Springs, constantly on hand. 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, > - - ° o STANDARD PADLOCKS. Six Sizes, with and without Chain, BRONZE AND NICKEL PLATED, Circulars and Prices on Application. YALE LOCK MANFC. CO..,. STAMFORD, CONN.; NEW YORK, PHILADA., BOSTON AND CHICAGO. BROWN & BROTHERS, Waterbury, Conn. NEW YORK This Advertisement is Changed Every Week. D. J. MORRELL, Chairman, W. S. ROBINSON, Treasurer, P. E., CHAPIN, Gen’! Supt. GAUTIER STEEL CO., LIMITED. STEETL.,, WIRE and SPRINCS. 81 Chambers St., N. Y. Manufacturers of BRASS, COPPER AND GERMAN SILVER, In Sheets, Rolls, Rods, Wire, Tubing, Rivets and Burs, Etc. ALSO, Seamless Brass & Copper Tubing. PATENTED SEAMLESS BRASS AND COPPER HOUSE BOILERS, warranted to stand 200 Ibs. pressure and guaranteed against vacuum. ANK, PATENTED SPRING TEMPERED SH SILVER-PLATED, FLAT TABLE WARE, in rich Cesigns. GERMAN SILVER SPOONS AND FORKS. POPE, COLE & Co. BALTIMORE COPPER WORKS, WORKS, JOHNSTOWN, PENN. Eastern Warehouse, 81 John St., N. Y.; Philada. Warehouse, 505 Commerce St. —aguynannenenilinetaieiaatidintasionmntepathaesenemmmstet eaittine orem ee 0. 57 South Gay St., BALTIMORE, MD., a M ) lJ [ N f g A A D INGOT COPPER, |= Mb ae ce pero vee any Sand a Specialty. ROLLER SKATES. 2 aan STRONG, as’, |= FOUNDRY FACINGS, “oe “ae a Shovels, Riddles, Brushes, &c. DURABLE. HANDSOME ee WHITEHEAD BROS, WM. WHITEHEAD, Treas., 517 W. 15th St., AMERICAN FACING CO. I am making the best Roller Skates in the coun- try, and they are worn by the best and most skill- 7. A. EMERICK. HOWARD EVANS. G. Gunther, Manufacturer of MOLDING SANDS and Foundry “arcrmmtnnant Pes ana! ful skaters. MY SCIENTIFIC SKATES are specially suited for beginners as well as adepts. aoe J, A. EMERICK & CO. Send for circular. E. T BARNU M, . 1056 & 1076 Beach Street, Wire and Iron Works, PHILADELPHIA, ’ an oodward Avenue, ot) 00 SETROIZ, MICH. ee * © MANERS' FOUNDRY FACINGS, - sein And Dealers in and shippers of all descriptions Patented Brass, Silver Plated and Japanned BIRD CAGES. Can be nested for ex- . Ot HS ae ee 1810, N. &G, TAYLOR GO, PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in ODD AND REGULAR SIZES TIN AND ROOFING PLATES, Black and Galvanized Sheet Iron, Metals, Wire, Copper, Stamped Ware, Registers, &c. » port shipments. 46 Park Place, NEW YORK. Largest variety in patterns and unsurpassed in low prices, New Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists on application. WM. L. DAVIS, Chelsea, Mass., Mavcufacturer of — ———————————— WINDOW WEIGHTS, WoOoD, TENNISON «& See Sole Manufacturer of Manufacturers of SHAFTING, PULLEYS AND HANGERS—A Specialty, Park's Patent Folding Lunch Box. | “¥ Wood's Parent Bolt Threading Machine, New York, Worcester, ape, THE IRON AGE: 56 3-inch tubes. The flame from the fur- nace, conducted by the uptake U, strikes the ends of the plain cylinders A A furthest from the stack, passes along under them about three-fourths of their length, then drops into a chamber, C, which acts as a kind of combustion chamber, passes through the tubes of the drops B B, and thence up | the stack. These boilers, judging from the quantity of water they take, generate about 30 per cent. more steam than plain cylinders ! ———$—$_—__—__——. (Sa 3 The most interesting feature of the mill, perhaps, is the engine, which was built expressly for ~ purpose by the Curliss Steam Engine Company, of Providence, R. I. Tho diameter of the cylinder is 20 inches; length of stroke, 42 inches, and number of revolutions 100, giving a piston speed of over 1100 feet per minute. It ope rates on the general principle familiar to all, but the mechanism is modified somewhat to accord with its speed and to insure a more Fig. 8.—Eccentric alone would generate similarly placed. The | heat from the furnaces is so well utilized that a man can put his hand in through the doors d d, just behind the drops at the foot of the stack, without much inconvenience, while the furnace is in operation. No flame ever issues from the top of the stack, and the damper E is placed at the foot just above the boilers. Each pair of boilers joins into one steam drum, D, and doors, d d, directly in front and behind the drops are provided, so that the tubes can be readily cleaned, which is done every Saturday. Rod Latch, prompt action of the valves, all the parts fitting loosely and yet being rigidly secured. Small sensitive springs, s s (see Fig. 4), ope- rate the latches / l, lifting the valves v v, which are thrown out at the proper moment by trips, ¢ t, actuated from the governor, and the dash pots are so arranged as to allow of a more rapid escape of the air from under- neath the plungers at the moment of cutting | off, being pierced with several small holes, that are plugged up one at a time as the plungers wear, so that the latter may not | drop too quickly. Fig. 9.—Side Elevation of Tightener. A No. 4 Niagara pump, in connection with the feed-water heater, supplies the water | both for the furnace and Babcock boilers. The heater consists simply of a large rec- tangular cast-iron box, containing about 430 feet of 14-inch wrought-iron. pipes, the water passing through the pipes and the exhaust steam from the engine around them, feeding the water to the boilers at a tempe rature averaging from 185 to 200 degrees. In the previous heaters used at the works’! a ad SS = S { 0 iN UU =f Fig. 10.—End Ele the steam passed through and the water around the pipes, but for some reason which | I am not quite able to explain, this disposi tion of the materials caused the pipes to! bearing. corrode quite rapidly, becoming completely | the honeycombed in the course of a few months, so that they had to be frequently renewed. The exhaust port is 8 in-hes in diameter, expanding into a 12-inch pipe. The latter |originally was only 8 inches in diameter, but the pack pressure choked the engine too much, and it was subsequently changed. The connecting rod brasses are provided with a peculiar arrangement of set-screws that prevents them from clamping the pins too tightly, and, at the same time, allows them tobe rigidly keyed to the rod. The coanection with the cross-head is lubricated Di ahantieen ead a) mye Hy en t i & i i vation of Tighte ney. with oil by a hole in the center of the wrist pin, communicating with & number of small |radial holes opposite the e¢ mhecting-rod The erank pin, however, requires best white tallow. Ordinary lubricating and would be thrown out in The cup holding the tallow oil is too thin, all directions. With the present heater, however, the first | contains a small loose copper rod, that plays renewal has yet to be made, and the pipes are still in fair condition, up and down against the pin and the cap ttf the cup, for the purpose of working » WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., ___ EW YORK, NEW YORK. OGDEN & WALLACE, A. B. Warner & Son, 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm St., New York, IRON MERGHANTS lron and Steel 28 & 29 West and 52 Washineton Sts. atin Rt BOILER PLATE, Boller Tubes, Angle, Tee & Girder Lren, Boller and Tank Rivets. Sole Agents for the celebrated ~|“Kureka,” Pennocks, “Wawasset,” Lukens, Brands of Iron. Aisoall descriptions of Plate, Sheet, and Gasometer Iron. Special attention to Locomotive lron. Fire Box Iron a specialty. JOHN W. QUINCY & CO., 98 William Street, New York. Anthracite & Charcoal Pig Irons, Wrought Scrap, Cut Nails, Copper, BLOCK TIN, OCK TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, &c. HARRISON & GILLOON IRON AND METAL DEALERS, 558, 560, 562 WATER ST., and 802, 304, 306 CHERRY 8T., NEW YORK, have o hand, and offer for sale, the following: tch and American Pig Iron, Wrought, Cast and Machinery Scrap Iron, Car Wheels, Axles and Heavy Wro = | en — _ Copper, Composition, Brass, wter, Zine, &e, OXFORD IRON CO., (B. G. CLARKE, Receiver,) Cut Nails SPIKES. J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. BURDEN’S | HORSE SHOES. “Burden Best” lron Agents for Park Brother & Co.'s BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel constantly on hand. PIERSON & CO,, Zstablished 1790, 24 & 26 Broadway, 77 & 79 New St. NEW YORK CITY, Ulster Iron. All Sizes and Shapes kept in Stock, ABEEL BROTHERS, Established 176, by ABEEL & BYVANCK, Iron Merchants, 190 South Street and 365 Water, N. Y. ULSTERIRON A full assortment of all sizés constantly on hand. Refined Iron, Horse-Shoe Iron, Common Iron, Band, Hoop _and Scroll Iron, Sheet Iron, islorway Nail Rods, Norway Shapes, Cast,. Spring and Tire je Bteck, ete. ete. ROME ‘MERCHANT, IRON MILLS, Sieciailiebees rs aa om — rade of Bar Iron, Bands and Fine Hoops. Scrolls, Ovals, Half Ovals, Half Rounds, woxngen ane Hors se Shoe Lron. Also po “ir os Pp dake gp quality of [ron branded J. G ed balt 8 7° uced by hammer. Orders may i Dae to the Millor to J. O. CARPENTER, our Agent, at 59 Johu Bt reet, New York. aay ODAC a an Tarte Ne TAL a at IRON AND STEELRAILS.OLD RAILS. SCRAP AND PIG IRON. g DRUMY,, %, Brokers in A. R. WHITN EY, Manufacturer of and Dealer in TRON Our specialty is in Manufacturing Iron Used in the Con- struction of Fire-Proot Buildings, B es, &c. Agent for Carnegie Bros, & Co., Limited, Pittsburgh, Pa., Wrought Iron Beams and Channel Iron, Bay State Tron Co., Boston, Mass., Boiler Plate and Tank Iron Naylor & Co., Boston, Mass., Homogeneous Steel Plates and C ompre ssed Steel TIN PLATES & METALS, 68 Wall St., New York. JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO., SCOTCH AND AMERICAN PIG IRON, Boiler Rivets. Burden Iron Works, H. Burden & Sons, No. 69 Wall St., New York. Shafting. he sha ee Plates Rotled to 100 Inches. ___ Troy N, Y. Plans and estimates furnished, and contracts U ULS T F R | R 0 N wo a KS, /- a - made for erecting Lron Structures of ev ery descrip- tion. Books cquseiing cuts of all Iron made sent U L s T E a: on application by mai “Hangle » pieces at office. Please address 90 Broadway, New York. 58 Mudson Street, New Work. AND BURDEN’S “BORDEN & LOVELL, Commission Merchants 70 & 71 West St., wu tovell f — _ New York. Agents for the sale of Fall River Iron Co.’s Nails, Bands, Hoops & Rods. AND Borden Mining Company’s Cumberland Coals. Tuckerman, Mulligan & Co CARMICHAEL & EMMENS 130, 132 & 134 Cedar St,, New York. DEALERS IN IRON AND STEFL BOILER PLATE. American & English Refined Iron. Lap-Welded Boiler Tubes, &c., &c, All sizes and shapes in stock. Agent o- Cute’ colebrated Cast Steel Boller Plates, nseaeior ie’ cate cart eat oes Pees | EGLESTON BROS, & CO., Laurel fy Rolling Mills, and Union — ; Wrought 166 South ‘St., NEW YORK CITY. Iron Beams, Angles, Tees, Rivets 267 Front St., Glengarnock and Carnbroe SCOTCH PIG IRON, Hvaw W. ADaws, Dantent. L. Cons. For spot delivery and for prompt or forward shipments to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Ww. Ss. M 1 DDLETON, Baitimore or New Orleans, Broker i in Machinery & Iron For sale in lots to suit by FORSTER’S cRUS NE cor JAMES LEE & CoO., USHER & PULVERIZER, Sole Agents for the United States, The best in market. W.S. MIDDLETON, 62 John St., N. ¥. H. B. & §. Bar tron. Also Best Grades of HUGH W. ADAMS & CO,, IMPORTERS OF SCOTCH AND ENGLISH IRONS, Agents for American Charcoal and Anthracite Furnaces, 56 Pine Street, New York. IRON MERCHANTS Cor. Albany & Washington Sts., NEW YORK CITY. M. H. WALLACE. _ Wa. BisrHam. 72 Pine Street, New York. | B. F. JUDSON, | S. A. LISSBERGER, BATES & DESPARD, 117 Pearl St., New York, P. O. Box 764, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN IRON & METAL DEALER, Importers of a 509, 511 and 519 to 529 East roth St., New York, _ 1 S I Rong Oo rm 9 | have - hand. and offer for sale, the followi STEEL AND IRON eS Se Scotch and American Pig Iron, Wrought, ‘ast BARS, STI EL AND | | 0 d Mac! Serap I Wheel: . Wrought & Cast Scrap Iron, He "En rrO ugh st Iron: alec, ‘old wacets, "Secor SCRAP IRON an ODD RAILS ce. f. and i, to ae nm, ar ‘ass, Le ad, Pewte er, Zine, ne, ac. 1A America, orf. 0 b Frelish porta OLD METALS. agge4s¢ meer siz} NEW YORK. DANIEL W. | RICHARDS & CO., FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SCRAP IRON, STEEL, RAILS AND METALS, ~ DANIEL F. COONEY, (Late of and Successor to Jas. it. Hetdane & Ce.) = Y. r ; SS Washington St., N. Yards and Office, 88 to 96 Mangin St., NEW YORK. BOILER PLATES and SHEET IRON, DANIEL W. RicHarps MoRTON B. SMITH. LAP WELDED BOILEK FLUE Pee eee eee ee “ Boiler Rivets, Angle & T Iron, Cut Nails & Shes | PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO., ren< or Pottst« we sean OS aduct Lron We | ane cy . a im i Milis, I lima tron +4 rks. Laurel os on | Manufacture and have always in stock ’ rks rhe Ng a tllinng Mills at Jers ey City, Glas ev in | ROLLED IRON BEAMS, Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, Forg- SWEDISH IRON. J. F. FULLARTON, Bennett Building, NEW YORK, couccowe: COOL NAILS Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c. FULLER BROTHERS & CO., Powerville Rolling Mill, 139 Greenwich Street, New York. ings, Eye Bars, &c. PATERSON, N..J. oom 45, Astor House, New York, Manufacturer of HORSE SHOE IRON JOHN LBONAED, 450 West St., WY, ¥, May 26, 1€81. 4. THE IRON AGE. es | xvon, | ___ von. Xv. Rv, NEW YORK. PITTSBURGH. ra PITTSBURGH. W. D. WOOD & CO.’S Ee SNOW SHOES § | ROADSTER , PATTERN. PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented March 14th, 1865 ; April 8th, 1873 ; | S a E c L TO r CA - K Ss. sept. 9th, 1873; Uct. 6th, 1874; Jan. 11, 1876. Guaranteed fully equalin allrespects tothe) Fytra Quality Homogeneous Steel. IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and at a much less price. FOR SALE, sare, BOILER PLATE 4 ETA L D E A LE RS STEEL PLATES, all descriptions. Cut Nails and Spikes, Plate and Sheet lron, all descriptions. 'SHOENBERGER & CO., Pittsburgh, KEYSTONE ROLLING MILL. WILLIAMS, LONG & McDOWELL Manufacturers of IRON, Pitt sburgh, ~ ~ "a. In the Large cities throughout THE UNITED STATES. And at their Office, 111 Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. _co. BANE, OLD RAILS, SCRAP IRON, STEEL, PIC IRON, BLOOMS, AND ORE. PITTSBURGH, PA. Portsmouth Iron antl ‘Steel Co., Successors to CAYLORD ROLLINC MILL CO., Wm. Rea, Prest. Sam. Barey, Jr., Secy. Manufacturers of F. B. Laven, Vice-Prest. W. A. SHaw, Treas. Siemens-Martin (Open Hearth) . UNION STORAGE CO. STEEL BOILER PLATE, Storage and Issue Warrants Agricultural and Machinery Steet ON and Steel Tire. PIG IRON, BLOOMS, INGOTS, | Merhavt ‘Bar, Hoop and Sheet iron, Wrought Muck BAM, RAMS, Be cee ee: yrs eee PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. General Office, PITTSBIJRGH. PA. GEO. 8. S. LEWIS, Sable Iron and Nail Works. ZUG & CO., Manufacturers of the Celebrated Prost Gad deat Bup't. Office and Works, PITTSBURGH, PA. LEECH BURG [8 IRON WORKS. KIRKPATRICK & CO.,, Manufacturers of all grades of FINE SHBeET IROnNnNs, (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. OFFICE, No, 143 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. MARSHALL LEFFERTS & ¢O.,| MARSHALL IRON CO., 90 Beekman St., New York City, Manufacturers of Best Charcoal Bloom, Best Refined & Common ANUFACTURER AND DEALER. . SHEET IRON. Galvanized Sheet Iron, |e =" secsort nemeare vores en Pa, Ist and 2d Qualities. Agency of Gal ized Wire, Tel h and Fence ; Galvanized Hc and it ena iron, "Siiveuised Rod and Bar Iron, N. M. HOGLUND’ S SONS & CcO., Stockholm, G Gaivanined Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanized lron S wedish & Norway lron “CORRUGATED SH EET IRON of every description. Stock on hand at Boston, For Roofing, &c., Galvanized, Plain or Painted. } onal ae wk and Philadelphia. Importation orders 8 Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common | GUSTAF LUNDBERG, 38 Kilby st., Borton. SHEET IRON. ap hiwaee POrre, Philadelphia Agent, 234 & 236 N. Plate and "Tank Iron, COMBINATION STEEL & IRON CO., }H No. C H No. 1 Flange, Best Flange pest 25.0 rire Box, Circles. CHESTER, PA. We are now prepared to manufacture the COM- BOILER IRON BINATION RAILS under Wheeler’s patent. Stamped and Guaranteed. Orders solicited. All descriptions of Iron Work Galvanized or New York Office, 82 JOHN ST. Tinned to order Price list end quotations sent upon application. C. A- WEED, General Manager, SableNails | Ra Gen fitted Ores Bal May 26, 1881. THE IRON AGH. Evo, PHILADELPHIA. Siemens’ Regenerative GAS FURNACE. RICHMOND & POTTS, 119 8. Fourth St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. | Kron. _ ¥von. PHILADELPHIA. JUSTICE COX, JR & CO. AGENTS FOR CHICKIES, ST. CHARLES, MONTGOMERY WARWICK, CONEWAGO AND KEYSTONE Edward J. Etting, IRON BROKER anp COMMISSION MERCHANT, 230 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron. OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &e- Agent for the 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, The Cambria Iron and Steel Works, + Westey uit Having enjoyed for over TWENTY-FIVE YEARS the reputation of producing the best quality of Exclusive SALES AGENT | Chester Iron Co,’s Blue, Red and Hef RAITILIS, ORES. have now an annual capacity of | Also celebrated ** Brotherton ” Ore. 150,000 Tons of Iron and Steel Rails, Splice Bars, &c. HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and MOU NT Sheet Iron and General Railway poppe Old Rails, Axles, and Wheels bought and sold. 234 8. 4th 8t., Philadelphia, SHAWNEE ROLLING MILL CO., Limited, Best Quality Muck Bar. CATASAUQUA MFG, ©OwS Railroad Car Axles. No. 333 Walnut 8t., New and Old Rails. 307 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19 Broadway, New York, 44 Second Street, Baltimore, Importers of German and English SPIEGELEISEN, Pig, Scrap, D. W.R. READ & CO., Dealers and Commission Merchants in ORES, METALS, &c. Native and Foreign lron, Manganese, and other Ores. 205% Walnut St.,. PHILADELPHIA, _Office in New York, 142 Pearl &t. ~ J. O. RICHARDSON, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. 232 Dock St., Philadelphia. Pig Iron, Railroad Iron and 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 & CO., lron Merchants & Railway Equipments. 208 South Fourth St., Philadelphia. Sole agents Glasgow Iron Co. and Pine Iron Works manufacturers of Muck Bar and all grades of Plate Iron. Celebrated “*‘Glasgow’”’ and * Pine’’ brands for fire boxes and difficult flanging. Bar Iron, Rails and all shapes in Iron. Gu given on Bridge and Building Specifications. WROUCHT IRON Boiler Tubes, Steam, Gas and Water Pipe. Oil Well Tubing, Casing and LINE PIPE. Cotton Presses, Forgings, ROLLING MILL AND General Machinery. READING IRON WORKS. __ 261 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia. G. A. HEBERTON. ~ S, FRANK SHARPLESS. HEBERTON & CO.,, Selling Ageia 204 Comnsiacien Merchants Pig, Bloom. Plate, Kar, Scrap, Galvanized, | Black, Sheet, Pipe and Kailroad IRON. No. 333 Walnut St., Phila. Charcoal Bloom and Pig a specialty. LRKON. STEEL, SCRAP OF ALL KINDS A SPECIALTY. L. & R. WISTER, First Quality Muck Bars. IRON BROKERS. A HW j M e R & Co., | phents fer Ge Clearfield Fire Brick Co.’s Late of and successors to W. HUTTON & CO., No. 230 South 4th St., Philadelphia, D. W. R. READ, T. HORACE BROWN, ADDRESS, CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, No, 218 South 4th Street, Philadelphia. Or at the Works, JOIINSTOWN, PA. Or LENOX SMITH, New York Selling Agent, 46 Pine St., N. ¥. And Iron Ore. E.W.CLARK & Co. Bankers and Stock Exchange Brokers, No, 35 South Third St., Philadelphia, THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 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 Lron Framing used in the construction of Fire Proof Buildings, PATENT WROUGHT IRON COLUMNS, WELDLESS EYE BARS, and built up shapes for Iron Bridges. 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. No. 34 Pine St., New York, Bankers and Railway Commission Merchants, Importers of Pig iron, New and Old Rails, Scrap Iron, &c. ' ALAN WOOD & CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom THE STANDARD Pig and otations PLATE ct SHEET IRON. No. 519 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. cially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, Last, Stamping. Ferruie, Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. - STEEL Orders solicited Tank and Boat Iron JAS. ROWLAND & 60. Kensington Iron, Steel & Nail Works, 920 North Delaware Ave., - - PUILADELPHIA, LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR WHEEL TIRES, Manufactured from the celebrated OTIS STEEL, BRAND Zw STANDARD. Quality and efficiency fully guaranteed. Prices as low as any of the same quality. We manufacture Heavy and Light Forgings, Driving and Car Axles, Crank Pins, Piston Rods, &c. Works at Lewistown, Pa. Office, 220 S. 4th Mt., Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturers o: the Italian and Spanish CHARCOAL IRON, CHILL-GRADED, For Car Wheels, &c. FOR SALE BY ALFRED EARNSHAW, 203 Walnut Place, PHILADELPHIA, LANGHORNE WISTER. RODMAN WISTER. 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, Flats, Bands and Hoop Iron. Correspondence with Dealers solicited. iN PENCOYD IRON WORKS. A. & P. ROBERTS & CoO., Manufacturers of CAR AXLES. 4, BAR, ANGLE, TEE AND CHANNEL IRON. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. 7 . Office, No. 265 S. Fourth St., Philade! phia. MANUFACTURERS OF FOUNDRY FACINGS. AND J. J. MOHR, FO U N D RY S U re Li ES. Iron Commission as Mierechant, No, 430 Wainut Street, Philadelphia. ie Sole Agent for the Sheridan and Leesport Furnaces. MOULDING SAND A SPECIALTY. Albany, Crescent, Tullytown and Lumberton Sands. = = A. PURVES & SON, y Corner South & Peno Streets, Phila., a Dealers in Scrap Iron & Metals, Machinery, Tools, | Shafting & Pulleys, Steam Engines, | Pumps & Bollers, Copper, Brass, C/ \e. Tin, Babbit Metals, Foundry GERMAN LEAD, BITUMEN, SIEVES, MACHINERY SAND, Facings. Best Quality Ingot Brass. KEYSTONE HORSE SHOE C0 AMERICAN LEAD, ANTHRACITE, SHOVELS, BRASS SAND, Cash paid for all kinds of Metals ana Tools. uU,, PLUMBAGO, CHARCOAL, BRUSUES, CHANDELIER SAND, FRANCIS WISTER 816 Richmond St., Philadelphia, ol : Y } ES, STOVE PLATE SAND TEVA NOES ‘ : Manufacturers of the Keystone Patent Se STOVE PLATE, MINERAL, CBUCESE ° ’ Sole Eastern Agent ior ° Steel Caik Horse and Mule shoes, These Shoes are made of superior iron, com pletely finished and ready for cold shoeing; oave clip and solid steel calx. The holes are punched through at the proper angles and free from burrs Same number of Shoes per keg asin kegs of un | finished shoes. wt. F. BAILEY « Co., 216 South 4th St., Philadelphia, 52 Wall St., (Room 8) New York, Selling Agents ATKINS BRO’S—BEAMS, CHANNELS, RAILS, &c. A. & P. Roberts & Co.—Car Axles, Plates, Channels, Tee, Angle and Bar Iron. WILLIAM McILVAIN & SONS—Boiler, Ship and Bridge Plates. BERWICK R. M. BARS AND SHAPE IRON. Advar.ces on Consignments of Old Material and sales promptly made. CONNELLSVILLE COKE. ; ORES, Native and Foreign. 250 8S. Third St., Philadelphia. J. W. PAXSON & CO.,{524, 510 ana 18 Rotch’st. PHILADELPHIA, PA. ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILL COMPANY, Manufacturers of Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, tivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn Tables. General Office, 237 South Third St., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa, 230 South Third Street, Philadelphia. 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 all kinds. A special department for the ANALYSIS OF IRON AND STEEL, rapid and accurate analysis of Iron Steel, Iron Agents for sampling ores in New York and BRADLEE & CO., 816 Richmond St., Philadelphia, Manufacturers of CHAINS. Dredging, Mining and Crane Chains, Rafting Chains, Toggles, Eye Bolts and Log Dogs. We wish to call particular attention to our D. B. G. special Crane Chain, made of an extra brand of reworkediron, uniting gréat tensile strength aud wear, fully tested and warranted to be of the very best Workmanship and material ; superior to the very best brands of Euglish Crown Chala, and specially adapted tor rafting, mining and dredging, fitted with all the apparatus and appliances for the Ores, Slags, Limestones. Coals, Clays, Fire Sands, &c. Baltimore. Price lists on application, CHARLES K. BARNS, Foundry & Forge Pig Iron. Bar, Angle, Skelp and Sheet Iron. Philadelphia. PETER WRIGHT & SONS. NEW AND OLD RAILS, CLARK, POST & MARTIN, tallow down, and also serving as a conductor of heat to melt it more freely as the parts become warm. This copper rod is quite essential to the ease of the crank-pin, and performs its functions so well that the pin never becomes overheated, but keeps just moderately warm allthetime. Iregret that the haste with which this paper was pre pared has not allowed me to present a de- tailed illustration of these devices. The crank is of the disk-wheel pattern, carefully balanced, and the shaft is 8 inches in in diameter, The fly- wheel is ia one piece, 10 feet in diameter, and weighs something over 16,000 pounds. It has wrought-iron bands shrunk upon each side of the hub. The small pulley driving the train is 54 inches india meter, and weighs a little over 4ooo pounds. The faces of the wheels are inches Width, and the distance between their cen- ters 16 feet. The center of the small pulley is a little below that of the fly-wheel, on ac- count of the train being lower than the breaking-down rolls, in order that its driv- ing shaft, S, may pass under the floor be- hind the latter rolls, and thus give a clear space for the iron to play upon. Since the mill was started several im- provements have been added to the original design of the engine, but not in any way affecting the principle of the valve motion. The eccentric rod, first arranged, frequently shook loose from the valve gear, notwithstanding the latch provided for securing it; and several devices were tried without successfully meeting the difficulty, until the present latch Fig. was applied, which was designed by James Withington, the foreman of the Trenton Iron Co.’s works. The originalj eccentric threw the oil out, so that it was impossible to keep it cool. This difficulty was overcome by altering the strap (see Figs. 6 and 7) so as to confine the eccentric and make it impossible for the oil to escape. The valve supports s s (see Fig. 5) broke, and the support o for the wrist-plate grad- ually worked loose, the former being re- placed with heavier castings, and the latter stayed at the end just outside the plate by a small standard. The first tightener consisted simply of a lever, with the fulcrum at one end resting between two upright cast-iron columns and the pulley at the other supported by the belt, the lever cushioning upward against two nests of car springs, inclosed in cups, secured to the main standard by rods. The fluctuations of the belt were such, however, as to cause the pulley to thump seriously against it, so that it had to be continually taken up. In the present tightener (see Figs. 9 and 10) the lever is provided with arms, A, extending from the opposite side of the fulcrum F, and also cushioning against nests of car springs, N N, like those on the pulley arms P P, and similarly attached to the main standards, M M. These relieve the belt from the sudden shocks to which it was before susceptible, and at the same time allow to some extent for its fluc- tuations. The arrangement works so nicely, indeed, that the motion of the arms is almost imperceptible. Since these alterations were made the engine has given no trouble whatever, and the repairs on account of wear and tear have been comparatively trifling. The valves now need reboring for the first time, but the cylinder is still in good condi- tion, and smooth as a mirror. The belt has required no taking up since the present tightener was applied, has stretched but very little, and shows no signs of giving out. It has never slipped but once, and that was owing to the carelessness of the engineer, who dropped some grease on it. The little springs S S (see Fig. 4), operating the cut- off latches, give out frequently, but several of these are always kept on hand, and the arrangement is such that they can be re- placed at a moment's notice. The pinions, both on the breaking-down rolls and on the train, are of the V-toothed pattern, made by A. Garrison & Co., of Pittsburgh. The original set on the former is still in use, but that on the train was re- placed by a new set in December last, the teeth being worn so thin that it was unsafe to use them longer. The roll-neck bearings are made of phos- phor-bronze from Geo. K. Tryon, Son & Co., of Philadelphia, and some of the original castings are stillin use. Three months was formerly considered a fair life for roll-neck brasses, The rod as it leaves the last pass in the train is coiled up by a steam reel, on which the company own a patent. This reel is so constructed that a boy, seizing the end of the rod as it issues from the train, can enter it in the guides without letting go his hold, and attach it to the pins of the reel while it is in motion, so that it is immediately coiled up and not likely to become entangled on the floor. The reel is instantly stopped by pressing on a treadle that shuts off the exhaust and at the same time contracts the pins slightly toward the center, so that the coil can be easily and quickly removed when it is wound, The mill has been in constant operation now day and night for four years, or, at least, has run as steadily as most mills of the kind since it was started During this time it has rolled about 20,000 tons of No. 4% round rods from 1% inch square billets, or an average of over 400 tons per month, the largest product for any one single month being 750 tons. The mill, however, capable of turning out about 800 tons of rods per month, driven to its full capacity. oe 25 as (see 5) is A comparison of the duties on British exports to l’rance under the existing com mercial treaty tariff and the new general tariff shows that, while various articles in the iron trade are not seriously affected, the increase on textile fabrics is enormous, often louble and sometimes treble. The general increase is [rom 40 to 60 per cent, Leading Philadelphia papers argue that the Gas Trust of that city, which, of late, has proved to be an expensive appendage of the city government, should be relegated to some rival rporation ; that it is not the business of the city toearn anything, but to govern vonclusion may be accepted as good | ‘This Sinctn | logi A. H. McNEAL, BURLINGTON, N. J. — cAasT IRON PIPES FOR WATER AND GAS. ESTABLISHED IN 1848, SINGER, NIMICK & co. PITTSBURGH, PA. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF HAMMERED AND ROLLED STEEL, Warranted Equal to any Produced. BEST REFINED TOOL CAST STEEL For Edge and Turning Tools, Taps, Dies, Drilis, Punches, Shear-Knives, Cold-Chisels and Machinists? Tools generally. W_ PLATES FP or Cireular, Mulay, "ill, Gang, Drag, Pit and Cross-Cut Saws. Sheet Steel F or Springs, Billet Web and Hand Saws, Shovels, Cotton Gin Saws, Stamping Cold, &c., &c. SIEMENS-MARTIN (Open-Hearth) PLATE STEEL For Bollers, Fire-Boxes, Smoke Stacks, Tanks, &c. Il our Fite and Sheet Steel being rolled by 4 Patented Improvement 13 unequaled for surface flais od ete gauge. ROUND MACHINERY CAST, STEEL For Shafting, Spindles, Rollers, &c., &c. File, Fork, Hoe, Rake, R. R. Frog, Toe-Calk, Sleigh-Shoe and Tire Steel, &c.; Cast and German Spring and Plow Steel, Finished Rolling iy Comme with Patent Screw ubs attac Agsicaibarel Steel cut to any pattern desired. Steel Forgings made to order Represented at 59 Beekman St., New York, and 417 Commerce St., Philadelphia, by HOGAN & BURROWS, Gen’ Agents for Eastern and New England States, THE MIDVALE STEEL COMPANY, CRUCIBLE AND OPEN-HEARTH STEEL. TIRES and ASLES “Jron Certer” Cast Plow Steel, **Soft Steel Center" Cast Plow Steal, “Solid Soft Center” Cast Plow Steel. e243 2 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Lesser a 8353 : SRLS S gs Reg ~ = ~ :2 &© sees T 11 e sQ*%e ° :¢ € . 2 © Sk eae @ :e83 | . nn :=3 . ae ge ey TAO Shy welts Mens eetes | | ges nig &eNe 3} “ons Exes | | eq *Sy cwiea Tool, Machinery and Spring Steel bets aR pe he . ° Fr WHERS Castings and Forgings. SERS Warehouse, 12 N. Sth St., | St., Philadelphia, Pa. Works and Office, Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pa. PHILADELPHIA STEEL FORCE. PHIL’A Sra? FORGE, ST EEL _FORGIN GS tice Made either to pattern or drawing. MARK “ANVIL” Brand Best Refined Tool Cast Steel. ‘“*NONPAREIL " Special Tool Steel. GENERAL MACHINERY AND ENGINE FORGINGS. WORKS, Frankford Creek, Philadeiphia (formerly Baldwin's Steel Works), Address all orders to PHILADELPHIA STEEL FORCE, 315 wren Alley, _— Pa. Se nd for prices for any work in this line ESTABLISHED 1847. A. WHITNEY & SONS, PHILADELPHIA, CHILLED RAILROAD WHEELS For every kind of service, including Street, Mine and Lumber Tramways. Wheels furnished in rough bored or on axles. Chilled castings made to order, - PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY, — Steel Rails, Frogs, Crossings & Switches.| Forgings for Piston Rods, Guide Bars, Wrist Pins and Machinery Purposes. Works at Baldwin Station, Pennsylvauia Railroad, near Harrisburg, Pa. Adress all orders i PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY, 208 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, | ” BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, | BURNHAM, PARRY, WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, Philadelphia, Pa., U. &. A., Manufacturers of | — LOCOMOTIVE . ceil a YY | | ofevery Description, Catalogues, phx ‘tographs and estimates fur- | nished on ap} plication of customers. | # = SS NOISELESS STEAM MOTORS, | “ 5 ; " sy be WRT For city and suburban Railways. bei j . < : “et , & nee machines are nearly noiseless in opera- as Lege wilpey * a i a eS nT show po smoke with the use of anthracite Pile weno TA, er, << ae” = cr an or coke as fuel, and show no steam whatever REO SAS coca a aS OS. - under ordinary conditions of service. They can ’ run at two or three times the speed of horse be ru cars aud draw additiona) cars, Circulars with full particulars supplied. THE IRON AGE | use ore infring ri ig lle p meld Habe for damage | e) May 26, 188r. ROANE IRON SS COMPANY, | tee rose Manufacturers of and Dealers in PITTSBURGH FOUNDRY, Pig and Railroad Iron. CHATTANOOGA, - - TENN. A, GARRISON & CO,, JOHN JENKINS, Gen’! Manager. JOHN Co Manufacturers of JENKINS, SCHREYER & C0. Limited Chilled Sand and Patent Homogeneous Steel MANUFACTURERS OF ROLL Refined Merchant Bar Iron. = Both Solid and Hollow, Forge and Rolling Mills, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Ore and Clay Pulverizers, Rotary Squeezers Haskin’s Patent Double Spiral Pinions, and Roll- tug Mill Castings of every description, OFFICE, 6 Wood St., - - PITTSBURGH, Sunken Charcoal Blooms and Rods. Puddled Charcoal Blooms and ‘Rods. - L. HERNSHEIM, © Importer and Gommission Merchant, 105 John Street, NEW YORK. NEW AND OLD STEEL AND IRON RAILS, STEEL RAIL BLOOMS, Bessemer and Spiegel Iron, Ferromanganese. Sole Agent for the United States for the STEEL AND IRON WIRE RODS EBC. AND FOR THE HUTTEN BERG (AUSTRIA) IRON WORKS, CHARCOAL PIG IRON FOR CHILLED CAR WHEELS,|J. B. SHANNON & SONS, 1009 Market St., Phila. Manufacturers of For the Siemens- Martin and Crucible Steel Manufacture. EXTRA SOFT CHARCOAL STEEL BLOOMS, BILLETS AND RODS FOR COLD RIVETS, &c. Superior Drill, Scythe, Tool and Die Steel Manufd from Charcoal Iron, ee he A BRITTON IRON AND STEEL CoO., MANUFACTURERS 0 Furniture Decoration BOILER, TANK AND BRIDGE PLATES,)ano Fine CABINET Locks, Gieantzed and Black Sheet Iron. Foot of Wasson Street, CLEVELAND OHIO. JACKSON IRON COMPANY, Fayette Pig trou (L. 8. C gtd for oe Stomens- Martin Es ¥ ada) Stewart t Pig Iron (Bituminous Coal and Coke’, t alleable an Car Wheel purposes mered Blooms, Billets and Muck Bar, extra _ in phosphorus, for Siemens Martin and Crueib] Steel. Miners of Jackson (Lake Superior) Iron Ore mF ar BROWN, Gen. Agent. HARVEY H. WARVEY 1 SEOWE, Asst. G ’ Gen Agent. Offices, 130 Water St. HARVEY H. BROWN & CO., AGENTS CHAMPION" IRON CO., LAKE SUPERIOR IRON CO. Catalogues Sent Free. NORTH BROS,, 23d and Race Sts., Philadelphia. Fine Light and Medium-Weight GRAY IRON CASTINGS to order, a...) CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, Sees Iron Buildings, Meee Skylighte, Peridgua yp MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO. Dealers in Pig ae | Iron vane and Old Rails. 5 Dey Street, New York. Offices, 130 Vi Water Street CLEVELAND, OHIO.| = ,, . — — Bonnell, Botsford & Co., CHROME STEEL Iron, Nails & Spikes, For Sale by JOHN W. QUINCY & CO., 98 William St., W. Y. Eigaty cases of this Best Quahty Cast fteel, to close a conslrnesens, in. Guantities as required, at YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. fw irae we ak e; » Hed p Rea Ne rolled), Hh. 4, 4M. 5s 1%, pe ini W M ™ P A U LS & N, H to %x to 24 x ° in, “Tis titcel oA ot tast bars Fat, » Zea aiih be coke low: amufadturess of } Lake Superior Iron Ores. P. 0. Box 3708, NEW YORK. CHARLES HUBBARD, 46 Cliff St., New York City | METAL COMMISSION MERCHANT. HEAVY STEEL AND IRON FORCINGCS, Sole Agent for the well-known §