The Iron Age 1881-07-28: Vol 28 Iss 4

A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. Published every Thursday Morning by DAVID WILLIAMS, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. Vol. XXVIII: No. 4. New York, Thursday, July 28, 1881. 8L°50 a Year, Including Postage. Single Copies, Zen Cents. A Modern English Rail Finishing Plant. “ In a recent issue Engineering illustrates a finishing plant recently designed by Mr. E. Windsor Richards and Mr. Samuel Godfrey, of Middlesborough. It consists of a machine for straightening or bending rails, together with mechanical appliances for handling the rails after they have passed this machine, which Engineering describes as follows: Figs. 1 and 2 show the general arrangement of the plant above referred to, and indicate how the rails, after leaving the straighten- ing machine, are carried, by systems of live rollers to the slotting machine, thence to the oe To Stock —— i drilling machine, and thence to the appli- ances by which the rails are stacked or loaded into trucks. The straightening or bending, machine is shown drawn to a larger scale in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6, and it is with this machine we will first deal. Referring to Figs. 3 to 6, it will be seen that the machine consists of two main frames, A A, one of which is provided with brackets for carrying the bearings of two driving shafts. The lower driving shaft B, carries on it four worms, the two on the left (see Fig. 3) gearing into vertical wormwheels F F, while the two on the right engage with the horizontal wormwheels E, The upper driving shaft is driven from the lower one through a short intermediate vertical shaft and two pairs of bevel gear, as shown in Fig. 3. worms which engage with vertical worm: AWAWAWAVAWAW(.: The upper driving shaft carries two) wheels. Extending from one main frame to the other are six strong horizontal shafts, carry- ing rolls F F, disposed in two rows of three in each, two of the shafts in each row being driven by the worm-wheels already men- tioned. The two rolls not driven directly by worm gear have adjustable bearings which can be raised or lowered by the screws shown, and that in the upper row is driven by spur gear from one of the worm-driven rolls of the lower row, while on the other hand the adjustable roll of the bottom row is geared to one of the driven rolls of the top row. Toward the right hand of the ma- chine, as shown in Fig. 3, are six vertical rolls, the axes of four of these, F,, being fixed LT] Tewwssss cesses Rt sss. (Drilling Machine ment of the rolls F', F', is then made by the screws provided for the purpose, so that is mounted on a. bed, along which it can be | the turntable has made the fourth of a revo- | shifted, the live rollers (together with the | lution. By the combined lift and turntable when the rail leaves the horizontal rolls it | bevel wheels on the line shaft from which | just described the finished rails are lifted, will have been straightened in one direction | these rollers are driven) being also made to | turned round at right angles to their proper (i. e., as seen in side elevation). From the horizontal rolls it then passes to and between the vertical rolls, wherein a similar straight- ening operation to that effected between the horizontal rolls will be effected in a direction at right angles to the first (i.e., horizontally); or the rolls may be so adjusted that the rail or other article will be straightened by pass- ing between the horizontal rolls, and bent by passing between the vertical roils, or vice versa, The straightening machine just described slide out of the way of the slotting head. From the slotting machine the rails are carried on by the live rollers to the drilling | machine, which is also furnished with two | heads adjustable to different distances apart, so that both ends of the rail may be operated upon simultaneously. Lastly, from the | drilling machine the finished rails are passed |on by another series of live rollers to the | | appliances for stacking them and loading : them into trucks. position and deposited upon a rail bench, along which they are slid by projections from endless chains shown in Figs. 1 and 2. On this rail bench the rails can be readily |stacked or loaded into trucks by the ar- rangement of the overhead steam traveling crane indicated in the views just referred to. The whole arrangement we have de- scribed forms a very convenient one for enabling all the finishing operations to be | performed upon rails with a very small ex- To effect these operations the live rollers | penditure of manual labor. Adjustable or double Driliing Machine Slotting Machine Adjustable orGouble Slotting Machine Figs. 1 and 2.—Elevation and Plan of Rail Finishing Plant. sl | A OMT 1 FSi Fig. 4.—Plan of Rail Straightening Machine. | in position, while those of the two others, F,, | are adjustable by means of the screws ; Two of the vertical rolls are driven by the | worm gear already mentioned, while the | four others are geared to the driven rolls by spur gearing. The vertical rolls are of a deus suitable to fit the section of the rails | passing between them, and they are placed | in such a position as to receive a rail after it has passed between the horizontal rolls. At | the left-hand or entering end of the machine there are provided guide rollers (not shown in our engraving) for guiding the rails on their way to the horizontal rolls. The mode of performing the straightening opera- tion in this machine is as follows: The rail or other article to be dealt with is first placed between the upper and lower horizental rolls, to which it is guided by the rollers just mentioned; the adjust- | Cl SMM: NES a) mn, Pe eee i — TTT) 4 To rail bank Straightening Machine aN — Tt JA SS Fig. 5.—End Elevation. Fig. 6.—Vertical Section. 4 MODERN ENGLISH RAIL FINISHING PLANT. is intended to receive the rails from the hot bank, and from it the rails are conveyed by a system of live rollers (driven by friction clutch gear) to the slotting machine (see Figs. 1 amd 2), where both ends of the rail are acted on simultaneously and the rail reduced to the correct length. The form of machine which it is preferred to employ is that shown in Figs. 7 and 8, page 3, these views representing oue of the slotting heads only. In these views A is the main frame of the machine, B the crank-shaft working the ram C, which moves in guide D. E is the rail which is being operated upon, and F is the movable stop for arresting the rail in the proper position, the slotting head shown pin Twing furthest from the straight- ening machine, To enable the distance apart of the two slotting heads to be adjusted to suit different lengths of rail, one of them first deliver the finished rails on to a com- | bined lift and turntable, shown in detail in Figs. 9 and 10, page 3, the position of this apparatus relatively to the other machines being shown by Figs. I and 2. and 10, A is a lrydraulic cylinder fitted with a plunger B carrying the turntable C, on to which the rail is delivered by the live rollers. Dis the valve controlling the ad In Figs. g | Automatic Rolls for Making Steel,.— The Harrisburg Patriot says : The automatic rolls for making steel rails, invented by Mr. Chris. Lewis, formerly superintendent of the Lochiel Works, it was stated yesterday, would be put to practical test in the rail mill at the steel works. If successful it will save the company an immevse sum now paid for skilled laborers. Under Mr. Lewis’ mission of water to and its release from the | system the heated steel ingot will pass from hydraulic cylinder A, while E E are bevel wheels by which the ram and turntable are rotated, one of the bevel wheels receiving its motion from the shaft G through the friction clutch F. A lever H is provided carrying at its upper end a friction roller which is operated upon by the tappets I these tappets automatically throwing back the lever H, and thereby closing the valve D and throwing the clutch F out of gear after | the furnace to the rail-straightener entirely by automatic machinery, and by the aid of a single man. ———— oe After two years of labor the fire in the Stanton shaft in Wukesbarre, Pa., has been subdued. The work of repairing the im mense destruction caused by the water and flames is now being vigorously pushed for- ward, —~ ——=-2 a — — = Sa ee — 5 SS = = ee ee oe -~ ae = | Petals. ANSONIA BRASS & COPPER CO., No. 19 Cliff Str set, Phelps Building, NEW YORK. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Sheets, Bolts, Rods, Wire, &c. Seamless Brass & Copper Tubing. Ansonia Corrugated Stove Platforms. PURE COPPER WIRE For Electrical Purposes, Bare and Covered. Phosphor Bronze Rods for Pumps, &c. ANSONIA REFINED INCOT COPPER. __ PHELPS, DODGE & CO, IMPORTERS OF TIN PLATE, ROOFING PLATE, Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zine, &c. MANUFACTURERS OF COPPER AND BRASS. NEW YORK. CLIFF STREET, NEV SCOVILL MFC CO BRASS, HINCES, WIRE, CERMAN SILVER. PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS. — ———— BUTTONS, CLOTH AND METAL. —_->—_—_——. DEPOTS, FACTORIES, 419 & 421 Broome St., N, Y. Waterbury, Conn, 177 Devonshire St., Boston. New Haven, Conn. 183 Lake St., Chicago, New York City. DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO., Importers of Tin Plate, Pig Tin, Sheet Iron, Cooper, Wire, Zinc, Etc. 29 & 31 Cliff St., cor, Fulton, DICKERSON & CO.; Livero0l. NEW YORK, ROME IRON WORKS, Manufacturers of Brass, Gilding Metal, Cop-| Hardware & Metal Broker, 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, He zagen, Round and Square Head Cap and Set Screws; Brass and Iron Safety anda Jack Chain; Gilt, Ni kinds. from Sheet Iron, Steel or Brass. Estimates on patented articles, or any description of Sheet Metal work, respectfully solicited and promptly given. WORKS AT TRENTON, WIRE ROPE Iron, Steel and Copper Hoisting Purposes of all Market Kinds, for Ferries, Stays, Ship Rigging, Sash Cords,’ Vineyard Wire, Lightning Rods, &c., &c, Suspension Bridge Cables, CALVANIZED WIRE CLOTHES LINES. ROEBLINC’S THE JOHN A. ROEBLING'S SONS CO, MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED Telegraph Wire, THH IRON AGE. July 28, 1881, — $Metale. ThePlume & Atwood Mfg. Company, MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET and ROLL BRASS and WIRE, German Silver and Gilding Metal Copper Rivets and Burs, Eerosene Burners, 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,, Sheet and Roll Brass, Brass & Copper Wire & Tubing, German Silver Metal and Wire Copper and Iron Rivets. OILERS and CUSPADORES, { LAMPS and TRIMMINGS, LANTERNS and TRIMMINGS, | KEROSENE BURNERS, Clocks & Fly Fan Movements | PLUMBERS’ MATERIALS. Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and manufacturing Metal Goods. MANUFACTORY, WAREHOUSE, Bridgeport, Conn. 19 Murray Bt, N. ¥. THOS. W. FITCH, Prest. and Treas. A, A. LASAR, Secy. CHARLES F. WASHBURN, Vice President & Secretary. PHILIP L. MOEN, President & Treasurer. Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co. Established, 1831. Capital, $1,500,000 WORCESTER, MASS. WIRE DRAWERS. Patent Galvanizing, Rolling and Tempering, WMANUFACTURERS OF TRON, AND IRON AND STEEL WIRE. Of Every Description. Waterbury ‘Brass Co. CAPITAL, - = $400,000. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, CERMAN SILVER, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, BRASS AND COPPER TUBING, COPPER RIVETS & BURS, BRASS KETTLES, Door Rail, Brass Tags, PERCUSSION CAPS, POWDER FLASKS, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Measures, &c. And small Brass Wares of every Description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Spe cialty. Sole Agents for the Capewell Mfg. Co.’s Line ot Sport- ing Goods and Wood’s Paper Shot Shells. DEPOTS: Millie At 296 Broadway, New York, WATERBURY, 189 Eddy St., Providence, R. |. Conn. Manhattan Brass Co., Manufacturers of Olmsted Patent Ollers, Prior Patent Oilers Broughton Patent Oilers, Copper Rivets, Brass, Tin & Zinc Oilers, Brass Tubing, Brass Butt Hinges, Zinc Tubing, Hurricane Lanterns, Brown’s Patent Picture Hooks. 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 C0., 255 Pearl Street, New York. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Braziers’ & Sheathing COPPER. Kettle Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, Rivets, _ Ingot Copper, Spelter, Solder, &c. JOHN STARR, A SPECIALTY MADE OF GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH WIRE, GALVANIZED TELEPHONE WIRE, PATENT STEEL WIRE BALE TIES, PATENT STEEL BARB FENCING, AND PUMP CHAIN. NEW YORK OFFICE: ST. LOUIS WAREHOUSE: CHICAGO WAREHOUSE: 21 Cliff St, 802 No. Seeond St. 107 Lake St. Se it Saari Sheet Braaa, Brass Wire, Copper Wire, ““NATIONAL WIRE AND LANTERN WORKS.” Warehouse, 45 Fulton Street, New York. And California Wire Works Co., San Francisco, Cal. Manufactory, Nos. 1192, 1199, 1204, 1203, 1205, 1207, 1209 and r2rr De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y-. ? HOWARD &« MORSE, MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS, COPPER & IRON WIRE CLOTH, Heavy Rolled Cloth for Malt Kiln Floors. Wire Work, Wire Fence, Railing nd Guards. Also, Hand and Railroad Lanterns. ‘ Nursery Fender. SsT. LOUIS, MO. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, WATERBURY, CONN. NEW YORK, BOSTON, Plain Garden Arch. ABRAM 8. HEWITT, Fresident. - JAMES HALL, Treasurer. WM. HEWITT, Vice President. E. HANSON, Secretary. TRENTON IRON COMPANY, (INCORPORATED 1847), TRENTON, N. J., Manufacturers of No. 2 Semicizcle. Border Garden Arches, 49 Chambers St, 18 Federal St. Manufacturers of all kinds of 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. JOHN > DAVOL & SONS, Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., Dealers in Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony, Solder & Old Metals, 100 John Street, New York. PASSAIC ZING 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. ¥. Geo. W. Prentiss & Co. HOLYOKE, MASS., AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Representing in the Dominion of Canada several American Manufacturers, is ready to accept further Ageuvies. Satisfactory references. [RON and 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; Crucible, Siemens-Martin and Bessemer Steel Wire. Wire Straightened and Cut to Lengths. New York Office, COOPER, HEW ITT ¢ & CO., 17 Burling Slip. __—CCs«~P hndiladelphia Ontice, JOHN HEWITT, Agent, 2x North Fourth TRON 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, 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, 4 and 7-ply Strand, Staples, &c. Annealed and Oiled Feacing Wire, round and oval. WIRE ROFPE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, sel Plated and Bronze Trimmings of ail New York Office AND Warehouse See 117 Liberty Street. a a Iron and Stee) WIRE Market Wire, Fence Wire Bridge Wire, Chain Wire, Buckle Wire, Spring Wire, Rivet Wire, &c., &c. Wire, MANUFACTURERS OF DN eee BRODERICK MANUFACTURERS OF TELEGRAPH CABLES. Contractors to the German and Foreign governments. The oldest house in the braneh of the Con tinent. Telegraph Address, CAKLSWERK, COLOGNE, General Agents for U. 8S. and Canada,- PERKINS & CHOATE, 23 Nassau St, N. Y. A. LESCHEN « SON, Manufacturers of & BASCOM, oe ——— nee ——: —- Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes straightened and cut to order, The Schoenberg Metal Mfg. Co., Manufacturers of and Dealers in SOLDER, TYPE, Stereotype, eiabhine and Babbitt Metala. faporgere of of Block Tin, fatinene S., Refiners of Lead. Spe and at as ner of ac) Wighig r Old Metals Fad 3s Ast Zok ! Street, between Seabed vy « 3. Ss ¢. ke . bs ss =F = = = —- = pa “y eee a => WIRE ROPE OF BEVERY DESCRIPTION. 919 to 923 N, Main St., ST, LOUIS, Mo, Correspondence invited, if July 28, 1881, THE LKHON AGE. 0. LINDEMANN & C0., Manufacturers of all kinds of dl. i) Se Japanned, Brass & se 7 Tin Plated BIRD CAGES. Catalogues furnished to the trade. 254 Pearl St., NEW YORK. BROWN & BROTHERS, 81 Chambers St., N. Y. Waterbury, Conn. 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. PATENTED SPRING TEMPERED SHANK, SILVER-PLATED, FLAT TABLE WARE, in rich cesigns. GERMAN SILVER SPOONS AND FORKS. POPE, COLE & Co. BALTIMORE COPPER WORKS, No. 57 South Gay St., BALTIMORE, MD., Have always on hand and for sale INGOT COPPER, Also Cakes, of unequaled purity and toughness. IRON ROOF CRESTING, WEATHER VANES, Tower Ornaments, &c. Also, Wrought Iron Fence, For Residences, Court Houses, Cemetery Lots, &c. IRON SHUTTERS, WINDOW GUARDS, . Balcony Railing, &c. Parties wanting work in this line will be furnished illustrated catalogue and price list upon application. Manufactured by E.T. Barnum’s lron and Wire Works, Detroit, Mich. G. Gunther, Manufacturer of Patented Brass, Silver Plated and Japanned BIRD CAGES. Can be nested for ex- port shipments. 46 Park Place, NEW YORK. Largest variety in patterns and unsul passed in low prices. New Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists on application, Schenectady Molding Sand Co. ALBANY AND SCHENECTADY MOLDING SAND delivered on cars or boats at low rates. All grades guaranteed. Ali orders will receive prompt atten- tion. Address, J. G. GREENE, Sec., 22 Wall St., ScHENECTADY, N. Y. G. S. Veeper, Pres; J. G. GREENE, Sec. and Treas. The Morris Sash Lock Mfg. Co., Manufacturers of The Morris Sash Lock, Pat. Combined Sash Lift & Lock, Pat, Self-Locking Shutter Bar, And specialties in Builders’ Hardware. , 214 and 216 ELM STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO, U. s, A | 4/80, Wood 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, - - - - - YALE LOGKS. FIRE SAND AND CLAYS 4 _— - CARY & MOEN, STEEL NG Manufacturers of COLLEADLA na Market Steel Wire, Crinoline Wire, tempered and covered. Also Patent Tempered Steel Furniture Springs, constantly on hand. YALE LOCK MFG.CO. Office and Works, STCTAMEORD, CONN. Salesrooms, 6:3 Chambers Street, New York, _36 Pearl Street, Boston, o&O7 Market Street, Philadelphia. G4 Lake Street, Chicago. riellfhdesenstyieslinesendhasiieipeieaeesenieesiiiniememenmmeanmminee aes This Advertisement is Changed Every Week. GAUTIER STEEL DEPARTMENT OF THE CAMBRIA IRON CO. PHILIP E. CHAPIN, Gen’ Supt. STEEL, WIRE and SPRINGS. Works, Johnstown, Pa. Eastern Warehouse, Si John St., N. Y- Phila. Warehouse, 505 Commerce St. MOULDING SAND. Albany Sand a Specialty. FOUNDRY FACINGS, Shovels, Riddles, Brushes, &c. WHITEHEAD BROS, AMERICAN FACING CO. WM. WHITEHEAD, Treas., 517 W. 15th St, J, A. EMERICK. HOWARD EVANS. J, A. EMERICK & CO. 1056 & 1076 Beach Street, _ PHILADELPHIA, **MANFRS’ FOUNDRY FACINGS, And Dealers in and shippers of all descriptions lies. MOLDING SANDS and Foundry Sup Established 1810. JN. &G, TAYLOR CO,, 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. WoorD, JENNISON & CO., Manufacturers of SHAFTING, PULLEYS AND HANGERS—A Specialty, s Patent Bolt Threading Machine, WIRE for all ourposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. NEW YORK, New York, Worcester, Massy An Essay on Springs. Our enterprising contemporary the Coach Painter for May 15 presents the following humorous account of springs, which, al- though containing some allusions to houses in the trade and patented devices that may not be fully understood by all our readers, we think will be entertaining to those who may peruse it: There are many kinds of springs known Figs, 7 and 8.—Ra kinds of springs spring forth in the spring. Springs have been divided by learned scientists into six distinct classes, as follows : 1, Hand springs ; 2, Vehicle springs ; 3, Car springs; 4, Mountain springs; 5, Mineral springs ; 6, the Spring season. Many of these classes are again sub- divided, as will be noted further on in this essay. Hand springs were known to the ancients® The Grecian athletes were noted for their proficiency in the art of making hand springs ; in fact, the trade journals of that period speak of these springs as being ‘light, easy and graceful, permitting the body to be suspended very low.” Hand springs, however, are not so popular as they | Fig. 10.- once were, nearly all springs being now made by machinery. Vehicle springs have now come into al most general use—especially on vehicles. Vehicle springs are really mineral springs, being made of steel. Some steel springs are, however, made of iron. Exactly when springs were first applied to vehicles is not | known, though it is believed the chariots of Pkaraoh, King of Egypt, were fitted with a red C-spring. Vehicle springs are of many kinds and ! | are adapted to all classes of work, from the lightest carriage to the heaviest wagon, The mest notable of these springs are the elliptic, platform, C, side and cross springs. There are many patent springs, each of which is better than any of its competitors. Chief among the patent springs are the Brewster, Timken, Dexter, Whitney, Henry and the Stivers Circular Spring. N. B.—There are other circular springs— il Slotting Machine. to mankind at the present day, and their|that is, the owners advertise by means of number daily increases ; in fact, very many | circulars instead of in the trade journals, and of course the spring is never, or hardly ever, heard of outside of the place where it originated. Elliptic springs are usually made in the form of an ellipse, and were quite popular at one time; in fact, they still retain their Fig. 9.—Elevation of Rail Lift and Turntable. supremacy in those sections where trade journals do not circulate, Platform springs are used on the heavier classes of vehicles. The platform is essen- tially constructed to carry heavy loads— notably political platforms. p C springs are so called from having been first used on beach wagons, driven along the seashore They are especially useful for boys to catch on by, or to hitch their sleds to in winter. For this reason eee ~ - ~ a Plan of Rail Lift and Turntable. C-springs are not used on either hearses or sulkies, Side springs are just off the road where the thirsty traveler resteth and batheth his feet. They are easy of construction. Any one can make a side spring, especially if a mad dog heaves in sight. Patent Springs.—Elliptic springs were for merly used exclusively on road wagons, but | the owners of fast horses often stopped at | inns and refreshment stands, and discovered that their buggies were hung so high that it OS eT ee — _ —_ ee Le ——__ee — ——- ——— —- + — Seer sees THE IRON AGE. July 28, 1881, EEE rom, | ¥von. ! Avon. F es Fro, Xr oi, ———— .. ~NEW YORK. NEW YORK. —__ NEW YORK. PITTSBURGH. ___ PITTSBURGH. OGDEN &% WALLACE, A. B. Warnor & Son, JOHN W. QUINCY & CO. lron and Steel (IRON MERGHANTS, ee See BLOCK TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, NICKEL, &e, Agents ne #ark Brother & Cos BOILER PLATE, HARRISON & GILLOON Botier Tubes, Angie, Tee & Girder fren, W. D. WOOD & CO.'S 1 SNOW SHOES [1 BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. eee — — of Cast and Machinery Steel constantly — Sole ina for the celebrated IRON AND METAL DEALERS, | E : ROADSTER =e ae 558, 560, 562 WATER ST., and 902, 904, 306 CHERRY 8T., : eA a7 . Eureka,” Pennocks, NEW YORK, = =G PATTERN [ S= E have on hand, and oom) for sale, the following: a Pp ATENT =% » & PIERSON & G0. |-Wawasset,” Lukens, |.miettytc'irhS taton Planished Sheet Iron. Established 1790, ed ee se ee ts cen eee Saat) i Mo ae a - e t ; t . 7 ; 94 & %6 Broadway 77 & 79 New St ie amen eel 0 X F 0 R 0 | R 0 N C 0., wept. Sth, 1978; ae 6th, ett: Jan. 11, 1876. S - E L TO E CA i. K Ss. j ' ROME MERCHANT IRON MILLS, (B. G. CLS RKE, Receiver,) Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the Extra Quality Homogeneous Steel ROME, N. ¥., NEW YORK CITY, Manufacturers of the best grade of a Bar lron, Bands and Fine Hoops. C ut N al | a IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and at a much less price. ant crolls, Ov als, Half Ovals, Half Rounds, Hexagon and FOR SAI EK, Shoe Iron. Als >» om Charcoal Pig a superior ae ri tually of Ire on br randed J. All puddled balls re * i iby hammer. Orders 4% ay be sent to the To or ‘oe CARPENTER, our Agent, at 59 John SPIKES ‘ . eK @ by all the principal METAL DEALERS) STEEL PLATES, all descriptions. Je ; Street, New Yor All Sizes and Shapes kept in Stock, = In the Large cities throughout Cut Nails and Spikes, Plate and Sheet ABEEL BROTHERS, | Bem \iioh Raya Oe J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent,! THE UNITED STATES. Iron, all descriptions, Established 176 by ABEEL & BYVANCK, ND i] ao BRO) K 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, And at their Office, —— Foy Paria ht ime ____wew york. ___| II Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. Sas = lron 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, slorway Nail Rods, Norway Shapes, __ oa Spring and_Tire Steel, ete. A. R. WHITN EY, Manufacturer of and Dealer in LRON Our specialty is in Manufacturing Iron Used in the Con- struction of Fire-Proot Buildings, Bridges, &c. C. ANE, | WMILLUAMS, LONG & MoDOWELL OLD RAILS, SCRAP IRON, STEEL,) yep EO IN, PIC IRON, BLOOMS, Pittsbur ‘zh, - AND ORE. oa ' PITrsBURGM, PA. Bonnell, Botsford & to. eb eUmr esas maT ER ~BURDEN’S | SCRAP AND PIG IRON. + "oni, HORSE SHOES. _|IRON, “Burden Best” TIN PLATES & METALS, lron 68 Wall St., New York. JAMES “WILLIAMSON & CO., : . Boiler Rivets. tere coma eteenaece”| Iron, Nails & Spikes. F. B. Laveuiy, Vice-Prest. W. A. Suaw, Treas. UNION STORAGE CO. YOUNGSTOWN, OnTO. bishin’ and Issue Warrants | PORT ORAM MANUFACTURING CO. Manufacturers of PIG IRON, BLOOMS, INGOTS, Scrap & Pig lron Blooms MUCK BAR, RAILS, &c. Correspondence relative to establishment of = yards at furnaces solicited. From Selected Stock, Hammered under Steam Hammer. Agent for te Bros. & Co., Limited, Pittsburgl SCOTCH AND AMERICAN f : k : Carney “4 * Wr remeé ne — “—— General Office, PITTSBURGH, PA. Port Oram, Morris County, New Jersey. Channel Iron, a Bay State Tron Co. , Roam, ee » Boiler pP | Cc ; fe O N se Plate and Tank Iror Naylor & Co. eerie Muss., He FINOGenCOUS 5 The Burden lron Company a e ron all al Or S Steel Plat es - Com mre assed steel ™ lafting. No. 69 Wall St., New York. 2 Plates Retle a to 100 Inches. on a N, Y Plans and estimates furnished, and contracts Troy, + made for erecting [ron Structures of every descrip- ULSTER IRON WOR KS. —_—_— ST tion. Books containing cuts of all Iron made sent —_—_—_—————————— on application by — She - EGLESTON BROS. Sample pieces at office. ease address p La = _ - 8 Hudson Street, New York. 90 Broadway, New York, 166 South Street ax cry ’ 269 Foont Street, ; NEW YO Z U C & Cc O = % BORDEN & LOVELL, Commission Merchants 70 & 71 West St., Borden: | New York. hae Lovell, Agents for the sale of Fall River tron Co.’s Nails, Bands, Hoops & Rods. AND Borden Mining Company’s Cumberland Coals. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., IRON MERCHANTS Cor. Albany & Washington Sts., NEW YORK CITY. M. H. WALLAcs. B. F. JUDSON, Importer of and Dealer tn Tuckerman, Mulligan & Co BURDEN’S CARMICHAEL & EMMENS 4. B. & S. 130, 132 & 134 Cedar St., New York, IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATE.|JITSTER BAR TRON, Lap-Welded Boiler Tubes, &c., &c, Age nt for Otis’ celebrate “1 Cast Steel Boiler Plates, All sizes and shapes in stock. >», Pottstown Iron Co., The Also Best Grades of Karel i 1 Re alive Mile anc au ~ m Tube » We orks; Wrought ron Beams, Angles , Te _| Am, & Eng. Ref’d lron, Common Iron, kc U . ‘ HUGH W. ADAMS & CO, Glengarnock and Carnbroe IMPORTERS OF ‘orememmmeaeee | SONTOn FS ON Agents for American Charcoal and Anthracite Furnaces, Manufacturers of the Celebrated 5 ableNails Office and Works, PITTSBURGH, PA. LEECHBURG IR IRON WORKS. 56 Pine Street, New York, Hvow W. Apams DANIELL L. Copp. For spot delivery and for prompt or forward W. = MI DDLETON, . ~ | shipments to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baitimore or New Orleans. Broker in Machinery & [rom | or ee note to sit by ent for FORSTER'S CRUSHER & PULVERIZER, JAMES LEE & C8., Ws. BisrHamM. The best in market. = Ww. 8. MIDDLETON, 562 John St., N. ¥. 72 Pine Street, New York. Sole Agents for the United States, =. AY LISSBERGER, BATES & DESPARD, 117 Pearl St,, New York, P. O. Box 764, SCOTCH AND AMERICAN IRON & METAL DEALER, a ieaaas - | 509, 511 and srg to seg East roth St., New York, Pig Iron, have om hand. an offer for sale, the folowing: hey ig yoy KIRKPATRICK & CO., anc merican Pig Iron rought, Cast | * Manufacturers of all grades of Wrought & Cast Scrap Iron and Machinery Scrap Iron, Car Wheels, Axles and | 5 Pp HOM, Heavy Wrought iro al old Copper, Compoal- | | SCRAP IRON an OLD RAILS c. f. and &. to FINE SHEET Ron Ss, 0 L D M EK T A L s wter, Zinc, &c ee ieee Ame rica, or f.0 fh. English ports. (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show oo oo Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) e NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. DANIEL W. R ICHARDS & CO., OF FIOR, No, 143 First Ave, Pitteburgh, Pa. WORKS, Leechburg, Pa. 457 & 359 Swarm sent = NEW YORK. | FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DANIEL F. cooney... SCRAP ae STEEL, RAILS AND METALS, (Late of and Succ orto Jas. Hi N | MARSHALL LEFFERTS & CO., MARSHALL IRON CO.. od tech St., New York Otty Manufacturers of eekman or : Best Charcoal Bloom, Best Refined & Common ss Washinates st., N. Yards and Ojjice, 88 to 96 Mangin St., N ) BOILER PLATES and SHEET I IRON, | asses. w. ricman re OS" snxon b. survu, | MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, SHEET IRON. — — = stato o. me 3 a lr Se eh orks “PA S SA IC | R G L LI N G M 1 ¥ L CO., 1 | Galvanized Sheet lron, Office and Mills, Newport, Delaware. Ist and 2d Qualities. Agency of — nislvanized Wire, Tele argh and Fence ; Galvanined | N. Ui. HOGLUND’S SONS & CO., Stockholm. G alvanized Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanize d [ron Swedish & Norwa lron Pip CORRUGATED SHEET IRON ef wo te a ont ad Phitedelph ~iphia. ot. aan. ad G USsTAF LUNDBERG, 38 Kilby st., Boston. AL BERT POTTS, Philadelphia Agent, 234 & 236 N. Lebanon Relat hk Slime oa Ls : or rse ; ( Mity, Gla esi | ROLLED IRON BEAMS, SWEDISH IRON. en mea ee ee ings ye ars, &e. J. F. FULLARTON, |, EE NEW YORK Room 45, Astor House, New York, For Roofing, &c., Galvanized, Plain or Painted. Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common Bennett Building, Repr it : iat CUT NAILS etna ; OLD MATERIALS Plate and Tank Ir ron, | CORRUGATED ‘AND CRIMPED IRON C No. 1,C . H No. « Flange, Best Flange ote 2 ROOFING & SIDING, Best Flauge Fire ‘Box, c ircles. 7 \ er BOILER IRON BGS Shutvors, Doors, O ee Stamped and Guaranteed. = 6 OO Skylights, ea ae All descriptions of Iron Work Galvanized or| MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO, Tinned to order Price list and ¢ quotations gent upon application, | & Dey Street, Now York. Powerville Rolling Mill Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c. HORSE SHOE Ripe FULLER BROTHERS &CO., 139 Greenwich Street, New York. JOHN LEONARD, 450 West St.,N.¥ | \y eran longi \/ a mak . - ze a J vy ee, ope July 28, 1381. THEH IRON AGH. KVOM, kyo. PHILADELPHIA. " HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments. Old Rails, Axles, and Wheels bought and sold. 234 8. 4th St., Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. ——— Siemens’ Regenerative GAS FURNACE. RICHMOND & POTTS, 119 8. Fourth St. PHILADELPHIA; PA. The C bria Iron and Steel Works ved for over TWENTY-FIVE YEARS the reputation of producing the best quality of RAIIUS, have now an annual capacity of 150,000 Tons of Iron and Steel Rails, Splice Bars, &c. ADDRESS, CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, No. 218 South 4th Street, Philadciphia,. Ha ing enj: Or at the Works, JOH NSTO WN, PA. Or LENOX SMITH, New York Selling Agent, 46 Pine St., N. Y. THE PHCNIX 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 [ron Framing used in the construction of Fire I reer penene. - PATENT WROUGHT IRON COLUMNS, WELDLESS EYE BARS, and built up shapes for Iron Bridges. REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and every variety of SUAPE TRON 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., MANUFACTUREKS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom PLATE c«& SHEET IRON. No. 519 Arch 8t., Philadelphia, Pa. ~ ¥e Elbe i Smoke Stack . sially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, x cea Lsomenes ee r x Stamping, Ferruie, Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron, Kensington Iron, Steel & Nall Works, 920 North Delaware Ave., - - PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers oi the Anvil Brand Refined Merchant Bar Iron, Rowland & Co. Kensington Nails, cut from their Se aus | Aaah Plow and Cultivator Steel, Rounds, Squares, Flats, Bands and Hoop Iron. Correspondence with Dealers solicited. PENCOYD IRON WORKS. A. & P. ROBERTS & 00.1 Manufac J | CAR AXLES. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. BAR, ANGLE, TEE AND CHANNEL IRON. Office, No, 265 %. Fourth St., Philade)phia. ep ee DART). MANUFACTURERS OF FOUNDRY FACINGS. AND FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. MOULDING SAND > A SPECIALTY. Albany, Crescent, Tullytown and Lumberton Sands, GERMAN LEAD, BITUMEN, SIEVES, MACHINERY SAND, AMERICAN LEAD, ANTHRACITE, SHOVELS, BASS SAND, = PLUMBAGO, CHARCOAL, BRUSHES, CHANDELIER SAND, STOVE PLATE, MINERAL, CRUCIBLES, STOVE PLATE SAND, Office and Storeroom: J W PAXSON & CO., | 514, 5té6 and 518 ss St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. . . ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILL COMPANY, Manufacturers of ; Rails, Bars, Axles, Shatting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and furn Fables. General Office, 237 Seuth Third St., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa. JAMES C. BOOTH. THOMAS H. GARRETT. ANDREW A. BLAIR. BOOTH, CARRETT & SLAIR, - . '. oe 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, ratus iances 1e rapid and accurate analysis of Iron Steel, Iron Leto : 1 the apparatus and appliances for the rapi n ‘ nalysis 0 on 8t — bagel, see nr Coals. Clays, Fure Sands. &e, Agents for sampling ores In New York and Baltimore. Price lists on application. * _svon. Edward J. Etting, IRON BROKER anp 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, STOKAGE WHARF AND YARD DELAWARE AVENUE ABOVE CALLOWHILL STREET, ovanected by track with railroad. Cash advances made on Iron. JUSTICE COX, Jr. CEARLES K, BARNS, JUSTICE COX, JR. & CO., AGENTS FOR CHICKIES, ST. CHARLES, MONTGOMERY WARWICK, CONEWAGO AND KEYsTONE Foundry & Forge Pig Lron. SHAWNEE ROLLING MILL CO., Limited, Best Quality Muck Bar. CATASAUQUA MFG, COS Bar, Angle, Skelp and Sheet Lron. Railroad Car Axles. New and Old Rails. No. 333 Walnut 8t., Philadelphia, PETER WRIGHT & SONS, 307 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19 Broadway, New York, 44 Second Street, Baltimore, J. Wesley Pullman, 407 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Exclusive SALES AGENT Chester Iron Co.'s Blue, Red and Hoff | ORE s. Also celebrated ** Brotherton Ore, T. HORACE BROWN. D. W. R. READ. 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 New York, 142 Pearl 8t. Office in Baltimore, 67 8S. Gay St. Office in London, 57 Gracechurch St. J. O. RICHARDSON, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. 232 Dock St., Philadelphia. Pig Iron, Railroad Iron 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, 20S South Feurth St., Philadelphia. Sole agents Glasgow Iron Co. and Pine Iron Works manufacturers of Muck Bar and all grades of Plate Iron. Celebrated “*Glnsgow’’ and * Pine’? brands for fire boxes and dificult flanging. Pig and Bar Iron, Rails and all shapes in Iron. Quotations given on Bridge and Building Specifications WROUGHT IRON Boiler Tubes, Steam, Gas and Water Pipe. Oil Well Tubing, Casing and LINE PIPE. Importers of German and English SPIEGELEISEN, Pig, Scrap, NEW AND OLD RAILS, And Iron Ore. E.W.CLARK & Co. Bankers and Stock Exchange Brokers, No. 35 South Third S8t., Philadelphia, CLARK, POST & MARTIN, and No. 34 Pine St., New York, Bankers and Railway Commission Merchants, Importers of Pig Iron, New and Old Rails, Scrap Iron, &c. STANDARD STEEL WORKS. LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR WHEEL TIRES, Manufactured from the celebrated OTIS STEEL, DRAND p Z STANDARD. Prices as Quality and efficiency fully guaranteed. low as any of o same quality. We squutnotare : Heavy and Light Forgings, Driving and Car Axles, Cotton Presses, Forgings, | rand #ins, Piston node Se, Works at Lewistown, Pa. Office, 220 S. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa, ROLLING MILL AND General Machinery. READING IRON WORKS. 261 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, G. A. HEBERTON. 'S. FRANK SHARPLESS. HEBERTON & CO.,, Selling Agents and Commission Merchants For the sale of Pig, Bloom, Plate, Bar, Scrap, Galvantacd, Black, Sheet, Pipe and lroad IRON. No. 333 Walnut St., Phila. Charcoal Bloom and Pig a specialty. IRON. ieee Italian and Spanish CHARCOAL IRON, CHILL-GRADED, For Car Wheels, &c. FOR SALE BY ALFRED EARNSHAW, 203 Walnut Place, PHILADELPHIA. STEEL, | LANGHORNE WISTER. RODMAN WISTER. SCRAP OF ALL KINDS A SPECIALTY. | L. & R. WISTER, First Quality Mack Bars, i RO iN 8B ROK € RS. | Agents for the Clearfield Fire Brick Co,’s Fire Bricks. No. 230 South 4th St., Philadelphia, SHIMER & CO., Late of and successors to W. HUTTON & CO., 250 Ss. Third St., Philadelphia. | J.J. MOHR, | | Iron Commission. Merchant, No. 430 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Sole Agent for the Sheridan and Leesport Furnaces. | A. PURVES & SON, Corner South & Penn Streets, Phila., Dealers in Scrap Iron & Metals, Machinery, Tools, | Shafting & Pulleys, Steam Engines, Pumps & Hoilers, Copper, Brass, Tin, Babbit Metals, Foundry Facings. Best Quality Ingot Brass, Cash paid for all kinds of Metals ana Teols. FRANCIS WISTER, Sole Eastern Agent for A. A. HUTCHINSON & BRO, ’ r CONNELLSVILLE COKE. | ORES, Native and Foreign. 230 South Third Street, Philadelphia. HORSE &MULE SHOE. KEYSTONE HORSE SHOE CO., 816 Richmond St., Phitadelphia, Pa, Manufacturers of the Keystone Patent Solid Steci Calk Horse and Mule Shoes, These Shoes are made of superior iron and steel, completely finished and ready for cold shoeing; nave chp and solid steel calx The holes are punched through at the proper angles and free }fromburrs. Same number of Shoes per keg as in ' kegs of unfinished shoes JS. E". BAILEY c&e CO., 216 South 4th St., Philadelphia, 562 Wall St., (Koom New York, Selling Avents ATKINS BRO’S—BEAMS, CHANNELS, RAILS, &c. A. & P. Roberts & Co.—Car Axles, Plates, Channels, Tee, Angie and Bar Iron. WILLIAM McILVAIN & SONS—Boiler, Ship and Bridge Plates, BERWICK R. M. BARS AND SHAPE IRON. Advarces on Consignments of Old Material and sales promptly made. CHAINS BRADLEE & CO., 816 Richmond St., Philadelphia, # Manufac i 1 . . and Log Dredging, Mining and Crane Chains, Rafting Chains, Toggles, Eye Bolts and Log Dogs, “ Cc ‘rane C fe of au extra Te wish tocall particular attention to our D. 8. G, special Crane ¢ hain, mae fan i sane of reworkediron, auiting great tensile strength and wear, fully tested aud w errante a to be of the very best workmanship and material ; superior to the very best brands of English Crown Chain, and specially adapted tor rafting, mining aud dredging, turers « n was inconvenient to alight. To remedy this obstruction to the quenching of one’s thirst, bee side-bar buggy was introduced, and has been introducing ever since. The Brewster spring consists of elliptic springs carefully split in two and attached to the side bar, which is a stick of hickory about the size of a shillalah. To give our readers a clearer idea of these springs, we desire to state that the body rests on the springs and not on the side bars, The Timken spring is a new spring, and a very gentle and easy-riding spring. When it first made its appearance, some Western wet wrote a beautiful poem, beginning : ‘Hail, gentle spring !”’ and people, thinking he alluded to the Timken spring, hailed it with fond delight. The Dexter is essentially a mountain spring, running easy over rocks and stones, but finding its way into every valley. The Whitney is a_ torsion spring, or was when it started, and the price at which it is sold convinces us that it is not an ex- tortion spring The great success of this due to storms, the origin of so many lesser springs. The Whitney Spring Co, is limited, but the number of its springs In use 1S not The Henry spring consists of a single leaf, which proves it to be an early spring, before the lk thick. The Henry spring #s of all shapes, sizes and thicknesses ; in fact, a changeable spring. The Stivers spring is a good one, but has not been as much advertised as some others ; hence it is well-known. Yet, to speak the truth, there is no end to the Stivers springs used in this country, because they are circular and have no end. (N. B.— There are other springs which are not cir- cular—that end suddenly because they are not advertised. ) spring 1s ‘aAVesS are not so Car Springs. —All passenger cars are sup- posed to have springs. On many of our railroads the passengers imagine the springs are made from hewn blocks of stone, though investigation proves such is not the case. Car springs are not very extensively adver- tised, though in close contact at all times with car journals. Mountain springs usually consist of water and are found on every hill side and moun- tain side. These mountain springs grow into large streams, ultimately forming rivers and lakes. As an example, take Lake Whit- ney, near New Haven, Conn., which owes its origin to the Whitney Spring. It is probably owing to this fact that springs are frequently painted with lakes. Side springs are good mountain springs, the Dexter being specially valuable in this connection. Cross springs are not, necessarily, bad springs. In this respect springs differ from human beings, for a spring may be well tem- pered and yet be cross. Mineral Springs.—All springs are mineral, being made of steel. Some springs are more mineral than others : Saratoga Springs for instance. We decline saying anything about Saratoga Springs, however, as they are not advertised in this journal. The spring season is that part of the year immediately preceding summer. (This year is an exception.) ’Tis then the carriage builders begin their labors, and there is a great demand for springs; hence it is called the spring season, There are various kinds of spring, to wit: Early springs—to which class belong the thoroughbrace and elliptic spring ; late springs—the side bars ; and gentle springs—all patent springs go under this head. Trade journals are not the only things to puff springs. Occasionally winter gives them a severe puff. Moreover, myriads of poets have wrestled with this theme for countless ages. * Spring, sprang, beautiful sprung * has been a keynote to many a master- piece. But it remained for us to treat spring in a summar-y manner, which au- tumn make the spring makers advertise. Perhaps our theories are fall-acious, though we are now winter rible earnest, oo Art and Manufacture, This compound term is employed to dis- tinguish a certain class of manufactures of a scientific and ingenious nature from others which only require manual skill and dex terity. The line of demarkation between the fine arts and the manufacturing arts is undefined, and in many respects they blend together. From the period of the seven- teenth century science and art drawn more closely together, years have made rapid progress ally assisting the other. The establishment of schools of art in connection with manufactures is only of re cent date in England; but the manner in which all classes have aided and supported the various Schools of Design and Mechanics’ Institutions shows that the nation appreci- ates the value of cultivating manufacturing art. We the thing also in the vreat success which has attended the pro- auction of popular works on science in mod ern times. The discoveries of photography and electro plating no doubt tended to form closer ties between science and art, while the importance of the establishment of the Museum of South Kensington cannot well be overrated. By means of this institution and a like character, the knowledge of science and art is disseminated among the u and workwomen of the king- dom have been and in later , each mutu- see same thers of worknu Another step in the same direction is the appointment of eminent sculptors and paint ers 10 order to design models and for manulac patterns turers Although it is only recently that this country has turned its ittention to the furthering of manufactur ing art, other nations in Europe have lony icknowledged its great importance, The great Exhibition of 1851, by bringing our workmen in contact with foreign workmen and their work our killed healthy more a rave a decided impulse to and led to much emulation and rivalry In France, tte: iid to the artisti ins than in any WOrk Ten, 18 p educa- n of arti other all their ynservatoire des country, handi- Arts . et st remarkable insti- It consists of a number of large voted to some f manufacture, tion of the raw and we see it reflected in fer it the C Metiers, in Paris is a halls, ea f whicl particular trad * branch and « ins a perfect colle A. H. Bee aae. ee ee ee ee N. J. 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 Edgeand Turning Tools, Taps, Dies, Drilis, Punches,- Shear-Knives, Cold-Chisels and Machinists’ Tools generally. SAW PLATES For Cireular, Mulay, Mill, Gang, Drag, Pit and Cross-Out Saws. Sheet Steel For 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. All our Plate and Sheet Steel being rolled by a Patented Improvement is unequaled for surface finish and exactness of gauge. ROUND MACHINERY CAST STEEL For Shafting, Spindles, Rollers, &c., &c. File, Fork, Hoe, Rake, R. R. Frog, Toe-Catk, Sleigh-Shoe and Tire Steel, &c.; Cast and German Spring and Plow Steel. “Iron Center” Cast Plow Steel, **Boft Steel Center’ Cast Plow Steel, Hubs attached. “Solid Soft Center” Cast Plow Steel. eptonijanes 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 Statos, a THE MIDVALE STEEL COMPANY, | i CRUCIBLE AND OPEN-HEARTH STEEL. it TIRES and AXIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. .New York .New York. . Cincinnati Louisville .St. Louis .Richmond )}) SEMPLE.... EH. H. LINLEY........... oe Tool, Machinery and Spring Steel Castings and Forgings. W. H. WALLACE & CO.New York H. S. MANNING & CO. CRERAR, ADAMS & CO. .Chicago SMITH & RADY........ A. G. TOMPKINS & CO.... Boston OM OD os cs certsacs W. & A. € H. A. ROGERS.......... ™ ae a —— 4 a. a ~~ Works and Office, Warehouse, Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pa. 12 N. Sth St., » Philadelphia, Pa. PHILADELPHIA STEEL FORCE. = “Anvil” Brand Best Refined PHILA ffi PS “TOOL GAST STEEL. MAR Address all orders to THE PHILADELPHIA STEEL FORCE, Office, 315 Willings Alley, PIIILADESLPHIIA, PA. Agents ~~. =e eed HENRY G, NICHOLS, 14 Platt St.. New York City. IRVIN & CO., 55 So. Howard St,. Baltimore Md, ESTABLISHED 1847. A. WHITNEY & SONS, ' PHILADELPHIA, 1 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 & Sathehen, Forgings for Piston Rods, Guide Bars, Wrist Pins and Machinery Purposes, Works at Baldwin Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, near Harrisburg, Pa. Address all orders to PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY, 208 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia. BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, BURNHAM, PARRY, WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, Philadelphia, Pa., U. 8. A., Manufacturers of LOCOMOTIVE ENCINES ofevery Description, Catalogues, photographs and estimates fur- nished on application of customers, =) NOISELESS STEAM MOTORS, For city and suburban Raiiways. 4 These m achint 8S are nearly noiseless in opera- F tion ; ahs »w no smoke with the use of anthracite coal or coke as fuel, and show no steam whatever —— under ordinary conditions of service. They can - x SF