The Iron Age 1885-06-25: Vol 35 Iss 26

1885. , aaa eS oe ty &c. rs, LC. ————__—_—_——_ AND LES. quote the ny ocher pe list. ENT es VS. r in the 3. NGS. 1, 288s. i Hinge Patterns Williams ders for E CO. ME NGS. I Line ‘Ss (0., The Iro I) Age eenoine warren A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. AOVERTIse MENTS Published Vol. XX. The Maxim “Machine Gun.* BY HIRAM 8S. MAXIM. Previous Machine Guns.—The first practi- cal machine gun is believed by the writer to be that made by Dr. Gatling, an American inventor, by whom it was presented to the United States Government about 1863. In its earliest form it was not made for firing metallic cartridges, and was c » structed with a series of steel sections which, after baving been previously l.aded by band, were one after another brought up to the breech of the barrel and pressed firmly against it at the instant of firing. None of these Gatling gun<, however. appear to have be~n actual y u-ed in the fieid before the close of the Amreican war in 1865. The next machine gun«f any note was that of Hotchkiss, an- other American inventor, who took it to France, where he established a large fac- every Thursday 26 magazine and the men presenting a target to the enemy’s fire. The workmanship of all four of these guns is exquisite. Their weak point d es not lie | here, but arises from another cause which would be very difficult to remedy in them. It is said by some military men that no ma- chine gun has ever been brouzht into action which has not bec me ‘‘ jammed” at the critical moment. Even if that be not strictly | true, still the liability to accideut fvom this cause is very great. A certain percentage of all cartridges fail to explode promptly at | the instant of being st: uck ; to u-e the tech- nical expression, thev ‘‘ hang fire.’’ Suppose that, while the bandle of the gun 1s_ being worked at its highest speed one of these sluggish cartridges happens to enter the bar- | rel. It is struck; and instantly, bef. re it| explodes. the breech is opened and the cart- ridze begins to be withdrawn again out of the barrel. At this instunt the expl sion takes place, breaks the shell in two, drives New York, Thursday, Junc moving backward; (6) power derived from the elongation of the cartridge at the instant of exploding. Experimental Apparatus —The apparatus is now exhibited that was used for conduct- ing experiments on a gun in which the power | was derived according to the third of the above methods—nanely, from the recoil of the barrel, the breech block and the lock. As the writer was the first to make a gun of | this kind, he had no data whatever to go| | upon, aod had, therefore, to contrive some kind of device for ascertaining both the quantity and the character of the power to ve dealt with. This apparatus cousists of two parallel steel bars clamped into supports, and having the barrel and the breech block mounted between them. constructed that all of the parts are adjust- able. The distance through which the bar- rel recoils before the breech bl ck vecomes detatched from it is adju-table ; the further | distance that the barrel travels backward The whole is so} tory, and has supplied his guns to nearly all the principal Governments ia the world. This gun was fyllowed by the Nordenfelt and the Gardner. All four of these machine guns depend upon hand-power for performing the various operations of lead ng, firing and extracting the empty sbells. Three of then are worked by a crank, while the Nordenfelt gun is worked by means of a lever, like an ordinary pump. As considerable force is required for working either the crank or the lever, the gun has to be mounted on a very firm stand or base in order that it may not be rendered unsteady by the motion given to the handle. This necessity precludes the possibility «of turning these guns with any deeree of free- dom, excepting the Hotchkiss gun, whch is essentiall. a slow firing gun, firing only about 40 shote per minute, and is the only one that can be m»ved freely while firing. These guns ate each provided with a mag- azine of ammunition. The Hotché iss magazine holds about a dozen cartridges, and the quick- firing Gatling, the Nordenfelt and the Gardner have each a magazine holding about 100. The magazine is placed on the top of the gun, and with any great rapidity of firing bas, of course to be replenished very ufteun, for which purpose two men at least are required, who are compelled to ex- pose themselves above the gun, both the _ * Paper read before the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers. ty i) UHHH NLU mT = the front half forward into the barrel and blows the rear half out of the breech, and sometimes blows up the magazine. At any rate, it always drives the forward end of the cartridge firmly into the chamber of the bar- rel; and if the magazine does not explode, the next rotation of the crank drives a loaded cartridge into this chamber; the gun then becomes blocked or jammed and is of no fur- ther use. Maxim Automatic Gun —It is many years since the writer conceived the idea of mak- ing a gun in which the recoil should be util- ized for loading and tiriug; but it was not uptil 1883 that he hal any time to dev ‘te to this problem. Before commencing experi- ments he c nsidered carefully tne different methods which might be emploved for work- ing an automatic gun by means of power derived from the burning powder. In those which he afterward experimented upon the power required was derived in the six f.l- lowing ways: (1) Power derived from the gases escaping from the muzzle of the gun, either bv utilizing their pressure direcily or by employing them as an ejector to produce a vacuum ina chamber near the muzzle of the gun; (2) power derived from tbe recoil of the entire gun; (3) power derived from the recoil of the barrel, the breech bl ck and tbe lock; (i) power derived from a back- ward motion of toe cartridge in the cham- ber at the instant of exploding; (5) power derived from only a portion of the cartridge 25, 1885. eral parts, and the distance through which they had to travel, the writer proceeded to {make his first gun, the construction of which is shown in the accompanying engrav- | ings. The barrel A, Figs. 2 and 3, is incaced throughout the greater portion of its leagth within a water-jacket which pr jects from the front end of the casing that incloses the machinery. Its backward motion, produced by the recoil of a shot just fired is, at first, | opposed by a pair of flat spring, one at eacn side, which have to be forced apart by tog- gle struts T T recessed into the sides of the barrel, as shown in the plan, Fiz. 2, and in Figs gto 11. As soon as these struts have | passed the center the springs close together again and thereby aid the further backward travel of the barrel. During the first half of the %-inch backward travel of the barrel it carries the breech block B with it at the same speed, the two being secured fast to gether by the locking catch C, Fig. 3, which WY OS ee — a 3 [ell i a ESS = Qe aL WLU i -= , Clg lls Ay — i ey Fig. 3.—Horizontal Section, THE MAXIM MACHINE GUN. after it becomes detached from the block is also aljustable; the travel given to the s riker is adj stable; the angle at which the crank stands at the instant of explosion is adjustahle ; the amount of weight in the ro- tating parts and their distance from the cen- ter of rotation are also adjustable. This experimental apparatus was made as far as p ssible of soft steel aud brass in order that the action of the gunpowder might be observed upon the various parts. If any parts showed siens of yielding under the strain it was obvious that this part required strengthening in the gun u'timately to be made. Th» apparitus has already fired about 1090 cartridges, and at the present time is still in a condition to be fired. With one hand on the muzzle the barrel can be pushed back with sufficient force to perform the whole cycle of operations for firing, the push of the hand taking the place of the re- coil of the barrel. In this way it has been found that a pressure of about 60 pounds traveling through a distance of % inch is the power required for working the gun, which | is very much less than the actual power de- rived from the recoil, as determined approx- mately by the writer in experiments with a Winchester rifle of the ‘‘ express” pattern. First Gun.—Having in this way determined the character and quantity of the power to be dealt with, and having ascertained the time re- | quired for the gas to escape from the barrel, as well as the strength required for the sev- ,effect of is held firmly down under the cross-bar D. ' But when the birrel has moved backward through 7, inch the catch is free from un- der the cross-bar and ix lifted by a projec tion on its front end c ming in contact with the face of the cross bar, thereby releasing |the breech block from the barrel. Ar the same instant a straight lever, L. centered upon the barrel (Figs 2, 9, 10 and I!) en-| cvunters with one of its arms a ~tup, S, tixed in the casing, while its other arm tears | agaiust the toe of a sliding rod, R, | the rear end of which hears against the breech block. Both the stop S and the toe of the rod R are made with long bearing faces slightly curved, as shown iv Figs. 9 to 11; and, as the slightly curved arms of the lever L roll over them, the re- | spective lever ges change very readily in re- lation to each other, and become inverted, with the result of imparting a rapidly accel- erated motion to the breech block. Conse- quently, while the barrel travels throug) the remaining 7, inch of its backward motion, the breech block is driven backward with sufficient force to carry the crank K over the back center (Figs 2 and 3); the radius of the crank is 3 inches, and the connectine- rod G, from the breech block, is 6 inches long. The action of the lever L in accelerat-| ing the breech block bas also the c nverse | simultaneously retarding the backward travel of the barrel, and all the backward motions cease at the instant of the Morning by Davin WititaMs, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Vlass Matter, $2.50 @ Year, Including Zostage. Single Copies, Ten Cents. | crank passing the back center. With f eshly loaded cartridges the momentum given to the crank and its attachments is f und suffi- | cient to drive the breech bluck forward again | into its firing position and t» fire the next shot. But with the old and weaker cartridge. the gun is found to work with greater certainty if a strong helical sping, P, is used (Fig. 2) to assist in drawing the breech block fo: ward again in its firing position after the crank has passed the back center. Con-equently, jall guns made after the very first expe i- |mental gun are now provided with this spring. Immediately upon the breech block quit- | ting the barrel, the tail of the extractor E \(Fig. 3), which is a forked lever centered | upon the barrel, c mes agiinst a stop fixed | 1m its path ; and the forked end ot the lever, which takes held of the cartridge rim or | flange at each side, withdraws the empty cartridge shell abou. 4% inca out, of the bar- rel. Its extraction is then completed by a honk, I, attached to the same ecross-head as the b eech bloc: The ho k runs under- neath a pair of long fixed sprinvs F. by | which it 14 pressed down upon the cartridges, so as to keepa secure h Id while extracting it; but at each eud the springs are curved shghily upward, in order to reduce the pre-sure up %n the hook in its forem. t posi ti n, where it has to lift for catching bold of the cartridge flange, as well as in its bind- most positi »n, where it has to be lifted again by the fixed cross-bar J (Fig 2) for releasing its hold of the cartridze In this way the empty cartridgeisdrawn ba k into one: f tbe grooves or pockets in the rim of the maya- zine or feedi.g cylinder M, which is mounted upon anu axis immediately beneath and parallel with the line of travel of the bi eech bl ck. The magazine M } to 7) is rotated intermittently by an arrangement of spiral (Figs | ratchet-wheel and pawl which is somewhat similar to the arrangement commonly em | ployed in rock drills for rota ing the drill automatically between each blow ; the mo- tion of the breech block in the last part of its backward travel, when the empty cart ridge is entirely drawn out of the barrel, rotates the cylinder M through balf the pitch or distance to the next groove or pecket, which has already with a fresh cartridge; charged and the first been (Continued on page 5.) a -—- - THE IRON AGE. THE PLUME & ATWOOD MFG. Co.| MANUFACTURERS OF CHARLES F. WASHBURN, Sheet and Roll Brass Washburn & Moen - Brass Co, WIRE, | Established, 1831. Capital, $1,500,000 ESTABLISHED 1845. |GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, | WORCESTER, MASS. CUPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER | ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER CO., MANUFACTURERS OF PURE COPPER WIRE, For Electrical Purposes, So. Bare and Covered, — O'NEILS’S PATENT PLANISHED COPPER. ater ury Seamless Brass and Copper Tubing, PHILIP L. MOEN, President & Treasurer. W. FE. DODGE . ° Sheets, Bolts, Kods, ratte NQ\ eit" | Sheet, Roll and Plates’ B @. P. COWLES, a oes eet, holl an Plater’ Fass, ELECTRICAL WIRE, " y.-P. and Treas. Patent Nickel- German Silver, Copper, Brass an: aes lated C r, ; — A. A. COWLES, Plates Coppet German Silver Wire, Brass and Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Patent Galvanizing, Rolling and Tempering. MANUFACTURERS OF TRON, AND IRON AND STEEL WIRE. &c., a Copper Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs,| Brass Kettles, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per- cussion Caps, Powder Flasks, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Meas- ures, &c., and small Brass Wares of every description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. co.'S Chain, Kerosene Burners, eS Lamp Trimmings, §e. Ansonia Refined Ingo t | Copper, Anchor Brand ; LAKE INGOT COPPER. ——» 19 & 21 CHM Street, NEW YORK. PHELPS, DODGE & CO., 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, 115 LAKE STI., CHICAGO. Of Every Description. Rolling Mill, Factories. __ THORASTUN, CONN. | WATERSU RY, CONN. BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. A SPECIALTY MADE OF GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH WIRE, GALVANIZED TELEPHONE WIRE, PATENT STEEL WIRE BALE TIES, Line of Sporting Goods. NUFACT so IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS : — MILLS AT ad alll PATENT STEEL BARB FENCING, TIN PLATE sien iit |Sheet and Roll Brass eh. y St., Providence, R. 1. WAREHOU New York, 16 Cliff and 241 Pearl Street. HE BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, OUSES | Cicago 17 and 109 Lake Street Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, &c SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER AND IRON RIVETS, NEW HAVEN COPPER CO., Oilers and eepeteee, Lanterns and Trimmings, SOLE MAKERS OF Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. *““NATIONAL WIRE AND LANTERN WORKS.” Waretanan 45 Fulton Street, New York. And California Wire Works Co., San Frane sisco, Cal. Manufactory, Nos, 1197, 1199, 1201, 1203, 1205, 1207, 1209 and 1211 De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn, N. ¥. ELOW ARD c& MORSE, * MANUFACTURERS OF @® MANUFACTURERS OF «oats POLISHED GOPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12, 1876. Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks | and manuracturing Metal Goods. MANUFACTORY, | WAREHOUSE, Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray St., N. ¥. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, | WATERBURY CONN. NEW YORK, BOSTON, 25 Park Place. 22 Murray St. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS & SHEATHING COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c. (Established 1802.) SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY WATERBURY, - CONN., Manufacturers of BRASS.—Sheet Brass, Brass Wire, Brass Tubing. og MAN ?Sheet German Silver, German Silver — 5 Wire, German Silver Tubing. 18 F. deral St. eprr ) Narrow, Middle, Broad, Desk, Ship, 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. Manufacturers of all kinds of INGES. } Stop, Spring and Piano-Forte. | ~~ cee ae —_ ; ? Military, Naval, Livery, Society, Rall } j BUTTONS. | Vad. Nay Lasting. Silk and Dress. DICKERSON VAN DUSEN & CO. Brass, Copper & German Silver LAMP ) German Student Lamps, Kerosene ’ ’ ’ G0oDs. warner, Revessns Lamge. IMPORTERS OF ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. Stor Fire Departmem Lantern, Ex. Heavy. CHRP Hire | Nhe Paver Gite, ec] TN PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, Scovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, ETC., DEPOTS 423 Broome Serest, New York. 29 and’‘31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, Devonshire a eet, Boston Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs. | Lake Street, Chicago. | DICKERSON & €0., Liverpool. NEW YORK. BRASS AND IRON KAXM STN HX) THE HARRINGTON & KING PERFORATING CO.,| JACK CHAIN, DUOR RAIL. St XH an Hi i pS iV Main Office and Works, Nos. 224 and 226 N. Union St., Chicago. z : ’ GERMAN SILVER SPOONS, SILVER- Vire Fence, Guards or Galvanized Wire Settee. No. 16 Pattern Drive Way Wire Fence, Guards or Railing, No. 9. Gates. ilings, No. 12. PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, JA MES HALL, ‘Treasurer. E. HANSON, Secretary, ABRAM S. HEWITT, President. , 2KY)C Perm RS . KEROSENE BURNERS, XC. WM. HEWITT, Vice-President. THE JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AAV3IH —_ C ‘VOL TRENTON IRON COMPANY. Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., (INCORPORATED 1847,) r DEALERS IN MAKERS OF IRON AND STEEL ,4>|Ingot Copper, Speiter, Lead, Tin, r ~ ——— — S| Antimony. Solder & Old Metals, c S A 100 John Street, New York. x A = &Y, z ‘013 "S1VHdSOHd "3NOLS “1¥OD Bujuoe.sg 404 S31LVid PASSAIC ZINC CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Spelter FOR Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes AND ALL FINE WORK. Also for GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. MANNING & SQUIER, Gen'l Agents, 111 LIBERTY ST. (24 Floor), NEW YORK. Geo. W. Prentiss & Co.., HOLYOKE MASS., Manufacturers of OF ALL GRADES. Bright, Annealed, Coppered, Tinned and Galvanized Iron and Steel Wire Rods. Extra Qualities of Bar Iron and Rods. Pest Qualities of Gun-Screw and Charcoal Iron Wire: Crucible, Siemens-Martin and Bessemer Steel Wire. WIRE STRAIGHTENED AND CUT TO LENGTHS. MINING SCREENS for all kinds of ORES. || Pa WORKS AND OFFICE, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. PERFORATED SHEET METALS FOR AL t KINDS OF onal. 7h BAuING MACHINERY In any size $34 fer all uses. REVOLVING SCR of every doscrtasion made to erder. BA oir TERY SCHEENS a Speciality. PERFORATED TIN c&e& BRASS Ot All Sizes for FILTERS, STRAINERS, VENTILATORS, &c., &c. Iron, Steel, Copper, Brass and Zinc Punched te any size and thickness required. Branch OGee, 100 Beekman St., Hew York. New York (OFFice: PHILADELPHIA OFFIceE: 1 COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burling Slip. | JOHN HEWITT. Agent, 2: North Fourth St. CHICAGO OFFIC BE: 146 Lake Street. IRE’ ROPE EBSTABLISHED 18387. H. 8. CHASE, Waterburv Mfg. Co., CONN., WATERBURY, ram Croods / Fe, . ah * Ps * at 2 i ae = HAZARD MF'sG Co. WAREROOMS : 7 LIBERTY STREET, NEW ~ ORK. Wworkses: WILE EsSsSBAHRRHRH,. BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO. WIRE ROPE BRODERICK& BASCOM 00) Oe Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. AlsoGUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes straightened and cut to order. MANUFACTURERS OF [TRON & STEEL WIRE ROPE. 704 & 7O6 N. Main St. St. Louis Mo. A. LESCHEN & SONS, 1OWA BARB WIRE CO. VILLE 5 S Manufacturers of IOWA BARB WIRE CO... << - 98 Reade Street, NEW YORK. - =z ant) RO P Ee a & 35 ? = | c= om THE WIRE GOODS CO., Le Main St., ST. LOUIS, MO, Correspondence invited Worcester. Mass. EJENCKES MANFG.CO.,, W7$LS. BSTEYy, PAWTUCKET, R. I MANUFACTURER OF A’ oT, R. I, OF BRASS, COPPER Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, WI re be Cl O | re S} set Wane as ri SPRING PINS, KEYS AND COTTERS. | MESHES AND GRADES Bent Wire Goods of all kinds a Specialty. | Iron and Steci Locomotive Spark Wire Cleth. Pidcies fer Expert and Vounéry Sse. Coal New Yerk Office, & SS ¢ Chambeve Street. and Sand Screens. iren Beiting Cieta. wat Werk of every descri SAMUEL A. HAINES, Seltag agent ino. 71 FULTON 8&T., j - . NEW YORK. rignt Wire Goods, Mill Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, Double-Pointed Tacks and Staples. Wire j hes Line Wire, Hand Rail Screws, £c..&c. Wires cut, bent, milled, straightened I and made to any desired shape. Orders solicited from the Tra ie for the full line of Screw Eyes, & known as Hardware Wire Goods. Quality xuarat iteed the best in the market. Special articles made t ler. THE WIRE COODS CO., Worcester, Mass. A W. PARMELEE, Pres't June 25, 1885. ye ae a } ROE $2 AM P 4 WILL I RAE AXES Adj SPANIS tix. —_____——— | *SOUlM | 'uyyoeg dwey a 5 4 R ww June 25, 1885. THE IRON AGE. gO UNDEMANN £00. CARS & MOEN, | Ms facturers of | . rn oe STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. Javanned, Brass, Tin Plated and Wood BIRD CAGES. Criginal inventors Revolving Punch Conductors’ 2 — Puuch, Flower Stand. Wrought-iron Fence Chair gin FRED, J. MEYERS MFG. CO. COVINGTON, KY., Manufacturers of WIRE GOODS OF ALL KINDS. Wrought-lron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties. J Ven a) \eketemte/ [a LLL _ J s 4 a > > = _ ~ > ~ a > 4 > ~ ~ a x PS WO REEELELELLELLLAKALLAALEL WOU LIEE LL LL LOLELLLLRLAE VERE LELLESAAAAAARA ALA LAD i MU LLL La and patentees of ee Bright Metal Cauws here s ated aha biciinnn Sa re ae einen Window Send for Illustrated als Catalogue and Pri List nnd Gneants solder | uard. - Pa 254 Pearl St a ae. Sst Hod BP AKAA aA Mea NEW YORK | ——— —— CONES AEE SOT coe Ke Ep ERE EE REGK. eee > ‘ , | } ; ( im Tl Murket - teel Wire, Cri. oline Wire, Tempered and Covered f PMS TEN WASTER: LO Also PATENT TEMPEKED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. ITM a Ro Snot Alle f rT Tht sand and Grain Riddle. Wire Counter Railing Mocking Bird Cage 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK. 5g) IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, wom qqerarrrrrr ify esas. ceneys << UBM RSM BLAKE & JOHNSON, Warereury, Conn. AY@IIIITITIII LO bacaneaae MASs, SELEKEEELE LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO. sT. Louis, MO. Successors To W. 8. TYLER, MANUFACTURERS OF The GAUTIER STEEL DEPARTMENT of STEEL WIRE CLOTH CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, JOHNSTOWN, Of Every Des: ription, for mining purposes. A'i meshes from 2 to the inch up to rco-mesh made and carried in stock. PA., are prepared to furnish SLEIGH SHOE W.S. TYLER, Pres. E. H. ALLEN, Sec. & Treas CL: VELAND, O-A!O. ° . . 2 me __————— STEEL, rolled from solid steel billets, either 8 fc’ ) aval a OOO) ) . ss cilities ee eee oe a WITTENBERG § SORBLB z ATLANTA RUBBER CO, en ar ais tiene square, concave, double concave, convex, or }|WIRE. WIRE CLOTH, WIRE ROPE, 26 Marietta St., Atlanta, Ga, Rubber Belting, Pack- concavo-convex; also CUT1ER SHOES, ta- Connie Railings, Window Guards, Iron end Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. ing, Hose, é&c. = 5 | < National Wire and Iron Co. = = = = = fi DETROIT, MANUFACTURERS OF MIiCH., pered and bent. Iron Stairs, Railings, ‘Illuminated Sidewalk Tile, Shutters, Guards AND FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. New York Office, Chicago Office, Philadelphia Office, 104 READE ST. 202 First Nat. Bank Building. 523 ARCH ST. : (N ) THCMPSUON McCOSH, President JOHN A. McCOSH, Sec. and Treas. No, 116, Oil Tan and Raw Hide Lace Leather, and all Kinds of Mill Supplies. Send for Catalogues and Discounts, BARB WIRE “carrer: cheap Railings, we offer this Composite iron Railing at $1.50 per lineal foot, 3 ft. 6 in. high: The Chilled tron Ornaments¥are poured on to the Wrought Iron Kods, welding the panel into one piece without joints, rust Cannot enter The posts and brace have large iron flange at base» You can set this fence into ground yourself Stone fotindations are not neces- sary, so that the $1,50 per lineal foot covers the whole expense. Composite Iron Works Co., 173 Church St., Corner of Reade Street. NO DANGER OF CUT } TING HANDS OR TEAR ING CLOTHES. SAVES THE PRICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY DAY 1 a ~ > * HE Davey Safety Engine Usessteam at tea-kettle or atmos pheric pressure, not to move the piston, but simply by condensa tion, to create a vacuum (12 Ibs.) into which the pistun rushes with a > " Estav’d 1818. Incorp’d 1874. reat velocity and power. It ts = —— THE Gilbert & Bennett Mfc, Co yuilt from 4¢ to 4 H.-P. The cut WAREHOUSES : shows complete machine The fuel and water needed is surprisingly 42 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK, 228 LAKE ST., CHICAGO, ILLS. itee. To be seen at store running daily, driving machinery. No en gineer needed. For pumping, elec tric lighting, driving fans, printing presses, lathes, saws, rock break ers, &c. Circular gives full partic ulars. small. It is sold under a guaran Manufactured MANUFACTURERS OF Solely by ; ° ° (paranren.) Iron & Galvanized Wir Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. Mid Window anted and Galvan- | dor agents, John H. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers St. carry stock of our Lifters and will supply at Factory prices § THE Uprows News PUBLICATION Co., i 1164 N. 31 Ave., New York. We have used a one-horse Davey Vacuum Engine two weeks to do the work of a two-borse engine, while waiting for the latter. The one-horse engine named nas driven a No. 2 Campbell printing press at the rate 720 impressions per hour with much less fuel and eat than would be supposed. The Davey Engine takes up less room, makes less ise and furnishes more power for its size than any oe Ai r motor we have ever seen. It appears to be just eed we want. Our foreman says the amount of coal aa L WwW. I > A _— —( ) N & C« . DEALERS IN sumed comes to about 23 cents a day per t _hours re The above cut represents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the in UPTOWN NEWS PUBLICATION CO., Per H. H. Hapuey, Pres't. M | ] ) | N HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornellsville, N. ¥. We also manufacture extensively New York Engineering Co., Agents, 5 four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists, 64 Cortlandt St., New York. 1021 North Delaware Ave Philadelphia Pa Cc. 8. CHAMBERLAIN 55 Dearborn 8t., Chicago, til. —— - —$____——— ——$————— “s ; es : oe) ee eee Oe ee eee Yar ROEDER & BRIESEN, $2 and 84 Nassau Street, NEW YORK. ——- AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS Solicited promptly and at the lowest rates. ized Window Screen Wire Cioth Galvanized Wire Cloth for Drying — - _ ~~ ruits, Warld’s Galvanized Wen Wire Fence, Galvanized Twisi Wire Poultry Netting. Factories, Georgetown, Conn. ea THE BILLINGS & SPENCER Co. HARTFORD —— Belin MANUFACTURERS (C cy SCREW PLATES AND UW m™ DIES MADE IN 5 SIZES CUTTING THREADS FROM 6 OF AN INCH ieieecedlieenenenmemmennntinnatttitenatl TO 2 INCHES V 7 basil. ae ere U.S. STANDARD AND g le. WHITWORTH THREAD -<}>- eek FORGED yews OF BAR STEEL. MANUFACTURERS x MINERAL, CHARCOAL FACING, LEAD FACING, —EE — - . xX MINERAL, ANTHRACITE FACING, RIDDLES, SHOVELS, STEEL BRUSHES. WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. ¥Y., WILLIAM MANN, JR., &C0. t racine,” — soapstone, ® *s — MANUFACTURERS OF ee LEE vewsstows, °&, — LANP'S PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER, Wirt Crotu aNp Wire Goons, MANUFACTURERS OF c in the Mark ; The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger in the rket, Dish Covers, LED WaARHRIONnR BECAUSE It is made of steel throughout, except the wheel which has a cores = steelaxle. It will not break. It is practically free from wear. It CORTLAND Corn Poppers, is almost no seless in action. It requires no oil. It has« a broad : i“ S \ INDOW Y Coal Sieves, bearing on the door, and keeps in liane. It is by far the mo-! SCREE 4 durable. It may be used with anv track. It is always in order LANE’S PATENT TRACK Is made of steel and 1s easily put in position. Catches and holds WIRE CLOTH. no snow orice. Door bung thereon cannot jump the track. Is not subject to decay. R: quires no fitting. but is ready at once. May Adzes, Broad Hatchets, be used with bangers of other manufacture, a. oe Sieve. SPANISH AXES AND TOOLS. |~ ae Manufactured by LANE BROS., reugeRespee, BY, | TEE ATIANTA ENGINEERING CO., Branch OFFICE: itlanta, Ga Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. Engineers and Contractors for Steam Machinery. hom edu 4 THE IRON AGE. OXFORD* OGDEN & WALLACE, |Marshall Lefferts & Co., 85,57, 89 & 91 Elm St,, New York. 90 Beekman St,, New York City, [ron =» Steel galvanized Sheet Iron, Best Bloom, Best Refined and Common. IRON AND NAIL CO.. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.'s : ponlvanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ; : Gelvaniz od AND ACK T ~ ck oop an’ Band Iron. G: Ivanized Ko’ an ar Lon, ~ BLAC K DIAMON D STEEL. Galvanized Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanized Iron S P I kK E ~N Pipe. CORRUGATED SHEET IRON For Roofing, &c,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted P| . R S 0 N & C 0 §§| Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common (ESTABLISHED 1790 ) IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN SHEET IRON. IRON and STEEL.,| PLATE AND TANK IRON, All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel con- stan.ly on nano. 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK, Pag GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, | pes states Be —y ty By EB. Re. .1 Flange, Best Flange, . 25, 26 & 27 West Street, SEW YORK. Pe er ee le IRON AND METAL DEALER, 558, sb V ST. & 32, 304, TRON WORK GALVANJZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. B, sho, 6a WATER ST. & 3. 4 fers fo le the followin a ne ee aoe oe ee ener. | ee sric rs Pig ‘iro on, "wre rought, ‘as st and Mi ncnine ry Se _ sro yn, Car Wheels, Axles and Heavy oO ald Copper. Composition, Bras IRON MERCHANTS, "FOX & DRUMMOND, |=" 190 SOUTH 8T., 365 WATER 8T,, f Niw +oen. “ALR. M.CO.” SHAFTING. CAST IRON GA3 AND WATER PIPE 2 TO 48 INCHES DIAMETER. BURDEN'S ALSO GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF < ‘ So bs — “NORWAY,” “ULSTER.” “CATASAUQUA.”| 12° Broadway, New or FS REFINED AND COMMON IRON, == | JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO., BAND, HOOP AND SCROLL IRON. STEFL OF ALL KINDS. TELEPHONE CALL, “ NASSAU, 379.” AR, WHITNEY & C0, PIG TRON, MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS I8 o. 63 Wall St., New York. lron and Steel Samiek F. COONEY, 88 Washington St., N. ¥. AGENCIES: PORTAGE ROR CO., Limited. Merehant Iron and BOILER PL) \TES AND SHEET IRON, TAGs Ff AP-WELDED BOILER FLUES, NORW +h . STERL & IRON CO., Homogeneous es Rivets. Angle & T Iron, Cut Nails & Spikes. Steel Plates for Gl Iron Cx h lley & BAY STATE IRON CO., Tank, Boller and Girder enn Wen Latancn ketal hn kaiace Boller Flue, Albany @ Rens Iron and teel Co 's cele- oni note INE ROLLING MILL. Boiler Plates. F grates Boll r Rivets; Homogeneous Sreel, Boiler and 3LASGOW TUBE WORKS. Boiler Flues. re Box Plates. A.M. BYERS & CO. Wrought Iron Pipe. CARNEGIE BROS & CO., Limited, tron and B. FF. JUDSON, Steel Beams, Channels, Shapes and Shafting. H. P. NAIL CO’S Sveel Wire Nails. Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN THE CHESTER PIPE AND TUBE CO. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts | made for erecting Lron Structures of every descri 2 den, Books containing cuts of all iron eaade cont | _ 1 S XT r Oo rm a Wrought & Cast Scrap Iron, on application by maii. Sample pieces at office. OLD METALS. SCOTCH AND AMERICAN “Burden Best” Iron Boiler Rivets. TROY, N. Y.- Please address 68 Hudson St. New York. Borpven & Love Lt, Commission Merchants, | 252252 Sater St} NEW YORK.|} 12% som street. | yaw york curv 70 & 71 West St, Japanned and Galvanized BURDEN’S 2.8. LOVELL, ) “ CMW. | — new vor. QX MUZZLES| H. B. & S. AND AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF Fall River lron Co.'s Nails, Bands, | Hoops and Rods, AND JOHN BROWER, 81 Murray St., New York. CHas./ LOMBARD ist a Py pa All Sizes and Shapes in Stock. ALSO BEST GRADES OF Borden Mining Company’s mon | Tron, &c. CUMBERLAND COALS. ee —_— (AIP n WILLIAM H. WALLACE & C0., mcr” STEEL sints | Sesame | |ron Merchants, Cor. ALBANY & WASH NGTON $.5., NEW YORK CITY. AGENTS FOR HELLER BROS.’ CLAY CRUCIBLE CAST STEEL. 288 Greenwich St., New York. IMPORTED & AMERICAN PIG IRON. LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON, For Maileable and Car-Wheel Purposes, A SPECIALTY. CHARLES HIMROD & CO., CHICAGO AND DETROIT. NEWEST and BEST. THE MACK DOOR HANGER. Canpot be thrown from the track : runs at the touch of a finger whi'e cer rying 'bhe! eaviest door: itis the strong est hanger made, and the oniy hanger in the worta baving a L the groove Koller; Iron Track : s'rongest in ihe market, and has the only perfect splice io use. The Mack Door Hanger Co., Sole P oprietors. Wm. H. Wallace. Wa. Bispham. For descriptive ci:cular and price addres OSCAR HOPAaINS, ¥ nat, », Remed, Mich carriages, Wag ns, harness, &c cular a.d price list, WM. McFARLAND, Th lron and Brass Founder, TRENTON, N, J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty. Any size or style made at short notice, The ACME SHEAR CO. 52nd St, BeLow LancasTER AVE., Bridgeport, Conn., U. 8, A., PHILADELPHIA, PA, Manufacturers of CoA SS SHEAR ss. The B-st and Chetpest inthe market Lamp Trim mers, Lemon Squeezers, Ice Picks and Tongs, Nut i Crackers &c. Send for price list of specialties. PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. Manufacture and have always in stock ROLLED IRON BEAMS, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, Forgings, Eye Bars, &c., PATERSON, N. J. Room 45, Astor House, New York. CUT NAILS. WOOD & C0, Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c, DOVER IRON CO.’S Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants. BOrLEFt RIVE Ts, gener ener ge Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, &c. FULLER BROTHERS & CoO., STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION 139 Greenwich Street, New York. Channels, FOR WATER AND GAS, in all ites Branches a Specialty. Brass and other Meral Moulding, Casting and Finishing. Noiseless Vertical Engines, Hydrants, Fire Plugs, &c. FPRAS. B. BANNAN, Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa, Cut Nails J. 8. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, JOHN J. HARRISON 306 CHERRY ST. THE BURDEN IRON CO. EGLESTON BROS, & CO., ULSTER BAR IRON Am. & Eng. Refined Iron Com- E. C. Wallace. BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS. F r cutt'ng off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, on ~_ . i A-k for them a — where you buy your hardware, or send for cir CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CoO., Cast Iron Pive LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. June 25, Successor to WITHEROW & GORDON, PA.. PITTSBURGH, PA. Agent for the WHITWELL HOT BLAST STOVES OVER 600 IN USE. MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented April 8th. 1872 ; Sept oth, 1872: Oct. Udder vop=truction ; Cedar Point fron Co., N. ¥ Duntar Furnace Co, Pa. Crane tron Co., Pa, Pennsylvania St el Co., Pa. N shanno:k iron Co. Pa. R. H. Coleman, Lebanon, Pa. 6th 187 743 Jan 1. 187¢ : Oct, 17th. 1876; Jan. tr'th. 187 73 Feb. 6th 1877 » Dee 1 th, 18 Chester Rolling au ( One Fa. Pa Jan, roth. : 8a, : Davenport Fairbairn & Co., roth. 1882 :Jan rst. 1884; 3 Fe b. rath, 18 84: Isanella Furnace Co., Pa. Mare = ath, 1884 : Jan. 6th, 18 Paxton *urnaces, Pa. Spearman tron Co. Fa. Etna tron Works, Ohvo. Milton Coal and iron ©o., Ohio. Wivona Furnace Co. Ohio. Yioss & Marshali Obio. A. Campbell & Sons Vhio Hocking Valley 'ron Co, Ohlfo. Cleveland Rolling Mill Co., Uhte Meier t on o., itl. North C bicago ) Steel Co.. TL Union tron and Stee) Co., ILL Means & Culbertson. Ky. Ashland Furaace Co., t y. Norton tron o., Ky. Southern States C. L.andS Co., renp Sewanee Furnace Co., Ten James C Warner Ri ing awn, Ga, Orto tren Co “Zanesville O Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and at a less price. ALSO Common, Refined, Charcoal and Juniata GRADES OF BLACK SHEET IRON, Smooth on both sides. SYRACUSE MALLEABLE IRON WoR:KsS, SYRACUSE, - N. Sloss Furnace Co.. Ala. WHEELING NAILS. Laughlin Nail Co., y |W. KR. ROSS, SOLE ACENT, Carriage Irons a Specia'ty. W. B. BURNS, PROPRIETOR. . LEONARD, PEN NSYLVANIA IRON WORKS ” : aot aes $ Everson, Hammond & Orr, Ltd., C MANUFACTURER OF SECOND AVE., PITTsBURGH, PA..;|HHORSE SHOE IRON, BANUPACEURERS OF Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Flats, Light Sheet Iron. |xeystone ROLLING MILL, Limited, ROOFING SHEET of all grades a specialty, Prices quoted promptly upon application. Manufacturers of CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, Pittsburgh, a Bonnell, Botsford & Co., Co., same, | AON, NAILS AND SPIKES vlighta, Bridges, ac. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., 5 Dey Street, NEW YORK. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE. Jr., Prest H. H. WESTINGHUUSE, Gen’l Agt. TE BS — ’: Westinghouse Air-Brake Co, PITTSBURGH, PA., VU. S.A. MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (Westinghouse & Smith Patents), WESTINGHOUSE FREIGHT BRAKE. The Automatic Freight Brake is essential'y the same apparatus as the Automatic Brake for passenger cars, woes that the various parts are so combired as to form practicaliy one piece of mechanism, and is sold at a very low price. The saviog in accidents, flat wheeis, brakemen's wages ad the inereased speed possible with perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application within ave ee time. Automatic’ has proved itself to be the must efficient Train and Safety Brake known, Its application is tostantaneous ; it can be operated from any car in the train if d sired, and should the train separate, or hos- or pl e fail, it avplies automatwally A GUARANTEE is given customer against loss trom PATENT SUITS on the apparacus sod them, The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of 15,000 ENGINES AND 80 000 CARS, and is adopted by the principal! Railways in all parts of the world. JOHN CALDWELL, Treas. W. W. CARD, Secy. INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION, _IRON WORKS. KIRKPATRICK xr Co., LIMITED Manufacture of all Graces of FINE SHEET IRONS, (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card. Stamping. Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. FULL LEECHBURG WORKS, Leechburg, Pa BROWN'S HOC AND PIC RINGER an RINGS Only single Ring | B the marke that clo on che outside of (be pose. Nosharp points in ‘he nose to keep |! sore. Only double ring ever invent The only CHA NBEKKS, BERIvG &€ QUINLAN, Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur, I!! JOHB 4. OPOWERS, rresident. ALEXANDER BURNS, manager. OFFICE, No, 143 First Ave., : ran Pa, CHAMPION EAGLE GS eee O OO cucen tear at THE JERSEY CITY GALVANIZING CO., MANUPACTURERS OF CALVANIZED MATERIAL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. GALVANIZING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. HOC RINCER points in the pose. isthe vest. Use n 4. a. Galvanized Sheet lron—Bes Bioom, Best Refined, Common. Galvanized Round, Square Band 40 RINGS and HOLDER. Ringers, 7sc. Rings, soc. roo. Holders, 7sc. Huskers, 1c. Hoop Iron, &c., &c. Black and ted. irom f the Trade. Corrugated Sheet tron « Speciality, Galvanised, , one Diet. Corrugated for Retimates furnished WORKS, GREEN AMD BAY STREETS, JERSEY CITY, H. 4 OFFICE AMD WAREHOUSE, 98 JOHN STREET wEw YORK 1885. _D. WOOD & CO., L'd, JAMES P. WITHEROW, PITTSBURGH, Engineer & Contractor, The following parties either have them in use or Mower and Reap — a0 !97 Chambers Street, New York. Manhattan Rolling Mill. NEW YORK, IRON, T. W. WELSH, Supt. i Jur Wrow Plans 4 Orders VV NEW Cc THE NC Mall MOSS B Also for Also Sok cent, A. BEA Office, No TI Rails, E R reneral Of GEO, B. " UN THIS CUT ‘UR LAT CLUB | For Rink an SOTH FOR GENT NOR’ Iro Ligh N. W. Cc Correspo 1885. OW, tor, ES EK. n use or ). H, Supt. 1 J 0, or KE. ake for piece of } wages a within wn, Its puld the istomers y YORK June 25, 1885. THE IRON AGE. On WILLIAM R. HART & C0.,| HENRY Levis & Co., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PIG IRON, SPIEGELEISEN, STEEL BLOOMS, CROP ENDS, TIN PLATES, &c. eg Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold, No. 224 Sovrn Tutrp St., PHILADELPHIA. 234 S. 4th St., Philadelphia. Heavy Rails, Light Rails, Railway F'astenings, STREET RAILS. ADDRESS Cambria Iron Co., OFFICE, 218 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. The Phcenix Iron Co., 410 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers of Wrought Iron Beams, Deck Beams. Cnannels. Angle & Tee Bars, STRAIGHT AND CURVED TO TEMPLATE, Largely used in the construction of Iron Vessels, Buildings and Bridges. WORKS, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. , . lirde ists i all kinds of Tron Framing used in the con- ought Iron Roof Trusses, Girders and Joists, an l gz ‘ si: strucvion a Fire ‘rT “a Buiidii gs * Patent Wrought Iron ¢ olumns, Weldless Eye Bars, and Buil -up Shapes tor Iron #ri gs. REFINED BAR, SJAFTING, and Every Variety of SHAPE IRON Made to order. Plans and Specifications furnished, Address DAVID REEVES, President. New York Agents, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty St. Boston Agents, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarch St. de ALAN WOOD & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Bem Kefined, Cleaned and Charceal Bloom PLATE cc SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. e or Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, Orders solicited expecially f Last, Stamping, Ferrule, Locomotive Heavlight and Jacket Iron, Tank and Boat Iron ; WwW. H.WALBAUM & CO., 206 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia. 61 Pine St., New York. NEW AND CLD RAILS, BLOOMS, BESSEMER Pic, Crop Ends, Spiegeleisen, Lron Ores and Railroad Supplies Generally. AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH LONSDADE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Bessemer Pig Iron, brand “Ulverston ;” Maleotle Es irom, BrenOn o HEEL CO., Limited. Spiegeleisen, Crop Ends. &c. MOSS BAY HRms i reoa! Pig Iron and N B ALLEN & CO.’S Dinas Fire Bricks. i Sole ae ee ee HITE RIVER MINING CO’S. Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed 50 per cent, Metallic Manganese. PENCOYD IRON WORKS, A. cz P. ROBERTS c CO., MANUFACTURERS OF S, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, — PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, SHAFT'NG AND RO' LED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. Office. No. 26 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. ——— Fire Brick Hot Blast Stove Co. IMPROVED FIRE BRICK HOT BLAST STOVE. COSTS, DUTY FOR DUTY, 30% LESS THAN ANYTHING HERETOFORE CONSTRUCTED Immunity from Dirty Stoves. GORDON, STROBEL & LAUREAU, ENGINEERS, 1 No. 226 Walnut Street, Philade'phia, Pa. THE ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILLS, Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn-Tables. Works at Allentown, Pa. ieneral Office, 237 South Third St., Philadelphia. DUNCAN K. MAJOR, Treas., Torrington, Conn. GEO. B. TURRELL, Pres., 75 Chambers St., New York. UNION HARDWARE COMPANY, Torrington, Conn., U. S. A. The advantage being that they will fit any style of heel, whether large or small, without the use of straps. S82, + rosted Nickeled, Per Pair, $5.50. S83, Polished Nickeled, Per Pair, $6.50. ESTABLISHED 1864. [HIS CUT ILLUSTRATES ‘UR LATEST STYLE CLUB SKATES For Rink and Private Use, BOTH FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Manufacturers of Ice and Roller Skates and Specialties in Hardware. Wood Turners, and Electro-platers in Gold, Silver, Nickel and Brass. ESTIMATES FURNISHED FOR WOOD TURNING AND PLATING ON APPLICATION, NORTH BROTHERS, | Iron Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor. 23d and Race Streets, | PHIA. | , SOnreneaeets Special Wheels for Furnace and Mine Cars. orrespondence solicited Established 1847. A. WHITNEY & SONS, Car Wueet Works, PHILADELPHIA, ( JUSTICE OOX, Jr. CHARLES K. BARNS. JUSTICE COX, JR, & CO., EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION M* RCHANT, (Continued from page 1.) part of the forward travel rotates it 222 S. Tarp St, PHILADELPHIA, PA. AGENTS FOR a ovals PIG, BAR and RAILROAD IRON,| CHICKIES, CONEWAGO, MONTGOMERY AND through the remaining half, bringing the SHENANDOAH fresh cartridge into the exact line of the OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. Agent for the barrel before the front end of the cartridge has reached the rear end of the barrel. The Foundry & Forge Pig iron. Mount Savege Fire Brick. EXCLUSIVE AGENT FOR er pest Quality Muck Bar, ae grooves or pockets in the magazine are LYNCHEBU Kas IRON co., charged, one at a time, in each back-stroke CATASAUQUA MFG, CO,’S Bar, Angie, Skeip and Sheet Iron. Shenandoah (Va.) Best Charcoal Blooms, No. 994 So. Fourth 8t., PHILADELPHIA, JEROME KEELEY & CO., #06 Walnut Place, Philadelphia, SELLING AGENTS FOR CHARCOAL and ANTHRACITE BLOOMS, PIG IRON, LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., BAK IRON, SHEET IRON, STEEL and IRON RAILS Successors to Luoyp & Linpsay, 328 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. | [RON CLAbD STEEL RAILS and BARS, MAGNETIC of - and HEMATITE IRON ORES FIRE BRICK, COAL Iron Ship and Bridge Builders’ Materials, Stee] | and OKE. MUCK BARS. Handle Old Iron and Steel and Iron Shaves and Bars, Sheet [ron, Sheet Steel, | Rais, Scrap Iron &c. Examine and negotiate sales Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Plate Girders for Bridges and | &f [ron and Coal properties. Buildings. Contracts placed for Iron Structures, E. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hirons E. H. WILSON & CO., from a belt of cartridges that passes over a flanged wheel, W (Figs. 2 and 7), which is situated in front of the magazine M, and is geared to it. The flanged wheel W has recesses in each flange for the ends of the cartridges to lie in. <A hook or ex tractor, H, carried on the cross-head of the breech block, catches a cartridge in the backward travel of the breech block, and draws it out of the belt into one of the pockets on the under side of the magazine M, where it remains while carried upward step by step to the barrel by the intermittent rotation of the magazine. The empty belt passes on through an opening in the left hand side of the gun casing, and through another opening on the same side the empty cartridges drop out, one by one, from the pockets of the magazine as it rotates Dur ing the backward travel of the breech-block a hinged cover plate. N (Figs. 2 and 4), is thrown across laterally over the magazi'e by the pressure of a coiled spring, in order to prevent any risk of the cartridge being jerked upward out of the magazine As the crank approaches the back center, toward the end of the backward travel of the breech block, the tail of the cocking lever O, Fig. 3, which is pivoted upon the cross-head, comes against a fixed stud; in the remainder of the backward travel the cocking lever then compresses the main spring, which is a helical spring coiled round the striking pin, ard a suitable catch or sear, Q, also hinged upon the cross |} ead, finally catches the nose of the cocking lever, and holds the striker cocked in readiness for firing the next shot. The second half of the cycle of operations compri-es those which are effected by the forward travel of the breech block with its connections, and consists in pu-hing the fre-h cartridge home into the barrel, locking the breech piece and releasing the sear Q tor firing the shot. As soon as the crank has passed the buck center it begins to push the breech block forward, with the fresh car- tridge in front of it. and through the lever L centered upon the barrel, Fig. 2, the quick travel of the breech block imparts a slow forward travel tothe barrel, sufficient t » carry it forward until the toggle struts T T pass the center, and the flat side springs are then in a position to urge it forward to the end of its travel with the breech block locked fast againstit. In this final travelof ,’, inch, u: der the action of the side springs, the sear Q coming into contact with a cam, U, releases the striker, which fires the cartridge. The cam is connected with an ordinary cataract or hydraulic buffer V, of which the by-pass is throttled by an adjustable plug, Fig. 13. A hand-lever on the plug regulates the rate of firing, so as to deliver any number of shots from two or three per minute up to as many as 600 under favorable conditions. The bandle on the cataract plug serves as a trig ger for firing the gun by hand, for if the by pass be opened while the gun is loaded the explosion fullows instantly, and if it be en- tirely closed the gun, though loaded, cannot be fired at all. The crank shaft K is fitted with a handle, Z, outside the casing and opposite to the crank, Fig. 2, by which the gun is worked by hand at starting, until the first shot has been fired ; the recoil then comes into action for continuing the firing automatically. The gun is 4 feet 9 inches long over all, from the muzzle to the rear of the casing that con tains the firing mechanism. It stands about 3 feet high upon its tripod. The belt sup LYNCHBURG, VA., Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. STORAGE, WHARF anp YARD, Delaware Avenue, above Callowhill St., connected by track with rail road. CASH ADVANCES MADE ON IRON, Jas. G. Linpsay. THos, 8S. Parvin. Ethelbert W atts. Jos. C. Poulterer, ETHELBERT, WATTS g CO, 230 South Third Street, Philadelphia. : BROKERS AND DEALERS IN Iron Brokers and Commission Merchants, Wo. 990 So. Third Street. Philadelphia. | R Oo N A N D S T E E ® SALES AGFNT® FOR Pennsylvania a d Virginia Pie Iron, * orn- Correspondence solicited. wall,”’ **Cheste .°° nd © her Iron Ores, -_ me <9 J. W. HOFFMAN & CO., — ———1||RON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, L. &R. WISTER & CO., 208 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SELLING AGERTS. aan mes oan pee pene et GLASGOW pis ON CO., Plates an uc re, SPRANG 8TEKL & 257 Bo. 4th &t., Phtladelphia. AGENTS IRON CO. (Limited), Siemens Martin (O; en Hear*h) Steel. Universal and Sheared Plates, Angles and Kemble and Norway Foun ry and Forge Pig tron. 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