The Iron Age 1886-01-14: Vol 37 Iss 2

AND LES. » quote the any ocher ice list. ire. wents of extension. it is both useful and accurate. lute test it had better be abandoned. wakesbift at best. e lron Age READING MATTER A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. AOVERTISEMENT Published every Thursday Morning by Davin Wriuurams, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter, Vol XXXVIL No. 2. Tne Microscope in the Workshop.* It is a sound principle of mechanical con- truction that a secondary tool should never be used when the work can be as well done 1y a primary tool. If the capacity and the ficiency of the primary tool can be increased so as to meet every requirement, it is better to dispense with the secondary tool alto- ether. In the ordinary operations of the workshop the lathe and the planer are the primary tools, while the caliper with the rraduated scale is the secondary tool. Let is take the most simple case. It is required to turn down a piece of metal to a given liameter. In order to make the assumed ase as simple as possible we will assume the | The | required diameter to be an even inch. aliper is set for this unit of length, either from a graduated scale or, more accurately, from an end-measure inch with parallel faves. he setting in the latter case is done by the sense of feeling. We thus introduce an ad- litional element of complexity, since sight is at once the primary sense and the ulti- mate test of a given limit of extension upon which the workman must rely. When the market is supplied with graduated scales from which any required length may be taken by the sense of feeling, it will be in rder to defend the practice of relying 4.065.321 1872 1873 upon this sense as a final test in measure- | As a differential test As an abso- It isa Assuming that the caliper has been set | an exact inch, the workman tnrns the piece of metal to the required size by a series ipproximations, with the ever-present tisk of going beyond the required limit. Luring the final part of the operation he 's the lathe to test the diameter with his viper, He then takes another chip, stops, | ‘ries, starts, stops, tries until the subtle and | ‘ver-varying sense of feeling satisfies him that | * has obtained the correct diameter. But, ‘ter all, the uncertainty in the setting of | caliper remains, and this uncertainty is cenerally greater than that which would be ‘ound to exist in the comparative trials of diameter. If now we increase the re- | ed unit, and especially if fractional in- rements are added, the problem of trans- | ‘erring a required length from a scale to a| ‘per becomes a most serious one. Every machinist must admit that there ‘ould be a great gain both in time and in iracy if he coll be sure of knowing the | 4024.20gPRODUCTION OF BAR IRON 00.0001 2.00 — ——= Fed , ND SHAPES. Pa | pers, insulated from the building and in a has been obtainei; if he could turn a shaft to a required taper, and be sure that the correct angle of inclination has been main- tained during every part of the operation ; if he could—but I forbear further enumera- tion, lest the enthusiasm of inexperience may lead you to overlook the gravity of the demand for a radical change in our present methods, not only of obtaining, but of apply- ing, measurements of length—a demand made in the interest of accuracy, uni- formity and economy. It is quite worth our while, therefore, to discuss’ the | question whether the mirroscope consid- j}ered as an attachment to the lathe and to the planer will not enable us to dis pense with that secondary tool, the caliper, in a majority of cases, and at the same time | increase the precision and the economy of mechanical construction. The microscope has been generally accounted a delicate in- strument, especially adapted to the minute study of delicate organisms and to the meas- urement of minute dimensions. By common consent it has been relegated to the labora- tory of the investigator and has been consid- ered quite unsuited to the every-day opera- | tions of a machine shop. One reason | this view formerly had great force. Until the invention of the opaque illuminator by the late Robert B. Tolles—a single prism in- 4 157 814 1874 1875 1876 PRODUCTIK serted between the two front lenses of an objective—the illumination of objects in the field of the microscope was for the most part obtained by transmitted light, thus re- | quiring atransparentsubstance. A previous invention by Prof. Hamilton L. Smith, | of Geneva, N. Y., and since patented under a slightly different form by Beck, of London, gives equally good results, but the care and the time requi in adjustment and the diffi- culty in manipulation would prevent its use in the oadiclieen. With Tolles’ illuminator, | however, it is easy to obtain at once a per- fect illumination of a metal surface under almost any given conditions. It is only re- quired that one face of the prism shall be | presented toward the source of light, | whether it be an artificial flame or the open sky. It has been assumed also that a ma- chine to which a microscope is attached must be most firmly mounted upon solid | room in which a steady temperature can be maintained. This is by no means necessary in ordinary workshop practice. The diffi- | culty with regard te solidity of foundation | can be practically overcome by adding mass | to the machine, and the question of tem- - New York, Tharciay. Fanuar for | 1877 be set by means of a screw movement. Give me a vertical movement by means of an eccentric disk and a long lever-arm, and I will bring the surface of a plate weighing 100 pounds into the focus of the objective quite as quickly and quite as accurately as a similar adjustment could be made in the hands of a professional microscopist. Having thus cleared away some of the objections which would be very properly made a priori against the proposal to use the microscope as an essential part of the lathe and of the planer, Professor Rogers pointed | out some of the ways in which it can be most effectively used in the interest of accuracy and of economy. _ Illustrations were given of the applications of the micro scope to four operations in Jathework, viz Turning shoulders upon a shaft to a required length ; turning a face-plate to a reqaired diameter ; turning a shaft to a required diameter, and turning a shaft to a required taper. I - Prices of Nails and Bar Iron. The accompanying diagram, covering the period from 1872 to 1885, gives the prices monthly of nails, in dollars. per keg, whole- ‘sale at New York, and of bar iron, in dol- = 14, 1886: the extent of some marks ($1,500,000 or $2,000,000) caused by lightning. Professor Holtz has prepared statistics proving that out of 1,000,000 build jings insured against fire there are | struck by lightning every year, and that in the case of churches the proportion would be about 5000, reaching even 10,000 in some special districts. In spite of such facts as these, it is indeed surprising to know 6,000,000 to 5,000,000 200 that not only are there many churches without lightning-rods, but that probably the number that are unprotected is as large as that of those which are properly provided. The protection of public buildings in Ger- many is being more attended to, especially of those under military authority, but there are still very many which are either totally without lizghtning-rods, or in which the ap pliances are so very badly constructed that they are useless, or worse. The whole question of danger from lightning has, how | ever, assumed a new aspect during the last | 15 years, and taken increased importance not only from a meteorological and scientific point of view, but also from that of the public welfare. In 186y the meteorologist, Professor von Bezold, pub- lished the results of an investigation he had carried out, based upon the books of the Ba- well-known | 82.50 a lear, Including Tostages Single Copies, Ten Cents. ning risk has increased threefold. That is tosay, out of any given number of buildings three times as many would be struck by lightning during 1880 as were struck during 1850 So far as can be seen, the increase is still going on since 1880, and there seems no reason to doubt that we have to deal with a steadily increasing risk of damage from this rhis is sufficient reason for urging the great importance of protecting all buildings by means of properly-constructed lightning con } ductors. The steady increase of the danger being thus apparently proved on the best authority and admitted, the investigators naturally tried to ascertain in which direc tion they might look for an explanation of | the facts, and the question mainly aro-e as to whether the increased number of light- ning strokes is caused by an increased num | ber and increased severity of thunder-storms or whether the reason lies in some changed conditions of building, as more especially the greater use of metal in construction and in | gas and water pipes, &c. The two principal authorities named above appear to have arrived at different conclusions. Professor von Bezold holds that, so far as concerns his investigations in Bavaria, both the number /and intensity of thunder-storm: have in- ' creased, and that any influence of the mode source. BAR IRON _LPRICE OF 1878 IN AND lars, per ton in store, Philadelphia, wholesale. The latter series of figures is that collected by the American Iron and Steel Association, to whom we are indebted for bringing it up to date. The production of nails in kegs is | shown by the full line, while the production | of bar iron and shapes is traced in dotted | lines. The figures we give include all kinds | of rolled iron, exclusive of iron rails, plate and sheet iron, the unit being the net ton. It will be observed that there is a general | parallelism between the lines plotted from the price of nails and of bar iron, though as a whole nails show more irregularity. etna eeienieenminss The Increase in the Danger from Lightning. | Under the above heading the German tech- | nical paper Zeitschrift fiir Electrotechnik re- produced a short time ago some exceedingly interesting statistics and considerations which go to prove the rather unexpected discovery that the amount of damage done | every year by lightning is enormously in- creasing. Attention was drawn to the fact “xact amount of work done at any instant, | perature will be taken care of by having | that, in spite of the lapse of 130 years since | could see and measure the varying | ‘ameter of his cylinder, and at the same | ¢ control the amount of work to be done | ‘he manipulation of his lathe, stopping at | ‘Ae exact instant when the required diameter | ‘s been obtained; if he could turn two| separate standards of length of the differ- ent metals in ordinary use. Oaly one other objection remains to be overcome. It is the consmon impression that the delicate adjust- ments of the microscope which are contin- ually demanded, especially the adjustment the first introduction of lightning-rods, only | a very small proportion of buildings are sup- plied with them, notwithstanding the com- | paratively small cost of fixing them. It is | only in one or two special districts of Ger- |many, as for instance Saxony, where re- ders upon a cylindrical shaft to any re-| for focus, can only be made by the most peated dangers have at length brought about ‘red length in one operation, stopping the | ‘t chip at the instant the correct length | ini a ‘trom a paper read at the Boston meeting of | \merican Society of Mechanical Engineers by | A. Rogers. ; | delicate and sensitive means. No impre:sion could be more erroneous. Give me a small lead hammer and I will set the stop of my comparator to a given line in half of the time and with greater precision than it can |a due appreciation of the matter, that a really respectable percentage of houses and | other buildings are protected. According to ‘calculations made by Prof. G. Karsten, | there is a yearly destruction of property to 1880 PRICES OF NAILS AND BAR | 1833 to 1881 1882 1883 IRON. | varian Fire Insurance, which is in the hands of the Government, and in which about 90 per cent. of all existing buildings are in sured. In these books accurate account would be keptof all the cases in which light- ning had affected any of the insured build- ings. The first results of this investigation show that there was a regular increase | going on in the number of instances of lightning striking buildings, reckoned as | | percentage on the buildings, of course; and a later publication in 1884, giving a continua- | tion and more exact and complete examina: | |tion of the figures obtained, showed the result to be that during the 50 years from 1882 the percentage of insured buildings struck by lightning in Bavaria had increased at least threefold. The publication of this investigation caused |others to be undertaken, and one for the Kingdom of Saxony showed a similar in- crease. Thus it is stated that for the years 1864 to 1870 the buildings struck were in| the proportion of 151 per 1,000,009 as the yearly average, while for the years 1879 to 1882 the figure has risen to 271 per 1,000,000 Again in 1880 Holtz published statistics based upon the books of a large number of insurance companies in Germany, represent ing a yearly insurance sum of 13% milliards of marks, the result being the same as in the cases already cited. Further, returns have recently been issued concerning the Province of Prussian Saxony for the two de- cades 1864-73 and 1874-83, and show that from one decade to the other the risk from lightning has almost doubled. The final conclusion to be drawn from this con siderable mass of apparently reliable figures is that, for the whole of Germany, during the years between 1850 and 1880 the light-! |records as to thunder-storms 2.000.000 1884 of construction of the buildings is quite a s«c ondary matter. Holtz, however, in his investigations based on meteorological returns, fails to find any proof as to increase of storms, whereas he bas prepared, at greaty@mauble and ex pense, statistics to show that exactly those districts in Germany where most metal is used about the buildings are also those in which the largest number of lightning strokes are recorded, It appears clear, how- ever, that when the explanation has to be looked for we are no longer on good, solid ground. Probably, now that these surpris ing facts are pretty well established and are attracting a great deal of attention in the proper quarters in Germany, very exact will pre pared, and will in due course enable more decided answers to be given as to the cause or causes of the increase of damage done It would be of very great interest to know whether any returns have been prepared as to the effects of lightning in this coun try. Certainly no part of Germany can be less addicted to lightning-rods than we are, if we except churches and tall chimneys. It is stated in the article from which we have quoted that one or two special districts, as Saxony, are very much better provided with conductors than the rest of Germany It would be interesting to have some definite statement as to the amount of protection which can be proved to have resulted in these specially cautious regions. The figures quoted above for the Kingdom of Saxony would appear to show that, however well it may be protected by conductors, it certainly comes in for its fair share of the general increase of lightning strokes. be Q THE IRON AGH. — January 14, 18€6. ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER CO., MANUFACTURERS OF PURE COPPER WIRE, For Electrical Purposes, Bare and Covered. O'NEILS’S PATENT PLANISHED COPPER. Seamless Brass and Copper Tubing, Sheets, Bolts, Kods, Wire, O’Neils’s Patent Nickel- Plated Copper, &c., —IN— Waterbury Brass Co. ESTABLISHED 1845. Sheet, Roll and Pla'ers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and W.E. DODGE . Pres’t. G@. P. COWLES, V.-P. and Treas. A.A. COWLES, Secretary. German Silver Wire, Brass and 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. 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THE SAMSON is the Best, the Simple and most Portable WIRE STRETCHER in the Marxet. eRe T- 57. i R- 52) Q > oO —) oc oc oO 1S 1 Line of Draft direct; always Self-Adjust ing; Rigid Double Handle; Double Pawl; it works at either end of the fence, at either side of the post and either side up, LIGHT, PORTABLE, SIMPLE, SURE. For sale by all leading wholesale Jobbing Hardware Houses and Barb Wire men in the United States. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY SAMSON NOVELTY WORKS Nos. 14 & 16 Main St., De Kalb, Ills. AND IN CANADA BY BULLOCK HARDWARE CO., Otterville, Ontario. lowa Barb Wire Co., “new vor" New York. ESTABLISHED 1837. Hi, 8, CHASE, INCORPORATED 1876, Send for Price List showing our liberal Dis counts to the Wholesale Trade. Sec'y & Treas. Waterbury Mfg. Co., WATERBURY, CONN., brass Coods THE WIRE GOODS CO., Mass. Worcester. 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Transmission aud Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes, Switch Ropes, Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor-Bronze and Copper Wire eet an 0 rass Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixtures j and Appliances required for use with the foregoing. SEND FOR PRICE LISTs, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER AND IRON RIVETS, CHICAGO WAREHOUSE : 107 & 109 Lake Street. NEW YORK WAREHOUSE : Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, Clocks and fy Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. Particular atteotion paid to cutting out Blanks and manufacturing Metal Goods. MANUFACTORY, | WAREHOUSE, Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray St., N. ¥. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, WATERBURY CONN. BOSTON, a’) re ou 8 al ) or bad NEW YORK, 25 Park Place. 22 Murray St. Manufacturers of all kinds of Brass, Copper & German Silver, ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, ro SF 18 Federal St. Saat eh ae yas * Tot BA K a SO a f Pe Dy ad r a Pe re Lt a | a iS x) = i Copper Rivets and Burs. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DUOR RAIL. SILVER- ABRAM S. HEWITT, Pres., WM. HEWITT, Vice-Pres., JAMESHALL, lreas,, E. HANSON, Sec. Tae TRENTON IRON Co., MANUFACTURERS OF -IRON AND STEEL WIRE. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR —_ SO = Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony, Solder & Old Metals, PASSAIC ZINC CO. MANUFACTURERS OF GERMAN SILVER’ SPOONS, PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, KEROSENE BuRNERS, &C., Ns) ’ a YE +] Sef 4 ; Pure Spelter aah ge FOR Plans and Estimates for Suspension Bridges Furnished on Application. Works and Office, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. Cartridge Brass, as Fixtures, Bronzes New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burling Sli Philadelphia OM 21 N : aia » New Yor ° 9 urling . e a ce, - st. AND ALL FINE WORK, Chicago Office, 146 ake Street. . " Voerth S¢ Also for GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. MANNING & SQUIER Gen'l Agents, 111 LIBERTY ST. (2d Floor), NEW YORK. GEO, W. PRENTISS & CO,, HOLYORE, MASS, WIRE ROPE HAZARD McG CO rus: §7 Liberty St., New York, Wilkesbarre,’ Pa. Manufacturers of Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes, straightened and cut to order. A. LESCHEN c& SONS, = - o> as 2 Manufacturers of oO > > = - = == —_— =. 3 = ce <= ——— - ee zc — ~ | = —_ ~ on sc © 2s ? =. == a os os — = Correspondence invited 903 and 905 N. MAIN STREET, 81. LOUIS, MO. W. S ESTEY, Manufacturer of BEECHER & PECK, MANUFACTURERS OF Of Brass, Conger, zed P P WIRE CLOTHS fi j —4 . a DRO RESSES, ‘~ < ~— ohee eS DROP FORGINGS, &c., Iron aud Steel Lecomotive Spark Wire Cloth. Riddles ter Expert and Feundry use. Co ® and Sand Screens. [ron Bolting Cloth. Wire Werk of every description. NEW HAVEN, CONN. INo.- 71. FULTON ST., - NEw YTorRrs. ND 2 — ia } ttittitt Ss ttttrtrrr ee sa COOK’S FRICTION sion; ing b prices THE The Pump a articies, HA LL ed es for opes, Wire tures SE: 1, Sec. ation, rth St. | SOUIMT ‘Suryoeg dwey ~ - = oS *» = . Copper. alvanized ire, of all ‘Grades. pe Cea RE. January 14, 1886. THE IRON AGE. 3 BIRD MANUFACTURERS CAGES. | STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. a LINDEMANN & CO., sania eats Tin Plated and Wood TEAR LL RAL ELLL LL O MALE RELA LALLA LEL VOLE ELALLLAAAAAAALA ALA ALAE VISSSISIIISS SISA II i a) a = s 254 PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. | Market @teel Wire, Cri: oline Wire, Tempered and Covered. Also PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. 234, 286 and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK. ON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, Watersury, Conn. SOFT STEELS. Successors To W. S. TYLER, MANUFACTURERS or Revolving Coal Screens, Coal Yard Screens and Foundry R:diles. Wire Cloth of Every Description Made and Carried in Stock, W.S. TYLER, Pres. E. H. ALLEN, Sec. & Treas. CLEVELAND. OHIO. The above samples illustrate the ex- treme strength and ductility of the SPECIAL SOFT STEEL manufactured by the GAUTIER STEEL DEPART- MENT of CAMBRIA IRON CO., JOHNSTOWN, PA. These were all bent, twisted or tied cold. The knot was tied in a bar of cold steel two inches in diameter. ‘MHGNIND ANSWA Chicago Office, 202 First Nat. Bank Building. New York Office, 104 READE ST. Philadelphia Office, 523 ARCH ST. COOK’S FRICTION (8 Pounds) [No. I 7 | EL — —— a tl = Ketav’d 1615, incorp’a 1 . mae Patent applied for. bE. SS ea THE y ——————- = : This grinder has a s-in. Emery and Corundum Wheel. —_— —— —_ 7 = i ‘ Rups akg to required speed, viz. 47:0; Is light, weigh —— ee “ G \bert & Bennett M g. 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Can be applied without heating metal, or rcsantpaarairomtnemanstacore| Ge Agente HS ALLEN & CO., 112 John St, New York Would call special attention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Architectural BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, | tron Works. Sample aod Prices sent on application, SSA 1 ote LANE’S PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER 5 The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger in the Market, BECAUSE It 18 made of steel throughout, except the wheel which has a sterlaxie. It will not break, It is practically free from wear. It is almost no seless in action. It requires no oil. It has a broad bearing on the door, and keeps in line. It is by far the moat durable, It may be used with any track, It is always in order. LANE’S PATENT TRACK Is made of steel and 1s easily putin position. Catches and hold: ’ : ; no snow orice. Door bung thereon cannot jump the track. Is not re subject to decay. Requires no fitting, but is ready at once, May ve used with bangers of other manufacture. Seemed \ ‘FLORENCE” _Manulectured by LANE BROS., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ewe JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO.. Genera! Agents. 113 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. <egg= LAMP STOVE. _muers.se... |P HOSPHOR-BRONZE (HARDMAN PATENT.) Thoroughly Tested and in Suc- cessful Operation. (FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, BIRMINGHAM, CONN, E.T.BARNUM, MANUFACTURER IRE AND IRON WOR Detroit, Mich. Will boil a quart of water quicke than kindling can be found to gen | erate a fire inarange. Sent to any address in the U. 5., express paid on receipt of $14. < For Bearings, Slide Valves, Cylin der Rings, Cross-Head Gibs, Steps. Bushings, and all purposes wheres MARKS: Maximum Durability, Anti- Frictional! aud Non-Cutting Qualities are desir able. Pump Rods, Bolts and Nuts, Machize and Wood Screws, &c., &c Combine Toughness, Strength, Dura (7 : Zp U SH s ) bility and Resistance to Corrosi “st ‘ a 5 2 orrosion | Fhcsp (04- Tony é, Castings of all kinds to order. Send | TRADE ied een = — Pat. Nov. M4, 1876, and July li, ism. WHRAT: That Little FLORENCE HEATING STOVE Heat a Koom? Cer- tainly. Thousands have done so. Send for Circulars,&c. » FLORENCE MA HINE CoO., Florence, Mass. Semple Lamp ftove gratis to respon sible dealers upon ap plication. G enersl ““—=Taaee Agents, The Alford & Berkele Co., 77 N.Y. P.O, Box, 2002. Z for pamphlet and prices. No. 512 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., | Ow ners of the U. 8. Phosphor-Bronze Patents. Sole Masutacturers of Phosphor-Bronze in the U.S Rubber Goods Especially to Order. | Accurate Work for Mechanicel Purposes. Sewing Machine, Electric Light and Bicycle Articles, Bot ut hae pever hiaw out: Superior sneet Fackings,| C. EF. RICHARDSON, ATHOL, MASS., Manufacturer of Pump and Faucet Vaives. Estimates for costof new | Tt FR <> IN XL. ES ES XL, + oe articies, including Moulds. | HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS, Hartford, Conn, CARY & MOEN, | THE FRED, J, 51>. in diameter. The Knife is made of the finest forve “THE PHOSPHOR-BRONZE SMELTING (O., [ 1D, MEYERS MFG, CO,, COVINGTON, KY., Manufacturers of WwiRE Goonvs oF 4a. TsTs RIN Ds. _——ae “SHARP’S”" PAT. CAN OPENER. This is the easiest and most rapid cutting Can Opener ever made can be used to open either round or square cans By turning with e fingers the small ratchet on the end of the screw or spiral rod the Knife or Cutter can be set to cut a hole any size, from % In. to land tempered steel, and on account of its peculiar ‘oL. struction will cut the heaviest as well as the test can The Spiral Screw, as well as the Sticker on the el, and the whole device finished first class in every respect, making this, without - question, the simplest, most durable and best Can Opener ever 1 .d, are also made of Our patent Oval Popper with round corners Is the neatest strongest and best Popper made. Dealers desiring a first-« lass article should buy no other, Wronght-Iron Fencing, Cresting Mincing Knives and Hardware Specialties Send for lilustrated Catalogue and Price List <—- ) JORGAN SPRIN QD aia ee LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO. oT. TOUTS, Mo. “4 Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. ROOF CRESTING, 3 Tower Ornaments, Vanes, and Stable Fittings. DETROIT, National Wire & Iron Go., °§7*°! Send for Catalogue, stating your wants. Liberel Discour ts to the Tre de. JOHN A, McOCO8H, Sec. and Treas. LIFTER AND CARRIER. THOMPSON McCOSH, President. BARB WIRE NO DANGER OF CUT TING HANDS OR TEAR ING CLOTHES, SAVES THE PRICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY DAY. Manufactured es! Solely by [PATENTED.] Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. Our Agents, John F. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers St., carry stock of our Lifters and Will supply at Factory prices. The above cut represents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Kail, manufactured by the HOLLOW CABLE "FG CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥. We also manufacture exten: ively four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists. Cc. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. THE BILUNGS & SPENCER Co.HARTFORD, CONN. MANUFACTURERS OF ducal! STANDARD MACHINE WRENCHES SS) SINGLE AND DOUBLE END J ; IN 16 SIZES. ee DROP FORGED OF BAR STEEL a ee 4 if LLAAA ai ss TAKING NUTS FOR#*INCH,, ff TACT Seca { NUTS FOR IM INCH BOLISA A FY AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF STEELAND IRON DRO WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. ¥., WirE CLOTH AND WiRE GOobs Dish Covers, “CORTLAND” Corn Poppers, INDOW y W SCREE 4 WIRE CLOTH. Coal Sieves, Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. Wetallic Coal Sieve 4 ‘LEE OGDEN & WALLACE, 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm St,, New York, Iron Steel Of every description kept ip stock. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.'s BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. Marshall Lefferts & Co., 90 Beekman 8t., New York City, MANUFACTURERS OF Galvanized Sheet Iron, Best Bloom, Best Refined and Common. Galvanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ; Galvanized Hoop and Band Iron, Galvanized Rod and Bar Iron, Galvanize d Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanised Iron AND Ai sizes of Chamly conan, CORRUGATED SHEET IRON ritnaen & Gis. (ESTABLISHED 1790.) SHEET IRON. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN IRON and STEEL,| PLATE AND TANK [Ron, yin GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 1, C. H, No.1 Flange, Best Flange, C. H. No, Bee st ases Fire Box, C ire les 25, 26 & 27 West Street, NEW YORK. IRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. IRON MERCHANTS, Price list and quotations sent upon a. n. 190 SOUTH 8T., x $43 WATER oT, | NEW YORK. “ALR. M.CO." SHAFTING. ALSO GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF NORWAY,” “ULSTER.” “CATASAUQUA,” REFINED AND COMMON IRON, BAND, HOOP AND SOROLL IRON. STEFL OF ALL KINDS. TELEPHONE CALL, “ NASSAU, 379.” A. R, WHITNEY & CO.,| MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IB lron and Steel AGENCIES: PORTAGE TRON CO., Limited, Merehant Iron and . Stee . NORWAY STEEL & IRON CO., Homogeneous Steel Plates BaY STATE IRON CO., Tank. Boiler and Girder SRANDY WIke ROLLING MILL. Boiler Plates. GLA WwW TUBE WwOuxs. Boiler Flues 4 M BYERS & CO., Wrought Iron Pipe. ae Cc ee BROS. & CO., Limited Oren and ee] Beams, ( ee Shapes and khafting B BROOKLY N WIRE NAIL CO,, Steei Wire Nails ” rHE CHESTER PIPE AND TUBE CO. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts made for erecting Lron Structures of every descrip- tion. Books containing cuts of all iron made sent on epptestios by mail. Sample pieces at office. Please ace ress 68 Hudson St. New York. JOHN FOX, Cast iron Gas and Water Pipe. 2 to 48 Inches Diameter, 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO,, SCOTCH AND AMERICAN PIG IRON, No. 63 Wall St., New York. DANIEL F, COONEY, New York, 88S Washington St., IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATES. GLASGOW IRON CO. PINE IRON WORKS. ALLISON BOILER FLUES. — F. JU DSO N, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Pig iron, Borven & LovELL, WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, OLD METALS. Commission Merchants, a 45 459 Water St., >*(NEW YORK, 70 & 71 West St., 233 & 235 South St.,! FOUNDRY RIDDLES. JOHN BROWER, 81 Murray Street, New York. LN. LOVELL, ) CG. A. GREEN & i H. L. FREELAND. § NEW YORE, AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF Fall Rwer Iron Co.'s Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods, AND Borden Mining Company's CUMBERLAND COALS. IMPORTED & AMERICAN PIG IRON. [i= pies LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON, TAO IO For Maileable and Car-Wheel Purposes, A SPECIALTY. CHAS.F- LOMBARD z= Al a es CHARLES HIMROD & CO.,/Commission Merchants, CHICAGO AND DETROIT. No. 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, Pa. | /ron and Stee/ of al/ Descriptions, Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware, Coal Hods, Dripping Pans, &c. | Piitsburgh Manufactured Goods of all Kinds. | Correspondence solicited. Prices on application. BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS, E. JENCKES MANFG. CO. For cutt off the end 3a 2 « 7 carriages wag ma. barnes, G0. Aah at] PAWTUCKET, R. L, w » ’ > < ‘oO ‘ . ena ae hardware, or send for cir ; Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, PRING N CcoTT CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CO..| boc wae ae ee 620d Sr, Bevow Lancaster Ave. New Yerk © 88 Chan SAMUEL A. HAINES, Selling Agent PHILADELPHIA, PA. “> PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. = Manufacture and have always in stock ROLLED IRON’ BEAMS, Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, p Meche Work, Room 45, Astor House, New York. Forgings, Eye Bars, & PATERSON, N. J. CUT NAILS. Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washe srs, &e. DOV ER IRON CO.'S Boiler Rivets, Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, &c., HKAC. FULLER BROYREKS s Cé., 139 GREENWICH ST., NEW YORK. Howard, Childs & Co., |_— IRON AGE. PA.. OO XFOR IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIKES. J. 8. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK, JOHN J. HARRISON (Successor to HARRISON & GILLOON), IRON AND METAL DEALER, 558, 560, 562 WatTae | . & 302, 304, 306 CHERRY ST. NEW YORK, has on hand, and ofte rs a sale, the following : Seotch and American Pig Iron, Wrought, Cast and PITTEBURGR, MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT Planished Sheet Lron. Sept. oth, 1873 ; Oct. Patented April 8th, 1873 ; 6th, 1874; Jan. 11, 1876; 11th, 1877 ; Feb. 6th, 1877; Dee. roth, 1878 ; Jan. roth, 1882 ; Jan. 1st, 1884 ; Feb. rath, 1884 ; March ath, 1884 ; Jan, 6th, 1885. Oct. 17th, 1876; Jan. Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, Mac hinery Scrap Lron, Car Wheels, Axles and Heavy and at a less price. Wrought Iron; also old C opper,. ¢ Somposition, Brass, &e ead, Pewter, kine, ALSO Common, Refined. Charcoal and Juniata GRADES OF BLACK SHEET IRON, Smooth on both sides. SYRACUSE MALLEABLE IRON WoRKs, SYRACUSE, - N.Y. “BU SENS HORSE SHOES. —— “Burden Best” Mower and Aeaper Castings and Carriage Irons a Specialty. W. B. BURNS, PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS Everson, Hammond & Orr, Ltd., SECOND AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF Light Sheet Iron.) ROOFING SHEET of all grades a specialty. Prices quoted promptly upon application. Iron Boiler Rivets. PROPRIETOR. THE BURDEN IRON CO. TROY, N. Y. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Iron Merchants, Cor. ALBANY & WASHINGTON SiS., NEW YORK CITY. CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, E. C. Wallace. Wn. H. Wallace. § Wm. Bispham. J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa., MANUFACTURER OF REFINED BAR IRON. Also a8 a Specialty Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Rivets, LAG SCREWS, TURNBUCKELES, Rods and Forgings for Bridges and Buildings, &e., &c, &e. WM. McFARLAND, lron and Brass Founder, Iron Belting, aoe, Set Doors, Cornices, 5 Dey Street, NEW YORK. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE, Jz, Prest H. H. WESTINGHOUSE, Gen'l Agt. Westinghouse TRENTON, N. J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty. Any size or style made at short notice. WESTINGHOUSE r cars, except that the various an ata ve and the sneroased speed possi wi application is instantaneous ; it can be operate train se te, or hose or pl against from PATENT 8 on R 1 WOOD & C0. PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers of specially adapted for MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF co., JOHN CALDWELL, Treas. The Automatic Freight Brake is essentially the same apparatus as are so combined as to form practically one piece of parts low price. The saving in accidents, flat wheels, brakemen’s wages perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application within fail, it applies automatically. the = pparatus sold them. January 14, 1886 JAMES P. WITHEROW, * Ea & — Lewis Block, PITTSBURGH, | GENERAL AGENT FOR WHITWELL FIRE-BRICK STOVES AND CLAPP-GRIFFITHS PATENTS FOR MANJFACTURE OF SOFT STEEL, 4 No. 1 Boiler Plates Boiler Rivets, Wire Rods, Stay Bolts, Stamping Ware, Nail Plates, dc. Will contract to completely erect, equi; and place in operation Blast Furnace Whit well Stoves and Steel Plants as above. As I manufacture at our own works everything appertaining to Blast Furnace and Steel Works construction, can guarantee prompt ness and satisfaction. WHEELING NAILS. Laughlin Nail Co.,_ WwW: S&, AOSS, SOLE ACENT, 97 Chambers Street, New York Manhattan Rolling Mill. J. LEONARD, 0 West St., 445 bo At Wet > NEW YORK, IRON, HORSE SHOE Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Flats. KEYSTONE ROLLING MILL, Limited, Maoufacturers of IRON, Pittsburgh, Pa. Bonnell, Botsford & Co.., IRON, NAILS IND SPIKES YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. T. W. WELSH, Supt. W. W. CARD, Secy. T= BS — Air-Brake Co. PITTSBURGH, PA. U.S.A. MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (Westinghouse & Smith Patents). FREIGHT BRAKE. as the Automatic Brake for a ve oo “ Automatic ” has proved itself to be the most efficient Train and Safety Brake known. Its d from any car in the train if desired, and should the A GUARANTEE is given customers The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of I5,0COO ENGINES AND 80 000 CARS and is adopted by the principal Railways in all parts of the world. FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION, Cast Iron Pipe LEECHBURG IRON WORKS. FOR WATER AND GAS, KIRKPATRICK & CoO. Manufacture of al! Grades of LIMITED LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. EIN Sits xr IRONS, Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants. 400 CHESTNUT STREET. A. F. PIKE MFG. CoO., Pike Station, New Hampshire, U.S. A. Cable Address, * Pike, Haverill."’ MANUFACTURERS ANV WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BrL0EB SToOon =z. The Largest Manufacturers and Dealers in St Sharpening all Exige Tvol. ome ar stone, Indian Pood (Red i +PILKE+ THE JERSEY CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE. | Only Double Ring Invented. sharp points im the nose. Lamoille, Black Da mond, Magic, Green Moun All kinds branded with our name are genu ine Also Otl, Water and Dry ansas 5 As RINGS and HOLDER. | The h UU effectu- ally ae hee ee: (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. OFFICE, Neo, 143 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. - WORKS, Leechburg, Pa, oe single Ring ever invented that closes op outside of the nose BROWN’'S Elliptical Ring and Triple Groove Hog and Pig Ringer Cute _ ainaie Ring that closes on the outside of the nose. No sharp ean in the flesh to keep it sore. CHAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN C®.,, Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur, [ll Jous J. SPowERS, President. CITY GALVANIZING CO., MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED MATERIAL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. its Branches. Whetstones ; Ark Washita, Turkey. Hindo- Ae sansnnesen) 8 to Razor "a ones "vie a salw Qnizing in All Cigar shape Galvanized Sheet mee tiens , Best Refin Hoop Iron, &c., &c. m fact. everything that is used for sharpeni Edge Tools sapiiied ta ong y grit or sha req Send in your orders. Quality and Prices guara» All Sizes VARIETY METAL BOOM. of Corrugation iron Foundry and Machine Shop. STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION from in all its Branches a Specialty. Brass and other Metal Moulding, Casting and Finishing. Noiseless 1k tos inches. FRAS. B. BANNAN, Corrugated Sheet [ron a Specialty Pottsville, Sehuyikill Co., Pa. savenieee, Black and Eatotes. Rettms es furnished on —_— WORKS: GREEN and BAY STREETS, JERSEY ( CITY, N. J, OFFICE A WAREHOUSE ; 98 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK ed, Common. Galvanized Round, Square. Band and All Gauges and Sizes of Sheets Iron Corrugated for the Trade — Be ee Mee, stor, OVES CTURE Plates sults, he. t, equi; -e Whit ve. As erything id Steel prompt LS. mo, York Mill. J, ORK, ON, Flats. nited, 7 0., KES ). i, Supt. 10. CE. ike for viece of wages within mn. Its uld the tomers ls Pa, vented ng Ringer eee On sharp it sore. ir, Tl THE IRON AGE. 1886, January 14, JUSTICE COX, Jr CHARLES K. BARNS. HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments, |Cld Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold 234 S. 4th St., Philadelphia. EDWARD J. ETTING IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, 222 S. Tuirp St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PIG, BAR and RAILROAD IRON, OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. Agent for the Mount Savage Fire Brick. Eastern Penna,, West New Jersey and Delaware, WILLIAM R. HART & CO. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PIG IRON, SPIEGELEISEN, STEEL BLOOMS, CROP ENDS, TIN PLATES, &c. PHILADELPHIA. a Agents for Chickies, Conewago, Montgomery and Eureka rcn Co., Oxmoor, Ala. FOUNDRY and FORGE PIGS IRON. No, 226 V KO. 5 WALNU T ST., LYNCHISORG LhRON eood., xa il ee i. CARBON ROLLING MILL CO., Limited, Be-t Qual — e ° LYNCHBURG, VA ity Muck Bar. CAT ASAUQL A MEG. co's Bee, eavy Rails, Lig @lls,| Foundry and Forge Pig tron. Ati, Sketp and’ Sheet ron STORAGE, WHARF anp YARD, Delaws Avenu ‘ above Callowhill St., connected by track with rail. No. 22. ‘So. Fourth St., Ph ila. road. CASH ADVANCES MADE on IRON. — ‘ Jerome Kea & Co, 206 Walnut Place, Phila., H'astenings, STREET RAILS. Railway Jas. G. Linpsay., THos. 8. ParRvIN LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., Successors to Litoyp & Lrinpsay., 828 Walnut Street, BLOOMS, PIG TRON, BAR IRON, ADDRESS Cambria Iron Co,, OFFICE, 218 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. The Phoenix Iron Co., 410 WALNUT ST., 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. Wrought Iron Roof Trusses, Girders and Joists, and all kinds of Iron Framing used in the con struction of Fire-Proof Buildings : Patent Wrought Iron Columns, Weldless Eye Bars, and Built- -up Shapes for Iron Bridges. REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and Every Variety of SHAPE IRON Made tu order. ins and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President. New York Agents, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty St. Boston Agents, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarch St. 7 ALAN WOOD & CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Commen, Best Kefined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bioom PLATE eé&# SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa. dere solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, Tank and Boat Iron ; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron, WwW. HH. WALBAUM & CO., 206 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia. 61 Pine St., New York. NEW AND COLD 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 ;’ Malleable Pig Iron, brand“ U. H_ M.’ ate Se nds, &c. and Iron Shapes and Bars, Sheet Iron, Sheet Steel, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Plate Girders for Bridges and Buildings. Contracts placed for Iron Structures ETHELBERT WATTS & CO. lron Brokers & Commission Merchants, BROKERS AN! DE «LERS IN Mo. 24U So. Third Btreei, Phtiadelphia, SALES AGENTS FOR sist ume we TRON anon STEEL. wall,”’ ** Cheste’,” :nd Other Iron Ores. Correspondence solicited. Dealers in Old Rails and Iron and 8teel Serap of all J, W. HOFFMAN & CO,, kinds. Corre rresponde ne e solicited. Old Tron and Steel Rails, Scrap [ron, &c and negotiate sales of Iron and Coal properties FE. Hl, Wilson. A. Kaiser J.B. M. Hirons E. H. WILSON & CO., Philadelphia, WORKS, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 222 and 224 South Third St, L. & R. WISTER & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 257 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. Selling Agents PINE IRON WORKS, Pine Brand AGENTS Plates ; SPRANG STEEL & TRON CO. (Limited), Stemens Kemble and Norway Foun ry and Forge Pig Iron. iavtin (Open-Hearth) Steel, Universal and sheared Wyebrooke C, B. Charcoal Pig Iron. Ferguson Plates, Angles and Shapes. Red Short Pig fron. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON, JNO. L. HOGAN, MORRIS, WHEELER & SO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, r 216 SOUTH FOURTH ST., PHILA. Iron, Steel and Nails. Pig Iron & Ores, Steei & Iron * looms. WAREHOUSE & OFFICES, | Agent for Brier Hilllron and Cval Co. 16th & Market Sts } Youngstown Steel Co. — Hearth Metal PHILA., PA. 208 South Fourth st., Philadelphia. SALES OFFICES, 400 Chestnut %t., PHITA., PA. New York Address, 14 CLIFF ST. ROBT. MOFFLY & CO. Andover Pig Ir Rankers and Brokers, and Wholesale Dealers in SCRAP IRON Whitney & Son’s standard test. F. A. ComLy, Treaa . AND METALS J.W ane ne Agent. 240 So, 3d St., Phila. PHILADELPHIA. q I. M C) L J Yard, N. E. Cor. Ninth and Jefferson Streets, E G. JAMES, Manager. 430 WALNUT ST., PHILA, PA, Charcoal tron, Connellsville Coke, Old Kails, Scrap, &c. PRODUCTS. Andover Chill Iron for Carwheels, &c Each Pig maebed exact chill depth (4 In. to % In.), Bk’'g Office, 312 Stock Exchange Pl. Room 4. Frank K. Esherick. Barclay W. Cotton. ESHERICK & ee).. | Sheridan, Leesport, Temple, Lynch- i ° | 263 So. 4th ST., PHILADELPHIA, burg, Millcreek and Mt. Laure |Iron and Steel of All Description, iimv PIG IRON aii io Selling Agents for Cleveland City Forge and Iron Co., (088 BAY HEMATITE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Spiegeleisen, Cro CHARCOAL PIG IRON. nas Fire Bricks. verging i Ce ptees wen we ee a ae = of | for * Lorn” Malleable Charcoal Pig Iron and N. B ALLEN & UO.’S ron and Steel; Danville Nail an is. Co., Iron and (io Sole Agente for the WHITE RIVER MINING CO’S, Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed so per Specifications a Specialty. Bridge, Cer ‘and Boat! Also Woodbridge Clay Mining Co.’s Fire Brick. PENCOYD IRON WORKS, PLYMOUTH ROLLING MILL CO., Consngkocken: « . BRTs kK CoO.2,., MANUFACTURERS OF See A iors | Plate and Sheet Steel, BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, ee ae a tanrenee PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, Pig Iron, Foundry and Forge. Puddled Bars, Special for Axles, Best Neutral and Common. a Particular attention give D to Iron for r Special Purposes. TESTED CHAINS. Bradlee & Co., Empire Chain Works, 816 Richmond St., Philadelphia. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings. “D. B. G.” Special Crane Chain. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Low Blast Stationary Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. ‘© CONVERTER, [CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO, Plate and Sheet Lron, Best Bloom, Tube, (leaned, Best Refined, Skelp, Blue Annealed and Common. SHAFTING AND ROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Tron. GORDON, STROBEL & LAUREAU ENGINEERS, No. 226 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Miece, No. 26 8. Fourth St., Phil delphia, MANUFACTURERS OF “CUMBERLAND” NAILS & WROUGHT IRON PIPE, 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. | J. Tatnall Lea & Co.. Successors to CABEEN & CO,, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Tuyeres instantaneously re- movable. Especially suitable for the production of soft material. ROLLING MILLS, MANUFACTURERS OF ils, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn-Tables. eral Office, 237 7 South Third St., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa. J. Ww. PAXSON & CO., DEALERs ix MOULDING SAND 1021 North Delaware Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., ; THE ALLEN TOWN No. 400 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia. BESSEMER, MILL AND FOUNDRY PIG IRON, SKELP IRON, MUCK AND SCRAP BARS, NATIVE AND FOREIGN ORES. AGENTS FOR CONNELLSVIL L E _COKE LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR-WHEEL TIRES Manufactured from the celebrated UTIS STEEL BRAND JZ STANDARD ZZ Quality and efficiency fully guaranteed Prices as low as any of the same quality. We manufacture Heavy and Light Forgings, Driving and Car Axles, Crank Pins, Piston Rods, &c. THE STANDARD STEEL WORKS, WORKS AT LEWISTOWN, PA Office, 220 S. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOOTH, GARRETT & BLAIR, ANALYTICAL AND CONSULTING CHEMISTS, 919 and 921 Chant St. (10th St., above Chestnut St.), Philadelphia, Pa. Established in 1836. Analysis of Ores, Waters, Metals and Alloys of all kinds ANALYSIS OF IRON AND STEEL, fitted with all the apparatus and appliances for the rapid and accurate aralysis of Iron, Steel, Iron Ores, Slags, Limestones, Coals, Clays, Fire