The Iron Age 1886-04-15: Vol 37 Iss 15

Rke 56, Gs. TEs. The Iron Age INDEX TO . ; READING MATTER A R f h H d I d M : ] T d INDEX 10 yore) eview of the Hardware, Iron an etal Trades. er Published every Thursday Morning by Davin Writiams, Nos. 66 and 68 Duane Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. = Vol. XXXVIT; No. A New Antomatic Engine. We show in the engravings on this page -eneral and sectional views of an automatic cut-off engine built by the Webster, Camp & Lane Machine Co., of Akron, Ohio. The engine is novel in many respects and em- bodies a number of features justly entitled to attention. It was designed for an av- erage piston speed of 500 feet per minute, and has @ length of stroke twice the diam- eter of the cylinder. The valves are of the eridiron pattern, giving a large area of opening with a very short travel. The yalve seats are easily accessible for examina- tion, and, when worn sufficiently to require planing, the steam-chests can be easily re- moved without disturbing the cylinder. There are two steam and two exhaust valves, each of the former being driven by +e own eccentric. Each eccentric raises its | valve by means of a hook connected with | until released by the governor tappet. Figs. 2, 3 and 4 show the arrangement of | the valve gear very clearly. Fig. 2 repre- | sents an end view and section of the engine ; Fig 3a side elevation with partial end view, | and Fig. 4 shows the piJlow-block and gear- | ing connecting the engine-shaft with the | valve-shaft, both running at the same speed. | Only one of the governor tappets can be | seen in Fig. 2, being marked c, while in the | side elevation they are hidden by other | mechanism. The tappet-shaft F is sup-| ported in bearings a a (Fig. 3). When the | engine is running the governor, which is of the pendulum type, holds the tappet in such | position that, as the eccentric H lifts the it, Fig. 2.—End View is. and the steam chest has an opening over the valve, so that the latter may be removed for examination. The seat also can be exam- ined at any time without disturbing the steam-chest. The valve-stems are of brass and Section. N. ay York, 7 hursday, A aril ble results obtained. From Fig. 3 a clear idea of the nature of the exhaust gear can be | obtained. Both side and front views of the cam are given. The valve-lever is furnished with a pin having a hardened steel roller _—-<—_- ~~ - a Fig. 15, 1886. 3.—Side with black walnut. provided with air spaces. sectional plan of the cylinder and valve chests. Elevation and Partial End View 6.—Sectional Plan. Fig. The cylinder heads are Fig. 6 shows a| sprung into place. The steam and exhaust valves for | faction. $4.50 a Year, Including Fostage. Single Copies, Ten Cents. } with a non-conducting substance and lagged | hollow piston is used, with a solid rim, with cast-iron eccentric rings turned large and This makes a simple and piston which gives universal satis- The piston-rod, crank-pin and crosshead pin are of hammered steel, and | the connecting-rod and shaft of hammered iron; the crank-shaft bearings and connect- | ing-rod bearings are lined with Babbitt metal | and are adjustable for wear. The builders have favored us with several indicator cards which were taken from a 22 x 42 inch engine and are creditable spe cimens in every respect. durable - I The Manufacture of Fire-Brick at Mount Savage, Md. In a paper contributed by Mr. R. A. Cook, of Mount Savage, Md., to the American In- stitute of Mining Engineers, the following | description is given of the methods of manu- facture of fire brick at the works of the | Union Mining Co., from which we quote as | follows: The plant for carrying on the manufacture of brick here is as complete as can well be |found. There is a foundry and a machine | shop where every machine used in the man- |ufacture of the brick is made. The rollers and pans for crushing the clay, the temper- ing pans, presses (hand and steam), are all made entirely at the works, so that all | varieties of shapes of brick can be made }and pressed. The works are complete for {turning out all brick from the smallest 9- Fig ‘\ve-hook, the point ¢ strikes the tappet, | and are screwed into the casting A (Figs. 2 | which runs in the groove of the cam. i, swinging on the pin d, unbooks from | and 3). and, the valve-|ing-ring which fits the dash-pot, while the Va've-stem block at ec’, Fig. 5.—Plan of Valve Levers. 4 —Pillow-Block and Valve-Shaft Gearing. NEW AUTOMATIC The dash-pot piston B has a pack- ENGINE, BUILT BY Fig. | | 5 shows in plan the relative positions of ex- haust and steam valve levers. The exhaust- ‘em being slotted for the pin d, the | piston itself does not, but has play enough to | valves are easily accessible by removing the valve drops and cat off takes place. Closing of the valve is made positive by | it to drop freely. The | keep the valve-steni alwayss in line and allow The steel bar by which ‘8 weight, that of the stem and the pressure | the hook lifts the steam-valve is removable * Steam upon the umbalanced area of the|and has four wearing edges. The valve- valve-stem. sing noiseless, The valves have six ports | + Inch wide with \-inch lap, requiring : | ch travel The valves are fitted to stems | ‘ith a Tee-head, so as to be easly removed, ' The dash pots B render the | hook is of brass faced with hardened steel. The exhaust-valvesare operated by cams, U, and, each valve being independent, the finest adjustment of compression and release may be made, a best possi- steam-chest cap and the section of exhaust- | pipe which is a part of i:. The exbaust- valve seat is a part of this casting, and can | be easily dressed at any time. The exhaust passage carries the exhaust steam directly |away from the cylinder, and leads below the floor line at a distance from the cylinder |which requires no cutting away of the foundation stone. The cylinder is covered THE WEBSTER, CAMP & LANE MACHINE CO AKRON, OHIO, ’ one end are shown at S and G respectively. The hand-wheel shown in Fig. 3 serves for starting and stopping the engine The valve-shaft D has a ratchet coupling which allows the part of the valve-shaft next to the cylinder to be revolved at will in the direction in which it runs, and by means of the hand-wheel the engineer can operate the valves by hand and stop at any desired point. The piston used in the large engines is of the well-known ‘‘ three-ring ” style, the rings being set out by steel springs. Oa 18 inch pistons and under, a inch shape, weighing 3 pounds, to the larzest glass-house shapes, weighing 3000 pounds. The kilns for calcining the clay are built of brick with a boiler-iron shell. They are 15 feet high and 8 feet in diameter, with fire holes a few feet from the bottom. The top is dome-shaped with a chimney from the center having a damper on top. The clay is charged in through a hole near the top of the dome, and is drawn out at the bottom of the kiln on iron plates, through two drawing (Continued on page 5 sas si ae fi q i ea ‘Fe ie ee i y |) i a, 2 is is) eve | ae a ; T are) . } |i i . ee ee =" 2 a oo April 15, ase 6. THE TRON AGE. ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER CO., MANUPAOQTURERS OF PURE COPPER WIRE, For Electrical Purposes, MANUFACTURERS OF Worcester, Mass., New York City, Chicago. Sheet and Roll Brass! = every WLR Ft AND VARIETY OF ' PURPOSES. Bare and Covered. ~e O'NEILS’S PATENT PLANISHED COPPER. ‘W 4) : Seamless Brass and IRE, flard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes ; Galvanized W.E. DODGE. ee ee oe ESTABLISHED 1845. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL. lron and Steel Telegraph and 7. elephone Wire ; Glidden £ -atent Steel Pree \. ' wire O’Neils’s Sheet Roll and Pla‘ers’ Brass CUPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER Barb Wire ; Watch and Clock Main Springs ; Eyeglass Springs; Steel @. P. COWLES, Patent Nickel- at Silver, Copper, Brass and : ELECTRICAL WIRE, Wire for Needles and Drills ; Patent Steel Wire Baile Ties , a Plated Copper - ies Ged, een and , . Pump Chain; Two Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted Fence German Silver Wire, Brass anc Pins, Brass Butt Hinées, Jack 7! , < > os oe ys Ces Wire, without Barbs ; Fence Staples, Stretchers, &c.; Bright, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvanized and Copper Wire, on Spools 1 02. to i lb, a, A. COWLES, Secretary. &e., —IN— Chain Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, &c. Copper Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs, r 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. Ansonia Refined Ingo t Copper, Anchor Brand ; LAKE INGOT COPPER. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, 115 LAKE ST., CHICAGO, —_-= 19 & 21 CHM Street, ‘S NEW YORK. a Mill, Factories, : THOMASTON, CONN. | WATERBURY, CONN. BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. PHELPS DODGE & C0 Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S ’ "9 Line of Sporting Goods, = Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging, &c. Galvanized Steel Wire Cables f Suspension Bridges. Transmission aud Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes Switch Ropes, Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor-Bronze and Copper W ir: IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS: MILLS AT 3 Broadway, New York. WATERBURY, Sheet and Roll Brass, Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixtures l | N PP L A I E 425 Eddy St., Providence. R. I. CONN, and Applianccs required for use with the foregoing. se foc BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, SEND FOR PRICE LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER ee Pig Tin, Wire, Zine, &c New Haven Copper Co., ANO IRON RIVETS, NEW YORK WAREHOUSE : CHICAGO WAREHOUSE : 6 : ; : 7 SOLE MAKERS OF Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, 16 CUT Breet. 107 & 109 Lake Street. Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene -Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks — | = aan, == 1 AND ees a Ce: ro sz oeass, (POLISHED COPPER COPPER? BRASS. and manuracturing Metal Goods. f CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12, 1876. a] wy ee eS BS , . ns ; Manv : w 1SE, Ae Oe 4 ALSO gt AND Reldmapert, Calm, | 29 Marray a0 2. Y. = is eat ate é i “5 . or cabbie a) BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER | Holmes, Booth & Haydens, Oe SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c. WATERBURY CONN. Ms ov WATERBURY, - CONN, ; ; - t= Manufacturers of ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF NEW YORE, BOSTON, ML lead ra . . Brass Wire, Brass T h 25 Park Place. . rw GERMAN Sheet German silver, Guinan Sibi Cast Steel Augers and Bits of Superior Quality. 22 eel _ 18 Federal St ee % rt Manufacturers of all kinds of he) Le a CK Ss. * Wire, German Silver Tubing. « aa ere + Broad, Desk, Ship, 294 Pearl St.. NEW YO RK. * INGES. Stop, Spring and Piano-Forte, oe f munnons | ut daiatiicrfesivict (DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO. |Brass, Copper & German Silver, Duce tedae GOODS. ee pga IMPORTERS OF ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. tet [=e GHRERioj Me ehemalcah Per: Sits | TH PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, | Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, Sire Scovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices, a ee DEPOTS: COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, ETC., Copper Rivets and Burs. ~ ere a } o 3 4 7 he 29 and 31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, 423 Broome Street, New York. DICKERSON & CO., Liverpool NEW YORK. 177 Devonshire Street, Boston. 183 Lake Street, Chicago. PORTAGE IRON COMPANY ‘LiMiTED), MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEE Bars, Rods, Shafting, Hoops, Bands, Angles, &c., Pig Iron. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. |- SILVER Spoons, SILVER- ABRAM 8. HEWITT, Pres't. WM. HEWITT, Vice Pres’t. JAMES HALL, Treas, E. HANSON, Sec'y. GERMAN Piatep Forks anv Spoons, |e Trenton Iron Co. KEROSENE BURNERS, &C., (INcoRPORATED 1847) MANUFACTURERS OF JOHN DAVOL & SONS, IRON AND STEEL WIRE AGENTS FOR —— AND —— Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS LN Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, —— 4 = = EE y Antimony. Solder & Old Metals, _——- ica Pee Pr= 100 John Street, New York. PASSAIC ZINC CO, ay al Naka. Estimates Made for Suspension Bridges, Tramways, and Transmission of Power. Made Exclusively F'rom DUNCANSVILLE, PA. Freight Rates same as Pittsburgh. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., Selling Agents, P. 0. Box 33, New York City. — MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Spelter WORKS AND OFFICE AT TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK OFFICE: ESTABLISHED INCORPOR —— THE — z COOPER, HEWITT & CO., BROMWELL Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes lal dae a 4 AND oe WORK. 21 NORTH FOURTH STREET. 146 LAKE OTREET, GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS, ' : MANNING & SQUIER Gen’ Agents | WIRE ROPE 111 LIBERTY ST. (2d Floor), NEW YORK. : = A Z rN a B — GEO, W. PRENTISS&CO,| we Boe coco feameo: 87 Liberty St., New York. wikesbare, pa IRON gq WIRE, Brush and Wire Goods Co., @ OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, @ beg to notify the Trade that their new Catalogue will be sent free on application. Specialties : FLY TRAPS, GREEN WIRE CLOTH, DISH COVERS, SIEVES, &c. PROMPT ATTENTION TO ORDERS AND CORRESPONDENCE, WE MAKE LOW PRICES, AND HAVE LARGE STOCK, 98 Reade Street, lowa Barb Wire Co., “new vor. 8. 8. CHASE, BSec'y & Treas. Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes, straightened and cut to order. BSTABLISHED 183%, INCORPORATED 1876, Waterburv Mfg. Co., WATERBURY, CONN., Brass Goods A. LHSCHEN ck SONS, Manufacturers of + WIRE ROPE "SOUIM | ‘Suiyoeg dwoy Tarred Lathyarn, Manila Rope, THE WIRE GOODS CO., 903 and 905 N. MAIN STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. Correspondence invited. WwW t Mass. De ih orcester Mass ss SOLLIS & CO., W. S. BSTE Y, Manufacturer of Bright Wire Goods, Mill Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, Double-Pointed Tacks and Staples, Wire Picture Cord, Clothes Line Wire, Hand Rail Screws, &c., &c. Wires cut, bent, milled, straightened and made to any desired shape. Orders solicited from the Trade for the fuil hae of Screw Eyes, &c., known as Hardware Wire Goods. Quality guaranteed the best in the market, Special articies made to order, THE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester, Mass. LEAD PIPE CUTTERS tite (OF Brass, Copper; INDISPENSABLE TO PLUMBERS. I R { Iron, Galvanized No. 1 cuts1in, to2in. Sent, postpaid, for $:.7s. & Stee! Wire, of all pe) S tn ain D . U7 —~ T Iron and Steel metive Spark Wire Cloth. Riddl ( Bases . on RAL DISCOUNT TO THE Leee . . Co Send for lineation. and San Screens. fron Bolting Cloth. wire’ Wor “al oven deeontan on. BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Wo. 7i. FULTON sT., ~ NEV DWoRnmrez- A. W. PARMELEE, Pres't. W W.S, Thorc Vor prices BIRMI BI PS, RS Chap VA Wat GATE INDEI A Works an IN Treasu rer uf = V ire ures — ey. EET. ‘Buiyoeg dwoy vited. April 15, 1886. 0. 0. LINDEMANN & CO., Japanned, Brass, Tin BIRD CARYWT & MOEN, MANUFACTURERS STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. MANUFACTURERS OF Plated and Wood TO DELLLLLEL EL VERE MEAL ELL LLAAL ae VILALTIIISISISIVISIIVINST WUD ELL PELL f me Market steel Wire, Crt» oline Wire, Tempered and Covered. Also PATENT TEMPFFRED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hana. 234, 236 and 2838S West 29th Street, NEW YORK, JS leer] RON AND BRASS AIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. —! BLAKE & JOHNSON, Watersury, Conn. Successors to W. S. TYL ER, MANUFACTURERS OF Wire Elevator Guards, OFFICE RAILINGS, DESK RAILINGS, SKYLIGHT GUARDS AND WIRE VINDOW GUARDS OF EV&RY DESCRIPTION. w. S. TYLER, Pres. FE. H. ALLEN, See. & Treas. CLS VELAND, OHIO. The GAUTIER STEEL DEPARTMENT of CAMBRIA IRON CO. desire to call the attention of the trade generally to their SUPERIOR STEEL TIRE, which is, without exception, the best TIRE placed on the market to-day, it being carefully rolled, perfectly straightened and thoroughly in- Spected, and takes the lead as regards quality and finish. Works and General Office: JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. [ERICAN MACHINE CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA i a} Freezers, EM AMERICAN "' CROWN,’ ‘ STAR.” Chicago Office: 202 First Nat. Bank Building. {No. 150. ] Este ab’d 1818, Bansente 1874 THE 2 GILBERT & BENNETT MFG. CO. 2 WAREHOUSES : ae 642 Clift St., New York. te 228 Lake St., ( hicago, Ils. MANUFACTURERS OF : qe & Galvanized Wire Es Steves and Wire (loth. soe Power Loom Painted and Gal- = Vauilzed Window Screen Wire Ctoth, Galvanized Wire Cloth for Drying Fruits, Warld’s Gal vanized Web Wire Fence, Gal vanized Twist Wire Poultry New York Office: 104 READE sT. Philadelphia Office : 523 ARCH ST, Se Res. eee BEST IN THE WORLD. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES BEFORE ORDERING ANY OTHER MAKE BUY THE CROWN ICE ‘CHIPPER, Netting. Factories, Georgetown, Conn. WIRE NAIL MACHINES NIEN-TSI CHINESE LACQUER, Manufactured by ALBERT ASSMAN & SONS. UNEQUALLED FOR DURABILITY, Prevents Iron, Steel, Brass, Nickel, Copper, Silver, Bronze and all compositions from corroding, Also resi sts dampness, REROSE NE OIL and FLY SPECKS. Cap be applied without heating metal. Thoroughly Tested and in Suc- Sole Agents, H. S. ALLEN & CO., 112 John St., New York. cessful Operation. Would call special attention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Architectural Iron Works. Sample and Prices sent on application, LANE’S PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER. The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger in the Market, BECAUSE It is made of steel throughout, except the wheel which has a steelaxle. It will not break. It is practically free from wear. It is almost no:seless in action. It requires no oil. It bas a broad bearing on the door, and keeps in line, It is by far the most durable. It may be used with any track. It is always in order. LANKH’S PATENT TRACK Is made of steel and 1s easily put in position. Catches and holds no snow or ice, Door hung thereon cannot jump the track, Is not subject to decay. Requires no fitting, but is ready at once. May be used with hangers of other manufacture, “Manutactured by LANE BROG.,, Pousntcepsic, x. 1. JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., General Agents, 113 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. )SPHOR-BRONZE For Bearings, Slide Valves, Cylin- w der Rings, Cross-Head Gibs. Steps, rh Bushings, and all purposes where MARKS: Maximum Durability, Anti-Frictional and Non-Cutting Qualities are desir- able. Pump Rods, Bolts and Nuts, (HARDMAN PATENT.) Vor prices and particulars address the Manufacturers, BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, BIRMINGHAM, CONN. E.T. BARNUM, MANUFACTURER IRE AND IRON WOR Detroit, Mich. ——_— | PHO Chapman Valve Mig. Co, | : VALVES »° GATES! ™° FOR Water, Steam, Gas, Ammonia, &c. GATE FIRE HYDRANTS, | w th and without INDEPENDENT NOZZLE VALVES. Machine and Wood Screws, &c., &c Combine Toughness, Strength, Dura- Plesf hes Bong 14," eaedageee al tabte 10'waert Bead for pamphlet and prices. THE PHOSPHOR BRONZE SMELTING (O., LTD., No. 512 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., Owners of the U. 8. Phosphor-Bronze Patents. Sole Manufacturers of Phosphor-Bronze inthe U. 8 A aS All Work Cuaranteed. Works and General Office: INDIAN ORCITARD, Mass. Treasurer's Office : 72 Kilby and 112 Milk Streets, CELEBRATED BOSTON, Mass. | _THE cag ver“ SILVER FINISH” and Canada. ‘Price List Pree. Galvanized POULTRY NETTINGS. and Canada. Price List Free. | 7=R FaRtoe MPG. CO” | POR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. GET THE BEST i THEH IRON AGE zy FRED, J. MYERS MEG. CO, Conductors’ Punch. Flower Stand. Wrought [ro yn Fence. oan COVINGTON, KYWY., Manvfacturers of WIRE GOODS OF ALL KINDS. Wrought-lron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties, Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Price List. Prsseof pesnsssat ee LEN hy WA ORGAN SPRIN BU aaiedadia LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE 0. soT. TroOUIs, MO. J ieee Oe < oS ~<O* SSS oe XN Ne vex Is ws oe xX Bs WIRE, WIRE CLOTH, — IRE ROPE, Counter Railings, Window Guards, !ron and Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed F encing Wire. ROOF CRESTING, Tower Ornaments, Vanes, and Stable Fittings. FULL LINE OF EACH MANUFACTURED BY National Wire Ion Co, rR" Send for Catalogue, nating your wants. Liberal Discounts to the Trade. THOMPSON McCOSH, President. BARB WIRE JOHN A, McCOB8H, Sec. and Treas, LIFTER AND CARRIER. NO DANGER OF CU’ : TING HANDS OR TEAI ING CLOTHES, SAVES THE ?RICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY DAY Manufactured Solely by (PATENTED.] Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. Our Agents, John H. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers St., carry stock of our Lifters and wil Supply | al ‘Factory prices. The above cut represents Preston’s Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥Y. We also manufacture extentively four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists. Cc. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. MANUFACTURERS OF STANDARD MACHINE WRENCHES SINGLE AND DOUBLE END I6 SIZES. DROP FORGED OF BARSTEEL @ | TAKING NUTSFOR/INCH,, © | UPTO AND INCLUDING | h NMA a Oana ee WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. ¥., MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND WIRE **CORTLAND” INDOW SCREE N WIRE CLOTH. Dish Covers, Corn Poppers, Coal Sieves, Etc., Etc. Metallic Coal Steve (GOODS, Flour Sieves, ~~ So Ee Ee Eee ae +8 ee ile > =a le al r a 62D ee Ee ee FER TIS Se a TIE ED 8 ET IG OS CLO ki Pd | = aaah | 90 Beckman St., New York City, 85, 87, 89 & 91 Elm St,, New York. MANUFACTURERS OF Of every description kept in stock. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.’s Best Bloom, Best Refined and Common All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel con- stantly on hand. ; Pp 1 ER S O N. | & O ss For Roofing, &¢,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. Wes : E 24 10 27 West Street, New York SHEET IRON. Acme Shatting. PLATE AND Tank Iron, C. H. No.1 Flange, Best Flange, ALL SIZES AND LENGTHS IN STOCK, C. No. 1, C. H. No. 1, Apply for Discount. Best Flange Fire Box, Circles. ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF - ABEL BROTHERS, Iron + Merchants, 190 SOUTH ST. | ;OOTCH AND AMERICAN 365 WATER ST., j NEW YORK. BOOTUR. ANE “CATASAUQUA” IRON. |FP2S FrOV WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, ILD METALS. IRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. Importer of and Dealer in Large Assortment of Extra Heavy Sizes on Hand. “ARM CO.*’ SHAFTING. ( Also general assortment of Norway, Ulster and :1457 & 459 Water St.,| 383 & 382 Wate St:;NEW YORK. Refined Bar, Band, Hoop, Scroll, Angle Iron Steel of all kinds, &c. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., MANUFAOTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN iron and Steel AGENCIES: PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited. Merehant Iron and Soft Steel and Cut Nails and Spikes. NORWAY STEEL & IRON CO., Homogeneous Steel Plates BAY STATE IRON CO., Tank, Boiler and Girder BRANDYWINE ROLLING MILL. Boiler Plates. GLASGOW TUBE WORKS. Boiler Flues. A. M. BYERS & CO., Wrought Iron Pipe. CARNEGIE BROS, & CO, Limited , Iron and Steel Beams, Channels, Shapes and Shafting. BROOKLYN WIRE NAIL CO,, Stee! Wire Nails THE CHESTER PIPE AND TUBE CO. HICKS & DICKEY, 413 Commerce St., PHILA., PA. Iron, Steel & Forgings STEEL CASTINGS. MERCHANT IRON & SOFT STEEL, COLD ROLLED & TURNED SHAFTING. AGENCIES : CROWN & CUMBERLAND STEEL CO., CAST TOOL STEEL. HARTMAN STEEL CO., Ltd.. Tire, Toe, Sleigh, Machinery, Spring Steel, &c. CHARLES L. BAILEY & CO., Chesapeake Nails, HARTMAN STEEL CO., Ltd., Steel Wire Nails. Borden & Lovell, 70 & 71 WEST ST., .. N, LOVELL, i GA: GREENE, t New York. Cast Iron Gas and Water Pipe. H. L. FREELAND, 2 to 48 Inches Diameter, Agents for the sale of FALL RIVER IRON WORKS CO.'S Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods. DANVILLE NAIL & MFG. CO.’S| JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO.//ron and Brass Founder, |" seni tt, atin tm =. | NAILS AND SPIKES. BORDEN MINING CO.’'S CUMBERLAND COAL. PIG IRON, IMPORTED & AMERICAN|), 63 wall St., New York. PIG IRON. panic F. Cooney, LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON,| 88 Washington Stu. Now York For Maileable and Oar-Wheel lurposes, A SPECIALTY. CHARLES HIMROD & CO., CHICAGO AND DETROIT. SCOTCH AND AMERICAN GLASGOW IRON CO. PINE IRON WORKS. ALLISON BOILER FLUES. Wood Lawn Rakes, JOHN BROWER, 81 Murray Street. BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS, SAA eaPaccautnc of bs ondect Bets oud ives n | SN ae. VY hy mz, a P where you buy your hardware, or send for cir- | ular and price list, CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CO.,| Mats 4 winvPacren, 52nd Sr., BeLow Lancaster AvE., | ie fy GIA ie os = /TA/LROAD CASTINGS. PHILADELPHIA, PA. PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. Manufacture and have always in stock ROLLED IRON’ BEAMS, Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, Forgings, Eye Bars, &c., PATERSON WN. J. Room 45, Astor House, New York. CUT NAILS, Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &e. DOVER IRON CO.’S Boiler Rivets, Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, BAR IRON. FULLER BROTHERS & CO., 139 GREENWICH ST., NEW YORK. ee 4 THE LRON AGE. OGDEN & WALLACE,|Marshall Lefferts & Co.. [ron =2 Steel galvanized Sheet Iron, Sit Maile ie nts - om Galvanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ;'Galvanized 4H Hoop and Band I . Galvanized Rod and Bar Iron, BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. delvanized and Irom, Galvanised Hod end Ber Iron. De. * _______! GORRUGATED SHEET IRON Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATES. April 15 188¢ OXFORD. £0. woop co., L'd,| James P. wiTHeRow, IRON AND NAILCO., | "cee ’ Engineer! & Contractor Lewis Block, PITTSBURGH, Pa., GENERAL AGENT FOR WHITWELL FIRE-BRICK STOVES AND CLAPP-GRIFFITHS PATENTS FOR MANUFACTURE OF SOFT STEEL, specially adapted for A No. 1 Boiler Plates Boiler Rivets, Wire Rods, Stay Bolts, AND SPIKES. J. 8. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. oth, 1873 ; Oct. 6th, 1874 ; Jan. 11, 1876 ; Oct, 9th, 1876; Jan. 11th, 1877; Feb. 6th, 1877; Dee. roth, 1878 ; Jan. roth, 1882 : Jan. 1st, 1884 ; Feb. 12th, 1884 ; March 4th, 1884 ; Jan. 6th, 1885. BURDEN'S Stamping Ware, Nail Plates, &c. Guaranteed fully equal in all res ts to the . (an ki cad os Ee ce. pects to Will contract to completely erect, equi; ‘ IMPORTE D RUSSIA IRON, | and place in operation Blast Furnace Whit and at a less price. well Stoves and Steel Plants as above. As ALSO I manufacture at our own works everything -_ Common, Refined. Charcoal and Juniata »| “Burden Best” Iron appertaining to Blast Furnace and Stee! GRADES OF Works construction, can guarantee prompt BLACK SHEET I RON, | ness and satisfaction. | Manhattan Rolling Mill. SYRACUSE MALLEABLE IRON alge oe 177 & 179 Bank st. NEW YORK, Boiler Rivets. WwoREKs, tea SYRACUSE, si N. Y. MANUFACTURER OF —_—_—____ HORSE SHOE IRON, Mower and Reaper Castings and | _™ “# Stel Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Fats TH BURDEN IRON CO. - Carriage Irons a Specialty. Bonnell, Botsford & Co., wee. we % W. B. BURNS, Prorevmvon.| IRON NAILS AND SPIKES 3 WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., | PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS Iron Merchants,} Everson, Hammond & Orr, Ltd., Cor. ALBANY & WASHINGTON STS., SECOND AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA., cea NEW YORK CITY. papas Rprncicenreaps Commission Merchants No. 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Wn. H, Wallace, Wm. Bispham, EC, Wallace | BL ig ht Sheet Iro Ne! fron and Steel of all Descriptions ROOFING SHEET Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware, of all grades a specialty. Coa Hods, Dripping Pans, &c. Prices quoted promptly upon application. : i ae Pittsburgh Manufactured Goods of all Kinds. Correspondence solicited. Prices on application E. JENCKES MANFG. CO., PAWTUCEET, R. L., Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, SPRING PINS, KEYS AND COTTERS. Bent Wire Goods of all kinds a Specialty. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO. TON. N. J. 5 Dey Street. NEW YORK. ’ New yee — 8S Chambers Street, Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty, | #0242 Oe ee , _ SONM CALDWELL, Treas, £, W. WELSH, Supt. Any size or style made at short notice, iii is SE, Gent Ags. W. W. CARD, Secy. Taw Westinghouse Air-Brake Co, PITTSBURGH, PA., VU. S.A., MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (Westinghouse & Smith Patents). p D woop & C0 WESTINGHOUSE FREIGHT BRAKE. The Automatic Freight Brake Is essentially the same apparatus as the Auto: B passenger cars, except that th ari parts tomatic Brake for ® s 5 mechanism, and is sold ata very low ‘price AAA A ‘wheels, brakvasen' eco PHILADELPHIA, and the increased apes perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application within Manufacturers of YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Howard, Childs & Co., J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa., MANUFACTURER OF REFINED BAR IRON. Also as a Speciaity Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Rivets, LAG SCREWS, TURNBUCKLES, Rods and Forgings for Bridges and Buildings, &e., &c.,, &c. WM. McFARLAND, _—_———$—$——————————— CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, * vere * Automatic” has proved itself e * omatic proved itself to be the most efficient Train and Saf t is instantaneous ; it can be operated from any car in the train if arteed ne enews. - oO ® application Cast Iron Pipe) iinrmrscts death ig meesieay, 6 Suaicri a is cn FOR WATER AND GAS, The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. 15,000 ENGINES AND 80,000 CARS Mathew’s Pat. AntiFreezing Hydrants and is adopted by the principal Railways in all parts of the world. soo SaaS Guan FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. a So “HOWE! LEECHBURG IRON WORKS. . ON & CO., KIRKPATRICK & CO., LIMITED Manufacturers of Sand, Patent Homogeneous, Manufacturers of all Grades of Steel and FINE SHEET IRONS, (Refined, Cold Rolied, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) Ghilled Rolls, OFFIOM, Ho. 143 Fwet 400, Pimsurgh, Fo. WORKS, Lecohburg, P a CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE Onty -— , ae Only Double Ring Invented. thatc osee on out fe of ay Ore and Clay Pulverizers, Rotary Squeezers, Ch . H . BROWN'S Haskin'’s Patent Double Spiral Pinions, and Roll- Ing : : ° ing Mill Castings of every description, ampion 06 R er, Elli ptical Ring RINGS and HOLDER. and Triple Groove Hog and Pi R 4 inger Office, Nos. 10 &4 12 WOOD ST., PITTSBURGH, PA. Only single Ring the outside af the eqn irae of nose. No shes points in the flesh to beep t sore. CHAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN ©@.,, Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur, |!! J. M. SCHOONMAKER. MANUFACTURER AND SHIPPER OF POST’S PATENT IMPROVED EUREKA SAP SPOUTS, THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Samples, Circulars and Terms sent f trade only. Address aoe 02 Me iron Foundry and Machine Shop. in all its Branches Yotal Moulding, Casting end Plaishing Meet | Capacity of Mines, 2500 Tons Daily. Engines, Hydranta, Fire Plugs, &c. Siding connections with all lines of Railroads. PRAS. B. BANNAN, Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa, Office, 120 Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. Be NE\ THE N Ma! MOSS | Also fo Also So cen BEA OMce, N 60 BLA Gordon vel! DEALE Nos, 1015, WES TURE Plates ts, » OQui} » Whit re. As rything 1 Stee! rompt es Mill. , ORK, ON, Flats, KES ). O., nts, tions, vare, ds. ication. C0. ks, TERS. alty. treet, [, Supt. 0. CE. ike for jiece of Wages within mm, Its uld the jtomers Ss, j, Pa, vented be DOSE April 15, 1886. WiLLiAaAM FR. HEART c& CO., EDWARD J. ETTING werere nn Sas bch ~:~ geoph (Continued from pace 1 —SPANISH, AND | IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, JUSTICE. Cox, JR,, & CO., ane — AFRICAN ___ ITALIAN __| | 222.8. Tap Sr, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ENTS FOR See eee an ver oes 00 Cam ———————————————— PIG, BAR and RAILROAD IRON, eing the daily product of one kiln CATASAUQUA M’F’G. CO., Iron, steel. Bars, Boller, Tank and Bridge Plates; Skelp, Angles and Shapes; Chick's s, Montgomery, Conewago and Alice Furnaces PIG IRON for Foundries and Mills ERIE FORGE CO., Lt. Iron and Steel Forgings ‘The most important constituent is the calcined clay or chamotte. This will not shrink, and possesses the power of union in the greatest possible degree.” * These two important qualities have more to do with the production of a brick regular in size and in quality than any other features in the OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. Agent for the Mount Savage Fire Brick. Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. LYNCHBURG IRON co. LYNCHBURG, VA., Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. CASTLE PIG IRON. MOHICAN PIG IRON. Finest Steel (phosphorus uniformly low, sel- | A superior iron for ordinary Bessemer work, jom reaching o3 per a and Silicon from comparing favorably with English 1 per cent. upward, according to re- , 1 ites. quirements of buyers). | West Coast Hematite sessemer, Basic and Open-Hearth Steel Slabs, Billets, Plates and Bars to specific ations furnished Old tron and Steel Rails, Crop E nds, 8 \piegeleisen, Ferromanganese, &c. STORAGE, WHARF anp YARD, Del: A material or process employed. Another ad O° 7 ~ Pp DEl PHIA. shove elaware Avenue, Every shape. = 3 ro 7 : 26 Waln ut Street, H LA road. Cc Jallowbill St. MADE Ow inn ERK WER Fae 224 South Fourth Street, - Phila., Pa, vantage mm calcining clay is that it enable one to throw aside any clay in which there are impurities that may have been pre viously overlooked, since these are much more easily seen when the clay has been burned. The proportion used must, of course, vary with the size of the brick or tile and the particular use for which it is intended. From the crushing pan, which consists of two heavy rollers on a revolving grate, the clay goes by an elevator, through the screens, into a hopper above the temper ing pan. This pan is on the same principle as that used in crushing, except that, in stead of having a grate bottom, it is of solid iron. The clay is carried to the tables of the various molders by an endless belt. The brick are all molded by hand. They are dried on a brick floor heated by flues run JAS. G. LINDSAY. THOS, 8. PARVIN. LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., 328 Walnut St., Phila., lron and Steel Structural Material FOR ALL PURPOSES. Heavy Rails, Light Rails, Railway Fastenings, STREET RAILS Jerome Keeley & Co., 206 Walnut Place, Phila., Selling Agents for CHARCOAL and ANTHRACITE BLOOMS, PIG TRON, BAR IRON, SHEET IRON, STEEL and TRON RAILS, IRON CLAD STEEL RAILS and BARS, MAGNETIC and HEMATITE IRON ORES, FIRE BRICK, COAL and COKE, MUCK BARS. Handle Old Tron and Steel Rails, Scrap Iron, &c. Examine and negotiate sales of Lron and Coal properties. Estimates furnished for Lron and Steel Structures and Railway construction Corre spondence solicited with railroad contractors. L. & R. WISTER & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 257 Bo. 4th 8t., Philadelphia. AGENTS Kemble and Norway Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. ADDRESS Cambria Iron 6o,, E. H. Wilson A. Kaiser. J.B. M. Hirons E. H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 224 South Third St, Philadelphia, BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON ann STEEL. OFFICE, WORKS, Wyebrook C, B. Ch so i ’ ) ne , £ e 218 South Fourth St., Johnstown, Red Shors Pig iron Fereuson Correspondence solicited. — = wae ot Se zat. Wien Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON. ee ee eee presses unless they are too large. In that case they are made in a steam press at first, and smoothed up by hand when dry enough. No machine for molding is used here, though it was tried at one time with more or less success, but the bricks were never as even and regular as they are now. After the bricks are molded, pressed and thoroughly dried they are ready for the kilns. The kilns used here are of two varie ties. One is the regular down-draft kiln, rectangular in shape, with fire holes on two sides, and a flue in the bottom, running the whole length of the kiln, having a direct connection with a stack at one end, which gives the draft. Breasts of bricks are built in front of the fire-holes to protect the brick nearest the fire from direct contact with the flame. ‘The other is a gas kiln having some of the peculiarities of the Hoffman in that some solid fuel is used, and also the heat from the burning bricks dries the brick gradually. In these two points it resembles the Hoffman kiln, but it differs from that in not being a continuous kiln, being rectangu- lar in shape, instead of elliptical, and using gas for its principal fuel. The kiln is 200 feet long, forming a tunnel with rows of holes through the roof for the admission of the gas and coal. These holes are provided with iron caps which can easily be removed. Along one side of the kiln isa flue leading to the stack, and flues leading out at right angles to this run across the kiln, so that the gas comes in at the top and goes out at the bottom. At one end of the kiln are fire-holes, and the brick are set at this end first, and the kiln set full for a certain distance. Care is taken to leave a clear space under each hopper in the roof, so that the fuel can go to the bot tom. Iron plates are used to shut off the brick already in the kilns from the men set- ting the bricks, and these plates are made tight by smearmg them with clay, making of each section a chamber by itself. The fires are lighted, and burn very slowly fora time until the first brick are gradually but thoroughly heated, when some fine coal is dropped in through the roof. The gas is then admitted through the holes in the roof, and the fire-holes are tightly closed, only enough air being admitted through the red- hot bricks for the combustion of the gas. The gas producer is on a truck which runs on a track the full length of the kiln, and as fast as the brick are burned it is moved along the kiln. As it progresses the iron plates are drawn out and placed fur- ther up the kiln, adding new chambers. The brick are very gradually dried in this way, anda greater heat is developed with less cost in this kiln than in any of the down-draft kilns, which are heated in the sf ordinary direct,way with coal. This kiln will hold 300,000 brick, and it takes 30 days to burn it from end to end. One man anda boy are all that are necessary to run the producer, except when it must be moved. The combined product of the works amounts to the equivalent of something over 20,000 g-inch bricks per day. The physical qualities of all clays must be tested before an absolutely perfect compari son can be made. A sample of the same clay being used by two different brick- makers, yet the one brick made from it may not be as refractory as the other, though the sample may have been thoroughly mixed for if in one case the clay be coarsely, and in the other finely, ground, the coarse one will stand a great deal more heat than the other before it vitrifies to a homogeneous mass. This has been often observed before, and the writer has found it perfectly true as regards this clay that the more finely it is ground the less refractory it becomes. At the same time, the more finely it is ground the stronger and harder the brick becomes, the more abrasion it will stand, and the less likelihood there is of its being broken in handling. Though refractoriness is an es sential in fire-brick, yet itis not the only one For the various positions in which the brick are placed, and the duties they are expected to perform from the upper part of a blast furnace, where the heat is low and the abrasion of stock is the greatest element in the destruction of the brick, to the ports of an open-hearth steel furnace, where in- tense heat is the most destructive element, particular mixtures of clay should be made to get the best results from raw materials. The greatest trouble of a brick manufacturer is that he cannot be sure for what purpose the brick will be used or in what position in the furnace they will be placed. Another trouble is to find out where the fault lies when complaint is made. This is almost impossible. It may be in the construction of the furnace, or in bad brick-laying, or in the grade of the brick or that the brick were not hard-burned. And if a sample lot of brick is sent to a mill to be tested, the chances are that when the superintendent is asked how the brick stood the test he will have forgotten all about them rhe only The Phcenix 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, We idless Eye Bars, and Built- -up Shapes for Iron Bridges. REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and Every Variety of SHAPE IRON Made to order. Plans and Specifications furnished, Address DAVID REEVES, President. New York Agents, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty St. Boston ners. FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 — me ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charceal Bioom PLATE é«& SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa, \rdera solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack = Tank and Boat rent Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. : Ww. H. WALBAUM & CO., 206 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia. 61 Pine St., New York. NEW AND OLD RAILS, BLOOMS. BESSEMER PIC. Crop Ends, Spiegeleisen, Iron Ores and Railroad Supplies Generally. AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH LONSDADE Or ‘oo CO., Limited, Bessemer Pig Iron, brand ‘‘ Ulverston ;” Malleable Iron, brand “* MOSS BAY HEMATITE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Spiegeleisen, Crop Ends, &c. Also for “* Lorn”? Malleable Charcoal Iron and N. B. ALL’ & CO.’S Dinas Fire Bricks. Also Sole Agents for the WHITE RIV. MINING CO’S, Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed so per cent, Metallic Manganese. J, W. HOFFMAN & CO., [RON COMMISSION )ERCHANTS, 208 South Fourth St., Philadelphia. MORRIS, WHEELER & CO., Iron, Steel and Nails. WAREHOUSE & OFFICES. SALES OFFICES. 16th & Market Sts., 400 Chestnut St., PHILA., PA. PHILA, PA Selling Agents PINE IRON WORKS, Pine Brand Plates ; GLASGOW TRON CoO., Plates and Muck Bars ; SPRANG STEEL & IRON CO. (Limited), Siemens Martin (Open-Hearth) Steel, Universal and Sheared P Plates, Angles and Shapes. INO. L, HOGAN, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT 216 SOUTH FOURTH ST., PHILA. Pig Iron & Ores, Steel & Iron Blooms. Agent for Brier Hillfron and Coal Co. Youngstown Steel Co. Open Hearth Metal Charcoal Iron, Connellsville Coke, Old Rails, Scrap, &c. __New York Address, 14 CLIFF ST. ~ HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments. Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold. 234 S. 4th St., Philadelphia, FOR BEST MILL Andover Pig OM asi Frank K. Esherick Barclay W. Cotton, ESHERICK & CO., 263 So. 4th ST. PHILADELPHIA lron and Steel of All Description. Selling Agents for Cleveland City Forge and Lron Co., Forgings; Central [ron and Steel Works, Plates of Iron and Steel; Danville Nail and Mfg. Co., Lron and Steet Nails. Boiler Tubes; Bridge, Car ‘and Boat Specifications a Speciaity J.J. MOHR 430 WALNUT ST., PHILA. PA., SOLE AGENT FOR for Carwheels, &c Each Pig marked exact chill depth (4 In. to %& In.), A. Whitney & Son’s standard test. cw sstRY PULLMAN, agent. 240 So, 3d St, Phila. PEDRO a. SALOM, Pd B w ESTESSON, SALOM & pacteeeon, Philadelphia Testing Laboratory, 2088 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, Assayers and Metallargists, Physical Testing. Eatablished 1847. Sheridan, Leesport, Temple, Lynch- —__—_—_—__———- burg, Millcreek and Mt. Laurel A. WHITNEY & SONS, rity PIG TRON aime /CAR WHEEL WORKS, CHARCOAL PIG IRON. PHILADELPHIA, Also Woodbridge Clay Mining Co.’s Fire Brick. | Special Wheels for Furnace and Mine Cars. THE ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILLS, MANUFACTURERS OF Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn-Tables. General Office, 237 South Third St., Paliadelphis. ‘Werks at Allentown, Pa. PENCOYD IRON WORKS, A. ézc PP. ROBERTS ce CO., MANUFACTURERS OF BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, PLYMOUTH ROLLING MILL CO., ©onshghocken, MANUFACTURERS OF | Plate and Sheet Steel, Every description of Light Plates and Sheets of Steel. Plate and Sheet Iron, Best Bloom, Tube, Cleaned, Best Refined, Skelp, Blue Annealed and Common, a Partionlar attention © given to Iron for Special Purposes. 8. Pig Iron, Foundry and Forge. Puddled Bars, Special for Axles, Best Neutral and Common. SHAFTING AND ROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. OMce, No. 26 8. Fourth St., Philedelphia. Agency Fire-Brick Hot-Blast Stove Co. GORDON, STROBEL & LAUREAU, ENGINEERS, No. 226 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Formerly of Witherow & Gordon, Pittsburgh, Pa.) BLAST FURNACE CONSTRUCTION, STEEL WORKS CONSTRUCTION. SPECIALTIES: Gordon’s Patent Improved Whitwell-Cowper Stoves, Gordon’s Patent Con- verter for Treating Molten Iron, Improved Regenerative Furnaces, Joke Regenerative Ovens, Blast Furnace Improved De- tails, Tuyere Stocks and Tuyere Attachments, Boiler Setting giving the Greatest Efficiency, Cinder Car, Kennedy & Gordon’s Patents. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron: TESTED CHAINS. Bradlee & Go., 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. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO, 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, No. 400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. BESSEMER, MILL AND FOUNDRY PIG IRON, SKELP IRON, MUCK AND SCRAP BARS, NATIVE AND FOREIGN ORES. AGENTS FOR CONNELLSVILLE COKE. 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. A special department for the ANALYSIS OF IRON AND STEEL, fitted with all the apparatus and appliances for the rapid and accurate analysis of lion, Steel, Lron Ores, Slags, Limestones, Coals, Clays, Fire Sands, &c. Agents for sampling ores in New York and Baltimore. BPrice lists ov application. QUA HR ER CiIivTy FACING MiIitLi: Ss. id for Sample Order of genulne old RHODE ISLAND STOVE PLATE FACING. We guarantee perfect satisfaction and_low price. RIDDLES, SHOVELS, BELLOWS, STEEL WIRE BRUSHES, BRISTLE BRUSHES, And all other Tools used in a Foundry, of our Own Special Make. JT. WW. PAXSON eH CO-., DEALERS IN MOULDING SAND, AND MANUFACTURERS OF FOUNDRY SUPPLIES, Nos, 1015, 1017, 1019 and 1021, or Pier 45 North, Del. Ave., - + + PHILADELPHIA, PA. ** Die Feuerfesten Thone schof, Leipzig, 1576, p 168 THE IRON AGH. 5 1 Po EE TSE Pet FPR IS ee OE IT IOI fs hn ides + led eae | THEH IRON AGH. April 15, 1886, + A. H. McNEAL, «-.° BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY. Iestablished - Iisol. THOMAS C. BURROWS, Agent for Jersey City Steel Company, Successors to Jas. R. THomMpson & Co., WAREHOUSE, 99 and 101 JOHN ST... NEW YORK. FLANGE PIPES. FOR WATER AND GAS. ESIABLISHED IN 1848. a: aS ROCHESTER SHOW CASE WORKS, Manufacturers of SHOW CASES of every coon. Highly finished wood ceses with pat Branch stores, 39 and 41 West Broadway, ent bell-metal joints a specialty, and the best in the world, New York ; 96 Sudbury St., boston, Mass. Catalogues sent on application, Mention The Iron Age. s sy ss Office and Factory, 29, 31 & 33 Water St., Rochester, N. Y. PITTSBURGH, PA., INDESTRUCTIBLE inal Burnace Lamp, HAMMERED AND ROLLED MADE BY So" EEL... TAYLOR & BOGGIS § WARRANTED EQUAL TO ANY PRODUCED. rDY. CO.,. BEST REFINED TOOL CAST STEEL Ohio. For Edge and Turning Tools, Taps, Dies, Drills, Punches, Shear-Knives, Cold-Chisels and Machinists’ Tools generally. SAW PLATES For Circular, Mulay, Mill, Gang, Drag, Pit and Cross-Cut Saws. Sheet Steel For Springs, Billet Web and Hand Saws, Shovels, Cotton Gin Saws, Stamping Cold, &c., &c. SIEMENS-MARTIN (Open-Hearth) PLATE STEEL For Boilers, Fire Boxes, Smoke-Stacks, Tanks, &c. All our Plate and Sheet Steel being rolled by a Patented Improvement, is unequaled for surface finish and exactness of gauge. ROUND MACHINERY CAST STEEL For Shafting, Spindles, Rollers, &c., &c. File, Fork, Hoe, Rake, R. R. Frog, Toe-Catk, Sleigh-Shoe and Tire Steel, &e.; Cast and German Spring and Plow Steel. Finished Rolling Plow Coulters, with Patent Screw Hubs “Seft Steel Center " Cast Plow Steel. Agricultural Steel cut to any pattern desired. |[attached. “Solid Soft Center” Cast Plow Steel. Steel Forgings made to order. Represented a 243 Pearl and 18 Cliff Sts., New York, by HOGAN & SON, General Agents for Eastern and New England States. HOGAN & MCCARGO, 417 Commerce St., Philadelphia, and FULLER, DANA “& FITZ, 110 North St. Boston. Cleveland, - 2 Sizes - 3 Pint and 2 Pint. It has no Seams or Solder in Its Construction. SBESTOS PACKED STRAIGHTWAY COCKS —_- FOR = STEAM, GAS, AIR, AMMONIA, Etc. The BEST Steam Vatve Ever Produced, TRY THEM. jug comes in contact enly with VULCANIZED it never cuts, grinds or sticks, as is the case with “Iron Center "’ Cast Plow Steel, As the ASBESTC P> ordinary cocks. 1 nie Cock always opens and closes easily and remains abselately : where all other Valves or Cocks will leak. bi recommended for Steam, Ga+, Ammoopia in all its forms, Chemicals, Boller Blow--ff, or where a vacuum Is required, and ALL ‘KICULT places. DS regular Cécks are guaranteed to stand asteam pressure of 300 pounds per square tech but special goods are made aud guaranteed to st nd 20co pounds per square inch. We also make Cocks to stand icoo degrees of superheated steam, Gland End ¢ ocks for Ice Machines and all other dificult places. Either Screw or Fl nge ends as required. AU Goods] Warranted to Give Satisfaction, SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR AND PRICE LIST. FATIRBANKEKS & CO., 311 Broadway, New York. 216 Main St., Buffalo, N, Y. 302 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 17 Light St., Baltimore, Md. 382 Broadway. Albany, N. ¥. 715 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Pa. FAIRBANKS, BROWN & CO., 83 Milk St., Boston, Mass. AND THE TRADE GENERALLY. rel HARTSFELD PORTABLE SMELTING FURNACE & MINING CO, P. 0. Box 115, Newport, Ky., U. S.A. Reduction Works, No. 90 and 92 Thornton St. In sizes from 5 to 60 ton capacity, and the following licensed manufacturers on royalty : IMRAY & ©O., London, England, and Melbourne, Australia. F. A. HUNTINGTON & CO,, Chihuahua, Mexico. PARKE, LACY & CO., Aukland, and Chill, 8, A. W. T. GAKRATT & CU., San Francisco, Cal., for the Pacific C