The Iron Age 1886-04-29: Vol 37 Iss 17

oD -_ ‘ . LLL __ _£ | | V4 ‘The Iron Age veAning MATTER A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. AOVERTISEMENTS Published every Thursday Morning by Davin Wrtutams, Nos. 66 and 68 Duane Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. / XXXVII: No. 17. yodern Methods of Rail Manufactare | and the Quality of Steel Rails. manager of one of the leading rail in the country writes to us as follows : e system of direct rolling seems to be the direction of giving greater density to rails than the earlier custom of reheat- ny and rolling—that it to say, with ingots ng a sectional area of from 200 to 240 es, taken from the furnace and rolled t into rails having a sectional area of from 7 to 9 inches, and which is now our tom. Being rolled into lengths of 120 feet without any intermediate reheating, the rails, with the rapid cooling that is taking ice during the rolling, however rapidly it may be done, undergo in @ measure a system f cold rolling that certainly must add to the density of the bar, which is finished at a medium yellow heat. Under the system of rebeating and rolling the steel is finished at a little below a white heat, and the steel rtainly at a very soft heat when it is finished. Im either case, however, it is rolled from the same sized ingots, and the latter are Certainly larger in urea than was the common practice Io years ago, the rail- way bar thereby receiving really more work than was common at that time. I have no joubt that at some works there has been experimenting with high silicon pig, as a substitute for spiegeleisen, and there is also now being used ferromanganese in the place of spiegeleisen, In the early history of the manufacture of steel rails in this country spiegeleison contained from 10 to 12 per cent. of manganese, giving, say, 34 of i per cent. of manganese in the rail as the common practice. Now, the higher grades of spiegeleisen and ferromanganese, even ) So per cent. ferro, are being used, giving from 1% to 1% per cent. of manganese in the finisned railway bars. Just how far this na il Sk ch aa baba ns 7 ip UN) “Avast experimenting being done it is certainly in the direction of arriving at better results rather than poorer. There is much in the detail of railway construction and mainte- nance that is no nearer perfection at this | time than is the manufacture of steel rails. —Ee The New Mining Plant ot the Dick- erson Mine. Mr. J. M. Searle, chief engineer of the Musconetcong Iron Works, sends to the Dover /ron Era the following account of the new mining plant of the well-known Dick- erson Mine, one of the leading iron concerns of New Jersey: The engines were built by David Clark at the L. V. R. R. shops, Hazleton, Pa, and by the direction of Mr. I. P. Pardee. The chief feature of interest in these en- y a ‘New York, Thursday, April pressure on the piston is enormously different at the opposite ends of the stroke, and when, as is the case with all slow-speed engines, the pressure on the crank is nearly the same with this, the engine is driven by a succession of separate impulses which are in the high- est degree unfavorable to the permanent good condition of the engine. The main distributing-valve in these engines has a con- stant travel, and does not in any way effect the control of the cut-off or the regulation of speed. This constant travel produces a con- stant lead, a constant compression and a con- stant release. The amount of compression is made sufficient to insure smooth running of the engine. By a correct proportioning of ports and port openings the finest possible admission and steam lines have been achieved, |and at the same time, by the ‘ almost ” in- | stantaneous action of the cut-off-valve, a ' perfect cut-off and expansion line is the re- 29, 1886. so that with the condenser in operation the steam would not drop below the atmospheric line until the cylinder was open to the ex- haust. We have adopted the constant running second motion system for hoisting, and, of course, the reversing gear is omitted. The hoisting car or cage is lowered by means of a friction brake and elevated through the intervention of a friction clutch. This is the most economical system in the consump- tion of fuel, as it can be worked by a single engine and the engine can be proportioned |for its load and its valve given an econom ical point of cut-off. The air compressor was built by the Morris County Machine and [ron Co., of Dover, and is one of the largest and best machines of their make, and there is nene better of any make. In fact, we think the Bennett valve which is used on these machines superior to all others. The RO A Fig. 1. THE UEHLING BLAST-FURNACE CHARGING APPARATUS. may affect the grain of the steel, as would | gines is the valve arrangement, and to this, be shown by a cold fracture, could be readily | accordingly, special attention is directed. ined, I think, however, it is true| Both engines are provided with Clark’s ‘bat railway engineers differ themselves as patent independent cut-off valve, which ‘o the physical tests they demand of the rides on the back of the main valve and ‘Nanufacturers, all of whom are united on | moves in an opposite direction to the main te'ing, and that is to get the best possible | valve, thus effecting the cut-off with the res so faras the service is concerned, that | least possible amount of wire drawing. Both ‘© rail is expected to perform, But where “ne company insist upon soft rails, their ‘peciheations being such that if you go - ve or below the chemical limits specified ,y them the rails are rejected—in such case, However, the railway company assume all "sks and ask po guarantee as to service— “nother company, supposed to be equally ‘sc’ vative and with equal ability in their icturer dare make them and guaran- ilts, and then insist on having them «ll along thedine if his work does not n all that is expected of it by all par- acerned.” From this it will be seen ‘18 not entirely in the province of the _ \'acturer to do what he may believe to ‘t for the interests of the party pur- « from him, and yet he is subject to vere criticisms and fault-finding of the *s with whom he deals. I do not believe ‘re any works in this country manu- _ \ring steel rails that are not doing their ort, “© give to the purchaser of their foe. cts the very best material it is possible ‘hem to produce, and if there is any factur main and cut-off valves are driven by fixed eccentrics, and’are what is termed ‘‘ positive motion” valves. There are quite a number of | points in favor of positive-motion valves (for engines whose duty is as irregular as the duty of a pumping engine must be) over the relief system as used in all makes of the Corliss engine. First, it operates with uniform pre- cision on both strokes and equally well at tain or irregular action ever arising, as of the steam following through the entire speed of the engine, while a liberated valve would close no more swiftly at 2v0 revolu- tions per minute than it would do at two. The later in the stroke the stream is cut off the more rapid the speed of the piston has become. A liberated valve makes no com- pensation for this, but the valve has only the same closing speed at the latest that it has at the earliest point of cut-off. In Clark’s gear, on the contrary, the higher the speed the swifter the closing movement, so that equally good cut off is insured at all speeds. Why we did not use a variable automatic cut-off; In an automatic cut-off engine the sult, An important problem met in design- ing any engine, and one which is too often overlooked, is how to avoid an objectionable amount of waste room in clearance and ports. Mr. Clark has succeeded in reducing the waste room in these engines to a mini- mum. The compression will fill this waste room at from one-half to the whole of the initial pressure, the latter avoiding loss from | this cause almost entirely. Our engines both exhaust into one of L. | Schutte & Co.’s induction condensers, which | is located at the collar of the perpendicular shaft and passes all the water that is | pumped from the mine through its tail-pipe | into the tunnel, 35 feet below the surface. | Itis a matter of surprise that this valuable ment, ask for rails as hard as the any speed. There is no possibility of uncer- |adjunct to the steam engine is so little | understood and employed among the mines of Morris County. Under ordinary circum- ', and they then assume all risks and | stroke on account of the cut-off missing, or | stances a good condenser will effect a saving ® guarantee, These are two extreme | of blowing through on account of failure of | of from 25 to 30 per cent. of the fuel used ; “Ses, which are both true in practice. The | the valve to close. Second, the velocity of or, stated otherwise, it will furnish 25 to 30 , liacturer, then, has the limits between | the valves while opening and closing in- | per cent. additional power without the cost .. ‘WO extremes, and is ‘subject to criti- | creases directly with the increase in the of an additional dollar for fuel. cation of a condenser should be judiciously made, however, or the results may be dis- appointing. Thus with loads already too light the condenser would be of little value. For instance, with a terminal pressure of less than 5 pounds (non-condensing) above at- | mosphere a condenser would fall short of its | full efficiency, for it would create a vacuum on the steam side of the piston during a portion of its stroke on account of the engine not using steam enough to keep the pressure up to the atmosphere (on the steam side) to the end of the stroke. be in this case to reduce the size of cylinder The appli- | The remedy would | compressor is driven from the pumping en- gine, and as we have a high-duty pumping engine our compressor becomes at once a high-duty machine, deriving all the benefits of a high grade of expansion and a good vacuum, instead of (as is the custom in Morris County) being a high-pressure ma- chine taking steam for two-thirds of the stroke and hammering away against any amount of back pressure. Of course it should be understood that economy in the use of fuel does not depend entirely on the high duty of the engine, but that high boiler duty is an equally important factor in ultimate fuel economy. The engine itself is chargeable with only a certain part of the results. We may predict very closely what its performance will be under any given conditions, and with the indicator we can accurately determine that performance, but such was not the case with the boiler. Careful tests of the boiler may be made, but they will only determine results, without lo- cating the cause of any deficiency. We must therefore fall back on our own judg- ment, and if we have been close observers we shall have no trouble in erecting boilers that will be high-duty boilers. Our experi- | ence seems to warrant us in using good re- ‘turn tubular boilers with length of tubes | about 50 times their diameter, and boiler set in double walls, so as to have an air space all around sides, top and bottom, with a good | circulation of water (which we maintain by | @ special device), and not fired stronger than | is necessary to keep the escaping gases at a| temperature not over 50° or 60° in excess of | the steam temperature. Any attempt to |reduce the gases below this at the point | the passage of steam; 82.50 a ear, Including Lostages Single Copies, Ten Cents. where they leave the boiler must result in loss. For this reason we think there is no advantage in long boilers. The trouble is nearly always that there are not enough boil- ers to do the work, and what boilers there are must be run to their utmost capacity, regardless of the temperature of the products of combustion at the stack. I |The Uehling Blast-Furnace Charging Apparatus. The tendency of improvements in modern blast-furnace construction has been (with the exception of the apparatus for heating the blast) almost exclusively in the direc tion of increased capacity. The marked success attained has naturally resulted in a very keen competition, so that in the future the minor gources of economy must also be studied by the iron smelter.{ |The automatic gas seal and improved hopper and bell shown in the accompanying drawings is an invention of which the prime object is economy. The gas seal consists in a cover- ing for the hopper of a blast furnace, provided with two or more openings, the number depending upon the size of the fur- nace. These openings are supplied with lids, N, Fig. 1, hinged near the center of the eover. The lids are opened and closed by the movement of the lever BC O which is ivoted at O. The moving power is derived fon the cylinder A which is bulted to the samson post S and connected with the lever atC. The bell is suspended from a lever or walking-beam, L, which is pivoted near its center on the top of the samson post S in the usual manner. This beam is connected with the cylinder D and has attached to its extreme end a rod which carries counter- weights W sufficient to overbalance the weight of the bell and the stock which it may be called upon tocarry. The samson post and cylinder D are both firmly bolted to the heavy bed-plate which rests on and is bolted to the sheet-iron work of the stack and the top of the hopper, which is in turn | supported by brackets, as shown. The motive-power in the design shown is | steam, which enters through the pipe g, and is admitted to either of the two cylinders by moving the lever / of the four-way valve g. The pipes leading to the cyiinders A and B are provided with the automatically operated valves h and h’, and the shehivaioes i and i', by which the flow of steam can be regu- lated as the pressure may require, so that the desired piston speed can always be se- cured. The cylinders are of the simplest possible construction, open at one end, and have neither piston-rod nor stuffing-box, connecting-rods being attached directly to the bottom of the hollow pistons. The piston in D is the full length of the cylinder, which secures the exclusion of dust and grit when at rest. This in regular working always occurs when the bell is up and the piston down. The piston in cylinder A is | also of liberal length ; its position of rest is at the top of the cylinder, where it takes seat against the annular projection of the head t, against which it is held by the steam pressure, securing a tight joint. The pistons are provided with shallow grooves to retard packing rings are | entirely dispensed with. The operation of the automatic seal is as follows: The illustration Fig. 1 shows the seal closed and the hopper in the act of dis- charging the stock into the furnace. The lever J is turned so as to admit steam into the cylinder D, through a h' i' c, the piston has been forced up and the bell lowered, as shown, ‘The upward motion of the piston (Concluded on page 15.) 2Q THE IRON AGE. April 29, igg¢. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, 115 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. LAKE INGOT COPPER. — Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Meas- ures, &c., and small Brass Wares of every description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. PHELPS DODGE & C0 Sole Agents for the ‘CAPEWELL EWELL MFG. Cco.’s ’ “9 Line of Sporting Goods. SS : . — ——- Apt ANSONIA BRASS AND : 0.|\ WASHBURN & MOEN MANUF’G C 1" ONIA BRASS: THE PLUME & ATWooD MFG. C 0, = MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF Worcester, Mass., New York City, Chicago. M PURE COPPER WIRE, & —_—____—___——_——_ ae \ Por Electra Pare, | baal Sheet and Roll Brass} every Med: O'NEILS’S PATENT PLANISHED AMD VARIETY OF PURPOSFec se" | Waterbury Brass Co WIRE hey Seamless Brass and : 3 Hard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes ; Galvani W.E. DODGE, Bc ye gg ol ESTABLISHED 1845. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, Iron and Steel Telegraph and Telephone Wire ; Glidden Patent Si Pres’t. ae aren doe Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, CUPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER Barb Wire ; Watch and Clock Main Springs ; Eyeglass Springs; Stee @. P. COWLES, Patent Nickel- G Silver, Copper, Brass and ELECTRICAL WIRE. Wire for Needles and Drills ; Patent Steel Wire Bale Ties ; aoe ee Plated Cappee, Geum Silver Wire, I Brass and Pi: B Buté Hinees, Jack Pump Chain ; Two Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted Fence 654.00" aceiets &e., O Tubin ins, Brass DY inées, Jac Wire, without Barbs ; Fence Staples, Stretchers, &c.; Bright, ae ” Chain Kerosene Burners, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvanized and Copper Wire, Copper Rivets and Burs, Lamp Trimmings, §c. on Spools 1 os. to i bb. a Ansonia ee ee . Brass Kettles, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per- a as Copper, Anchor Brand ; cussion Caps, Powder Flasks, Metallic 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, Ww iRe ROP AND CABLE . || 19 & 21 CHM Street, NEW YORE. Rolling Mill, Factories THOMASTON, ¢ CONN. | WATE RBURY, “CONN. BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging, &c. Galvanized Steel Wire Cables fo; Suspension Bridges. Transmission aud Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes | | Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS: “MILLS AT Switch Ropes, Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor-Bronze and Copper W jr: 206 Broadway, New York. WATERBURY, Sheet and Roll Brass, Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fis ires I ] N pe a. A I E 125 Bay St, , Providence, R. 1 CONN. and Applianccs required for use with the foregoing. oa | ene BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, SEND FOR PRICE LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER laa a rey te Tha: Wire, Zines@ New Haven Copper Co., AND IRON RIVETS, NEW YORK WAREHOUSE : CHICAGO WAREHOUSE: Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, &c. SOLE MAKERS OF ‘ 16 Cf Street. 107 & 109 Lake Street, coppricaeprass, POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12, 1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND Particular attention paid to casing out Blanks and manufacturing Metal G: CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. Manvractory, WARkHovss, Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray St., N. Y. a DEALERS IN Revol] (eatablished ska) BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER | Holmes, Booth & Haydens, tn SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c. WATERBURY CONN. ns Wire Clot SS > ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, a W.S. TYL Manufacturers of GERMAN. j sheet 6 Sra Wicer Goran snver| Cast Steel Augers and Bits of Superior Quality. | ‘-_ 2 25 Park Place. 18 F deral St | Wire, @ Silver Tub: #2 Murray St. e @ —_—— “. ” sasvow, nee Seen cae a. 294 Pearl St NEW YOR K Manufacturers of all kinds of A ra . INGES. ; ‘Stop, Spring and Piano-Forte. “7 ° =e, aurrons | tusZuseithsaratttsd of | DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO. |Brass, Copper & German Silver, ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. P| A eo LAMP German Student Lenape, Kerosen: GoopDsa, ; burn rosene Lampe. IMPORTERS OF PHOTO- t Camera Boxes, Printing Frames, alps. nN me GRAFrHIC Chemicals, Paper, Glass, &c. . ° Lt Se nae hear Ee ame OO en ee SHEET IRON, | Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, en Thevdi DEPOTS: COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, ETC., Copper Rivets and Burs. s . Cc 23 Broome or Devonshire Street, Bosto 29 and 31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, . 183 Lake Btrest, Chicago. | DICKERSON & CO., Liverpool. NEW YORK. BRASS AND IRON 5OU For prices ar JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. ee : : BIRMIN PORTAGE IRON COMPANY (LIMITED), [Grex Stevex Srooxs, Steven-| gauge semanas” eA r MANUFACTURERS OF PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, THE Kzrosenz Burners, &c. TRENTON IRON Co. = IR O N A N D S I EE L JOHN DAVOL & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEEL WIRE, 4% oF Bars, Rods, Shafting, Hoops, Bands, Angles, &c., | Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., Steel Wire Bale Ties. | Made Exclusively From Pig Iron. DEALERS IN Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, No. 1. HOOK and LOOP FIXED LENGTH TIE. Antimony, Solder & Old Metals, \ cic KGS 100 John Street, New York. ; o PASSAIC ZINC CO. CO. No. 2. CLOSED HOOK ADJUSTABLE LENGTH TIE. Chapm Pure Spelter | Seeecaaee€ WEN Des Bh yn Prices and Discounts nd Discounts on Application. DUNCANSVILLE, PA. Freight Rates same as Pittsburgh. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., Selling Agents, 17 Broadway, P. O. Box 33, New York City. ESTABLISHED 1819. INCORPORATED 1883. THE FOR . Cartridze Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes Works and Office at TRENTON, NEW JERSEY Water, | B RO M W ELL AND por FINE Senet” _ New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burling Slip. GATE * Also for Philadelphia Office, 21 N. Fourth Street. Chicago Office, 146 Lake Street Brush and Wire Goods ('o. ; GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. *" omesiie @ OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, @ MANNING & SQUIER Gen | Agents Ad ; R = FR 6) es E All \ beg to notify the Trade that their new Catalogue will be Oe TE SS. ee, Sw Teee. a : al A -_ yN R 'B) M ’ "3 ee '¢ O Works and Get ieanipeeny santenion GEO, W. PRENTISS & CO,, | ee HOLYOKE, MASS. : ee war Specialties: FLY TRAPS, GREEN WIRE - Li h N Y WORKS : 72 Kil WE MAKE LOW ur CLOTH, DISH COVERS, PROMPT ATTENTION — WAREROOMS : 87 ] erty St., ew York, Wilkesbarre, Pa PRICES, AND HAVE SIEVES, &c. TO ORDERS I RO N . \T] = LARGE STOCK, AND CORRESPONDENCE, , — ALLAN 26 Mar ial Rubber ing lowa Barb Wire Co. _ 9 ate St ESTABLISHED 1837, H. 8. CHASE, INOORPORATED 1376, Sec'y & Treas Waterburv Mfo. Co., WATERBURY, CONN., Brass Goods THE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester Mass. Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes straightened and cut to order. alannah 8 hh A. LESCHEN & SONS ROPE CO. Manufacturers of | WIRE ROPE 903 and 905 N. MAIN STREET, 87. , GF. LOVES, mo. Correspondence invited. PURE OAK Oil Tan and Re ! for oan ‘SOUIM | ‘Suipoeg dwoy Tarred Lathyarn, Manila Rope. “ROT. SOLLIS & CO., wt ‘ W. SS. Hest. By. Picture Cord, Clothes Line Wire; Hand all Soreie Be. ter Wine cae ee canis, Staples, Wire getty F ; 7 . Ce en cum Dent, mi straightened Manufacturer of and made to any desired shape. Orders solicited from the Trade for the full li > , ) Ry o. Sa ee ne Sere wene Way Goods. Quality guaranteed the best in the mar —" LEAD I IPE CUTTERS ~ { Stue"™Gcivarle ; ae No. x cuts rip. qoe in Sent postpaid, for $x. 2 | gic Mig: Sn THE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester, Mass. §|*°:* °,%.’ 1.50 | Meshes 4 Greil A. W. PARMELEE, Pres’t. 9 ’ ° LIBERAL Descoune TO THE TRADE. Iren and Stee! Le Leeomotive Spark Wire Cleth. R flee lor Expert and Foundry us? Send for Illustrations, dscreenus. frou Bolting Cloth. ork of every deseription. = BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Wo. 7i. FULTON s<., - NEw YO TIE. , Street Pa. ‘Suryoed dwey THE IRON AGE. s April 29, 1886. ————— ats gO eee en, ME OTE» |THE FRED, J, MYERSMFG,CO. Plated and Wood STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every eoverteson. 2 pap Lecce sapueee Ps nih . HUT a Be covince <O TON, | CO EECLELLALEL rere eet { } eee a A" . RF Ltt cc oe pes : OY) o ef P MFRS. OF Cah ie 7 ‘a gp reer sem p WIRE GOODS OF ALL KINDS Wrought-lron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties. ' © UALR MEL ELEERARAALAALAA LAE ET a , a 7 ( Market Steel Wire, Crinoline Wire, Tempered and Covered. Also PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. 284, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK. ig] IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, Watersury, Conn. SOFT STEELS. , Hees a By, We carry a full stock of all widths Green, Drab, Figured & and Landscape Wire Cloth. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND Price List No. 1 \¢ PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. QTD akaiiiadia re ee Le be bled dseey LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO. oT. TroOUIsS, MO. BAK x. SOS AXAK Successors to W. 8, TYLER, MANUFACTURERS OF Revolving Coal Screens, Goal Yard Screens and Foundry Riddles. Wire Cloth of Every Description Made and Carried in Stock. W.S. TYLER, Pres. E. H. ALLEN, Sec. & Treas. CLEVELAND. OHIO. WIRE NAIL MACHINES (HARDMAN PATENT.) YY YY S~ SS ) SOE KONO SSS ELK] Sanaa QOL XY oS Meteo 1X ee ees WIRE, WIRE CLOTH, WIRE ROPE, Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. ROOF CRESTING, Tower Ornaments, Vanes, and Stable Fittings. FULL LINE OF EACH MANUFACTURED BY National Wire & Iron Go., yin Philadelphia Office : Send for Catalogue, stating your wants. Liberal Discounts to the Trade. PS eyeyEeEeE—E—E—E————E———EEEE re a THOMPSON McCOSH, President, JOHN A, McOOBH, Sec. and Treas, The GAUTIER STEEL DEPARTMENT of CAMBRIA IRON CO., Johnstown, Pa., are now manufacturing Soft Steels to supplant Iron. These steels are safer, stronger and more durable, and will forge, weld, turn, drill, key-seat and punch jusf as easily as Iron. The attention of Blacksmiths and Machinists is called tothem. They can be obtained from us in any desired shape or for any purpose. Works and General Office: JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. Thoroughly Tested and in Suc- cessful Operation. For prices and particulars address the Manufacturers, BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, BIRMINGHAM, CONN. eee New York Office: Chicago Office: 202 First Nat, Bank Building. eS. >. BARNUM, 104 READE st. io. 151.) MANUFACTURER i ance eee eee Te rnreemneemeepa EE tava ik Tacorp'd re LIFTER AND IRE AND work OWADRT & BENNETT Xr co BARB WIRE “carrier. , 42 Cliff St., New York. Detroit, Mich. 228 Lake St., Chicago, Ills. Chapman | Valve Mfg. Co, MANUFACTURERS OF vapised Twist Wire Poultry VALVES »° GATES) ie 208. ww ; ee MWMIAY Factories, Georgetown, Conn. 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 resists dampness, KEROSENE OIL and FLY SPECKS. Can be applied without heating metal. Sole Agents, H. §. ALLEN & CO., 112 John St., New York. Would call s lalattention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Architect ] tron Works. mple and Prices sent on application. 7 — MANUFACTURERS OF lron & Galvanized Wire Mleves and Wire (loth. Power Loom Painted and Gal. Vanized Window Screen Wire Cloth, Galvanized Wire Cloth for Drying Fruits, Warld’s Ga! vanized Web Wire Fence, Ga! NO DANGER OF CU'- TING HANDS OR TEAF- ING CLOTHES, SAVES THE PRICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY DAY. Water, Steam, Gas, Ammonia, &c. GATE FIRE HYDRANTS, w th and without INDEPENDENT NOZZLE VALVES. Manufactured Solely by (PATENTED.] Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. Our Agents, John H. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers S., carry stock of eur Liflers and will supply at Factory prices. All Work Guaranteed. Works and General Office: pad’ onenanyy en) T ANEIS PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER, 72 Kilby and 112 Milk Streets, The t perfect Anti- Friction Hanger in the Market, BOSTON, Mass. BBO ranan - J = . Saat a resents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Feace Rail, manufactured by the - 1° a) It is made of steel throughout, except the wheel. which h The above cut rep nts ATLANTA RUBBER CO.,, we Me steelaxle. It will not break. It is practically free from ana it HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥. We also manufacture extensively ( : is almost noiseless in action. It requires no oil. It has a broad | four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists. eerste tat 26) ietta St., Atlanta, Ga. Summ | bearing on the door, and keeps in line. It is by far the most i Marietta ’ ’ i My durable. It may be used with any track. It is always in order. ; Rubber Belting, Pack- | iia LANE’S PATENT TRACK - Is made of stee! and 1s easily put in position. Catches and holds ing, Hose, &c. f - ie a i ee THE BILLINGS & SPENCER CO.HARTTORD CONN ; "a = 2 lee be used with hangers of other nee, a a fi r 7 S 7 marey rs - es “Mansctwet >y LANE BROS.,, Pountecpsic, x. v. cre bane pital Be \ ce NHN H. GRAHAM & CO., General Agents, 113 Chambers Street, NEW YORK, STA aa eA GC. bad PHOSPHOR-BRONZE SINGLE AND DOUBLE END C. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn St., Chicage, III. IN 16 SIZES. re | iy For Bearings, Slide Valves, Cylin- DROP FORGED OF 2t.y si STEEL tJ der Rings, Cross-Head Gibs. Steps, TAKING NUTS FOR/+4INCH v Bushings, and all purposes where UP TO AND INCLUDING | MARKS: Maximum Durability, Anti-Frictional ad | = a a oh 3 4 pi va " Py J iy nN . i TING, =. ws | oe ss ae Qualities are desir- NUTS FOR I4 INCH BOLTS 4, 4 ry Vs : if L O : PUR E OAK LEATHER BEL Pump Rode, Bolte ana Sats, | PRTOMAUIM Stet agTON tol aons aa WONG Wat eandedae er Oil Tan and Raw Hide Lace Leather, and all RS oe Kinds of Mill Supplies. | for Catalogues and Discounts. Machine and Wood Screws, &c., &c 0 Combine Toughness, Strength, Dura- » bility and Resistance Deion: ERS, CORTLAND, N. Y., Phosphor: Buenze > a ee WICKWIRE BROTH Castings of all kinds to order. Send MANUFACTURERS OF for pamphlet and prices. {HE PHOSPHOR-BRONZE SMELTING CO., [1D,,| WIRE CLoTH AND WIRE Goons TT ‘al cig ph (teks; PHILADELPEIA, PA. Dish Covers, Owners of the U. 8. Phosphor-Bronze Patents. Sole Manufacturers of Phosphor-Bronze in the U. 8. Corn Poppers, ee ee eee So Pe are ee Coa Sieves, Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. = **CORTLAND” THE CELEBRATED INDOW “SILVER FINISH” Mm The Popular Polish of the world. | WIRE CLOTH. ae! For sale by all dealers in U.S.A. 5 and Canada. Price List Free. Galvanized POULTRY NETTINGS. FOR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. ! ' THE PARLOR MFG. CO., 85 Fulton St., Boston. Metalfe Coal Steve. @ET THE BEST. ee A THE IRON AGE. , April 29, 1886. OGDEN & WALLACE, Marshall Lefferts & C.|CQ)X FORD|W. &D. Wood co., Ld) ames P WITHEROW, — 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm St,, New Yor ’ IRON AND NAIL cO., "an PA., Engineer & Contractor. C u t N a ] | S 2: Lewis Block, PITTSBURGH, Pa., AND GENERAL AGENT FOR MANUPACTU RERS OF Iron = Steel galvanized Sheet Iron, Of every description kept in stock. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.s Best Bloom, Best Refined and Oommon. Galvanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ; Galvanized BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. Hoop and Band tron. Galvanised Rod and Bar Iron, ase of Cr ad Machgery Sel con eee ee SPIKES. WHITWELL FIRE-BRICK STOVES sonhigihiatdiaammamamtalaiaaes ____| CORRUGATED SHEET IRON Ep Pe ; For Roofing, &¢,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. J. 8. SCRANTON, es ent, . S — = es ERS es - Yc c ms Best Chareest, Best Defines anak Common 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT CLAPP-GRIFFITHS PATENTS FOR MANUFACTURE ' , NEW YORK. . SHEET IRON. Planished Sheet Iron. ria ae specially adapted for A No. 1 Boiler Plat Patented April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. =. 1873 ; Oct. Boiler Rivets, Wire Rods, Stay Bolts, ’ 6th, 1874 ; Jan. 11, 1876; det. 17th, 1876; =. BURDEN’S =| Siti, irrair ore ee Se . roth, 1882 Jan. 1st, 1884 ; Feb. 1 th, 188 Stamping Ware, Nail Plates, &c. March 4th, 188% ; Jan. 6th, 148s. 3 ping Ware, ‘ Acme Shatting. Piate anp Tank Iron, } . H. No. 1, C.H. No.1 Flange, Best Flange, Apply for Discount. Best Flange’ Fire Box, Circles. ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF en -f _| IRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. ABEEL B ROTHERS, Price list and quotations sent upon application. ALL SIZES AND LENGTHS IN STOCK. Guaranteed ul fully equal im all respects to the Will contract to completely erect, eq HORSE SH 0 FS IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and place in operation Blast Furnace Wh © | and at a less price. well Stoves and Steel Plants as above. ROTABLISHED 17s, B. F. JUDSON, I TOT ls * M erc h: a Ti ts, Importer of and Dealer in Com Refined Os d I manufacture at our own works everythi — Mon, kein arcoal and Juniata taini to Blast Furnace and St 190 SOUTH ST., : Y ND RICAN appertaining as ( tart fee en OF Works construction, can guarantee prom, 365 WATER ST.,§ | NEW YORK. * “CATASAUQUA” IRON. |FPtS Tron, Large Assortment of Extra Heavy Sizes on Hand. WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, “ARM CO.’’ SHAFTING. OLD METALS. Also general assortment of Norway, Ulster and . 3 . -|45 459 ate t., | Refined Bar, Band, Hoop, Scroll, Angle Iron ; 487 + 489 Water St. t NEW YORK. A. R. WHITNEY & C0, HICKS & DICKEY, lronand Steel Iron, Steel ¢ Forgings ” ” Burden Best BLACK SHEET IRON, ness and satisfaction. SYRACUSE Manhattan Rolling Mill ; MALL J. LEONARD, Boiler Rivets. ee RON 445 bo 451 West Sto NEW YORK, SYRACUSE, - N. Y. MANUPACTURER oF —_—_—_—_——_— HORSE SHOE IRON, Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Flais Mower and Reaper Castings and | _™ *™* THE BURDEN IRON CO. Carriage Irons a Specialty. | Bonnell, Botsford & Co.. Tho, Vs W. B. BURNS, Proprietor. IRON NAILS AND SPIKES 3 WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., |PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS! = youncstown, OHIO. Iron AGENCIES: PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron and Soft Steel and Cut Nails and Spikes. NORWAY STEEL & IKON O©O., Homogeneous Steel BAY << IRON CO., Tank, Boiler and Girder BRANDYWINE ROLLING nae. Boiler Plates. TUBE WORKS. Boiler Flues MERCHANT IRON & SOFT STEEL, COLD ROLLED & TURNED SHAFTING. GLASGOW BYERS & CO. Wrought Iron Pipe. — CARNEGIE BROS. & CO. mited . ire and AGENCIES : Steel Channels, Shapes ands CROWN & CUMBERLAND STEEL C0., me BROOKE ES RE BATE Cy Greg Wire Nal cast roow steew. ” {/1ron Merchants, Everson, Hammond & Orr, ltd., |~ Howard, Childs & Co.. Plans and estimates furnished oa contracts |] HARTMAN STEEL C0., Ltd, - Cor, ALBANY & WASHINGTON STS., SECOND AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA., cami made for erecting Iron Structures of every descrip. Tire, Toe, Sleigh, Machinery, Spring Steel, &c. NEW YORK CITY, MANUFACTURERS OF Commission Merchants, No. 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, Pa. tion. ne 1 cuts - an bee —_— sent on application <<" Sample pieces at office. : . ils, Pl address 17 Broadway, New York. CHARLES L. BAILEY & CO., Chesapeake Nails HARTMAN STEEL CO., Ltd., Steel Wire Nails. vot Wala, Wont, EC. Malet | Light Sheet rons! jon and Steel of all Descriptions P, O. BOX 33. i f Ff Sternberch, Reading, Pa., ROOFING SH EET Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware Borden & Lovell, J O H N F O 4 MANUFACTURER OF of all grades @ specialty. Coa Hods, Dripping Pans, &c. 70 & 71 WEST ST., 5 REFINED BAR IRON. _Raes OS Se ee, Pittsburgh Manufactured Goods of all Kinds. Pee CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, Correspondence solicited. 1 Prices on on applic atior Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Rivets, LAG SCREWS, TURNBUCELES, Rods and Forgings for Bridges and Buildings, &e., &c., &c. WM. McFARLAND, i lron and Brass Founder, |‘: "esssieti.iuisr,zers comes MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., L. N. LOVELL, * CA. GREENE t New York. Cast Iron Gas and Water Pipe, . FREELAND, ; Agents for the sale of 2 to 48 Inches Diameter, FALL RIVER IRON WORKS €0.’$ | 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods. SOR Eene RE en eer nenae DANVILLE NAIL & MFG. CO.’S| JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO,, E. JENCKES MANFG. CO., PAWTUCKET, R. L., Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, | SPRING PINS, KEYS AND COTTERS. Bent Wire Goods of all kinds a Specialty. New York Office, SS Chambers Street, NAILS AND SPIKES. y BORDEN MINING CO.’S wre eee TRENTON. N. J. 5 Dey Street. NEW YORK SaMURL A. HAINES, Gelling agent. : Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty, |@#08@# WESTINGHOUSE. Ju, Prest. JOHN CALDWELL, Treas. —_'T. W. WELSH, Sup! H. H. WESTINGHOUSE, Gen’! oe W. W. CARD, Secy. Any size or style made at short notace, Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. PITTSBURGH, PA., U. S.A., MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (Westinghouse & Smith Patents). WESTINGHOUSE FREIGHT BRAKE. The Automatic Freight Brake is essentially the same apparatus as the Automatic Brake fo or pessonaes ca qe t that the various parts are so combined as to form practically one piece 0! 5) m echanism, an at a very low Eres. Pemne saving in accidents, flat wheels, brakemen’s wa onl the Ea speed possib’ rfect safety, y will repay the cost of its application w th in * PHILADELPHIA, a verv short time. Manufacturers of The “ Automatic” has proved itself to be the most efficient Train and Safety Brake known. Its lication is instantaneous ; it can be operated from any car in Ain cae and Gould Cast Iron Pipe|irckshas ines, * et a FOR WATER AND GAS, The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS i LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. 15,000 ENGINES AND 80,000 CARS s HAS. FL Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrant and is adopted by the principal Railways in all parts of the world, conlagen howe hateen, te te aie hs a CE oa 2 400 OHESTNUT STREET where you buy your hardware, or send for cir- ae , FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. A. GARRISON, J, H, RICKETSON, WM. HOLMES, LEECH BURG IRON W.ORKS. ular and price list. CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CoO., A. GARRISON & CoO., KIRKPATRICK & CO., LIMITED Manufacturers of all Grades of CUMBERLAND COAL. PI G IR O N ; IMPORTED & AMERICAN |No. 63 Wall St., New York. PIG IRON. [panic F. cooney, LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON SE eagton Ba Sere For Malleable and Car-Wheel Purposes, : IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATES. A SPECIALTY. one GLASGOW IRON CO. PINE IRON WORKS. CHARLES HIMROD&CO.,; ALLISON BOILER FLUES. SOLID SHANK HOES FOR SALE VERY LOW. JOHN BROWER, 81 Murray Street, 52nd Sr., Betow LaNcasTER AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Manufacturers of Sand, Patent Homogeneous, PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. ssrattiare Fine SHEET IRONS Manufacture and have always in stock e (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) ; ROLLED IRON BEAMS 1116 olls "pusevergne Poe 5 ) | orrros, No. 148 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. WORKS, Leechburg, 24. Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, BOTH SOLID AND HOLLOW, CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE Only single Ri i ’ ng ever in’ that closes on ou eof the: D Forgings, Eye Bars, &c., —_+—__. Double Ring I ed. PATERSON WN. J. Ore?and Clay Pulverizers, Rotary Squeezers, 7 “ve Ring BROWN'S Room 45, Astor House, New York. Haskin’s Patent Double Spiral Pinions, and Roll- 9 j i j ing Mill Castings of every description, Champion - Inger, EI li ptical R mn e sauspseciiatisinbondltedllioielalpseadtnneaioeesneretadieinebantannistion-dienabdiaiastomameas 7 eghrn and HOLDER. and Triple Groove Ho mer Ring rts Office, Nos. 10 &4 12 WOOD ST., PITTSBURGH, PA. @ ping at et —- Onl . . rT NAILS seuss see ee ee ; sharp points in the nose. points in the flesh to oo it's POST’S PATENT IMPROVED CHAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN ©0,, Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur il. EUREKA SAP SPOUTS,! J, Ml, SCHOONMAKER. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Samples, Circulars and Terms sent free to the MANUFACTURER AND SHIPPER OF trade only. Addres S. i, POST, Burlingto on, - = Vt. ; iron Foundry and Machine Shop. STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION in all its Branches a Specialty. Brass and other Capacity ot Mines, 2500 Tons Daily. Metal Moulding, Casting and Finishing. Noiseless Vertical Engines, Hydrants, Fire Plugs, £o. Siding connections with all lines of Railroads, Pottsville, Schuyiki co, Pa, | Office, 120 Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &e. DOVER IRON CO.’S Boiler Rivets, Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, BAR IRON. FULLER BROTHERS & CoO., 139 GREENWICH ST., NEW YORK. Be Wrovw Pat P? Ww NEW Cr THE NO] Malle. MOSS BA Also for * Also Sole cent, LT A.. BEAN Office, No. : GOR 22€ He ating F Gas, t ee QU a for Samp RIDDLE a DEALERS I 'S 1015, 1017 ] Ss, ns, E re for e of vager within n, Its ld the Ss. Pa. p nose BQ sharp sore. r, Il April 29, 1886. THE IRON AGE. WwiImnGmrtAM Fr. HART c& co., SPANISH, AFRICAN CASTLE PIG IRON, for Finest Steel (phosphorus uniformly low, sel- dom reaching .o3 per cent., and Silicon from 1 per cent, upward, according to re- quirements of buyers). IRON. “ORES A superior iron for ordinary Bessemer W comparing favorably with English AND ___ ITALIAN MOHIC AN PIG IRON. ork, West Coast Hematites. semer, Basic and Open-Hearth Steel Slabs, Billets, Plates and Bars to specifications furnished Old Iron and Steel Rails, Crop E nds, Spiegeleisen, Ferromanganese, &c. 226 Walnut Street, - ADDRESS Cambria Iron Co,,. OFFICE, 218 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. Heavy Rails, Railway Fastenings, WORKS, Johnstown, PHILADELPHIA. Light Rails, STREET RAILS, Pennsylvania. 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, Weldless Eye Bars, and Built- -up Shapes for Iron Bridges. REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and Every Variety of SHAPE IRON Made to order. lans and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President. New York Agents, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty St. Boston ne FRED. A. SovoLser= & CO., 19 er earon St. ALAN WOOD COM PANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charceal Blcom PLATE ct SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder. Tank and Boat Iron ; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. WwW. 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 IRON & soe CO., Limited, Bessemer Pig Iron, brand “Ulverston ;’ Malleable Iron, brand * U MOSS BAY HEMATITE IRON % STEEL CO., Limited, Grienslcions, Crop Ends, &c. Also for * Lorn” Malleable Charcoal Also Sole Agents for the WHITE RIV cent, Metallic Manganese. PENCOYD Iron and N. B. ALL MINING CO’S., Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed so per & CO.’S Dinas Fire Bricks. IRON WORKS, A. cc PP. ROBERTS cw CO., BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, PLYMOUTH ROLLING MILL CO., &=ngyocken. PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, SHAFTING AND ROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. Office, No. 26 8. Fourth St., Philadelphia, Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. GORDON, STROBEL & LAUREAU, SNOINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, 226 WALNUT ST., leating Furnace, designed for use of Producer Gas, but can be adapted to Natural Gas with a slight modification. PHILADELPHIA, PA, SPECIALTIES: Gordon Whitwell-Cowper Hot-Blast Stoves. Regenerative Furnaces, Blast Furnaces, Improved Tuyere Stocks and Bosh Plates. Bessemer and Open-Hearth Steel Plants, Pittsburgh Branch Office: CU BOYLE & BISSELL BISSELL BLOCK. QUA BER CITY FACING MIUIts. ! for Sample Order of genuine 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. : 7. WwW. PAXSBON xe CO-.;, DEALERS IN MOULDING SAND, AND MANUFACTURERS OF FOUNDRY SUPPLIES, ‘0S. 1015, 1017, 1019 and 1021, or Pier 45 North, Del. Ave, = + = PHILADELPHIA, PA. EDWARD J. ETTING IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, 222 8S. Tarrp 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. LYNCHBURG LRON Co., LYNCHBURG, VA., Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. STORAGE, WHARF anv YARD, Delaware Avenue, above Callowhill St., connected by track with rail road, » Case ADVANCES MADE ON IRON. JAS. G. LINDSAY. THOS. S. PARVIN. LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., 328 Walnut St., Phila., lron and Steel Structural Material FOR ALL PURPOSES. Estimates furnished for lron and Steel Structures and Railway construction Correspondence solicited with railroad contractors. L. & R. WISTER & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 257 Bo, 4th Bt., Philadelphia. AGENTS Kemble and Norway Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. Wyebrooke C, B. Charcoal Pig Iron, Ferguson Red Short Pig Iron. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON. MORRIS, WHEELER & CO. Iron, Steel and Nails. WAREHOUSE & OFFICES, 16th & Market Sts., 400 Chestnut St., PHILA., PA. } PHILA., PA. New York Address, 14 CLIFF ST. SALES OFFICES, HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments, Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold, 234 8. 4th St., Philadelphia. Frank K. Esherick Barclay W. Cotton, ESHERICK & CO., 263 So. 4th ST. PHILADELPHIA lron and Steel of All Description. Selling — for Cleveland City Forge and Lron Co. Forgings; Central Iron and Steel Works, Plates ‘of Iren and Steel ; Danville Nail and Mfg. Co., lron_ and Steel Nails, Hoiler Tubes; Bridge, Car ‘and Boat Specifications a Speciality JI. J. MOHR, 430 WALNUT ST., PHILA, PA, SOLE AGENT FOR Sheridan, Leesport, Temple, Lynch- burg, Millcreek and Mt. Laurel imi’ PIG: IRON atten CHARCOAL PIG IRON. JUSTICE COX, Jr CHARLES K. BARNS. JUSTICE COX, JR,, & CO,, AGENTS FOR CATASAUQUA MFG. CO., Iron, steel. Bars, Boiler, Tank and Bridge Plates; Skelp, Angles and Shapes; Chick'*s, Montgomery, Conewago and Alice Furnaces PIG TI Ron for Foundries and Mills ERIE FORGE CoO., Lae Iron and Steel Forgings; Every shape. Fourth Street, - jerome Keeley & Co., 206 Walnut Place, Phila., Selling Agents for CHARCOAL and ANTHRACITE BLOOMS, PIG TRON, BAR IRON, SHEET IRON, STEEL and IRON RAILS, IRON CLAD STEEL RAILS and BARS, MAGNETIC and HEMATITE TRON ORES, FIRE BRICK, COAL and COKE, MUCK BARS, Handle Old Iron and Steel Rails, Scrap Iron, &c. Examine and negotiate sales of Lron and Coal properties. 224 South Phila., Pa. E. H. Wilson. A. Kalser. J. B. M. Hirons E. H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 224 South Third St, Philadelphia, BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON anv STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J, W. HOFFMAN & CO., |RON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 208 South Fourth st., Philadelphia. Selling Agents PINE [RON WORKS, Pine Brand Plates; GLASGOW IRON CO., Plates and Muck Bars ; SPRANG STEEL & IRON CO. (Limited), Siemens Martin (Open-Hearth) Steel, Universal and Sheared Plates, Angle 8s and Shapes. INO. L. HOGAN, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, 216 SOUTH FOURTH ST., PHILA. Pig Iron & Ores, Stee! & Iron Blooms. Agent for Brier Hilllron and Coal Co. Youngstown Steel Co. Open Hearth Metal, Charcoal Iron, Connellsville Coke, Ol d Rails, Scrap, ae. FOR BEST MILL Andover Pig Irony Each Pig! marked exact chill depth (% In. to % In.), . Whitney & Son’s standard test. 5 A. Com, Treas agent, 240 So. 3d St., Phila. PEDRO G. SALoM, J. P. L. WESTESSON. SALOM & WESTESSON, Philadelphia Testing Laboratory, 208 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, Assayers and Metallurgists, Physical Testing. Established 1847. A. WHITNEY & SONS, CAR WHEEL WORKS, PHILADELPHIA, Also 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., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa. MANUFACTURERS OF Pig Iron, Foundry and Forge. Puddled Bars, Special for Axles, Best Neutral and Common. | 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. &” Particular attention given t to o Iron for for ‘Special Purpos Purposes, 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. MBERLAND 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. IRON AND STEEL, ANALYSIS OF A special department for the fitted with all the apparatus and appliances for the rapid and accurate analysis of lron, Steel, Iron Ores, Siags, Limestones, Coals, Clays, Fire Bands, &c, Baltimore. Price lists on application, Agents for sampling ores in New York aud A'‘Large Prony Brake. In carrying out an experimental investi- gation on cylinder condensation in steam engines, which was made the subject of a graduating thesis presented to Stevens In stitute some time ago by Messrs. Chas. L. Gately and Alvin P. Kletzsch, it was neces sary to secure some means of controlling the velocity of the engine chosen with certainty and safety, at the highest speeds and great est power that would be attained. The usual method was obviously the best for the purpose, and the design of a Prony brake thus formed a part of the problem to be at tacked by the investigators. The form of brake finally concluded upon was substan- tially the same as that used previously by several well-known engineers. It consists of a brake-wheel or pulley which is keyed on the engine-shaft aa is sufficiently strong to sustain safely the maximum load antici- pated. The rim of this pulley is turned flat and very smooth, and is fitted with a flexible brake-strap of wrought iron or other suitable material, which may be adjusted to such a tension as will enable it to control the engine at maximum power. The rim is trough shaped in section, flanges e oes inward toward the shaft to a sufficient depth to per- mit the retention in the circular trough so formed of a stream of water which is used to keep the pulley cool and to carry away the heat produced by transformation of mechanical energy. ; The two ends of the break-strap are united by a right and left — screw in such manner that they may be drawn to gether and the strap set up to any desired degree of tension. The brake-arms consist of two beams of wood forming a frame and secured to the strap at the upper and lower sides, and at their junction supported by a strut resting on a platform scale of nice construction and gr