The Iron Age 1886-05-20: Vol 37 Iss 20

886. — r “ OO The Iron Age eEADING MATTER A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. AOVERTISEMEN TS Published every Thursday Morning by Davy Writtams, Nos. 66 and 68 Duane Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Vol XXXVI: No. 20. Joslin’s Resawing Machine. We present on this page an illustration of a new circular resawing machine built by the S. A. Woods Machine Co., of g1 Liberty street, New York. It was designed by Mr. isaac R. Joslin, and, while retaining the general features common to this class of wood-working machines, embodies a number of improvements and points of novelty and interest. Mr. Joslin paid special attention to the roller mechanism of the machine, which controls the feed of the board to the saw and regulates its action, and it is there accordingly that the special novelty of the design is to be sought. It is of importance, naturally, ina machine of this kind that these feed-rollers should hold the board firmly and present it to the saw accurately, so as to prevent as much as possible lateral pressure, which would tend to deflect the saw and impair the accuracy of the work. Absence of this pressure further permits the use of a thin saw, thus avoiding wide kerfing and accomplishing an impor- tant saving in lumber. Mr, Joslin has met these requirements in a most satisfactory manner and has mounted and connected the rollers in such a way as to make them very sensitive to irregularities in the board, and free to move equally in opposite directions. Perfect self-centering of the board to the saw is thus obtained and an even division of the board is insured. The machine is constructed, as usual, with two successive pairs of feed-rollers leading to the saw, the rollers being mounted on a carriage movable in transverse ways, and accordingly adjustable with reference to the saw. Each roller, however, is, moreover, mounted in a separate roll-stand on this car- riage and capable of an independent adjust- ing movement toward or from the other, the sliding base of the roll-stands being situ- ated at a distance above the base of its roller at or near the average center of grasp on the average board. The strain is in this way centralized on the slides, in- suring a smooth and easy move- ment of the roll-stand in yielding to irregularities in the board. The rollers of each pair are con- nected by means of what Mr. Joslin calls an ‘‘ equalizing bar,” which practically is a bell-craik, and they are consequently com- pelled to open and close in uni- son and evenly from a common center, _ Self-centering of the board is thus secured. The bell- crank may be disconnected when desired, and means are provided to hold the rollers on one side rigid while the oppo- site rollers are left yielding. By this arrangement a board may be easily divided into several slabs. For this work the hand- wheels shown on both sides of the machine are called into play to adjust the rolls independently of each other in the desired po- sition, the large hand-wheel seen on the left enabling the operator to move the feed works bodily across the maehine. Thus, it will be seen, these joint and separate movements and adjust- ments of the rolls are so com- plete and perfect as to provide for every requirement that may be thrown upon them. As to the feed works, these are made heavy and strong, and the working parts compactly and conveniently disposed, so that all movements and adjust- ments shall be readily commanded by the operator. A feature of special merit is the method by which the forward and backward feed is obtained by the use of a single belt and the lever seen on the left of the machine. The mechanism by which thjs is effected is in the form of a clutch engaging or disengagirg appropriately dis earing. It is simple, strong and durable, and not liable to become disarranged. The frame is cast in two pieces bolted together in such a manner that they may be taken — readily for convenience in shipping. It is also so de- signed that the operator may approach close to the saw blade to file and set the saw when necessary without climbing on the top of the frame to reach it. All the shafts in the machine are of steel and the saw flange is of hammered steel, to insure proper stiffness and at the same time allow of a thin flange. The machine is fur- nished with either a segment blade, as shown in the engraving, or with a solid saw, and with either solid or inserted teeth, as the user may prefer. The inserted teeth are made as light as 17 gauge, and the solid teeth as light as 21 gauge, though the makers recommend for.rough, hard work a saw of 18 gauge. Four sizes.of this machine are built, differing in the size of saw and weight of machine. } sizes gre : 60 inches diameter, cutting * inches wide. 56 oe 7 - “ BO “ 7 “ 21 ay 7“ 6 “ “ 49 « “ The machine in its present form embodies the results of a long experience with this class of machinery, and its advantages are well worth the attention of mill men. Le It is stated by a correspondent who writes from Tientsin that there is a short line of ‘railway in successful ration in North China, near Kai-ping, built to facilitate de- liveries from a colliery, but that the Govern- ment ignores its existence, nor has it ever been seen by any person of rank connected with the Peking Governor or capital of the Province. a $$. The Application of Asbestos. In a lengthy lecture by Mr. James Boyd before the Society of Arts, that gentleman, who is connected with one of the manufact- urers, deals with some of the applications which asbestos has found in Europe, in the following words : The valuable fire-resisting properties of asbestos have been long known. In the his- tory written by Marco Polo of his travels and adventures in China, in the latter half of the thirteenth century, we find him men- tioning an incombustible cloth which was said to be made from the skin of the sala- mander, a serpent which could exist in the | New York, Thursday, May 20, 1886. : aud, as may be seen, consisted of a core of asbestos fiber consolidated by special ma- chinery, and braided over with cotton to hold it together. That this was a crude and imperfect way of applying asbestos is appar ent; still some wonderfully good results were obtained from its use, as, for instance, in the Anchor Line steamship Anglia, the engineer of which stated that ‘‘ the packing had proved highly satisfactory, having been in use while the vessel steamed 24,000 miles.” The rod was in beautiful condition, and the | gland was only screwed upa turn at the end | of each voyage. Prior to 1880 I had been for a number of years interested in and con- nected with this company, and in that year, by its fusion with the asbestos business of | Furse Bros, & Co., of Rome, and the Italo- | English Pure Asbestos Co., was formed the United Asbestos Co., Limited, with which I am still connected. The rapidly increasing favor with which fire, but which, on examination, he found | high-pressure steam is regarded by engi- was made from a fibrous mineral—viz., | neers has necessitated the use of packing asbestos—and he goes on to detail its treat- | fitted to resist the higher temperatures and RESAWING MACHINE WITH SEGMENT SAW, BUILT BY ment and manufacture. THE 8S. A. I have also seen in’ pressures, and, as the heat-resisting proper- the Vatican a piece of asbestos cloth, which, ! ties of asbestos indicate it as a suitable ma- however, seemed to have some foreign fiber mixed with it, probably in order to facilitate the spinning. Some think this was one of those napkins which are said to have been used by popes and emperors to astonish their guests by throwing it, when soiled, on the fire, which cleansed it from its impuri- ties. This may have been possible with the chareoal fires then in use, but with our coal fires it would probably be further soiled, rather than purified, by such treatment. Others there are who assert that these cloths were used by the Greeks in cremating their dead, so as to keep the remains of the body from mixing with the fuel. Either or bo these theories may be correct. The asbestos from which these cloths were made is gener- ally supposed to have been found at Paphos, in the Island of Cyprus. From the year 1850 various attempts were made by Italians j to utilize the asbestos so plentiful in their | mountains, but these were chiefly directed to manufacturing it into cloth, and chief | among those who did this was the Chevalier Aldini. Among those who were the means of bringing asbestos within the pale of mechan- ical application was the Italian priest Gui- seppe della Coronna, a native of Florence, ie I had the pleasure of knowing. After many experiments he had, about 1870, suc- ceeded in making asbestos into millboard and paper of very good quality. About the same time some Americans had succeeded in manufacturing the Italian asbestos into packings for piston glands, and in 1872 a company was formed at Glasgow, called the Patent Asbestos Manufacture Co., Limited, for the purpose of making piston packings according to the American invention. This company also made a contract with the Ital- ian mill manufacturer for his make of millboard, and to it belongs the merit of having first offered asbestos in a form suit- able for the engineer. This company adopted as its trade-mark the salamander in a fierce fire, but whether in reference to Marco Polo or not | amnot aware. A sam- ple of the packing of 1873 is on the table, terial, manufacturers of asbestos goods were stimulated to devise improved methods of manufacture, so as to meet the altered con- ditions of things, and the forms in which asbestos packings are now to be found are numerous. First of all, we have yarn com- posed of a single thread, or it may be of three, six or nine threads softly twisted to- gether, and which is largely used for pack- ing small glands, taps, &c., and is found of great use by engineers. Then we have the ordinary braided packings composed of paral- lel strands of thread, forming a core over which asbestos threads are braided or plaited and form the rubbing surface. This pack- ing can also be had of a square instead of a round section. These are the packings in every-day use, and for engines using steam of moderate pressure give wonderfully good results. When I have heard people who use it tell how long the same packing had been in use in a valve or gland, I have often felt tempted to say it lasted too long. To meet the views and wishes of engineers, soapstone or plumbago is also frequently in- corporated with this packing, and it is said to give very good results. For engines using steam of a higher pressure, but where a moderate price is an indispensable condition to its use, this packing is greatly improved by being braided or plaited all through in- stead of having a core composed of parallel threads, and this is the class of packing in use in the Royal Navy, as also in many mer- chant steamers. The ideas of engineers as to what forms a good make of king vary very greatly, some desi to have it made almost as hard as iron, while others desire to have it so soft that it can be pressed into any shape; and, to meet the views of the latter, there is offered by the company with which I am connected a woven packing com- posed of parallel threads bound together in a particular manner, and which can be pressed into any form. This is largely used by rail- way companies, and I have known many in- stances in which this packing, after six months of continuous use, still remained tight and serviceable. WOODS MACHINE CO., Asbestos manufacturers, in pushing their sales, soon discovered that many engineers had a deeply-rooted preference for packings of the well-known Tuck’s form, and to meet this desire asbestos has been manu- factured into cloth, and made up both into round and square packing, either with or without rubber, core or packing, and has given very good results. The square form is preferred by marine engineers, and the engineer of a steamer belonging to an im- portant company recently made the follow- ing report respecting it: ‘‘ We packed the H. P. slide and expansion rods with it in London, these being the two we had the | most trouble with; we made the whole | voyage out and home from Calcutta without putting any more packing in, and it was | quite steam-tight after running over 16,000 |miles. When using Tuck’s packing we had to repack about. four times a voyage, and sometimes stop at sea to repack; so, al- though the first cost is dearer, I think it will be economy in the long run to use it.” The round form of this has been found of great NEW YORK. value by engineers in cases where wet steam has to be dealt with, and I am aware of an instance in which it was used for packing the piston-rod of a Condie’s steam hammer, in which any other kind of packing lasted only a few days, while this lasted over three months, when it still remained in serviceable condition. Finding that many engineers had a great liking for metallic packings, about a year ago | began to make experi ments with a view to determine in what way I could best meet their views, and the result was a packing of which each thread has a core of very fine brass or bronze wire, This metallic yarn ean be either braided up into a square or round packing. It can also be woven into cloth and made up into round or square packing of the forms already described as similar to Tuck’s pack- ing, and for other purposes which will be noticed under their proper headings. Having thus briefly glanced at the ap- plications of asbestos as a packing, I propose to notice its applications as a jointing ma- terial. First in order it comes to us in the shape of millboard, which, as already stated, was originated by the Priest Coronna. It is not necessary that I should say much on this point, as many of you are doubtless familiar with it, and for those who are not samples are to be seen. Much of this is sold in the sheet to buyers who cut it up into joints as they require it, but there are other con- sumers, such as railway companies, to whom these joints are supplied cut to the va*ious forms in which it is required, and I believe I am correct in saying that in no sin- gle instance have these given way or blown out of the joint. Milboard not being, however, sufficiently elastic for some purposes, and not well |adapted for joints with wet steam, some | buyers desired to have something more |nearly resembling rubber jointing, but of | greater resistance to heat. Asbestos has been woven into cloth, and this cloth proofed on both sides with rubber, and several thick- | messes of cloth can be stuck together ac | cording to the thickness desired. This forms | |an admirable joint for water or wet steam, Second-Class Matter. 84.50 a Pear, Including Tostao% Single Copies, Zen Cents. and if rubbed with soapstone or plumbago before being applied does not adhere to the metal, and may be used several times over. This cloth proofed with rubber is made up into a great variety of tapes for ordinary joints, or thick manhole joints of steam boilers, and is also made into joints of all forms, whether square, rectangular, cir cular or oval. The metallic cloth already referred to can also be made up into all the classes of goods just mentioned as being made from pure asbestos cloth, Yet one application of asbestos as a jointing material remains to be noticed, viz.: asa putty. I have seen this remain sound after being for two years continuously exposed to the action of fire in the flue of a steam boiler carrying 50 pounds pressure. With a view to provide a receptacle for papers or other articles of value which will be moderate in cost and at the same time | portable, deed-boxes with a lining of asbestos millboard have been introduced, and I trust that as their value is better known they will come into general use. About two sears ago some gentlemen who desired to see these boxes put to a practical test visited the com- pany’s works at Harefield. Two rails were supported on brick ata hight of 18 inches from the ground, and underneath them a strong fire of wood shavings andi chips was made ; and when this had well burnt up, one of the deed-boxes filled with papers was | pushed along the rails to the center of the | fire, where it was completely enveloped in flames, and there it remained for 20 minutes, | On being withdrawn it unlocked easily, and the papers were found in perfect preserva- tion, being neither charred nor discolored. On seeing this result one of the gentlemen present asked if the boxes could not be used for transporting gunpowder or other explo- sive substances, A quarter of a poate of gunpowder was put in a small bag and placed inside a fresh box, which was pushed along the rails into the center of the fire, which ‘had fresh fuel added. Those present with- drew to a respectful distance, evidently: not having absolute faith in the heat-resisting prop- erties of asbestos, and after it had been exposed for 20 min utes the question arose as to how it was to be got off the fire. By means of a long iron rod with a hook I performed this opera tion, and the box was opened The same gentleman then asked, **Why have the powder in a bag? Let it be laid on the bot- tom of the box loose.” This was done, the fire ordeal re- peated, with the same result— the powder did not go off. To provide electrical engi- neers with a non conducting covering for their wires which is both fire-proof and water- proof, and thus guards against the risks of fire and preserves the perfect insulation of the wire, asbestos millboard is made into tubes of all diameters, and are fitted with sockets for join- ing the lengths and with elbows for turning corners. They can also be made internally in two or more divisions. Asbestos millboard is made into gas shades and also into fire-blow- | ers, and for both purposes its fire-resisting | properties have been found of great value. | Asbestos paper has also been printed in | imitation of wall-paper, and should be valua- ble for papering internal wooden divisions in houses and offices. Asbestos is also made | into a felt suitable for placing under carpet | or oilcloth. Asbestos cloth has been very largely used | by beetroot-sugar refiners in France, Ger- | many and Austria for filtering purposes, it | being found that filter bags made of this | material were much better fitted for this purpose than those of any other material, as | they lasted very much longer, retained the | heat and were easily cleansed and kept sweet. Asbestos cloth has also been largely used for the filtration of both acids and water, and with the best results. One of the uses for which the fire-resisting prop- erties of asbestos indicated that it was specially suitable in the form of cloth was as a fire-proof curtain for theaters, and it has been introduced in a number of | places. —— oe ~ A writer in the Marine Journal who is | familiar with American shipping at San- Francisco and Portland calls the attention of ‘‘ free-ship” advocates to the fact that shippers are so much under foreign control | that American vessels are subject to a severe discrimination. The writer says: ** We have | now under our flag three iron sailing ships ‘running in the California trade. Two of | these, of about 1900 tons each, are quite new and were built on the Delaware, as it is said, by the rules of the London Lloyds and under their inspection. The third vessel, lof 947 tons, is British built, was wrecked and is American rebuilt as good as new. Not one of these ships has ever received the full market rate of freight.”” Names and dates are given in support of these state- ments. lt would appear, therefore, that the foreign trade has so far slipped away from American control that how to obtain remunerative employment for shipping under the American flag is a much more practical registry for |question than providing a or where the surfaces are not quite even, | foreign-built ships, and the powder found intact. . ort ee iatane ede I hei Oe a es a ) a? i i ner © ieee eer get eos = x4 2 THE IRON AGE. May 20, 1886. THE PLUME & ATWOOD MFG.CO.) WASHBURN & MOEN MANUF’G CO,, MANUFACTURERS OF Worcester, Mass., New York City, Chicago. EVERY 7 mm! , Y Sh d Roll B Bare and Covered. ! i eet an 0 rass WMA BS FOR ALL VARIETY OF PURPOSES. i : uw = O'NEILS'S PATENT PLANISHED W b RB C AND COPPER. w ; ater ury rass 0, IRE, Hard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes ; Galvauzed Seamless Brass and Iron and Steel Telegraph and Telephone Wire ; Glidden Patent Steel ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER CoO., ACTURERS. OF PURE COPPER WIRE, For Electrical Purposes, W.E. DODGE. eee Goa aa ee GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, 5 2 nf _ Wire, O'Neils’s Sheet Roll and Pla ers’ Brass COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER Barb Wire ; Watch and Clock Main Springs ; Eyeglass Springs; Steel e. P. ee Patent Nickel- German tivie Copper, Brass and ; ELECTRICAL WIRE, Wire for Needles and Drills ; Patent Steel Wire Bale Ties ; 0. A, COWLES, wunren Segoe, Genean Silver Wire, Brass and Pi B ae Pump Chain ; Two Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted lence : Secretary. &e., Copper Tubing fins, yo rass uv CeCe, VOC Wire, without Barbs ; Fence Staples, Stretchers, &¢.; Bright, PE : Chain Kerosene Burners, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvanized and Copper Wire, Copper Rivets and Burs, on Spools 1 oz. to 1 lb. Brass Kettles, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per- cussion Caps, Powder Flasks, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Meas- ures, &c., and small Brass Wares of every description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. PHELPS DODGE & C0 Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S ’ "a Line of Sporting Goods. ii on Satued deed Lamp Trimmings, §c¢. neon n Copper, Anchor Brand ; LAKE INGOT COPPER. — 19 & 21 CHM Street, NEW YORE. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, 115 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. WwiRnb ROPH AND CABITE. a —————— ———— poet Mill, | Factories, THOMASTON, CONN. | WATERBURY, CONN. BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging, &c. (ialvanized Steel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges. Transmission aud Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes, Switch Ropes, Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor-Bronze and Copper Wire IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS : MILLS AT A l ‘ - 296 Broadway, New York. WATERBURY, Sheet and Roll Brass, Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixtures | N P |e A E 125 Eddy St., Providence, R. |. CONN. and Applianccs required for use with the foregoing. Cae St ho oe A BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, SEND FOR PRICE LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, pncatnanennienamanistsiniimaned SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, &c New Haven Copper Co., no aoe ve NEW YORK WAREHOUSE: CHICAGO WAREHOUSE : : ; SOLE MAKERS OF Oilers and Cuaspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, 16 OUf, Street. 107 & 109 Lake Street. Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. coppiraeprass, POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12, 1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN atablished i802.) BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER SCOVILL MFG. COMP ANY Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c. WATERBURY, - CONN., Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and manufacturing Metal Goods. tO ed Oe Vee ee at Ce | eal Pid 2 Peee wre Ae Sw \ a ~ CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK, MANUFACTORY, WAREHOUSE, Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray St., N. ¥. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, WATERBURY CONN. Manufacturers of ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, SBRASS.—Shoet Brass, Brass Wire, Brass Tubing. ; : 25 Park Place. j 18 Federal St eo Ses = GERMAN } Sheet German Silver, German Silver Cast Steel Augers and Bits of Superior Quality. | 99 Murray St. aa at, rr . UL ‘3 hp NS Manufacturers of all kinds of Brass, Copper & German Silver, ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, U eu Y Pei | Petar. er ee ine ha Pubs ete, | 294 Pearl St. NEW YORK. BUTTONS. | road, School, Lasting, tix end Drews | DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO. LA a } German Student Lamps, Kerosene ops. burners, Kerosene Lamps. IMPORTERS OF GERPHire | Nokes her Sins. THN PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, Seovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. tN | eas a) ’ oo a nee COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, ETC., Copper Rivets and Burs. «13 Broome oy Devonshire Street, Boston. 29 and 31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, 183 Lake Street, Chicago. | DICKERSON & CO.. Liverpool. NEW YORK. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. GERMAN SILVER Spoons, SILVER- PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, KEROSENE BuRNERS, &C. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony, Solder & Old Metals, 100 John Street, New York. PASSAIC ZINC CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Spelter FOR Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes AND ALL FINE WORK. Also for GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. MANNING & SQUIER Gen'l Agents, 111 LIBERTY ST. (2d Floor), NEW YORK. GEO, W. PRENTISS & CO,, HOLYOKE, MASS. Manufacturers of IRON » WIRE, ABRAM S. HEWITT, Pres’t. JAMES HALL, Treas. WM. HEWITT, Vice'Pres’t. E. HANSON, Sec’y. THE TRENTON IRON CO., (INCORPORATED 1847,) MANUFACTURERS OF [RON AND STEEL WIRE, AD oF Steel Wire Bale Ties. No. 1. HOOK and LOOP FIXED LENGTH TIE. \ye22ez CF Be Sey) eezezezaa No. 2. CLOSED HOOK ADJUSTABLE LENGTH TIE. “PORTAGE IRON COMPANY (LiMiTED), MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEEL Bars, Rods, Shafting, Hoops, Bands, Angles, &c., Made Exclusively From Pig Iron. 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. Prices and Discounts on Application. Works and Office at TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burling Slip. Philadelphia Office, 21 N. Fourth Street. Chicago Office, 146 Lake Street. THE BROMWELL Brush and Wire Goods Co., we OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, @ beg to notify the Trade that their new Catalogue will be sent free on application. WIRE ROPE HAZARD M*F¥sc CO vuxnwns: §7 Liberty St., New York. Wilkesbarre, Pa Specialties: FLY TRAPS, GREEN WIRE CLOTH, DISH COVERS, SIEVES, &c. PROMPT ATTENTION TC ORDERS AND CORRESPONDENCE, WE MAKE LOW PRICES, AND HAVE LARGE STOCK, lowa Barb Wire Co., “new von” BSTABLISHED 18387. 4. 8. CHASE, ENOORPORATED 1876. Sec'y & Treas. Waterbury Mfo. Co., Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes, straightened and cut to order. A. LESCHEN & SONS ROPE CO.,, WATERBURY, CONN., c . x Brass Goods [: wees - a1 WIRE ROPE Ef : 903 and 905 N. MAIN STREET, 8ST. LOUIS, MO. Correspondence invited. a eee ae Manufacturer of WIRE CLOTHSES# Iren and Steel Locomotive Gpark re Cleth. Riddles ter E tand F . | and Saud Screeus. Tren Baiting Cleth. ire Work ef every ronaerpese = NWo. 771i. FULTON stT., - Nav Tonz. THE WIRE GOODS CO., | Worcester Mass. R. T. SOLLIS & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF LEAD PIPE CUTTERS = INDISPENSABLE TO PLUMBERS. No. 1 cuts:in.tozin. Sent, postpaid, for $1.75. No, a “ oy ry oe ay 1.50 Bright Wire Goods, Mill Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, Double-Pointed Tack Picture Cord, Clothes Line Wire, Hand Rail Screws, &c..&c. Wires cut, bent, a ine eavies. Wing — oo ony Catieee mene, Ordate poneies Seas the Trade for the full hne of Screw ee Hardware Goods. t aranteed mar Special articles made to order, ve Bosenae _ THE WIRE GOODS CoO., Worcester, Mass. L RAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE. Send for Illustrations, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 4. W. PARMELEE, Pres't. a © ii J Thoro For prices B/IRMI or re BI he et. May 20, 1886. 0, LINDEMANN & CO., e MANUFACTURERS. OF Japanned, Brass, Tin Plated and Wood r LTT TT ft Poe ioe icone co , ar sa He ie. a ata t S ey ) > > x: > be ae: ~ > ~ 4 > fe))) > a ae , aa - > I = > oan (anne ELE LAELILLELLLAAA LALLA r = = 5 Vip | } | ms Market &teel Wire, Criroline Wire, Tempered and Covered. Also PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. 284, = ee and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. Successors to W. S. TYLER, MANUFACTURERS OF Wire Elevator Guards, OFFICE RAILINGS, DESK Ram sges, The GAUTIER STEEL DEPARTMENT of SKYLIGHT GUARDS AND WIR CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, JOHNSTOWN, WINDOW GUARDS 2 a eee PA., are prepared to furnish SLEIGH SHOE w. 8. TYLER, Pres. E. H, ALLEN, Sec. & Treas. CLEVELAND, OHIO. STEEL, rolled from solid steel billets, either THORN WIRE HEDGE CO. STEEL BARB WIRE FENCING. square, concave, double concave, convex or concavo-convex; also CUTTER SHOES, ta- Sharp, Short, pered and bent. Rigid Barb. “Ss. & C.” Painted"and Galvanized, Best Steel. “Kelly” Yielding Steel Points. New York Office: Chicago Office: Best Wire Made. 104 READE sT. 202 First Nat. Bank Building. Does Not Lacerate Stock. {No. 154.] Philadetphi& Office : 523 ARCH sT, Estab’d 1818. Incorp’d 1874 GILBERT & BENNETT MFG. CO. : WAREHOUSES : > 42 Cliff St., New York. . 228 Lake St., ¢ hicago, Ills. MANUFACTURERS OF 22 Iron & Galvanized Wire Sleves and Wire Cloth. Power Loom Painted and Gal- vanized Window Screen Wire Cloth, Galvanized Wire Cloth for Drying Fruits, Warld’s Gal. vani. eb Wire Fence, Gal- vapized Twist Wire Poultry Netting. Factories, Georgetown, Conn. “Red Star.” Covered with Celebrated Kelly Point. Address, THORN WIRE HEDGE CO., CHICAGO, EAGLE Hand Rotary] N!EN-TSI CHINESE LACQUER, Manufactured by ALBERT ASSMAN & SONS. PLANTER, UNEQUALLED FOR DURABILITY. Prevents Iron, Steel, Brass, Nickel, Copper. Silver, Bronze and all compositions from corroding. Also resists dampness, KEROSENE O OIL and FLY SPECKS. Can be applied without heating metal. Sole Agents, H. S. ALLEN & CO., 112 John St. ,, New York. Would cali attention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machin ery and Architectura) It has the Rorary Drop | "0 Works. sitet") LANES PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER, the Horse Planters. Four The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger in the Market, Feed Cups are at all times exposed to the corn, thus giving each 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 ple and Prices sent on application. four chances to fill, to where any other has one. By this, perfect regular- is almost no'seless in action. It requires no oil. It has a broad bearing on the door, and keeps in line. It is by far the most durable, It may be used with any track. It is always in order. ity in DROPPING is se- LANE’S PATENT TRACK cured. Is made of steel and 1s easily put in position. Catches and holds no snow orice. Door bung thereon cannot jump the track. Is not subject to decay. Requires no fitting, but is ready at once. May be used with Dalceet d other manufacture. “Manutsctared by LANE BROS.,, Pousitcensic, x. ¥, Wi NAIL IL MACHINES sce SEA & Gi. Gepd_lguts, 115" Conters Sian, tw Yank PHOSPHOR-BRONZE For Bearings, Slide Valves, Cylin der Rings, Cross-Head Gibs, Steps, Bushings, and all s where MARKS: Maximum Dursbility, Anti Frictioos) and Non-Cutting Qualities are desir- able. Pump Rods, Bolts and Nuts, Machine and Wood Screws, &c., &c Combine Toughness, Strength, Dura- « YY Bn 4 s bility and Resistance to Corrosion. Ot- ne s Castings of all kinds to order. Send for pamphlet and prices. THE PHOSP ceaciacaes SMELTING GO. L1D., IRE AND No. 512 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. IRON WOR Owners of the U. 8. Phosphor-Bronze Patents. Sole Manufacturers of Phosphor-Bronze inthe U. © THE CELEBRATED Eagle Machine Co. LANCASTER, O (HARDMAN PATENT.) Thoroughly Tested and in Suc- cessful Operation. TRADE For prices and particulars address the Manufacturers, BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, BIRMINGHAM, CON: CONN. _ E.T. BARNUM, MANUFACTURER Detroit, Mich. , Bh The. Popuiar Polish VV [- KR - N > . of the world. Di For sale by all dealers tn U.S.A. and Canada. Price List Free. Galvanized POULTRY NETTINGS. THE Fam at., Boston” [FOR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. GET THE BEST. THE IRON AGH. BIRD CARYWT & MOEN, | CAGES MANUFACTURERS ‘| STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS ofvevery description. sy TRON ANI AND BRASS RIVETS, BLAKE & JOHNSON, Watersury, Conn, = The Fred J. Myers Mfg, Co, COVINGTON. KY., MANUFACTURERS OF Lawns, Parks, &c. Also Wrought- Iron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties. of all widths . Send for Illus wen and Land th ad Catalogue and Price Last This is a New and Rich Design, and one of the handsomest Settees in the market. ve Wire Clo coos | trate The Reservoir will hold sufficient water to last from to to 15 days. We carry a full stock « Green, Drab, F Ao. 18. Avi oN HE: Poe ORGAN Sait OTT UD hakacatha te a MASS, LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO.., sT. roOUIsS, MO. BOLO Oe AX Ory Ho oY YY XN MY ONO WIRE, WIRE CLOTH. en 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 Co., S10" Send for Catalogue, stating your wants. Liberal Discounts to the Trade, THOMPSON McOOSH, President, BARB WIRE JOHN A, McOOBH, Sec. and Treas. LIFTER AND CARRIER. NO DANGER OF CUT TING HANDS OR TEAR ING CLOTHES, SAVES THE PRICE 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 Liflers and will supply at Factory prices, The above cut represents Preston’s Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥. We also manufacture extensively ‘our different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lista, Cc. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn St., Ghicago, Ill. THE BILLINGS & SPENCER Co.HARTFORD, CONN MANUFACTURERS OF STANDARD MACHINE WRENCHES SINGLE AND DOUBLE END ! IN 16 SIZES vn: DROP FORGED OF RAR STEFL rd TAKING NUTS FOR/+INCH ,, | | UP TO AND INCLUDING | aS SIAL OL ce a aa ia Es m AC AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF STEELAND IRON DROP FORGINGS. | WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. Y., MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND WIRE Goons. Dish Covers, Corn Poppers, “ CORTLAND” INDOW N Coa Sieves, SCREE Flour Sieves, WIRE CLOTH. Etc., Ete. Metallie Coal Heve. 3 Tron and Wire Goods of all Kinds for Seca art 1 ala Alt ie ac iii lla saaiiite id ae ae Posy A = 22 OGDEN & WALLACE, Marshall Lefferts & Co., 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm 8t,, New York. Beekman 8t., New York City, MANUFACTURERS OF [ron = Steel galvanized Sheet Iron, Of every description kept in stock. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.'s Best Bloom, Best Refined and Common. Galvanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ;’Galvanized BLACK DIAMOND STEEL, | #00p and Band Iron. Gaivanized Rod and Bar Iron, Galvanized Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanized [ron All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel con- . Bently hand CORRUGATED SHEET IRON p IE RS ON & C A; For Roofing, &,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common (ESTABLISHED 1790.) SHEET IRON. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN IRON and STEEL,| PLATE anp Tank [RoN, And GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, B. No. 1, 0-H. No.1 Flange, Best Flange, Cc. No. 1, C. No. 1, Best Flange Fire Box, Cire 24, 25, 26 & 27 West Street, NEW YORK. ABEEL BROTHERS, TRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. ESTABLISHED 176s, Price list and quotations sent upon application. Iron + Merchants, 190 SOUTH ST., 365 WATER ST., t NEW YORK. ““CATASAUQUA”’ IRON. Large Assortment of Extra Heavy Sizes on Hand. “ARM CO.’’ SHAFTING. pm ae + aGer 2 ae Er ge IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIKES. J. 8. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. 7) RTS ee Ee ee Pe ae or = BURDEN'S HORSE SHOES. “Burden Best” EF. JUDSON, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Pig Iron, WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, OLD METALS. Also general assortment of Norway, Ulster and Refined Bar, Band, Hoop, Scroll, Angle Iron ; 482 = $52 aeoee St | NEW YORK. A. R, WHITNEY & 60.,|-FoKS & Dickey, Iron and Steel lron, Steel & Forgings B. Iron Boiler Rivets, THE BURDEN IRON CO. TROY, N. Y. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Iron Merchants, Cor. ALBANY & WASHINGTON STS., NEW YORK CITY. E. C. Wallace. AGENCIES: PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merehant Iron and Soft Steel and Cut Nails and Spikes. NORWAY STEEL & IKON OO., Homogeneous BAY STATE IRON CO., Tank, Boiler and Girder MERCHANT IRON & SOFT STEEL, BRANDYWINE ROLLING MILL. Boller Plates. GLASGOW TUBE WORKS. Boiler Flues. COLD ROLLED & TURNED SHAFTING. & CO., Wrought Iron Pipe. Aqumcens: A. M. BYERS : CARNEGIE BROS. & CO., Limited Steel Channels, Shapes and Shafting. BROOKLYN WIRE NAIL CO,, Steei Wire Nails THE CHESTER PIPE AND TUBE CO. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts Lron Struct 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. Wm. H. Wallace. © Wm. Bispham. J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa., MANUFACTURER OF REFINED BAR IRON. Also as a Speciaity Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Rivets, LAG SCREWS, TURNBUCELES, Rods and Forgings for Bridges and Buildings, &e., &., &c. WM. McFARLAND, lron and Brass Founder, TRENTON, N. J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty. Any size or style made at short notace, * Borden & Lovell, 70 & 71 WEST ST., L. N. LOVELL, C. A. GREENE, t New York. H. L. FREELAND, Agents for the sale of FALL RIVER IRON WORKS CO.'S Neils, Bands, Hoops and Rods, DANVILLE NAIL & MFG. CO.’S NAILS AND SPIKES. BORDEN MINING CO.’S CUMBERLAND COAL. IMPORTED & AMERICAN PIG IRON. LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOALIRON, For Malleable and Car-Wheel Purposes, Cast Iron Gas and Water Pipe. 2 to 48 Inches Diameter, 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO,, PIG IRON, No. 68 Wall S8t., New York. DANIEL F. COONEY, 88 Washington St., New York, IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATES, + Pee. GLASGOW IRON CO, ‘PINE TRON WORKS, ? — 7 - CHARLES HIMROD & CO., ALLISON BOWLER FLORS er CHICAGO AND DETROIT. SOLID SHANK HOES/R. D. WOOD & CO.. PHILADELPHIA, FOR SALE VERY LOW. JOHN BROWER, 81 Murray Street. Manufacturers of FOR WATER AND GAS, LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC, Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants, 400 OHESTNUT STREET. Cuas.F LOMBARD © « BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS, Al bs ¥ SN For cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, on carriages, wagons, harness, &c. Ask for them where you buy your hardware, or send for cir- ulag and price list. o— mar CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CO., 13 ——— s ATI A/BS cz A. GARRISON, J, H, RICKETSON, WM. HOLMES, A. GARRISON & CoO., Manufacturers of Sand, Patent Homogeneous, Steel and Chilled Rolls, BOTH SOLID AND HOLLOW, > ———_ Ore*and Clay Pulverizers, Rotary Squeezers, Haskin’s Patent Double Spiral Pinions, and Roll- ing Mill Castings of every description, Office, Nos. 10 & 12 WOOD ST., PITTSBURGH, PA, =! Vas Os OKIE - 2nd Str., Berow LancasTer Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA, ee eS 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. CUrl iL. Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c. DOVER IRON CO,’S _ Boiler Rivets, Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, i BAR IRON. FULLER BROTHERS & CO.. 139 GREENWICH S8T., NEW YORK. POST’S PATENT IMPROVED EUREKA SAP SPOUTS, THE BEST IN THE WORLD. nee Cinmalane and Terms sent free to the oo. "soar, Burlington, - - - Vt. iron Foundry and Machine Shop. STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION in all ite Branches a Specialty. Brass and other Metal Moulding, Casting and Finishing. Noiseleas Vertical Engines, Hydrants, Fire Plugs, &c. PRAS. B. BANNAN, Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa, IRON AGE. Cast Iron Pipe|# OXFORD. £0. wooo co. td) am ae ag’ |Engineer & Contractor, MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. oth, 1873 ; Oct. 6th, 1874; Jan. 11, 1876; dct. r7th, 1876 3 Jan. mith, 1877; Feb, 6th, 1877; Dec. roth, 1878 ; Jan. roth, 1882 ; Jan, rst, 1884 ; Feb. tath, 1884 ; March 4th, 1884 ; Jan. 6th, 1885. Guaranteed fully equal im all respects to the IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and at a less price. ALSO Common, Refined Charcoal and Juniata GRADES OF BLACK SHEET IRON, Smooth on both sides. SYRACUSE MALLEABLE IRON WwWorRx:zs, SYRACUSE, - N. Y. Mower and Reaper Castings and Carriage Irons a Specialty. W. B. BURNS, Proprteror. PEN NSYLVANIA IRON WORKS Everson, Hammond & Orr, Ltd., SECOND AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF Light Sheet Iron. ROOFING SHEET of all grades a specialty. Prices quoted promptly upon application. CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, — aa S ma az | a> ~ ———— ae ae Iron Buildings, Roofs, Shuttérs, Doors, Cornices, Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., 5 Dey Street. NEW YORK. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE, Jr., Prest H, H. WESTINGHOUSE, Gen’l Agt. Westinghouse PITTSBURGH, PA., JOHN CALDWELL, Treas. May 20, 1886. JAMES P. WITHEROW, Lewis Block, PITTSBURGH, Pa., GENERAL AGENT FOR WaITWELL 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, Stamping Ware, Nail Plates, &c. Will contract to completely erect, equip and place in operation Blast Furnace Whit- well Stoves and Steel Plants as above. As I manufacture at our own works everything appertaining to Blast Furnace and Steel Works construction, can guarantee prompt- ness and satisfaction. Manhattan Rolling Mill. J. LEONARD, 445 to 451 West Sty NEW YORK, 177 & 179 Bank St,, MANUFACTURER OF IRON, _ Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Flats, Bonnell, Botsford & Co., IRON, NAILS AND SPIKES YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Howard, Childs & Co., Commission Merchants, No. 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Iron and Steel of all Descriptions, Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware, Coa Hods, Dripping Pans, &c. Pittsburgh Manufactured Goods of all Kinds. Correspondence solicited. Prices on application. E. JENCKES MANFE. CO., PAWTUCEET, R. L, Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, SPRING PINS, KEYS AND COTTERS. Bent Wire Goods of all kinds a Specialty. Office, SS Chambers Street, EL A. HAINES, Selling Agent. T. W. WELSH, Supt. W. W. CARD, Secy. New York SAMU TT =a Ee Air-Brake Co, U. 8.az 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 for passenger Ca mechanism, an exce, is sold ata low ard the inereased speed possib wi t that the various parts are so combiued as to form practically on piece rice. The saving in accidents, flat wheels, beaktmeen'd a. perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application within a verv short time. The * Automatic” has proved itself to be the most efficient Train and Safety Brake known. Its application is instantaneous ; it can be ope te, or hose or pl D against loss from PATENT sbirs from any car in the t fail, it applies automa on the apparatus sold them. The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of rain if desired, and should th ly. A GUARANTEE is given customers i5,000 ENGINES AND 80 000 CARS and is adopted by the principal Railways in all parts of the world, FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION, LEECHBURG KIRKPATRICK & CO., IRON WORKS. LIMITED Manufacturers of all Grades of FINE SHEET IRONS, (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. OFFICE, No, 143 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE. Only Double Ring Invented. Champion Ho Ringer, RINGS and HOLDER. The that will eff . <a sharp points im the nose. CHAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN CO., Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur, II. J. M. SCHOONMAKER. MANUFACTURER AND SHIPPER OF CONNELLSVILLE Oapacity ot Mines, 2500 Tons Daily. Siding connections with all lines of Railroads. Office, 120 Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. WORKS, Leechburg, Pa, Only single Ring ever inve that closes on outside of the a BROWN'S Elliptical Ring ans rote Groove Hog and Pig Ringer nly single Rin eee gia name Se paar May 20, 1886. WribLLtAM RR. HART «& CO., 5 SPANISH. AND AFRICAN ITALIAN MOHICAN PIG IRON. A superior iron for ordinary Bessemer work, CASTLE PIG IRON. for Finest Steel (phosphorus uniformly low, sel- dom reaching .o3 per cent., and Silicon from comparing favorably with English 1 per cent. upward, according to re- Petal re quirements of buyers). West Coast Hematites. Bessemer, Basic and Open-Hearth Steel Slabs, Billets, Plates and Bars to specifications furnished. Oid Iron and Steel Rails, Crop Ends, Spiegeleisen, Ferromanganese, &c. 226 Walnut Street, - ~ PHILADELPHIA. ‘ — : : il : Heavy Rails, Light Rails, Railway Fastenings, STREET ADDRESS Cambria Iron Co,,. OFFICE, 218 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. WORKS, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Phoenix Iron Co., 410 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, FE Manufactarers of Wrought Iron Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Angle & Tee Bars, STRAIGHT AND CURVED TO TEMPLATE, Larfely used in the construction of Iron Vessels, Buildings and Bridges. Wrought fron Roof Trusses, Girders and Joists, and all kinds of Iron Framing used in the con- struction of Fire-Proof Buildings : Patent Wrought Tron Columns, Weldless Eye Bars, and Built-up Shapes tor Iron Pridges. 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 Agents, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarch St. ~ ALAN WOOD COMPANY, PLATE cw SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa, licited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, — Tank and Boat roa ; Last, Stamping, Ferrule 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 & STEEL CO., Limited, Bessemer Pig Iron, brand ‘‘ Ulverston ;” ° Malleable Iron, brand “ U. H. M.” MOSS BAY HE ATITE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Srtemstatocn. Crop Ends, &c. Also for ** Lorn” Malleable Charcoal! Fig Iron and N: B. A & CO.’S Dinas Fire Bricks. Also Sole Agents for the WHITE RIVER MINING CO’S. Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed 50 per cent, Metallic Manganese. PENCOYD IRON WORKS, A.c PP. ROBERTS c& CO., MANUFACTURERS OF BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, SHAFTING AND ROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. OMice, No. 26 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. GORDON, STROBEL & LAUREAU, ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, 226 WALNUT ST., 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: BOYLE & BISSELL, BISSELL BLOCK. Heating Furnace, designed for use of Producer Gas, but can be adapted to Natural Gas with a slight modification. MiuLiius. We guarantee perfect QUA HER CIty FACIN G Send for Sample Order of genuine old RHODE ISLAND SPovVE PLATE FACING. satisfaction and low price. ‘= Se IT =... =a RIDDLES, SHOVELS, BELLOWS, STEEL WIRE BRUSHES, BRISTLE BRUSHES, And all other Tools used in a Foundry, of our Own Special Make. 7. Ww. PAXSON CO-.,_ DEALERS IN MOULDING SAND, AND MANUFACTURERS OF FOUNDRY SUPPLIES, Nos. 1015, 1017, 1019 and 1021, or Pier 45 North, Del, Ave, + + * PHILADELPHIA, PA. TH E IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, PIG, BAR and RAILROAD Mount Savage Fire Brick. Bars, Boiler, Tank and Bridge Plates; Skelp, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. anes eae and a ry, LYNCHBURG IRON CO, a ale ee, acs ae above Callowhill St., connected by track with rail road. CASH ADVANCES MADE ON IRON. JAS. G. LINDSAY. lron and Steel Structural Material Estimates furnished for Iron and Steel Structures IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Kemble and Norway Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. MORRIS, WHEELER & CO., WAREHOUSE & Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold, Iron and Steel; Danville Nail and Mfg. Co., [ron and Steet Nails. Boiler Tubes; General Office, 237 South Third St., Philadelphia, IRON AGE. JUSTICE COX, Ir. CHARLES K, BARNS. JUSTICE COX, JR., & CO,, AGENTS FOR CATASAUQUA M’F’G. CO,, Iron, Steel. EDWARD J. ETTING 222 S. Tarp St., PHILADELPHIA, PA, IRON, OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. Agent for the eae 2 EON for Foundries and Mills. ERIE FORGE CO., Ltv. Iron and Steel Forgings; Every shape. 224 South Fourth Street, - LYNCHBURG, VA., Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. STORAGE, WHARF anp YARD, Delaware Avenue, Phila., Pa, Jerome Keeley R (o., 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 IRON ORES, FLRE BRICK, COAL and COKE, MUCK BARS. Handle Old Tron and Steel Rails, Scrap fron, &c. Examine and negotiate sales of Iron and Coal properties. THOS, 8S. PARVIN. LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., 328 Walnut St., Phila., FOR ALL PURPOSES. and Railway construction. Correspondence solicited with railroad contractors. L. & R. WISTER & CO., 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 anv STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J, W. HOFFMAN & CO., [RON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 208 South Fourth St., Philadelphia. 257 Bo. 4th 8t., Philadelphia. AGENTS Wyebrooke C, B. Charcoal! Pig Iron. Red Short Pig Iron, DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON. Ferguson Iron, Steel and Nails. OFFICES, 16th & Market Sts., PHILA., PA, SALES OFFICES. 400 Chestnut St., PHILA., PA, 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, Selling Agents PINE IRON WORKS, Pine Brand Plates ; GLASGOW IRON CO.,