The Iron Age 1887-12-01: Vol 40 Iss 22

~ inders INDEX READING MATTER PAGE Review the Hardware, Published every Thursday Morning Davip Nos. and Duane Street, New York. Cruiser Designs. the London Engineer recent date find the following the above question the best type cruiser which has caused almost much dis- ussion that the best type battle- The latest discussion question place the reading paper called Comparative Effects Belted and Internal Prof€ction Upon the Other Ele- ments Design Cruiser,” Mr. Biles April last before the Institution Naval Architects. The paper itself, its title, implies, was confined statement the differences two ships designed cruisers —the one with abelt armor the vicinity the water-line, the other with water- line protection but internal dome-shaped deck. the discussion the paper, which was characterized the president, Lord Ravensworth, ‘‘the most interesting and probably the most popular discussion upon this difficult subject which has been yet held anywhere this kingdom,” the major- ity the naval officers strongly advocated the adoption belt, while the naval architects favored the more modern type internal protection. made the paper was the belted cruisers the Aurora type designed the Admiralty, seven which had been built and imaginary cruisers theinternally protected type. may remembered the the belted cruisers are: length, 300 feet; breadth, feet; depth, draft water, feet; displacement, tons. the first design compared with belted cruisers was assumed that the length, draft water, armament, protec- tion the flat the deck, stability, speed and coal supply were the same two cases, and was shown that there was enough available displacement spare favor the internally protected type add either per cent. the protection, six- tenths knot speed, one large and two small guns, the actual displacement the internally protected ship being 4790, compared with the belted ship. the assumption that the displacement the two should the same, was shown that 1'4 knots speed could gained the in- ternally protected type—or, other words, speed two ships the same displace ment. But the belt, was shown, in- volved great additional cost, and the basis the same first cost for the two types, vessel the internally protected type could built with per cent. more protection the slope, per cent. more the flat the deck, two more guns heaviest caliber, per cent. more coal sup ply, and knot more speed. Taking view some the officers, that was matter secondary consideration, question great interest determine whether the belted ship has sufficient advan tage her belt compensate for the loss knots speed but taking what appears the true view the question, the cost the basis, still more desirable thoroughly realize what have had pay for the adoption the belt the last seven our largest cruisers. The imag inary cruisers given Biles’s paper were sufficiently good for the purpose had view making the comparison but were enabled our last issue give the particulars actual vessel built for the Thomson, firm with which Mr. Biles connected, and have the particulars given the necessary data for making parison actual vessel the internaily protected type with our own belted cru sers. the following table place side side the principal particulars these ves sels: Reina Rezente. Aurora. Breadth..... .. 0 tt. in. 56 ft. Draft, mean. ft. Displacement. .....4800 5000 Thickness of belt.. ... 10 in, i Thickness back- lop of belt above Above. | Bottom of beit be- | low water - 6 £6, 46 Armament, .. Coals, full. ...... 1300 1000 12,00) thus see that instead the 10-inch elt with the inch deck top it, the Regente has sloping belt inches thick, which teast equal shot-resist- power the belt, and she has deck the Hat part, which is, course, considerably stronger than the deck our own cruisers. The speed some our own vessels this type has been knots, that the Spanish cruiser has knots more speed than our own. armament considerably more power- ‘ul, she has four guns the heaviest type instead two the belted class have. need not over the points which have een under discussion long the value side armor, further than say that favor the internally protected ‘ype, for protection alone, increasing. French are going very decidely the ‘tion the Spaniards have gone, and our own Government its recent cruiser de- has not adopted the belt. are ihe dir New therefore the position that have spent nearly two millions money seven belted cruisers, the superiorty whose protection very doubtful, whose speed certainly knots less than might have been the in- ternal type protection had been adopted, whose armament might have been consider ably more powerful than is, whose cost might have been less, whose number might have been more. The Regenerative Farnace the Swindell Construction the leading modifications the Siemens regenerative gas-heating furnaces successfully introduced this country during the past few years, that built the Swindell Construction Company, Lewis Block, Pittsburgh, Pa., occupies prominent place. The accompanying illustrations man get under it. Thursday, December the standing room the heaters front the furnace, that that place kept cool. The reversing valves are the usual but terfly and are raised above the floor, thus allowing free circulation air about them, permitting easy access them and facilitating repairs them when need- The gas conducted from the pro- ducers the furnace either under ground flue overhead pipe, the loca tion determining the best plan. Want space does not permit illustrating the gas producers, the design which new. The working hearth the furnace con- structed entirely iron, lined with fire brick and filled with sand the required hight. designed that all expansion taken within itself, thus avoiding un- due strain the buckstaves. The space under the working hearth large enough allow free circulation air apd permit The walls throughout under construction, and Metal The Iron Age Trades. Entered the Post Office, New York, The Navy. The past twelve months have been period progress the navy. steel cruisers, the Atlanta and Boston, have been put commission, while the Chicago, practically completed ad- ditional cruisers—the Baltimore, Charleston and Newark, and two others not yet named are also four gunboats. Work has been upon five double-turret monitors, the Terror’s engines being finished and tested and the Miantono- moh’s turrets well One the memorable , Ten Cents. men now the active list the navy. The enlisted men and apprentices at the end of the fisca! vear was 342, and 1034 these are trai ing ships and the remainder divided amon the five cruising station Manufacture Europe. long article Engineering tells how grindstones are quarried and manufactured abstract this article may not without interest. Norfolk and preparations are made for build- The special characteristics ing the other Brooklyn. The pneumatic grindstone are quick cutting, durability and dynamite gunboat furnishes original homogeneity. The stone must occur de- tribution naval warfare, while 22-knot posits remarkably solid and pure. must torpedo boat ready for contract. The harbor defense built with appro- priations already made. With all these the REGENERATIVE GAS FURNACE, glance show the principal features the design. The left the upper sectional elevation the furnace, the right half being front elevation that part the furnace. The lower drawing sec- tional ground plan showing the gas and air- ports the right hand and the gas and air regenerators the left. will ob- served from Fig. that the air and gas regenerators have been raised and have been placed the ends the working hearth instead being located below the original Siemens type. This carries them down only feet below the general level insteal 1234, the ordinary Siemens furnaces. This removes one the serious obstacles introducing the latter, especially those mills where water en- countered few feet below the surface, often the case. gas furnace can work satisfactorily where the bottom damp. Many devices have been tried keep the water out among others, the furnaces have been built wrought iron tanks have been surrounded with cement walls. But the former soon rust and the latter crack they have not proved preventives. The safest and best plan has been found raise them above the water level. The draft chimney and reversing valves are placed the back the furnace, shown, Fig. 1.—NSectional and Front Elevation, Fig. 2—Sectional Plan. expansion more uniform and prevent the cracking walls. The entire furnace above the floor level firmly bound with old rail buckstaves, properly braced and Work only less important has been done trussed where necessary. The furnace il- lustrated has three 18-inch werking doors. the former, however, not being necessarily confined the position indicated, can placed reference the former, where most convenient. carried out that there are flues under The arrangement The Construction Company have contracted for less than these fur- naces since January 1887, the majority them being the type shown. While they are being operated with water gas and oil gas, the best work has been done with coal gas and natural gas. heating furnace the size shown, having working hearth feet long feet wide, will heat tons iron steel per turn’s work hours, and using Pro- ducer gas will consume 250 pounds slack coal per heated, while the loss oxida- tion the metal worked will not exceed per cent., these results being guaranteed the builders. The average run these furnaces without any repairs, except the and thefextent the repair even then confined the roof, side walls, ports, and cleaning the checker work. — The strongest flow natural gas thus far obtained Illinois was struck the Litch- field Natural Gas and Company November 17. pressure the mouth the well between 400 and 500 pounds the square vessels, each possessing some distinctly mod- ern features machinery, battery equip ment, while most them are the highest types their respective classes. several the older vessels increasing navy yard system has been remodeled, obsolete sold, the Washing yard converted into great ordnance factory, the Boston yard largely turned into equipment station, and two timber dry docks begun. Great quantities steel forg- ings for ordnance and armor have been or- dered from American works, thus ulating important home industry, while gun making the former from inch inch guns has been extended during the year the pro-| duction inch guns, which are far the most powerful steel high-power rifled breech-loaders ever attempted this coun- |try. Animportant contract has been made cannon, secondary batteries for war ves- sels pneumatic gun carriage has been or- dered dozen torpedo inventions are under improved lifeboats have re- ceived consideration. im- portant bureaus, with the appointment men like Melville and Fulton chiefs, meanwhile gone on, and the home squadron North Atlantic waters has been subjected |to extended drill and practice. round numbers there are about 10,000 officers and also entirely free from seams, veins, fossils. Seams and veins are the two de- fects usually found stones, and are the cause many accidents through bursting when the grindstone running speed. Sandstone, and, fact, all sand- stones, are composed grains sand ce- mented together soas form solid rock, This cementing material either silica, oxide iron, carbonate lime, all three combined. The brown-stone houses New York are built sandstone, which largely the stone great care has taken avoid threads and seams, a’so avoid causing these defects through heavy blasting. Some quar- ries stone not blast all—they simply channel the stone and wedge off large frag- ments, often weighing hundreds Other manufacturers quarry the stone drilling holes teet deep, and care- fully gauging the amount blasting powder avoid undue shock the pieces re- moved. great many the defects occur- ring stones are discovered when rough dressing, also great many move when the stone put the lathe Stones fresh from the quarry are more apt split working, therefore the rough-dressed stones are kept some time stock before being Sometimes sound stones may split, when attaching the spindle wedging, such occurence very rare, the operation performed mechanical manner. The best stones seem lack grain. texture almost the same both directions. Fossils also should stone which carries fossils, bits material like flint, even deposits iron, should promptly rejected. great many the stones are cut into circular shape, 10, feet long; the next operation they are sawed narrow sections, saws such are here for cutting marble, the saws this case, well the marble, cutting the action water and sand, which are constantly supplied them When the are turned they are mounted spindles much they are when set for The turning bar soft and applied the ordinary way. fact, turn- grindstone much the same operation, whether performed the quarry the machine shop. may interesting know the elements contained these stones, which determined the table herewith annexed, containing the analysis two varieties English stone: Brunton. Wideopen: Silica. 65.085 Alumnia 8.10 00 Oxide iron | 3.50 Lime 41,12 1.65 Magnesia trace. Water and organic matter . 1.70 Loss 4 0.10 Total 100,00 The people Indianapolis have shown true grit their fight with the corporations claiming control the natural gas supply BUILT THE SWINDELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PA. city. Inten davs was se- cured popular subscription, for the pur- pose piping natural gas from the pro- are almost even thickness reconstructed navy will have least 24| ducing districts city consumers. was effected the ult. known the Consumers’ Gas Trust, the popularity the project can inferred from the fact that the number exceeded 4500. Natural gas will from number wells located from miles from the city, and the intention the leaders the movement furnish consumers, par- ticularly manufacturers, The claim made that perpetual competition assured the supply gas Indianapolis, but this more than can reasonably expected unless every subscriber determines that never will part with his interest the scheme. The contract for the erection the mense shops for the Louieville and Nashville Railroad, at Decatur, Ala, was recently awarded. The works will comprise ings, from 180 280 feet each length. They are built brick, stone and iron, and will duplicate the Panhandle shops, Indianapolis. They will the car and construction works the South, and employ 500 skilled workmen the start. The first vestibule Pullman train across the continent left Boston recently, way the Hoosac route, for fornia. The train consisted nine palace cars, - PM fa PAGE { { | WORKING HEARTH THE AGE. ANSONIA BRASS AND THE PLUME ATWOOD COPPER CO. O'NEILS'S PATENT PLANISHED AND ; Brass an opper Tubing, It Is WIRE, GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Brass Butt Jack terbury Brass Co. ESTABLISHED 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubing, Wire, O'Neils’s Plated Pins December 1887, Worcester, Mass., New York City, Chicago, MAKERS IRON AND STEEL EVERY FOR ALL and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes and Steel Telegraph and Telephone Wire Glidden Patent Steet Barb Watch and Clock Main Springs Steel Wire for Needles and Patent Steel Wire Bale Ties Pump Two Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted Fence without Barbs Fence Staples, Stretchers, &c.; Bright, Chain Kerosene Burners, Lamp Rivets and Burs, Brass Kettles, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per- cussion Caps, Powder Flasks, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Meas- ures, &c., and small Brass Wares every description. Cartridge Metal Sheets Shells Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. Cco.’s Line of Sporting Goods. Ansonia Resined Ingot MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, PEARL ST., BOSTON, 115 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. Copper, LAKE INGOT NEW YORK. PHELPS, DODGE IMPORTERS OF TIN PLATE Roofing Plate, Sheet Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, Street, Rolling Mill, Factories, THOMASTON, CONN. WATERBURY, CONN. BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE TUBING, SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER AND IRON RIVETS, MILLS CONN. DEPOTS: 296 Broadway, Wew York. 125 Eddy St., Providence, THE New Haven Copper SOLE MAKERS POLISHED COPPER Under Patent James, Sept. 12, 1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS SHEATHING COPPER, MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS. CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. (Established COMPANY WATERBURY, Manufacturers of BRASS,—Sheet Brass, Brass Wire, Brass Tubing. GERMAN Sheet German Silver, German Silver Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, Clocks and Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and manufacturing Metal Goods. WAREHOUSE, MANUFACTORY, Bridgeport, Conn. Holmes, Booth Haydens, SILVER. Wire, German Silver Tubing. Broad, Desk, Ship, Place. Murray St. Manufacturers of all kinds of Brass, Copper German Silver ROLLED AND Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. GERMAN SILVER SPOONS, SILVER- PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, KEROSENE BuRNERS, &C. LAMP Student Lamps, Kerosene Kerosene Camera Boxes, Printing Frames, Chemicals, Paper, Glass, &c. Cast Augers and Rits Superior Quality. Federal St. 294 NEW YORK. DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN CO. IMPORTERS TIN PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, and Cliff St., cor. Fulton, DICKERSON NEW YORK. Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. DEPOTS: Broome Street, New York. 177 Street, Boston. 183 Lake Street, Chicago. Rome Brass and Copper Mills, ROME, Y., — MANUFACTURERS OF — Roll and Sheet Brass and German Silver Brass, Copper and German Silver Wire Brass and Copper Rods and'Brazed Brass Tubing Rivets and Burs Seamless Brass Ferrules Check and Key Tags Braziers and Sheathing Copper Copper Bottoms Bolts, Circles, &c., &c. WASHERS AND Cold-Punched NUTS for Cars and Unfin- ished Work. MASON IRON DAVOL SONS, 2426 Washington Ave., Phila, AGENTS FOR Graves Agents, Brooklyn Brass Copper Co., Cliff St., New York. LEONARD, TREASURER. BROOKLYN WIRE Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony, Solder Old Metals, 100 John Street, New York. BROOKLYN. MAFNUACTURERS PASSAIC ZING CO. Steel Wire Nails Every MANUFACTURERS Carrigan Co., San Francisco. Baldwin Co., New Orleans. FOR Leeds, Robinson Boston. F.S. Bradley Co., New Haven. Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes A. VV HITNEKY & CO., AND ALL FINE WORK. Also for IOWA BARB WIRE NEW GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. had your wire tested the Custom House with that four other first. class manufacturers, and found bore strain pounds greater than the Glidden, MANNING SQUIER Agents, and from 200 pounds greater than other makes wire. 111 LIBERTY ST. (2d Floor), NEW YORK. Sept. 23, STAUFFER, ESHLEMAN NEW ORLEANS. GEO, PRENTISS CO,, HOLYOKE, MASS, Manufacturers of YORK. Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE The Door Mat Reversible, self-cleaning, indestructible, and all sizes, straightened and cut order. the most effective Mat ever devised. The Wire Goods Company, MASS., THE WIRE GOODS WORCESTER, MASS. All kinds of Bright and Brass Wire Goods, Mill Wire Goods, Hand Rail Screws, Cup Hooks, Cary Wardrobe Hooks, Staples, Meat Hooks, TRLDE wa » Clothes Line Wire, Hooks and Rings, Towel Racks and Splasher sn onan ~ee Holders. Wire Nails in all sizes and varieties’ Wires cut, bent, milled, headed, pointed, threaded, and made to apv desired shape. Special articles made to order. A.W. PARMELEE, THE WIRE GOODS Established 1830. THE PLYMOUTH MILLS. Rivets, Trunk Nails Tacks Clout Burrs Wire PLYMOUTH, MASS. TRENTON FOR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. Annealed, Tinned, and Galvanized and Copper Wire, Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging, &c. Galvanized Steel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges. Transmission and Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Ropes, Switch Ropes, Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor-Bronze and Copper Wire Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixtures and Appliances required for use with the foregoiag. The famous yachts Mayflower, Volunteer and Sachem rigged with our SEND FOR PRICE LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. NEW YORK WAREHOUSE: CHICAGO WAREHOUSE: 16 Cliff Street. 107 and 109 Lake Street. ABLE FIX — a ABRAM 8. HEWITT, President. WM. HEWITT, Vice-President. JAMES HALL, Treasurer. THE HANSON, Secretary. IRON COMPANY (INCORPORATED 1847), MAKERS IRON AND STEEL ALL GRADES. Bright, Annealed, Coppered, Tinned and Galvanized and Steel Wire Rods. Extra Qualities Bar and Rods, Best Qualities Gun-Screw and Charcoal Iron Wire, Crucible, Siemens-Martin and Bessemer Steel Wire. Wire Straightened and Cut Lengths. Works and Office, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Buriing Slip, Philadelphia Office, 22 & 24 North Fourth Stree York. Pa, LESCHEN SONS ROPE Manufacturers of 903 and 905 MAIN LOUIS, MO. Correspondence invited. THE CELEBRATED “SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. GET THE BEST = = — == == = 4 v Lares ST December 1887. LINDEMANN MANUFACTURERS apanned, Brass, Tin Plated and Wood. BIRD +++ MANUFACTURERS OF Revolving Coal Screens, Yard Screens and Foundry Riddles. Wire Cloth Every Description Made and Carried Stock. CLEVELAND. OHIO. KELLY STEEL BARB WIRE FENCINC. YIELDING BARB. Stock. Is just as effective, weizht LIGHTER per rod, Barbs are FINE STEEL. Does not sost much more than the | common, rigid wire worth double. We make galvanized and painted. Our Kelly Pr int will LAST LONGER taan ,alwanizing. This Style of Wire 's sold through agents only, HARDWARE MERCHANTS being preferred. It is the only safe barb for horses, Country Merchants will find it to their advantage in securing the agency on a class of goods that ts ip demand and that has no competitor of its kind. We also make both Two and Four-Point Wire Barbs. ADDRESS THORN WIRE HEDGE CHICAGO. ORDER, CORRESPONDENCE Palmer Wire Mfg. Co., Palmer, Mass. MAMUFACTURER Cresting, Fences, Window Guards, Office Railing, Balcony Fire Escapes, Weather Vanes, Hay Racks, Oat Poultry Netting, Jail Cells, Detroit, Mich. CHAMPION IRON FENCE KENTON, OHIO. Largest Iron Fence and Railing Works Builders’ and Ornamental Iron Work, and the only manufacturers Iron Cresting, cuaranteed against breakage ; also manufacturers ofthe Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and Lift Pumps. Send for Catalogue. tension Window Screen and the Original Patent Window and Corners, made the Porter Mfg. Co., Bur- lington, are not con- founded with inferior imitations bearing Similar name. Send for our price list. MOEN, MANUFACTURERS OF STEEL for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS every description. Market Steel Wire, Crinoline Tempered and Covered. Also PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK. Turner’s Champion Improved GRINDSTONE DRESSING MACHINE. The Best Machine the Market for the Faces Sizes, -inch, 6-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch 12-inch Prices, $7.50. $10.00. $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 each. > (No, 208.) 42 Cliff St., New York. 228 Lake St., Chicago, MANUFACTURERS lron Galvanized Wire Wire Power Loom Painted an vanized Window wit Cloth, Galvanized Wire Cloth for Drying Fruits, Warld’s Ga). anise t Wire Netting, Factories, Georgetown, Conn BRIGHT IRON AND BRASS MANUFACTURED BROOKS, Chester, Conn. Also, Bright Wire Goods for Cotton and Woolen Mills. Wire straigbtened, cut, milled and bent into any shape, with or without thread. Write for Catalogue and Prices. EMMONS BRO, Warren New York. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE For Bearings, Slide Valves, Cylin- der Rings, Cross-Head Gibs, Steps, Bushings, and all purposes where TRADE MARKS Maximum Durability, Anti-Frictional and Non-Cutting Qualities are desir- able. Pump Rods, Bolts and Nuts, Machine and Wood Screws, &c., &c. Combine Toughness, Strength, Dura- bility and Resistance Corrosion. for pamphlet and No. 512 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND WIRE Goops Dish Covers, Corn Poppers, “CORTLAND” INDOW Coal Sieves, SCREE WIRE CLOTH. Etc., Metallic Coal ‘4 WIRE 7 ENAEH 2 ACS WIRE, WIRE CLOTH, WIRE ROPE. Counter Railings, Window Guards, and Wire Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. THOMPSON McCOSH, President. JOHN A. McCOSH, Sec. and Treas. pick The above cut represents Preston’s Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines and three-ply Braided Wire Web for Box Send for Circulars and Price Chicago WIRE Brass Milk Strainer 231 and 233 ARCH ST., PHILADELPHIA. Wire Cloth, Factories: 113 and 115 Bread St. Cheese Safes, Dog Muzzles, Edward Darby &Sons Dish Covers, Poppers, Rat Traps, MANUFACTURERS Mouse Traps, WIRE CLOTH, Oyster Barrel Covers, Clothes Lines, Steel Wire Brushes, Wire Hanging Baskets, WIRE GOODS AND WIRE WORK \ Adjustable Window EVERY DESCRIPTION. CLINTON WIRE CO. MANUFACTURERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Perforated Metals. WIRE NETTINGS. Clinton “Standard” (Number Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth Factory and General Office—CLINTON, NEW YORK, Beekman St. BOSTON, Court St. CHICAGO, 137 Lake RIDDLES, BIRD CAGES. THE NEWARK, WIRE CLOTH —— MANUFACTURERS OF — Brass and Copper Wire Cloth, ALSO BRASS AND COPPER WIRE. NEWARK, OHIO. SoLe ManuractuRers OF Tue Henry Four-Piece Sifter, Mixer, Measurer, Weigher, Scoop, Fruit, Starch and Wine Strainer, Rice Washer, Egg Beater, Hunter’s and Electric Light Sifters. COVINGTON, KY., | xchange Place, New NEW PATTERN. very description MATTES AND ORES, TRON, Pulley its own Marking Metrallgeselischa rankfort-on-Main. 81, 83 anc 5 Washington Street, . 1790.) _YORK. anis Sheet Iron. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN GEORGE DAM EREL — ——E, And GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 1882 Jan. rst, 1884 1884 25, West Street. NEW YORK. PIG AND PLATE IRON, arch 1884 Jan. 6th, MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS I8 JUDSON SON, | d St | Importer of and Dealer fn Com Refined Charcoal and ro n an ee = ND AMERIC AN “ GRADES OF y ! Steel Beams, Shaves and Plans and estimates contracts 451 West St., IRON HENRY KELLY, tron PuBLic ACCOUNTANT, TH FALL RIVER IRON WORKS Iron Merchants, Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods, Cor. ALBANY WASHINGTON STS. Bridges, DANVILLE NAIL MFG. York Office, Reade Street, WOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO.. 923 Walnut St., PHILADELPHIA, Pa. OMice, Dey Street, Room 13, NEW YORK. Specialty: Iron and Steel Manufacturers’ Cos Als Accounts and Partnership Settlements. Late Chief Accountant Cambria Jron Company Iron, Steel and Metals. Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, SPRING PINS, KEYS AND COTTERS ZERO ETA Bent Wire Goods all kinds Specialty. Bearings = | New York Office, SS Chambers Street. SAMUEL A. HAINES, Selling Agent. HENDERSON BROS., Engineering Instruments and Supplies CUMBERLAND COAL. DONALDSON IRON COMPANY Water Pipe. Cast Iron Gas CAST IRON PIPE Inches Diameter, Chicago and Detroit. And Pipe 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Washington St., New York, SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Manufacturers GLASGOW IRON CO. PINE IRON ALLISON BOILER No. Wall St. New York. HOWARD, CHILDS CO., IRON AND STEEL FACTORS IRON AND STEEL ROOM LEWIS BLOCK, PA. Bars, Shafting, Hoops, Bands Made from Pig Iron and Ste Descriptions. Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware, Wrought and Cast Iron and Mine Equip and Supplies. Plain and Barb Vire. Manufacturers’ and Contractors’ Supplies. For cutting off the ends Bolts and Rivets, oa wagons, harness, &c. Ask for them LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. yu u rdware, or send for cir DICKEY Commerce Phila GARRISON FOUNDRY Will contract erect and place operation Open-Hearth and Bessemer Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, Gas Works, Sole Agents for the Lash Patent Steel Melting THE ROBINSON-REA MFG. DESIGNED HEAVY ROLL LATHE DOVER CO.S NAILS AND SPIKES BAR IRON. CONDIT, FULLER GREENWICE NEW YORK. 120 Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. Manufacturers Sand, Patent Homogeneous, Iron, Steel and Forgings every Description, Machinery Steel Bars, also cut exact lengths. Crown Cast Tool Steel, Warranted hand. Plate and Sheet Iron, Bolts, Nuts and Rivets. Hartman Steel Wire Nails. Steel and Forgings all kinds. Cold Rolled Steel Shafting. Ore and Clay Pulverizers, Rotary Squeezers, ~ | Haskin’s Patent Double Spiral Pinions, and Roll- ‘ PASSAIC RO LLI N G M l Fe Co. = ing Mill Castings of every description, Manufacture and have always stock Office, WOOD ST., PITTSBURGH, Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, | Mines, 2500 Tons Daily. Stee Pa ner December 1887. THE LRON IRON ORES PIG IRON. AFRICAN CASTLE PIG for Finest Steel (phosphorus uniformly low, sel- superior iron for ordinary Bessemer work, dom reaching .o3 per cent., and Silicon from comparing favorably with English I per ce upwart according to re ~“. quirements buyers). West Coast Hematites. Bessemer, Basic and Open-Hearth Steel Slabs, Plates and Bars specifications furnished. and Steel Rails, Crop Ends, oleisen, Ferromanganese, 226 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA Cambria Steel. STEEL RAILS, STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, STREET RAILS RAILWAY Bessemer and Blooms, Billets and Bars Steel Castings, Steel Forgings. CAMBRIA COMPANY Office, 218 Fourth St, ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charceal Bloom PLATE IRON. ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS No. 619 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Staci Tank and Boat Iron Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron, CO., 206 Fourth Street, Philadelphia. NEW AND OLD RAILS. BLOOMS. BESSEMER Crop Ends, Spiegeleisen, Iron Ores and Railroad Supplies AGENTS THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH LONSDADE IRON CO., Limited, Pig Iron, brand Ulverston Malleable Pig Iron, brand “ U. E MOSS PAY HE MATITE IRON & TEL CO., Limited, Spiegeleisen, Crop Ends, &c. Also for Malleable Charcoal Pig Iron and ALLEN Dinas Fire Bricks, PENCOYD IRON WORKS, —MANUFACTURERS OF— BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, and Rolled Hammered Axles Steel, No. 265 Fourth St., Philadelpnia, Manufactured from the celebrated OTIS STEEL BRAND STANDARD Quality and efficie guaranteed. Prices low any the same qua manufacture Heavy and Light Forgings, Car Axles, Crank Pins, Pistor Rods, &e. STANDARD STEEL WORKS. WORKS LEWISTOWN. PA. Office, 220 4th St., Works, Johnstown, Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturers of all kinds of STRUCTURAL STEEL AND IRON Viz., Beams, Channels, Tees, Angles, Plates and and Tron for Freight and Passe Cars, This Steel manufactured the process, and specially addition the above, for Boiler and Bridge Rivets, Wire Rods, Nail Plates, Our Mild Steel well adapted for use place the best quality Iron. where greater strength and ductility required readily Also Billets, Slabs all sizes and any desired temper, Shafting cf all sizes in stock, from which prompt shipments can be m:de. Also Steel and Ice House Construction Specialty. The Phoenix Iron 410 WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA Manufacturers of Wrought Iron Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Angle Tee Bars, STRAIGHT AND CURVED TEMPLATE, Largely used the construction Iron Vessels, Buildings and Bridges. Wrought Iron Roof Trusses, Girders and Joists, and all kinds of Iron Framing used in the - none struction of Fire-Proof Buildings : Patent Wrought Tron € ely Weldless . Eye Bars, and Built-up Shapes for Lror Bridges REFINED BAR, and Every Variety SHAPE IRON Made order. Pians and Specifications furnished, Address DAVID REEVES, President. New York Agents, MILLIKEN, SMITH CO., Liberty St. Agents for the sale Pig Iron, Boston Agents, HOUDLETTE DUNNELS, 272 Franklin St. GORDON, STROBEL LAUREAU, Limited Engineers and Constructors, Main Office: Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Works: Mifflin and Meadow Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Western Branch: PITTSBURGH Pa, Southern Branch NASHVILLE. The MANUFACTURERS OF Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c., Bridges and Turn-Tables. General Office, 237 South Third Philadelphia. Works Alientown, Pa, EDWARD CORNING, 15 Cortlandt St., New York, New York Sales Agent le), Spikes, JUSTICE COX, CHARLES BARNS. Agents tor CATASAUQUA MFG. Tron, Ste Boiler Chickies, Montgomery, Conewageo aud Alive Furnaces ; Iron tor sand mill , trie Forge Co., Ltd. tronand Stee! Forgings every shape Gordon-Whitwell-Cowper Fire-Brick Hot-Blast Stoves. WITH STROBEL’S PATENTED IMPROVEMENTS, Pa. ESTED GHAINS. Bradlee Go., Empire Chain Works, Beach Otis Sts., Philadelphia. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings. G.” Special Crane Chain. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Cables and Marine Chains. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO,, MANUFACTURERS NAILS WROUGHT IRON PIPE, North Water St., and North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. Successors to CABEEN & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. BESSEMER, MILL AND FOUNDRY PIG IRON, SKELP IRON, MUCK AND BARS, 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. sis Ores, Waters, Metals and special departmen for the ANALYSIS IRON AND STEEL, fitted with all the apparatus and appliances for the rapid and accurate analysis of Iron, Steel, Lron ore Glegs, Limestones, Coals, Clays, Fire bands, éc. Agents for sampling ores im New York apd We have contracted for the following Stoves since their introduction one year ago: Jefferson Lron Works, Ohio.....: 3 Stoves. North Chicago R.M.Co., Ill..... Joliet tron & Steel Co., Ill....... i Missouri Furnace Co., Mo........ 2 Jupicer Furnace Co., Mo.. Western Steel Co.. Mo. oe Teno. Coal, [ron & R. R. Co. Cleveland Roll. Mis 1Co., Obio:: 4 sa is Belmont Nail Co., W. Va. « Coleburg Coal & CokeCo, Ala 3 “ Ala. & Tenn.Coal & Iron C 0., Ala.9 id Nashville Charcoal Iron and Decatur Land, I. & I. Co., Ala. . Steel Co,, Tenn. N. Y. & Perry Coal and Princess Furnace, Va. 2 4 BLAST FURNACES STEEL WORKS. dus pussy le Stove Plate E BRUSHES, BRISTLE BRUSHES, And all other Tools used in a Foundry, of our Own Special Make. ,DEALERS IN MOULDING SAND, AND*® MANUFACTURERS FOUNDRY SUPPLIES, Nos. 1015, 1017, 1019 and 1021, or Pier 45 North. Del Aven ¢ + © VOILADELPHIA, Pa. SHOVELS BELLOWS, WIRE VAN HARLINGEN MACTIER, ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS, 308 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Metallurgical Furnaces. GAS REGENERATIVE FURNACES THE SIEMENS TYPE, Steel, Heating, Puddling, Tube Welding, Zinc and Chemical Furnaces; also Glass Tank and Pot Furnaces. Works Built Complete. EDWARD ETTING, IRON BROKER COMMISSIGN MERCHAN? 222 St., PHILADELPHIA, PIG, BAR and RAILROAD IRON OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. * Agent for the Savage Eastern Pe nna,, West New Jersey and Delaware AGENT FOR FURNACE, PRESTON VIRGINIA RAGE YARD , Pier No, 578 wit hb nn. and its vari connee ti able WwW areh« use Receipts ts. Casi | “MADE ON IRON 206 Walnut Place, Phila., Me thing Agents for CHARCOAL and ANTHKACIT MS, PIG IKON BAR LRON, SHEET IRON ahd IRON WATLS. IN CLAD STEEL RAILS and BARS, MAGNETIC and HEMATITE TRON On FIRE BRICK, COAL and COKE, MUCK BAR: Handle Old tron and Steel Rails, Scrap tron, & Examine ind negotiate sales of Iron and ¢ ail prope rties H. Wilson, A. Kalser, and 224 South Third St, Philade Iphia IRON STEEL RON COMMISSION 20S South Fourth st., Philadelphia. Selling Agents PINE IRON WORKS, Pine Brand Plates ; GLASGOW IRON CO.. Plates and Muck Bare PRANG STEEL & IRON CO. (Limited) Stemens Martin ‘Open-Hearth) Steel, Universal and Sheared Plates, Angles and Shapes JOHN HOGAN CO, IRON COMMISSION 216 SOUTH FOURTH ST., Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Struthers, AND MUIRKKIRK PIG LRON, Delaware Rolling MUL, muck bars, Youngstown Steel Co,, Connellsville Coke, NORTH BROTHERS CO, Iron Founders, Light Castings Specialty. Cor. 23d and Race Streets PHILADELPHIA, Correspondence aolicited, Established 1847. WHITNEY SONS, CAR WHEEL WORKS, PHILADELPHIA, Special Whee's for Furnace and Mine Cars 430 WALNUT ST., PHILA., BOLE AGENT FOR Sheridan, Leesport, Temple, Lynch- burg, Millcreek and Mt. Laurel CHARCOAL PIG IRON. Also Woodbridge Clay Mining Co.'s Fire Brick. JAS. G. LINDSAY. THOS, & PAK LINDSAY, PARVIN 328 Walnut St., Phila., lron and Steel Material FOR ALL PURPOSES Estimates furnished for Llron and Steel Structures and Kallway construction Correspondence solicited with railroad contractoro. IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS 257 So. 4th St,, Philadelphia, AGENTS Kemble and Norway Foundry and Forge Pig rou Wyebrooke Charcoal Pig Iron, Red Short Pig DEALERS ALL KINDS SCRAP MORRIS, WHEELER Iron, Steel and Nails. WAREHOUSE & OFFICES, 16th & Market Sts., 400 Chestnut St PHILA., PA. VHI'A., PA. New York Address, 25 READE ST. HENRY LEVIS CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For and Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments. Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought ane sili 234 8. 4th St., Philadelphia. BALES OF FICK: Frank K. Esherick Barclay W ESHERICK CO., 263 So. 4th ST. lron and Steel All Selling Agents for Cleveland City Forge ana iron | Forgings: Centre! lron and Steel Works, Flats lron and Steel: Danville Nail and Mfg. Co tron wont Steel Nails, Boiler Tubes; Uridge, Car and Specifications Speciaity, Sample sent for trial per our Circular if local dealers do not an keep it. Gage Cast SHEAR THE ESTABLISHED 1848. PA., MANUFACTURERS ALL KINDS HAMMERED AND ROLLED WARRANTED EQUAL ANY PRODUCED. BEST REFINED TOOL CAST For Edge and Turning Tools, Taps, Dies, Drills, Punches, Shear-Knives, Cold-Chisels and Machinists’ Tools generally. SAW PLATES For Circular, Mulay, Mill, Gang, Drag, Pit and Cross-Cut Saws. Sheet steel For Springs, Billet Web and Hand Saws, Shovels, Cotton Gin Saws, Stamping Cold, &e. SIEMENS-MARTIN (Open-Hearth) PLATE STEEL For Boilers, Fire-Boxes, Smoke-Stacks, Tanks, &c. All our Plate and Sheet Steel being rolled Patented Improvement, unequaled for surface finish and exactness of gauge. ROUND MACHINERY CAST STEEL For Shafting, Spindles, Rollers, &c., File, Fork, Hoe, Rake, R. R. Frog, Toe-Catk, Sleigh-Shoe and Tire Steel, &c.; Cast and German Spring and Plow Steel. Finished Rolling Plow Coulters, with Patent Screw Hubs Soft Steel Center Cast Plow Steel. Agricultural Steel cut any pattern * Solid Soft Center Cast Plow Steel Steel Forgings made to order, Represented 248 Pearl and Cliff Sts., New York, HOGAN SON, General Agents for Eastern and New England States. “Tron Cast Plow Steel. MOORHEAD Soho Mills, Pittsburgh, Pa., SHIP, TANK Steel COMPOUND ARMOR Special Sizes. GUARANTEED STAND ADMIRALTY TESTS. AND STEEL IRON PLATES Open Hearth Steel. SHIP PLATE. TANK, BOILER, FLANGE and FIRE-BOX. Sheets (Patent Leveled). Only Manufacturers McKENNA, RYAN SON, Contractors and Builders, Iron and Steel Mills, Open Hearth Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, Hot Blast Stoves, Heating Furnaces. Copper Furnaces, Annealing Furnaces, Puddling Furnaces, Coke Ovens, Crucible Steel Furnaces, Regenerative Furnaces all Kinds. Fire Brick Work every Description. 1029 LIBERTY AVE., PITTSBURGH. STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. RYAN. OFFICE, 300 18th FRANKFORD STEEL COMPANY FRANKFORD, PHILA., PA., SOLID CRUCIBLE STEEL CASTINGS Best Grades Tool and Machinery Steel. COTTON WOOL WASTE ——DEALERS Mill Mechanical Rubber Goods, Wire Rope, &c., No. SMITHFIELD PITTSBURGH, PA. Pittsburgh Wire Nail Co. Pa. OLIVER ROBERTS WIRE Limited, WESTERN AGENTS, EASTERN AGENTS, New York Pittsburgh, Pa. Manufacturers Steel Wire Nails, Galvanized Wire Cloth for Protecting Windows, Sky Lights, John Heimbuecher, MACHINE BOLTS, Track Bolts, Washers, Lag-Screws and Skein-Screws, 70 Portland ‘St. AMERICAN TACK MASS. IRON AGE. Steel Warehouse, 101 John Street. THOMAS BURROWS, AGENT FOR Co. ALSO AGENT FOR CELEBRATED SHEET STEEL. full stock all qualities Bar and Sheet Steel always hand. MANUFACTURERS OF BLACK AND TINNED NORWAY IRON RIVETS AND BURRS CUT NAILS, BAR IRON. BLANKENSHIP, President. VA. Prices RICHMOND, NOW TWO- O-CONVERTER STEEL PLANT. BERKS CO. PA., ANCHOR NAILS AND SPIKES, Capacity, 1000 Kegs per Day. Made from their own Pig Iron, Insuring Regularity and Quality. ALSO FOUNDRY AND FORGE PIG IRON, AND COLD BLAST CHARCOAL CAR WHEEL IRON MANUFACTURER OF Brass, Copper, Galvanized and Steel Wire all Meshes and Grades. For Mining, Milling and all other Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth For Bank, Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts, Window Guards, WIRE CLOTH for SUGAR GERMAN CLOTH for CENTRIFUGAL MACHINES: Coal and Sand Screens. Riddles for Export and Foundry Use. Galvanized Twist Netting for Fencing, Henneries, Trellises, Wire Window Screens. IRON BOLTING CLOTH. SILK BOLTING CLOTH. Wire Work and Wire Goods Everv PATENT SIFTER, PATENT RAT TRAPS. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. ADJUSTABLE FOUNDRY RIDDLES, Different Parts, Clamps. THE SALEM WIRE NAIL SALEM, OHIO, hil SELLING 166 Lake St., Chas. Melish, 123 Soulard St., St. Louis, Mo, Wiggins Cincinnati, Ely Williams, New York and Chicago, Pennsylvania Bolt Nut Company, LEBANON, MANUFACTURERS OF Boiler and Bridge Rivets, HOT NUTS with REAMED HOLES, Trimmed and Reamed Nuts and Refined Bar Iron. and Prices. WIRE NAILS, BOAT NAILS, Regular and Chisel Pointed; Black and Saleen ized. NAILS, Nails, 3d. Fine Lath CINCINNATI SALE 349 Main Se. for atalogue Lining and Saddle 32 Lig mnt ‘St. BOSTON BALESR( NEW YORK SALESROOM, 116 Chambers St, December 1887. WROUGHT IRON BOILER TUBES. Steam, Gas and Water Pipe, Well Tubing, Casing AND LINE PIPE. Cotton Presses, Forgings, Rolling Mill and General Machinery READING WORKS. 261 Fourth St., Philadelphia. 4 = = 4 | cs COBB DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS., Manufacturers Copper, Brass and Iron Common and Swedes Iron Leathered, Carpet, Lace and Gimp Tacks; Finishing, Hungarian, Trunk, Clout and Cigar Box Nails, &c. Rivets made to order. NEW YORK AGENCY, DISOSWAY HENDERSON 165 GREENWICH STREET. Acents for the Philadelohia Star and Tire Bolts PHILLIPS SONS, MANUFACTURERS, South Hanover, Mass. TACKS. WARREN STREET, New York. PYROMETERS FOR Blast Furnaces, Bakers’ Ovens, Boiler Flues, Supe I heated Steam, Oil Stills, Zine and Lead Baths REVOLUTION INDICATORS, Which constantly indicate, with< ut the use of watch, the numb; er of m‘nute mac Steam Engine. Made under th. patents EDWARD BROWN, 311 Walnut St. Philadelphia. ——ESTABLISHED 1840,—— ONE HOOK equal whole CLOSET. moved without tak ing & Ne. Closes others. Cut this out and ask your SUITABLE FOR hardware de ale 7m. & Closet, Hall Kitch JAYNE 110 Liberty St., N.Y. SASH CHB) NEW Established 1839. COES’ PATENT SCREW WRENCHES, The Strongest Wrench made, and the only successful re-enforced bar. The Ferrule firmly secured place by a nut screwed on the bar. Particular attention is called to the way in which the handle is made and fastened to the shank. This Handle is made better and stronger than heretofore by using our new Cup Tip at the end which encloses the wood and keeps it from splitting. This the only wrench which has the wood firmly secured and held together at each end, and it will stand more rough usage and last longer thar avy oow made. It is not affected heat, cold or moisture, None Genuine unless Stamped, Warehouse: 113 Chambers and Reade Sts., NEW - ~ The Oldest and Most Manufacturers onl Yard Hydrants, Street Washers, Galvanized Pump Chain, Wind Mill Pumps and Other Hydraulic Machines the World. LARGE CAPACITY, AND EASY WORKING PUMP FOR The Water Works, Sewer Contractors, Foundation Builders, Mines, Quarries, only Myers’ Pumps. 381. hand power. The pump has large Valves (accessible hand) and will pump water containing gravel, matter, without chok- ing any perceptible wear. le, durable and dapted t and drilled wells. Tie pumps are simp 6, curable anc Ww pricec double -pumps Made either shown cut for Hose for Pipe Suction with expansive plunger bucket and Glass underneath. Pump successful Send for Circular and Price List, " le, durab!e, powerful, easy to oper- MYER DOUBLE LOCK REVERSIBLE a Dp iron, steel and wood SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF A track carriers, The rar~iers, sling attachments, forks, oor and tine ging This Wrenen not oaty co noines the superior instantly changed from Universal In- dependent, and vice versa. Each Chuck guaranteed perfect. All parts are made interchangeable. Only the very best ma- MAXWELL, MANUFACTURER OF PATENTED BRASS, BRIGHT TEN COMBINATION WRENCH. Case-Hardened Throughout. The serraieo ja ‘of the Wrench are interchangeable ; that is, the same serrated plate Plain and Ornamental Butts, may be wend foreith the stativaary or sliding Jaw, ao that if one plate is broken ancthe r can be furnished adapted to either jaw with »utex press designation. Tne sii ies, nutsand Double Acting Spring Hinges. various parts are also thus repairing tne Wrench very small TINNED WIRE terials used their construction. Reverse JAPANNED special jaws furnished when desired. BIRD also manufacture CAGES. 5 The cheapest and ircwars and Price List, address most saleable in market. Catalogues and Price L'sts furnished to the Trade, 247 24° St. New York. Wooden Well Curbs, Wood Tubing, and Brass Pumps, Patent Copper Pumps, Hydraulic Rams, Power Pumps, Full size of Band for Brass ana Tinned Wire Cages. ri i Union Coil Door Springs, and with perfect for use when the Wrench was supply printed matter Parts qualities of a Gas Pipe Wrench but also Of a regular Nut Wreach, taus making a combination No. PATENT PIPE WRENCH. CALL HARDWARE TOOL COMPANY, Springfield, Mass. The Hardware Jobbing ade WRE NCH will furnished free with liberal These Wrenches are manufactured Norway Iron and Steel Forgings, and case good free charge application the from whom you purchased. Under the greatest strain the sliding jaw will not yield hair, but remains firmly fixed welded the bar. WRITE FOR AND PRICE Clock Springs and Small Springs of every deescription, from best Cast Steel. BRIS CONN. INTERCHANGEABLE LOCK-CORNER SHELF BOXES, Screw Cases, &c., FOR THE HARDWARE TRADE. Hi. GREEN, Patented April 26, 1°87. Others pending. An entirely pew thing in Placking Brushes, consisting solelv of TINN ED MALLE ABLE IRON and PURE BRISTLES. SOLID, SOLiD.—Not bored and drawn, nor secured with pitch or cement. Not several small knots, but ONE SOLID KNOT OF PUKK BRISTLES. NO HORSEHAIR. Rounb-Facep.—Takes Biccking from the box on its centre instead of its edges, and wil) therefore spread it evener, smoother and thinner, ep*euring a better polish than any flat-faced brush. INDESTRUCTI 1LE —“ecause the only materials used are tin-coated tron and bristles, put together to stay, the krot of bristles being held IN OVE SOLID MASS BY (OMPRESSION, IN A GHIP OF IR ON, and WILL OUTLAST A DOZEN OF ANY OTHEK KIND, e This DAUBING BRUSH Is made WITH A SCRAPER FOR REMOVING MOD FROM THE CREVICES ~ e yi sending their names BROWN PATTERSON, Marcy Hope All parts these Wrenches are warranted. Should any part break will made manufacturers PS & F THE SE b il P 0 & SHOES, The utility of this is too apparent to need a word of commendation be \\ 4 For Superiority. 3) PHILADELPHIA, \\ Manufacture and keep in stock a full lineof FILES and RASPS only, for which we ciaim speci.l ad- vantages over the ordinary goods, and ask domestic and foreign buyers toallow us tocompete for their trade. Superiority acknowledged wherever used, sold or exhibited, MANUFACTURERS OF Sereen This new departure adjustable screens free from many objections others. the only double face screen, and equally well finished both has box panel, and can adjusted without the friction noticeable all other adjustable screens. This screen made either soft hard wood, and stained imitation black walnut, cherry, finished natural wood, desired. Price Lists and Discounts furnished application JOHN GRAHAM Sole Agents, 113 Chambers and Reade Streets, NEW YORK. LIGHTNING HAY KNIVES WEYMOUTH’S PATENT. This Knife is the BEST IN USE for cutting down hay and straw in mow and stack: S38 cutting fine feed from bale, cutting corn stalks for feed, cutting peat & ditching marshes. S The blade is Best Cast Steel, spring temper, easily sharpened, and is giving universal satisfaction, A few moments’ trial will show its merits, and parties once using it are un- willing to do without it, Its sales are fast increasing for export as well as home trade, and it seems destined to take the place of all other Hay Knives. They are nicely packed in boxes, 1 dozen each of 60 pounds weight, suitable for shipping by land or water to any part the world, Manufactured only CAUTION. We are infor {i that various parties are infringing upon the widely-known Letters Patent granted origixally to GEorGE F. WeYMOUTH for an improved Hay Knife. The in- vention patented to GkorGE F, WEYMOUTH is embodied in a sword-shaped blade provided with operating handles for}working the same, the edge of the sword-blade being furnished with knife-edged serrations or teeth. £27 It is our purpese to PROSECUTE ALL INFRINGEMENTS, and to hold resp~ asible to the full extent of our ability and of the law all parties who mannfacture any knife infringing upon the patent, or who deal in the same. Several suits are now pending in the U. 8 Courts, {?~ All manufacturers and dealers are hereby warned of our rights, and the public are cautioned against purchasing any Hay Knives, made as described above, which are not of our genuine manufacture. East WILTON, Sept. 1, 1886, North Wayne Tool HALLOWELL, MAINE, W.H.CARTERS PATENT NEEDLE HAY KNIFE, PAT. APR. 29, 1884. IMPROVED BY M.M.BARTLETT. Improvement April 1885, SOLE MANUFRS. OF Patented April 29, 1884. Improvement patented April 28, 1885, of which we are the sole manufacturers, has been tested with the most celebrated knives of other makers, and bas proved an easier and faster Cutter than any other. Its special excellence consists in the chisel-edge tooth shown tn the engraving. It may be used for cutting ha in the mow, stack and bale ; also for ditching, cutting peat, or any other work for which a hay knife is used. It can be readily ground by the most tnexpertonsed as it requires to be ground only on one side. Should a tooth break, all that is necessary to re