The Iron Age : Vol. LI : No. 14 : April 6, 1893

jV nf m. MR. GENERAL'S OFFICE Section . I t) a uoa»mq[«Bii ~ : I 1'B.18119|) ’ A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Me 864Tiai^i3i\i‘9T^»?) I * ■ / '■ ''' fhiblielied every Thursday Morning by David 'Williams, IQ'os. 96, 98, lOO &102r Reade St., jN'ew Yorlc. Vol. LI: No. 14. New York, Thursday, April 6 , i 8 gj $4^0 a Year, Inoiuding Postaga^ Single Copies, Ten Cents. V^adlng Matter Contents.—page 818 ';&eelfled List of Advertisers_ “ 146 Jphabetioal Index to Advertisers “ ISO . dvertlsing and Subeoription Rates “ 149 SMOKELESS PAPER SHELLS Loaded with Nitro Powders, Schultze, E. C. and American Wood. -SOLO ONLY THROUGH DEALERS.- SALMON COLOR. Made in lo, 12 and 16 gauge. Price-list on application. Packed 25 in a box, 500 in a case. TUDOR IRON WORKS, -MAJNUFACTURED BY- ST. 3 LiOU^S Manufacturers of Track Fastenings, Boat Spikes, Goldie Spikes. Mining Rails. Every Hardware and mill Supply Dealer Should Sell firlstoPs Patent STEEL BELT The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. RJA.3^TDOIL.FII & OLOWEIS, WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tubiuit and liarjfe Shells, Brazed Tubes and mouldings. Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver, -SOLE MANWACTITRERS OF- Brown s Patent Seamless Drawn Copper House Boilers. - 'I SOLID BRAIDED CORDAGE. All Kinds, Sizes and Colors. Send for Samples. Samson Cordage Works, BOSTON, MASS. CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Ordinary weight tested to 200 lbs., extra heavy to 800 Lbs. pressure per square Inch. Made of two Seam¬ less Drawn Copper Shells. Haodsome.*^^ best and strongest and safest boiler in the market and cheapest In THE WIlUAMS PRINTING GO. Commercial Priateis aad BMem CATALOGUES A SPECIALTY. 96-102 READE STREET, NEW YORK. JENKINS STANDARD PACKIKj INCREASED SALES Show that our customers appreciate the value of improvements made in xlENKINS PACKING. It can be used ag^ain and again. Does not ROT or BURN out. Have you tried it recently? If not, DO SO I Look for “ Trade-Mark.*’ JHNKINS BROS., New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago bbanoh offiob : Cleveland 36 Liberty St., City Forge and Iron Co. NEW YORK. CLBVBLAND, O. DRIPPING PANS* 40 Sizes. The best made. (Beaman’s Patent Improved.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BAK ER, j ch^apesUn^hl nlrket. Made only by A,X, X]^C3rXl.w^lVII <DOm, Factory aud IHaiu Office : BAbTIlHORE, MD. Branch : 64 Reade 8t., N. Y. Ijcading manufacturers of Stamped and JPatent Pieced Tin Wave and Galranized Tro^ Ware. __ TUF Avery Stamping Co. We retin Iron, Steel and Copper. CLEVELAND, O. Heavy Blanking, Pressingl Stamping. OUT TO LENGTHS for Contractors’, Builders’ and Mill use. NEW Steel Bails of aUseotions ; SECOND-HAND for relaying; OLD for scrap use. Also all kinds of railroad scrap. WHEN BUYING WRITE TO US FOR PRICES. J. H. RICHARDSON ft CO., T08 Pen. At... Pittsburgh. Po. Rainey Connellsville Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you cau buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our worka to the heart of the Region, within four miles of ConnellsvlUe, Pa. 0-AJPA.01TY, 3,000 TONS DAIlLiY. W. J, RAINEY, CIEYELIRD, OBIO. Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE.. ^ NSONIA g RASS ^ Qopper Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot popper. Iwaterbury Brass Co. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark,) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings, Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 &. 21 Cliff Street, ■ - New Yo rk. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, lOO John Street, - New York. Rome Brass and Copper Hills, ROME, N. Y., -MANUFAOTUBEB8 OF- Eoll and Sheet Brau and Gennan Bttrer. tinuM, Copper and German SilTer Wire. Brase and Copper Bode and Braied Braes Tnblng. Blvete and Bnrs. Beamleee Brass Fermles. Check and Key Tags. Braslers and Sheathing Ooppw. Copper Bottoms. Bolts, Circles, ftc., ftc. Tho Phosphates of America. Where and how they occur; how they are mined; and what they cost. With practical treatises on the manufacture of sulphuric acid, acid phosphate, phosphoric acid and concentrated superphosphates, and select methods of chemic^ analysis. By Francis Wyatt, Ph.D. Cloth, profusely illustrated. .$4,00 salt by David Willlamt. 96-102 Reade St.. N. Y. 294 Pearl St., MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC GO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, OE SFELTER, AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. j^pecial Sizes of Zinc out to order. RoUed Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. The Plume & Aiwooo Mfg.Go. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass ■WIRHS, Establislied 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger¬ man Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubing, COPPER RIVETS AND BURS, j PERCUSSION CAPS, TAPE MEASURES, METALLIC EYELETS, Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, &c., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. Cartridge JkLetul iti Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. depots: 296 Broadway, New York. 126 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Ckain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. . 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLLING MILL, THOMASTON, CONN. WATERBURY. CONN. Holmes. Booth & flaydens MANCFAOTUBBBS OP New Haven Copper Co.. BOIiB MAUBS OP POLISHED COPPED Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,1876. also MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS’&SHEATHIHGGOPPER. Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, Hlc., ALSO MAKUFAOTITBSBS OF Cast Steel iuieis aii Bits el SttinlGi Qiallty. Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Rrazed Rrass and Copper Tubing, Bare and Insulated Wire for Hlec- trle Llgbtlng and Street Rail¬ way Use, Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners In great -variety. 25 Park Place, New York. FACTORIES: Waterbary, Gonn. New lOrK. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of NEW YORK. GFOOZSIS AOTFO-. OO., Mtrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, bx«.omz;e! door kitobs, Brooze and Plated Boses, Combined Bose and Esoutcbeon Plates. Socket Shells, fcc.. Patent Mirror Pin Cushion business Cards, Mucilage Brushes. Novelties of new design made to order. SALESROOM: 88 Chambers St., New York. FACTORY: 86-92 Third St., So. Brooklyn. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers cf So2.t ArXLd I Ixe A'tla.lxi.e; OOFFH3R •WIKfEJ and KfIVETS. Importers and Dealers In Ineot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc ® 40 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes. BUTT HINGES. BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIES. PUREALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. . FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 413 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 29 High Street, Boston. WILLIAMS. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass, Fancy Sheet Brass, German Silver',, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper iCubes, Brass and Cop^ per^kods. Brass Ferrvles, Fare Copper Wire, Sheet find Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tim, Antimony, Lead, dc. v-^ough Casting of Aluminum. Ajj^lnum Bronze, German Silver Bronze and all ktnps of Metals. Manataoturers of Chandeliers, Metal Pleture Frames, Ink Stands. Figures, Statues, eto. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Louis Bronze & Aluminum Works, 3741 -3743 North Broadway, ST. LOUIS* mo. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 3 ELEPHANT TRADE-HARK. yi7l GENUINE IlMGOTS & MANUFACTURCS 3EAR OUR REC.JfJADE |v|ARKS. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. The Phosphor bronze Smelting Co.Limiteo 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORJCINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in the United States and Sole Makers of"ELEPHANT BRAND”Phosphor-Bronze. PHOSPHOR BRONZE. The We Cramp & Sons S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, penna. BR,-A.SS FOTJn^TIDBI^S. C3-E3ISrXJIISrB3 PHOSPHOR TIN, MANUFACTX7BED BY THE ▼RAMB MAKK YORK AMD THOMPSON STS., SOIiE MANU7AOTX7BERS OF AMERICAN MANGANESE BRONZE. MANGANESE BRONZE PROPELLER WHEELS A SPECIALTY. Our Manganese Bronze Is invaluable where Castings of great Tensile Strength are needed. In this quality it is nearer Steel than any other alloy in the market, and in appearance the castings are unequalcd. TFe Mates Larger Castiings arid More of Them than Any Competitor, WALDO k STOUT, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SOUNB CASTINGS IN ALUMINUM, PHOSPHOR MANGANESE BRONZE. STEAM GAUGE wrwodTand valve CO- Boston, Mass., U» S. A. Branches L NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON. frpfiSSflic- Fine Castings by new pressure pro- ^ cess, equal to hand cut work, In Bronze, Brass. Alunaltium and German Sliver. Ma¬ chinery Name Plates cents per sq. in. Aluminum Bronze Dies. Metal Molds and Mechanical Casting* absolutely true to pattern WIRE BARS and PLATES FOR ROLLING MILLS- COMPOSITIOH and F.l.GArL0RDC0. ALUMINUM AMQOMI A CASTINGS, Heai; and LigM. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. TIN. I THE NIGHESTAND RlCHEsf GRADE MADE . MANUPRCTURED O^LV BV THURESCENTPHOSPHOffiZED METAL C0.| OFFICE Af*0 WORKS , 2I072I0J*»»2III INDIANA Chester. Pa< Bx*oia.me, Asia sxxd Ooxxxposltloxx OAs1;lia.a;s'. Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” Manixfaotrarers o± 3PHOSJPHOR-BRON25E TO 3PE1VN®YI^VA.1VIA. T!!!WILMOT it HOBBS.MFC. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for ’‘Soft” and ” Extra Soft" Plain Blue Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP M2 PLATE STEEL. Great accuracy of gauge and mjdth and uniformity of quality tvill always be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &o. I (THESE AKnCLESKyORAYKD TO SCAUJ^ SJF 2 ^ \atWw CuRausSraFSi^ ■S'/. S« % . The above illustrates something of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work which can be made from this Steel. PRICES GREAtLY REDUCED S' When In a hiiVr^ usb Lone^Dlatanoe Telephone. D DI ET Bl III feoart* rUt I»ob SraM Caatr.) Dtpot. M. V. Cllt. via N. Y.. N.H. « R, A. B. OfCI )L#Vi CL l^wlf I » W VN IV« A PHDSPHDR-TIN I By USING MY PHOSPHOR TIN’MANUFAO? URERS CAN MAKt ANY DESIRED GRADE Ct ' PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves, BY THi^ SiMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING. MUCH cheaper than they are now to r. had in the MARHETi NEWOR OLO.COPPEi < CAN BE USED, for cii^culars aw^prici ADDRESS haLK &; NAUMANN,~S'?;Cf ' ' ENTSf”"’^ U.S.''"ECANADA' 7 ^ PEAVV'^' ALUMINUM! THE COWLES ELECTRIC SMELTING & ALUMINUM COMPANY, Lockport, • New York, Offer Pure Aluminum in Ingots, Slabs. Sheet, Wire and Castings at lowest market rates. I Aluminum Bronze, Aluminum Brass, ^ Silver Bronze, Silicon Bronze ) and Manganese Bronze. Hosted by Google 4 THE IRON AGE WASHBURN tt MOEN MANUFACTURING CO., Waukegan, III. Worcester, Mass. New York City. Chicago. San Francisco. Houston, Texas. Waukegan, III. MAKERS OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER. EVERY VARIETY OF '\PS7' X FL £S FOR ALL PURPOSES. F.A.TB1TT STJEQEXj ■WIRE B.A.XjE TIES. Wire Rope and Cable, Hard and Soft Dr^n jCopper ^Wire for Electrical Pur-' poses, Galvanized Iron and Steel Tele- grraph and Telephone Wire, Glidden Patent Steel Barb * W i r e, Patch and Clock Main Springs, Eye¬ glass Springs, Steel Wire for Needles and Drills. , (CROSS HEAD) rADJ USTAB lE) {TRIPLE LOOP.) Pump Chain, Two Strand Twisted and Plat Twisted Fence Wire without Barbs, Fence Staples, Stretchers, &c. Bright, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvan¬ ized and Copper Wire, on Spools, 1 oz.to 1 lb. Send for Price-lists, Circulars and De¬ scriptive Pamphlets. Warehonses: Sew lori, 16 Cliff St. Chicago, 107 & 109 Lahe St. San Francisco, 8 & 10 Pine St. Houston, Texas, MtJKY Toe American Metal Co. (LIMITED), Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. 0. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, BULLION, IRON. Advances made on Consignments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton & Co., - - Loudon. M era 11 sesel I sch air, Fran kfor t-on -Main. Williams, Foster & Co., Ld., Swansea. ORCESTEFt., Mass. F0aflLLPl?RP0SE5 ►^TEEL UlRE«L«ii kinds TPMtM IliSi CO. TRENT9N,II.,J. COOPER HEWITT 5^CO. WIRE ROPE 17 BURLING S LIP ^ _C^JIRAMWAYS AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRlNfi CO., winkle. .»!...»«MANXnPAOTUBBRS OF STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. loffice and works : : Shingiss and Bluff Streets, - PITTSBURGH, PA. P. O. Box 104. Telephone 706. WM. MCKARLAND, IRON FOITNDRB, TKENTON, - - N. J Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Compression & Extension Springs - A SPECIALTY. OFFICE AND WORKS: I BROOKLYN N Y 18 to 24 Bridge Street, \ tSKUUKLYN, N- Y. Guaranteed. Best Antl-Frlctlon Metal for all machinery bearings. For high speed and heavy crushing weight it has no equal. Introduced In this country since 1891 and has displaced all Antl-Frictlon metals It has come in con¬ tact with THEODORE HIERTZ & SON, SOLE MFRS.. Manufacturers Babbitt Metals, Solder, Lead Seals, &c. 30th St., <fe Park Avo., St. Lonl8, Mo. VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPRi CC Agricultural Implements, Maohln- O ery and various other purposes. £[ Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. MONTPEIilElU TV. Hosted by oogle THE IRON AGE. 5 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. mm- makers of Iron, Bessemery Slemens-lllartln and Crnolble Oast Steel Wire oi all klndsy annealed* soft and hard drawn t Coppered Sprlnff Wire for Fnmltnre Springs, <fcc., Coppered Soft Baling Wires, Suspension Bridge and Bepe Wires of all kinds, dke. STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Specialty of finest Cast Steel Wires, round, fiat, square and any other shape, tempered and also In the soft state, guaranteed to harden and temper. Solid Riband Paragon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Roller, Lock, Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Bell, Clock Verge and Watch Spring, Rule and Tape Line and Eyeglass Wires, &c. Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Spring Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made for special purposes. Also Covered Wires—Braided and Cloth and Paper Covered—for crinoline, corset and other purposes. Cold Rolled and Slit soft and Tempered Steel Strips of all kinds and for all purposes. Speolal Wires and. @prints of Every Hesorlption. COPRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. POR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. ESTABLISHED 1880. LUTHER SHAW & SON, CHAS. L. SHAW, Proprietor. BRASS FOUNDERS LAND MAMUFACTDRERS OF BABBITT • METAL and SOLDER. All kinds of JBrass^ Composition and Bronze Castings made to order, Correspondence[Solicited. WORCESTER, MAS^ WIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS ARD MIWIIG PURPOSES. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY. Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. THE CELEBRATED “SILVER FINISH" DUNBAR BRQS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs I of every description, from best Cast Steel, I5XiI@TOI^, COIVIV. aET THE BEST. E lectricity and magnetism, a short text-hook, with 165 explanatory eiuraviiiffi and diagrams. 240 pages, 12mo. By T. Dunmait. 40 Cents. Sent, prepaid, on receipt of prioe, by DAVID WILLIAMS. Publisher and Book¬ seller, 96-102 Reade Street, New York. Hosted by Google 6 THE IRON AGE. Always Ask For Unequaied for Strengths and Durability. Made Only by Broderick & Bascem Rope Co., St. Louis, Mo. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building:, 1 19 S. 4th St. NEW YORK Potter Building:, 38 Park Row. WASHINGTON _ Atlantic B uilding:, 928 F St. PATENTS U. S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights, Twenty Yenrs' Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert searches and opinions as to Scope, Valid¬ ity and Infringement Patent Causes Prosecuted and Defended. Practice in U. S. Supreme, Circuit and Circuit Ap¬ peals Courts, and U. S. Patent Office. Send for “ Plain Words about Patents.'' Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCIiUSIVEEY. References Furnished on Application. E. B. STOCKING, Attorney at Ijaw. 611 F ST., N. W.. WASHINGTON. P. C. PATENTS S40,000,000 Earned by Bell Telephone Patent in 1891. Pro¬ tect your invention by PATENT. No charse for examination to determine patentability. Bend model and description. New Book Free. 8. C» FITZGERAliO. Washington, D. C H. E. PAINE. S. B. LADD, Bx Com’r of Patents. Mechanical Engineer. PAINE So LADD, FA.TE1VT lL.A.WYEi:i@ AND SOLICITOR®. Loan and Trust Bldg,, Washington, JD.C, Examinations and Reports on the Validity Scope and Infringement of Patents. Practice in the U. b. Circuit, Circuit Appeals and Supreme Courts. U. S. and Foreign Patents. A. LESCHEN & SONS’ ROPE CO., MANTTPAnTnRBRa OF ST. LOUIS, MO. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pi. 87 HeW Yof^. wiikKbme. Pt CLOCK SPRINGS. BAND SAW STEEL, STEEL WIRE. Round, Flat, Tempered and ready for Tempering, Curtain, Needle, Spring Scale, Sash Bal¬ ance and Lock Wire. Flat Coiled Springs for Lampi| Sleeping Cars, Toy Movements and all other purposes. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Haley Manufacturing Co., Concord, N. H. 3F* T? JSS T S . H. W. T. JENN EH, Patent Attorney and Me¬ chanical Expert. 519 Seventh St., Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Estabi’>hed 1883. BARBED WIRE INDIANA WIRE FENCE GO., Crawfordsville, Ind. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH Built for Service. The Elastic Steel Door Mat? REVERSIBLE. SELF-CLEANING. HANDSOME. THE WIRE HOODS COMPANY, - Worcester, Mass. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., WIRE Hannfactnrers ol In great fariety- NEW H-A-VEN. Hosted by ooisrnsT. Google THE IRON AGE, BAlLISaS, ' \ SandScreefis Coal Scteens Etc. Vv^p^x umu* ST^'LV c\ 5 y^\x. -Manufactured by— HARDWARE CHARElE’ii M«„.r1StS™s., SCREEN WIRE CIOTH HOLDER. ' GUEtN^ERAXi -Manufactured by- WIBEWOBK. FACH&HOTTES, - MASCOUTAH, ILL. V WindowGiuaids^ . Stalile Fixtuias. WICKWIRE BROTHERS, Wire ^oth and Wire Goods, Coal SlOYOS, NEW PROCESS Flow Sieves, r«rv«^l Corn Poppers, wOriiailQ Dish Coiers, power loom ^ Metallic WIRE CLOTH. Coal SlOYOSi Brer^ roll wrapped In Fink Paper I and has our name on labeL Patented May lOth, 1892. This holder carries seven rolls of Wire Cloth, sizes as follows, viz.; 24, 26, 28, ,30, .32, 34 and 36 inches wide, can be placed on and fastened on top of counter or on. the floor, and is 10 inches wide at the base. The wooden roller (as showTi in cut) is pushed through center opening of the roll of Wire Cloth, and the cloth does not reouire re-rolling to be put on roller, and is easily unrolled bj* pulling cloth. Rolls of Wire Cloth in lengths of 50 or lOO feet can be placed on the roll¬ ers, and the cloth is kept in solid-roll-shape by the wrought-iron tension-rod in front of each roU. The Holder is made in a durable manner, nicely flnished, and increases the sale of Wire Cloth by the attractive manner in w'hich the cloth is displayed. The first year’s sales were beyond expectation, and numerous letters of testimonials of general satisfac¬ tion have been received from parties now using these Holders. It is intended for use in Retail Hardware Stores, and for simplicit 3 % adaptability and cheapness izi price, as well as for the small amount of room it occupies, can¬ not fail to commend itself as practical. Each one is securely packed in a rack, ready for shipment. Weight, 35 pounds. For sale bj-- THE WHOLESALE HARDWARE TRADE. KILMER MFC. CO., Screen Wire Holder NEWBURGH, N. Y., -- MANUFACTURERS OP STEEL WIRE RODS, bale ties, barbwire. BEST QUALITY Fe nce Wir e Staples, Galvanized Wire Ornamental Fencing, Cable Wire, Grape Wire, Hop Yard Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &c. Our New Empire Bale Tie. aRANCH HOUSE: 643-546 State Street, Chlcigo, III. Address all export communications to J. W. D. MEIGHAN, 111 Water Street, New York City. Bryant No. IQ Cold Sawing Machine. Saves Time, Power, Temper, Labor. Gives True, Clean, Rapid Work. Cuts Noiselessly, Keenly, Easily, Inexpensively. Improvement is the order of the age. Iron and steel are now taking the place of wood in the construction of almost every article of necessity. We call attention to the fact that Our Screen Wire Holder is now made almost entirely of Iron and ^teel. The upright frame is of wrought iron pipe and the wheels are of steel. It has been greatly improved, so that no live hardware man can well get along without it. Write for circulars. Address, Hamilton-Rankin Hardware Co., ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS. For PATENTS. General Bridgeland Railway Work. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. PATENTS obtained in all oeuntrles. All bneinees relating to Patents prose* mted with care and diligence. As Examiner and Solioitor, twenty-five rears’ familiarity with STOVES AND FURNACES, DRIERS, VENTILATCRS %nd kindred subjects. * *- THE g & C COMPtNT, 102-101 Phoenix Bids., - CHICAGO, ILL. J. A. ASHLET,: 700 Ninth St. Washington, D. O. Hosted by Google 8 y~srU$y{s,. ■S'T A hot BOX AQA1N? Our Gold Lfeaf, Babbitt Metal is especially adapted for,use with high speed and heavy machitiery and shafting ; in fact, in every place ijyhere a Babbitt Metal is required. It is sold under the highest guarantee, and has rnadf a remarkable record with all who have used it. A trial of this metal will demonstrate the truthfulness of our claim. Order a sample lot. 50 lb. io r Box, 25c. per lb. DAY METAL CO.. ST. LOUIS, MO. CHAMPION IRON COMPANY. stairs. worK, builders* ornamental Iron work.^^w^ Mai. Iron cresting. Guaranteed against breakage. Also mfrs.of the ^"celebrated Ohio Champion Iron ^w^Force and Lift Pumo s ^^^^nd for 220 page^^^ ^^^catalogue HOliYOKE, IHASS., —MANUFACTURERS OF— WIRE WIRE Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated, Finished to order, round, square, oval or flat. TINNED WIRE OF ALL SIZES A SPECIALT> TUCK M*F*G CO., Brockton Mass, WIRE and IRON WORKS. Illnstrated Catalogue Free, Window Guards. Cresting. Balcony Railing, Grilles, Stable Fixtures, BUILDERS* WIRE AMD IhON WORK, Office and Bank Railing, NETTING AND WIRE CLOTH, Columns. Iron Stairs, Jail Cells. E. T. BARNUM, :: WEATHER VANE. ItW^Mentlon this Paper. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. ^CLEVELAND 4 ^ IRON The largest Iron Fence and Railing Works In the U. B KENTON, OHIO. W. S. ESTEY, No. 65 FDLTON ST., NEW YORK, MANUFACTURER OF OJLaOTH Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galfanized and Steel Wire of ail meshes and grades. For Mining, Milling »nd all miher purposes. iLocomotive Spark Wire Cloth, 4&C. For Bank, Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts, Window Guards, &c. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. & T JSa^zlcA JSoxroeaxGi. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. GEO, W, PRENTISS & CO OflBoe and Salesrooniy tSTH Enoltd Ave*) MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING. StableFlxtureB,Cre8tlnM, Terminals, Office and Counter R^ng, Lawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. STEEL Web Picket Fencinc. MOST POPULAR FOR YARDS, LAWNS, PARKS, ETC. Write for Circular of above, and Steel Wire Pence Board. DEKALB FENCE CO., - - DeKalb,Hi. AGENCIES: Eostom-HICKS & DICKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. Southern-W. B. BELKNAP ds OO., Louisville, Ky. Western—WYETH HARDWARE & MFG. CO., St. JosCph, Mo. Indiana and Mloh- Isan-INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., CrawfordsvlUe, Ind. Texas-6. K. MERIWETHER, Dallaa. Wire Cloth; Wire Goods Hardware Grade and Fanning Mill Wire Cloth, Poultry Netting, Heavy Window Screen Wire Cloth, Coal and Sand Screens, Riddles, Ash Sieves, &c., &g. Office and Counter Railings, Elevator En¬ closures, Wire Stall Guards, Hay Racks Feed Boxes, Window Guards, &c., &c. TomDered Springs of all kinds. Steel and iron. Ck)mprlsiiig the practice and theory of ths leveral methods pursued in their manufaoture and of their treatment in the rolling mill, the forge and the foundry. By W. H. Grbbnwood. $2.00. Sent, postpaid, on receipt ot price, bj DAVID WILLIAMS, BookseUer and Phbllshej 9S-102 Keade Street, New York. SECURITY WAREHOUSE, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL., Do a general storage business. Rates reasonable. Insurance low. Located on B. & O. and Pennsylvania Lines. Direct connection with 26 Railroads entering St. Louis or East St. Louis, and all Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi River Lines. St. Louis Hates of freight to all points West of Mississippi River. To' points Hast less. Tn addition io storage we do a general distributing business on commission. We have rep¬ resentatives traveling all over the West and South. Correspond with us. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 9 Reflanpe Wire Works Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ABC|KITECTURAL WIRE AND IRON WORKERS. Wire Cloth, Galvanized Fencing and Netting, Wire Lath, Wire and Iron Fences and Railings, Window Guards, Stable Fixtures, Bank and Office Railings, all kinds oi Brass, Wire and Iron Work for Buildings and Offices. SKNB FOR IIiIiUSTRATJBB OATAliOGUK. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO Manufacturers of Every Description of WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Perforated Metals. :Wire Cloth and Nettings. Clinton “Standard” (Number 33 Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. FACTORY AND GENERAL OFFICE: CLINTON, MASS. NEW YORK, 76 Beekman Street, BOSTON, 199 Washington Street. The Gilbert A Bennett -—— -MlAJfTJFACTXJRj: - Poarl Window Soreen Wire Cloth. ■ a ■ i pa ■■ ipi ■ ■ n ■ ■■ ■■ emei • m WIRE CLOTH, NETTING, “ Cottage” Lawn & Garden Fencing. Fencing, Cates, Fencing Tools, wire Goods WireWork ailbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. ■* " ® WUUUaJ, It II U If Ul 1 % Hsuse Furalshing Wire Goods. CHICAGO. 137 Lake Street Mfg. Co. 42 and 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ^ , (GEORGETOWN, CONN. Factories, -j emcAGK), Illinois. ESTABLISHED 1818. RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH PATENTED 1904 NEW PROCESS MANUFACTUilERS OF EVERT DEBCRIPTION OF HARD STEEL yi/IRE QLQTH AND NETTING GALVANIZED I.IIUP .. pYi>| 11 n Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, If I II L IlLI llllU.u,iRr I &THINR. HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS. Patented March, 1884. HARD STEEL WIRE Patents Pending. WIRE UTHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS. SEND FOR IjATEST CATAI.OGI7E. 'Wire XVorlSLS, 233 & 235 Arch St., Philadelphia, EDWARD DARBY A SONS. s XT 3 MC BX 3 EIXI. =■;= =:•■ We R the People. =:= =:= < 3 -ooi>s. ADJUSTABLE WIHDOW SCRtEKS,I "p^ksYLVAH.*- i ...screen doors “ PENNSYLVANIA,” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTING, “DARBY” and ‘ SPECIAL” “STANDARD.” “CORTLAND” -„ . . “PvrFi QIOR ” Doo*" “ and = Window = Sticks EXCELSIOR, WINDOW SCREEN -and- “ELECTRIC,” WIRE CLOTH. 1 CORNER BRACKETS. SFRITSTO HIlSrOES-DOOPt FULLS. Write for Prices. PAIMTFn AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS ANC COPPER WIRE CLOTg “STANDARD.’ “EXCELSIOR,” ‘ ELECTRIC,” “ROBERTS.’ Door = and = Window = Sticks -AND — CORNER BRACKETS. PAINTED ANC GALVANIZEO WINOOW SCREEN CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS • NEW JERSEY • STANDARD _ WIRE WIRE CLOTH CO. LATHING. l===== TRENTON, NEW JERSEY It. AND 118 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. 171 AND 1T3 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCING. 25 AND 27 FREMONT STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. Hosted by Google Perfection Bronze Castings, BABBITT’S METALS, "Wire axL<a. "Wire Olotli OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. ‘W'Xft.ES IV[F€3r. OO- Belleville, New Jersey, U. S. A. Arranged to hold seven rolls of Wire of different widths; no trouble to load the Holder with Wire. Send for descriptive circulars and testimonials. FOR SAL.E BY THE JOBBING TRADE. OXFORD IRON AND NAIL GO., Cut Nails AND SPIKES. J, S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 88 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. SIDX’I’IOXV FOU 180a -OF THE- Iron and Steel Works OF THE UNITED STATES. Embracing a complete list of the Blast Furnaces, Rolling Mills, Steel Works, Forges and Bloomaries in every State and Territory; also Wire Mills, Wire Nail Works, Car Axle Works, Car Wheel Works, Car Builders, Locomotive Works and Cast Iron Pipe Works and Wrought Iron Pipe Works, i ith edition, revised, cloth. - - - 9 ‘d,.oo. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVIH) V^ILLIAIvlS, Fiiblislner & Booksellev G3-10S Kiocide Street 17ew Yorte, Hosted by Google 11 CONSOLIDATED STEEL 1 WIRE CO. GENERAL OFFICES. THE ROOKERY. CHICAGO. ILL. Branch f ST. LOUIS, mo., 1935 Papin street. J PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building, 1 NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., HavemeyeriBuilding. Offices, t SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building. BARBED*^ ■ WIRE. WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAILS. Bctle Tios, Stst-plos, oto. i..oca-tei> a.t ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. UW PUCES For every kind of fancy or staple wire goods, for in¬ terior or exterior use. Send for Prices and Catalogue “ B.” LANGE FENCE and WIRE CO., - • St. Louis, Mo. E. JENGKES MFC. CO., PAWTUCKET, R. I. Brig^ht Wire Goods, Springs Cotters and Keys, Crescent Wire Coat and Hat Hooks. Belt Hooks, &c. THE IRON FOUNDER. A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON The Art of Molding. INCLUDING CHAPTERS ON Core-making; Loam, Dry Sand and Green Sand Molding; also Crystalliza¬ tion, Shrinkage and Contraction of Cast Iron, and a full explanation of the science of Pressures in Molds ; added to which are Formulas for Mixtures of Iron, Tables, Rules and Miscellaneous Information. H^VE BEEN IMITATED BUT NEVER EQMLED-THEY ARE BEYOND COMPARISON Wire Mats Sold in America. HARTMAN FLEXIBLE Odorless, Everlasting and “Best.” See that your mat has brass tag attached stamped “ Hartman.** HARTMAN MFC. COMPANY, Works, BEAVER FALLS, Pa. Brauohes: 102 Chambers St., New York; 78 S. Forsyth St., Atlanta. T. D. Gansb, QenT Western Sales Agent, 608 State St., Chicago, IlL - . Write for our Testimonial Booklet and Jll%tstrated Catalogue—Mailed Free. SIMFSON BOIvIvAND; Practical Molder and Manager o! Foundries. nmstrated willi OYer Tliree Bunireil EngraYlijt. 12mo. Cloth, $2.50 Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER q6-i;'2 Reade Street, New York, Hosted by Google 12 THE IRON AGE. STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c.. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. PIAKE & JOHNSON, Waterbory, Conn, Tv! American Wire Nail Co„ ANDERSON, IND. I STEEL I ROD J GALVANIZED ■ plain 1 FENCE I ALL KINDS 1 WIRE NAILS. WIRE OLIVER WADE, Agt., 18 Broadway, New York. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO., WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. EAGli£ MILES, PROVIDENCE. RHODE ISLAND, U. S. A. :)MA.lT'U’FA.OTXJK,EK,S 0:P(; WOOD SCREWS, In Iron, Brass, Bronze and all Varieties of Finish. COACH SCREWS, MACHINE SCREWS, RAILROAD SCREWS, HAND RAIL SCREWS, SIDE KNOB SCREWS, LOCK CAP SCREWS, DOWEL SCREWS, CHANDELIER SCREWS, RIVETS, BURS, TIRE BOLTS, STOVE BOLTS, SLEIGH SHOE BOLTS, SINK BOLTS, STOVE RODS, POINTED WIRES, TAPPED NUTS, WIRE NAILS, DOWEL PINS, TAPS FOR MACHINE SCREWS, TAPS FOR STOVE BOLTS. GOLD FORGED r Rogers Drive Screws, Side Knob Screws, Lock Cap Screws, Machine Screws, Stove Bolts, Spur Pointed Screws, Threaded Wires, Fluted Tire Bolts. American Screw Company^ FROVIDEITOB, R: I. Chicago Store, No. 19 Lake St. European agents, THOMAS & Stirling, LiverpooJ. Hosted by Google 15 THE IRON AGE. TRUNK, CLpUT, FINISHING, HOOP, BARREL, 3d FINE, Quality guaranteed. Prices quoted on application. THE NATIONAL SCREW & TACK CO.. - CLEVELAND, OHIO. NAILS FU LL- S1Z£ CUT OF CLAW HANDLE CARPET TACKS a double fulcrum ibat^ APPLIED FOR* loncje&i lack ' cleaj- out of tlie carpet" • WE ALSO MANUFACTURE Tacks, Small Nails, Wire Nails, Wire Brads, Staples, Lining and Saddle Nails, Roofing and Slating Nails, Gilt Nails (Parisian Brand), Cut Tacks in little kegs (Bonnie Blue Brand), Bill Nye Brad Boxes, Wood Kegs, Carpet Tacks, and the GREAT Sc. SELLER. FOUNDERS Pa P. EMORY MFC. CO. IN BRASS AND COM¬ POSITION, HEAVY ANO LIGHT CAST¬ INGS. -: ESTABLISHED 1850.:- SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Good Work, Fair Prices. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. COPPERSMITHS, and Manufacturers of COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, EXPANSION PIPES AND COILS. EIliECTK.IOIT"5r IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, -on THE- ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. E. H. TITCHENER & CO. (Late Bing. Wire Goods Co.) B INGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. —MANUFACTURERS OF— n:=3 n By LIEUT. BRADLEY A. FISKE, U. S. N. 270 8vo PAGES. 180 ILLUSTRATIONS. S2.50 -PRICE- $2.50 This Book commends itself to Electricians and the Students of Electric¬ ity, because it aims to form a bridge between the many works written on the theory of electricity and the many works written on its practical applications. TABLE OK CONTENTS: OHAPTEB. I. MAGNETISM. II. FRICTIONAL ELECTRICITY, ni. WORK AND POTENTIAL. IV. VOLTAIC BATTERIES. V. LAWS OP CURRENTS. VI. SECONDARY or STORAGE BATTERIES VII. THERMO-ELECTRIC BATTERIES. Vllli ELECTRO-MAGNETISM. IX. INDUCTION-CURRENTS. CHAPTER. X. ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS. XI. TELEGRAPHY. XIT. THE TELEPHONE. Xni, ELECTRIC LIGHT. XIV, ELECTRIC MACHINES. XV. ELECTRO MOTORS. XVI. ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION of POWBli XVII. METERS. XVm. ELECTRIC RAILWAYS. STAPLES in All Varieties, Double-Pointed Tacks, Etc. Slind. Staples a Specialty• COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, Brass and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Staples. New York: Agency, James S. 0end^- son, successor to Disosway & Elendorson, Elardware. Agents for Pliiladelpliia Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. JSstablished 1830, IHE PLYMOUTH MILLS. Rivets, Trunk Nails, Tacks, Clout Nails, Burrs, Wire Nails, Pi YMO UTJEr, MASS. Sent, post-paid, on receipt price by David Williams, Publishei and Bookseller 96.102 Reade Street. New York. Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE, BRANCHES: 508 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. BUNBAR, HOBART A CO., WHITMAN, MASS. I 4 ORING A PARKS, Pl4YMOfJTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. A. FIEIiR A SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1854. OUR COUONY RIVRT CO., PUTMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRHAVRN, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1867. ’ M:.A.NXJin^OTXJK.B3RS OB’ Ttoks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls. Finishing Nails. Patent Brads, Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Tacks, Esoutoheon Pins, Eyelets, Glaziers’ Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Piigrim Spring Bed, and other artioles. We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock in the world. Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The forej^ing^oU known brands we continue to use. and either will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our NewTork ftore and our factories. JTAJJT OFFICE, SOS SEAE8 BVIIEING, 199 WASMINGTOF ST,, BOSTON. MASS, BBANCJET OFFICE & WABEHOVSE, 116 CJBLAMBEBS ST,, NEW YORK, BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOVSE, 239 & 211 BARE ST,. CHICAGO, III. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE,^108 MARRET ST,. SAN FRANCISCO, CAB, BRANCH OFFICE A WAREHOUSE, 406 COMMERCE ST„ FHIBABEBFHIA, FA. Foundry built by us for TOTTEN & HOOG, Pittsburgh^ Pa. WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE CO. Cornyminicate with nearest office. OAISTTORJ, OXZXO. Tron.K: oiT3r. OBXOjBLG-O, XXjXj. KAJXTQ AQ OXrFTP*. 3VEO. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, M:A2SrXJin.A.OTXJR,E}R,S OF' Saws and Cold Sawing Machines STEll, IRON AND OTHER METALS A SPECIALTY. Works at Homewood Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, PITTSBURGH, PA. WARRANT Perfect workmanship. Wear and cost of operating redooed t# Long life of saw-blade, Full contact of teeth, L And best general results. for Railroads, Steel Foundries, Bridge Works, Rolling Mills, Etc., a Specialty. -AMERICAN- PILm! Storag^arrantCo. (Bank of America Building.) 44 Wall Street, - NEW YORK. Correspondence of Furnaces Invited. IRON AND STEEL ROOFING, Corrugated Iron, Galvanized Have Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co., Cambridge, O. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 17 Corrifgatetfr Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Roofing & SIdinv lion Buildings, Boofs. Doors, Shutters, Cornices. Skylights, Bridges, ftc. MOSELEY IBOK BB 1 D 6 E AND BOOF CO., Office, 6 Dey Street, Boom 18. NEW YORK. Mew Passenser Station) €• R. R« of N.J.) Jersey City, over 80)000 square feet of Glass. SK YLIGMIT S ERECTED ANYWHERE. CONSTRUCTED ON “ leilimll Srstein ” Impenslialile eiazisg. (Sole Agents). Warranted tight and free from drip. Built by PLENTY HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS, 14 5 Liberty St., New York City. Iron Palm-housea, Greenhouses, Conserva¬ tories and Skylights a Specialty. Illustrated Catalogue free. Correspondence Solicited. A. MILNE & GO., Iron and Steel IMPORTERS AND DEALERS. No. 1 Broad-way, New Yorlc. 8 Oliver St., Boston. BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST STREET NEW YORK. Steel, Iron and Wire Nails. CHAS. J. STEBBINS. 108 Raida laW tta\, Steel and Iron Nails. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & GO., Nortli Penn Junction, PUladelpMa. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked ** p ” arc not of oui make. We make only first-olass Norway Iron Rivets. fiantler Steel Department of Cambria Iron Go., o’OBDO'svowDa', MANUFACTURERS OF Merchant Bar Steel: Including Tire, Toe Caik, Machinery. Carriage Spring, Raiiroad Spring, Hoe, Rake, Fork, etc. Agricultural Steel and Shapes: Finger Bars, Knife Backs, Rake Teeth, Bundle CarrierTeeth,Tedder Forks and Springs, Spring Harrow Teeth, Harrow (Drag) Teeth, Seat Springs, etc. Plow Steel: Fiat and Finished Piow Shapes, Digger Blades, Slabs (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Roiied Lay, etc. COLD ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 6th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenix Building. (No. 4.) IBM^SIELL RRIDGES.R00FS#^R UILDINGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, mASON BUIIaGINO, boston, mASS. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. 0^ H. ANDREWS, Proper, J. R. WORCESTER, Chief Eng’r. A. S. MILLBK Jr., Sec’y, B. H. BROWN, Con. Rng The Beriin Iron Bridge Co. Our new catalogue of over 300 pages, illustrating and de¬ scribing a large number of Iron and Steel Buildings, Roofs and Bridges designed and built by us is now ready and will be mailed on application. OFFICE AND WORKS, - EAST BERLIN, CONN. THE NEWEST BOOKS ON Metal Working, Iron, Steel anu Metallurgy; Mining, Mechanical and CSivil ^gineering; Casting and . Founding; Electricity and Electric Lighting; Draftsmanship, J Architecture and Building, promptly supplied on receipt of price. SBNI> FOR OATAliOGCFS, mentioning the md of books you are looking for. ^ DAVID WILLIAMS, 96-102 Reade St.. New York. Hosteid by Google 18 THE IRON AGS. X-iiilcexis Ix*oxi ^ steel ©©."“w*™ The First to make Boiler Plates in America. Chat. Huiton, PreiL A. F. Hiuton, Tiu-Preit. 0. L, Bust&n, OerO. Mgr- BohU B. Balne$, Jr„ Seen. Jos. Bvmptum, Troat. STEEL AND IRON PLATES VO EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, 3-16 INCH TO INCH. -isio.—^ WORKS: PHILADELPHIA OPITCB: Oo^toci-irJLXXOy _ OQ cfe O-A BixXXJ-tt BlcKg. FRANK SAMUEL, 136-138 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. LOW PHOSPHORUS PIC I PON— -03 or under. SCSAP—-03 or .05 or under. OPE— or 0. H. and Furnace Use MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Billets, SKelp, Huok Bars and Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.'s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHtENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANUFACTURE ALL THEIR PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IROX AND OPEN HUARTH STEEL. Beams, Channels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes, Round, Flat and Square BARS of all tlfCf, Especially adapted for Bridge and Ship Builders, Fire-proof Buildings, Shafting and all Structural Purposes. Specialties, In Wrought Iron or Steel:—Phoenix Columns and Upset Eye-Bars of all sizes. Roof Trusses, Girders, Joists and Built-up Shapes of every description. AGENTS Edward Corning & Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning & Co., 70 Kilby St., BOSTON, MASS; Jahbb B. Stokeb, 182 Market St., SAN FKaNUIBUO. WESTERN OFFICE; A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery, CHICAGO. POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL CO, Pottsville, Pa, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET UANUTAOTUEBBS OF ALL KINDS OF STRUCTURAL IRON AND STEEL. Viz., I Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Tees, Angies, Plates and Bars; and also Open Hearth Steel Billets, Blooms and Slabs. BREWERY, MALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. IGesigmex-s and. Oon.stx*uctox-s ot Tt^oofs, rFx-usses, Oolumns, A&o* CHAINS. BRADLEE - & - CO., - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Beach. A Otis Sts., ■. . . Philadelphia* Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings, “ D. B. 6.” Special Crane Cham. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship's Cables and Marine Railway Chains. 8 . T. WELLMAN. President. JOHN P. CROZER, Treasurer. C. H, WELLMAN, Superintendent 8. H, CHAUVENET, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -UAlnjFACTURBBS OF- Highest Grade Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box and Boiler Plate. Bessemer Steel Ship and Tank Plate. Open Hearth and Bessemer Blooms and Slabs. Low Phosphorus Pig Iron. -PLATES UP TO 126 INCHES IN WIDTH.-- General Office and Works, Thurlow, Delaware County, Pa. Chicago, Ills., No. 656 “ The Rookei^y.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Strut. B. W. CiBAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., IRON ^ STEEL MERCHANTS, (11 Vabit SM, - HIFIXIN WHEELER. S. W. NICOLLS. NTicolls, Wheeler &, Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., 316 &!loiith Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa* -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, Pig Iron* Muck Bars* Charcoal Blooms* Ac.* &o. Stool and Iron Plates* New and Old Ralls* EDWARD CORNING Uk CO., MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 7 IRON uo STEEL BEAMS, CHANNELS, ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, BARS, RODS. MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. HOOPS, BANDS, SPIKES, FISH-PLATES, BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. 29! BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 237 eSO. third ST., PHILADELPHIA. GORRESPON.ENCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANOFACTDRERSI 70 KILBY ST., BOSTON. Hosted by Google 19 _ THE IRON AGE, W. 8. PltOTG. T. I. CBANJ PILL ING—CR ANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry u se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. S3. R. db OO., Sole Afirents* ACME PIG IRON. Guaranteed .03 ^ or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Riverside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, - - PHILADELPHIA ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUPACTURBRS OP Patent Planlshedy Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom* PX4-^7S3 db SZX:e3E3T" IRON. ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke Stack Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrnle Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMS^RUANP NAIU AND IRON C0„ MANUFAOTUBEBB OF "CHHBmilD” nils & HODGHIIROI PIPE, 43 North Water St., and 44 Nortii Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. IS I South Fourth SL, Philadelphia, Pa -SOLE AGENT FOR- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN* DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer In Serae* Old Car Wheels* Mnok Bars and Connellsvllle Coke. High Grade Tested Chains. JAMES McKAY & CO., 29th and Liberty Sts., Pittsburgh, Pa., Manufacturers of Coil, Crane and Stud Chain. We also manufacture High Grade Steel Chain made of Basic Steel and Special Crane Chain madeoi U. S. Iron. o. sc oo., BULLin BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA IRON STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For eU Porpoies. BitimBtes Furnished for Iron end Steel StmiBtiirea D rop FORGE D MERRILL BROS., 466 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. 1 FirrsasiihcoNis db oo.. COLD SHAFTING CLEVELAND* OHIO. IRON DRAWN STEEL Hosted by EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER &, COMMISSION MERCHANT ^ S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Ralls, Scrap. AGENT FOE THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. Afifent TIL3B1VTOJV IROIV CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Longdale (Va.) and other Pig Irons. Storage Yard, Pier No. 57 South (old Navy Yard), which Is connected with Penn. R. R. and its various connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts Issued. Cash advances made on Iron. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHiUDELPHIA. Foandryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms* Billets* Rails* etc. Muck Bars* Blooms* Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hlron E. H. WILSON 6t CO., iff and 994 South Third St, :Philadelphini BBOUBg AND DBALlBa IN IRON AND STEEL. Oorreapondenoe soUoited. J. W. Hoffnaan & Co., 333 and 335 Walnut Street, COMMISSION MERCHANTS. FIG IRON* iron and Steel Plates and Shapes. Rails, Cars and Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L HOGAN S CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Building, 135 South Fourth St., Phila. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strothers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFD. 00., Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty, N. W. Cor, 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. A, R. WHITNEY & CO., MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN IRON ai^STEEL. AGENCIES: CARNEGIE STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Material, Steel and Iron Columns, Beams, Channels, Shapes and Plates. Steel Beams Rolled to 24 inches deep. PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron, Bars, Angles, Hoops and Cotton Ties. BROOKLYN WIRE NATL CO., Steel Wire Nails. Export Nails a Specialty. RIVEKSIDB IRON WORKS, Steel Pipe. GLASGOW TCBE WORKS, Boiler Flues. amkkican wire nail Machines, over 900 working satisfactorily in the United States, 25 in Europe and 100 in Canada. THE SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charcoal- Iron Boiler Plates. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts made lor Iron and bteel btructures of every description. Please address, 29 Broadway. New Vork, P. O. Box 33. • 0. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. - H. H. Houston. C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PHlliABEIiPiaiA. Pig Iron, Coni. Coke, Steel Rails, Structura Iron, ^teel Cnstiugs uud Fire Brick. Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES Google 20 THE IRON AGE. Francis Hobson, Seaman ^ Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, ' SHEFFIELD, Sole Manufacturers of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. «CHOICE” Extra Quality 7<9^eedle Wire. SEAMAN’S ** NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &o. _ WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. _ CHAS. HUGILL, Agent. _ THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. ORXJOI BLIj] Qj^ST S TEEL. JHRK ABBOXX & CO., Agemts and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, 86 OLIVER ST. BOSTON. 23 OLIFF ST., NEW YORK.. Si & Cl WARDLOWp Sheffield, encland. Manufacturers of the Celebrated Cast and Double Shear Steel in Bars, Sheets and Coils, for fine Pen and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Carvers, Butchers’ Knives, Files, Band Saws, Clock, Watch and all other Springs ; also Sole Makers of the Special Brand ti Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St. New York _ Frank S. PUditch, Ag ent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG, AGENT FOR N, M. HOOUUND'S SONS & C0„ OF STOCKHOLM Swedish and Norway Iron. Bossezxaex* etxxcaL C>x>exx Be45tx*tla. Sttoel. _ 19 KILBY STBEET, BOSTON. _ CARUSLE db OO., SHEFF/ELA, WORKS. Lat* WIIiSON HAWKSWORTH* ElililSOM * OOo ENBLAMR (BSTABLISHBD 1826.) CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE WETHERELL BROS., Agents, 31 OIiITEB STREET. BOSTON. _ flS LIBEBTT STBggT, NgV YORK . JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND, MANTTPACTURERS OP ALL KINDS OP STEEL. Tool Steel, Drill Rods, Needle Wire, Hot Rolled Sheet Steel, Cold Rolled Steel for Cor¬ set Springs, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and Parts, and all other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street, (Formerly CA.RI« F* BOKER), Sole Agents and Importers of Steel and Crucible "Wire Hods, &c. JESSOP’S STEEL mandfaotujbbd by WM. JESSOP iL SONS, L’D. M. Best Quality, IE Bars, Sheets it^ Plates ' Large aesortment of sliet In atook at 91 John St. .... Nc And other Agenolea. @HiE2FFIX2XjI>» I Gold Medal Paris. ENGliAND. I fgao WIRE WOBTI.E8. PLATES and JEWEl. BIBS. DRAWING DIES NEWTON & SHIPMAN. 83 John St., Now York. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 21 /ETNA IRON and STEEL COMPANY, MANUFACTUBERS OF Soft Stiool I=l.oflnoci Iron, Bars, Light Section Rails, Angles, Ties, Grooves and Other Special Shapes, Steel Tool Smoke Stack and Tank Sheets and Roofing Sheets. Special attention to orders for Bars or Sheets of odd sizes and shapes, or for special purposes. Illinois Steel Company General Offlees, TENTH FLOOR, “ ROOKERY," CHICAGO, ILL, -MANUFACTURE- Bessemer, Fonndry and Hill Pig Iron, Spiegel and Ferro-Hanganese, iron and Steel Merchant Bar, Rail Fasteningis, Light <*T'’ and Street Rails, Steel Billets, Wire Rods, Iron or Steel Car Truck Channels, Steel ** I ” Beams and Structural Shapes, and BESSEMER STEEL RAILS. Julian L. Yale, A. M. Crane, GenT Sales Agent. Assistant GenT Sales Agent. New York Office, 46 Wall St., New York City. Milwaukee Office, 151 N. W. Ins. Bldg., Milwaukee. Wis D. E. GARRISON A CO., Agents, Laclede Building, St. Louis, Mo. PIOKANDS, brown & OO., Sole Agents Pig Iron Department Illinois Steel Company and Manufacturers and Dealers in Il?.02sr axLd. ZK^OliT ORBS, 1007, 1009 aiid iOi i Rookery Building, Chica&o. CARBON STEEL COMPANY, -MANUFACTUBERS OF- Universal Mill Plates. Sheared Plates and Sheets. Boiler, Ship and Armor Plate