The Iron Age : Vol LI : No. 16 : April 20, 1893

QR. MR. GENERAL’S OFFICE. I /.V ft ■iifwi5iffinso-^ AGE A Review of the Hardware, Iro^ and Metal Trades. l^blished every Thursday Morning by David Williams,^os. 96, 98, XOO Sc 103 Reade St., New YorU- Fo/. LI: No. i6. New York, Thursday, April 20 , i8^j. $4.30 a Vear, Including- Postage Single Copies, Ten Cents, Reading Matter Contents.page 932 CiaMfied List of Advertisers.... f 18 ^plialietloal Index to Advertisers 122 A^vartlslng and Subserlptlon Rates “ 121 ^ Send for circular ** I *’ to SHUL.TZ BEliTING CO., ST. LOtnS. MO. NEW YORK. N. Y., 226 Pearl St., A. B. Laurence, Mgr. BOSTON, MASS , 164 Summer St., G. J. Kelley, Mr PHILADELPHIA, PA.. 129 N. 8d St..J. Garnett; TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. rjoxjis Manufacturers of Track Fastenings, Boat Spikes, Coldle Spikes. IWining Rails. Every Hardware and Mill Supply Dealer Should Sell Bristol’s Patent Over lOO DifTerent LAodels of RIFLE CIRTRIDGES. We guarantee the best results with our Cartridges in the arms of first-class makers. U. M. C Cartridges are especially manufactured under the most careful tests for Remington, Winchester, Marlin, Colts and Stevens Rifles. -MAJSUFACTUBED BY- The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. STEEL BELT LAO NO. Send 1 I show _ —a r d, ci i cular READY TO AW FINISHED MBIT tree samples THE BRISTOLS’ MFG. CO.,Waterbury, Conn _New York Office, Liberty St. OR^ii>si> coixjy. Send for Samples* Sash Cord, Bell Cord. Clothes Lines, Masons’ Lines. SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. T5IWILMOT A HOBBS MFC. COMPANY ESPECIAllY SOIICIT QAOERS FOR SOFT MD l)(T1U SOFT PLMN BLUE FIHRHCRANUUEOORFtCUED HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP : 4!!2 PLATE STEEL. I QREAr ACCURRCirOFGJLUSt WlOTK AHDUNIFORNIW OF 9UM..rr WH.L always OE maintaiheo w»niE CEltBSATfO BRtSHT SUaFACE *««iKAlEO COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL LARGE CONTRACTS SOLICITED FOR AUTOMATIC.HEAVY & OIFFICUUSHEET METAL BLANKED,STAMPED & DRAWN WORK,TUBES ftc NICKEL & BRASS PLATING, TINNINGJAPANHING & DIE MAKING. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SEE PAGE 3. VXTJEl.l!tfBXTOK:XjiXSS. Branch Offiob : 136 Liberty St., NEW YORK. Cleveland City Forge and Iron Co., CLEVELAND, O. CUT TO LENGTHS for Contraotora*, BuUdera’ and Mill use. NEW Steel Bails of ailBeotions; SECOND-HANO for relaFlner; OLD for scrap use. Also all kinds of railroad wrap. WHEN BUYING WRITE TO US FOR PRICES. J. H. BICHABDSON ft CO., T68 Penn Ave** PIttsburali* Pa. R..A.1TID0 3LiFH: Sc olowejs, WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tubing and Large Shells, Brazed Tubes and Mouldings, Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver. -SOLE MAJSnLJFACTTJRERS OF- Brom’s Patent Seamless Drava Copper House Boilen. CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Ordinary weight tested to 200 lbs., extra heavy to 300 lbs. pressure per square inch. Made of two aeam- less Drawn Copper Shells. HaLdsomest, best and strongest and safest boiler in the market and cheanAot^ the end. Send for circular and instructions to prevent accidents from freezing, &c &c JENKINS BROS.’ VALVES. E very valve tested and warranted, all parts Interchangeable N othing but best Steam Metal used in the manufacture. Keyed Stuffing Box and Disc Removing Lock Nut I B used only In the Jenkins Bros. Valves. N one are genuine unless stamped with ■' Trade-Mark.” S hould you order INSIST on ha-vlng Jenkins Bros.’ Valves 71 Jobn St., New Verb. 21 N. Flftb~it.. Pbllad'e. 31 and 33 Nortb Gan) Street, Ghioage. 105 Milk Street, Baetea DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes. The best made. (Beaman’s Patent Improved.} MARYLAND ROASTER AND BAK ER. { M«ket, Made only by 3 Vt ATTXXAX, 'JLNGr'JE^^TS^ OO., Factory and Main Office : BALTIMORE, MD. Branch : 64 Reade St., Y . JLeading manufacturers of Stamped and Patent Pieced Tin Ware and Galvanized Iron Ware, T?.? Avery Stamping^ Co. We retin Iron, Steel and Copper. CLEVELAND, O. Heavy Blanking, Pressingl Stamping. Rainey Connellsville Furnace and Foundry Coke. Theonly Coke you can buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. Ail our works In the heart of the Region, within four miles of ConnellsviUe, Pa. W. J. RAINEY, OAJPA.OITY, 3,000 TONS IDAIXiY. MAIN OFFICE : Mercantile Bank Building. Hosted by CLEYELUID, OBIO. Google 2 THE IRON AGE. y^ WSOlilA Qrass ^ Qopper Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire, Ingot popper. Iwaterbury Brass Co. The Plume & Atwood MFe.Go. MANUFACTURERS OF SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark,) Condenser Plates, Pump l inings,Wire, Round, Square ard Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and B It 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. Established 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger¬ man Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubing, COPPER RIVETS AND BURS 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*' Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. depots: 296 Broadway, New York. 125 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. Sheet and Roll Brass WIRE, GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hipgesy Jack Cliain« Kerosene Burners) Lamp Trimmings, 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLLING MILL, THOMASTON, CONN. WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes, Booth & flaydens MANDFACTUBEBS OF Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. Rome Brass and Copper Mills, uo..«n "pnnnor Pn copper p^vets and burrs » V I*®* «CK CHAIN. rCUlVlllg W. Y ,, SOLE MAKERS or — MAHTOFAdTUBBESOF— DflllOUCn PflDDCD BoUud Sheet Brass and German silver. I ULiuntlJ uUl rtK C®PPe>r TuMmb, I ■ “ " ■ “ ■ ■ ■■ Iw w w ■ ■ ■■ ■■ Bare and Insulated IVlre for Klec- - MANUFAOTUBEBB OF • JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Boll and Sheet Brass and German Silver. Brass, Copper and German Silver Wire. Brass and Copper Rods and Erased Brass Tnblng, Bivets and Burs. Seamless Brass Ferrules. Check and Key Tags. Braslers and Sheathing Copper. Copper Bottoms. Bolts, Circles, ftc., fto. The Phosphates of America. Where and bow they occur; how they are mined; and what they cost. With practical treatises on the manufacture of sulphuric add, add phosphate, phosphoric add and concentrated superphosphates, and select methods of chemic^ analysis. By Francis | Wyatt, Ph.D. Cloth, profusely ^ustratcd.,$ 4 ,oo I <sr tali by David Williams, 96-102 Reade St., N. Y. | 294 Pearl St.y Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN Brazed Brass and Copper Tublns, Bare and Insulated Wire for Blec- tric LlsKtlng and Street Ball- way 1 se^ Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners in sreat variety^ BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER. Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MANUFACTUBEBS OF Cast Steel iuers aiil Bits ot snperloi Qaallty. NEW YORK. FACTORIES: Waterbury, Conn. 25 Park Place, New York. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZING CO., LA SALLE, iLLINDlS, SIS^EI-iTERS OF SFELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use.* Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZIJNC© FOIL LOBCUAlVCUjaB BA.TTEIiY. OrOODIS JVCFGr. OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, JBRCDNZB] DOOR, KISTODS, Manufacturers ot Sheet, Wire, Tubes, BUTT HINGES, BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIES. PUREALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES. WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS : 428 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 2d 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, Bronze and Plated Roses, Combined Rose and Escutcheon Plates, Socket Shells, &c., Patent Mirror Pin BraZCd and ScamlCS'* B^aSS Ond 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 Solt Axa-d. Sliect.'tlxlja.s OOFFH3R, "WIK/B A.1TI5 K.r\rE!TS. Importers and Dealers In Ineot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc ® 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop¬ per Bods. Brass Ferrules, Bure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, dbc. Rougfh Casting of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, German Silver Bronze and all kinds bf Metals. Manufacturers of Chandeliers, Metal Picture Frames, Ink Stands, Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Lonis BroDze & Alnminnm Works, 3741-3743 North Broatfway, 8T. LOUIS) MO. •Hosteid by Google ELEPHANT ISADE-MARK. yiZl GENUINE IINGOTS& MANUFACTURES BEAR OUR I REC.JfTADE MARKS. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE INQOTS, CASTtNCs, Wire, Sheet &c. TheRhosphor Bronze Smelting Co.Limiteo 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in the United States and Sole Makers of"ELEPHANT BRAND"Phosphor-Bronze, PHOSPHOR BRONZE. TIl6 Win, Crainp & Sons S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, penna. BR,^SS FOXJ 3 SriDEB,S. iV YORK AH9 THOMPSON STS., OBlSrXJIN-ES PHOSPHOR TIN, MAJTUFACTTJBED BY THK ^miAm BiAKIC SOLE MANTTFACnmEBS 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 othe? alloy in the market, and in appearance the castings are unequalcd. We Make JLarger Castings and More of Them tha/n Any Competitor^ ODf>QRV STEAM CAUCE ORWOD T and valve CO. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Branches i NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON. IpJffSSfllCARTGiTINC «■ - — ■1 WALDO & STOUT, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SOUND CASTINGS IN ALUMINUM, PHOSPHOR MANGANESE BRONZE. WIRE BARS and PLATES FOR ROLLING MILLS BRASS, BRONZE, m , COMPOSITION and r.L.I ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heavy and Light. F.LGAyLORDCO. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. TRY it? AMD YOU WILL USE NO OTHER THE HIGHCSTANP RICHESrCRAOEMAhE IMAHUFACTURED OHLIf BT THECBESGENTPHOSPHORIZED METAL CO. 2id;2ioj^-»2hi Indiana Chester, PSi BroniKe. Brstss ax3lc 3L Ooixxx>oisltloi3. Oskstlxiers. Inventors and Sole Mannfactiirers “Crown Bronze" Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal." Miaiiiifaotiirers o± I»HOei»HOIi-BKrOW!ZE TO Speolfloations in ingot metal or castings. TliHWILMOT HOBBS.MFG. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for •'Soft’* and " Extra Soft" Plain Blue Finisb or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP M5 PLATE STEEL. Great accuracy of gauge and tajdtb and uniformity of quality will ^«ays be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED GOLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &c. (IHBSBARnCfcKSBMGRAVKDTOeCAUt)^ 4 ^' The above illustrates aometbing of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work whlob can be made from this Steet., PRJ^CES’CREATLY REDUCED «">• fe hef^ln a hurrf\iM'Long Olstanee Telephone. LiMrt’.rijls.lrse..trsai tentrsl OtKL *• CIti. «4 l!i.T« i,|l. AH.** •• MKI MCS &I 1*^ A Hosted PH O SPH OR-TIN By using my PHOSPHOn tin MANUFAfYj URERS CAN MAKE Any DESIRED GRADE PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves. BYTHiI SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING, much I CHEAPER than, they ARE NOW TO t.'* HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OR OLD, COPPEfi; CAN BE USED. FOR circulars.af’«^pric.i . ADDRESS. halK a NAUMANN V agents""’""U.S.'^” iCANADA7'5' PEA?vV' J i ALUMINUM! j 'THE COWLES ELECTRICSMELTIN6& ALUMINUM COMPANY, Lockporty • New York, Offer Pure Aluminum in Ingots, Slabs, Sheet, Wire and Castings at lowest market rates. Aluminum Bronze, Aluminum Bratt, ^ Silver Bronze, Silicon Bronze ) And Manganese Bronze. Google 4 THE lRO^ AGE WASHBURN ^ MOEN MANUFACTURINC CO., WORKS IN WORCESTER, MASS., and WAUKEGAN, ILL. MAKERS OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER EVERY VARIETY OF X \Mok0 !ES FOR ALL PURPOSES. iniiTBS OXXj TE3ME»H!iaE!I3 SManTO-S A. SFH10IA.IjTTr. SPIR A FURNITURE, BED AND SPECIAL SPRINGS. FLAT CLOCK and WATCH SPRINGS, EXPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. Warehouses: 16 Cliff and 241 Pearl Sts., New York; I07& 109 Lake St., Chicago; 8 & 10 Pine St., San Francisco. The American Metal Co. (LIMITED), Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. O. 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., - - London. Moral Igresellschafc, Frankfort-on-Milin. Williams, Foster Sc Co., Ld., Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING CO MANOFACTUaEBB OF AU KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. kOFFICE AND WORKS: : Shlnglss and Bluff Streets, - PITTSBURGH, PA P. O. Box 104. Telephone 706. WM. MOKARLANE), IRON FOUNDER, TILEIVTOIV, - - IV. J Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Guaranteed. Best Antl-Frictlon 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-Frlctlon metals It has come In com tact with THEODORE HIERTZ & SON, SOLE MFRS.. Manufacturers Babbitt Metals, Solder, Lead'Seals, &c. tb 8t., Sc Park Avo., 8t. Loait», Mo. MI3L.3L.EK, Ai VA3Sr WINKLE. MANXrPAOTimBBS OP STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. oo GO C79 GO OFFICE AND WORKS: 1 rrooklyn m V 18 to 24 Bridge Street, [BROOKLYN, N. Y. VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPRIN6S Agricultural Implements, Maohln- ery and various other purpoaet, 2 Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO.. MANUFACTURERS. raONTPELlVli. VT. Hosted by Google TH£ IRON AGE 5 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. niak«rB •f Irony BeMemer, Slemens-niartln and Crnolbie Cast 8teel Wire ot all kinds, annealed* soft and hard drawn i Copi»erod Sprinff Wire for Bnmitnre Sprinffs, dke.. Coppered Solt Wires, Baling Wires, Suspension Bridge and Rope Wires of all kinds, dke. STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Spoelalty of finest Cast Steel Wires, round, flat, square and any other shape, tempered and also In the soft state, Ruaranteedto harden and temper. Solid Rib and Paragon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Roller, Iiock, Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Bell, Clock Terse and Watch Sprins, Rule and Tape Line and Eyeslass Wires, dkc. Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Sprins Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made lor 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. Stpeoia.! Wires ana. iSprinars o± Every Eeserip-tlon. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. 9 FBEMONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. MANCFaCTDREHS of WIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS AND MINING PURPOSES. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY, Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for illustrated Catalog-ne. THE CELEBRATED “SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOE SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. GET T WW BEST, ESTABLISHED 1880. LUTHER SHAW & SON, CHAS. L. SHAW, Proprietor. BRASS FOUNDERS [AND MA.VUFACTUREKS OF BABBITT * METAL and SOLDER. All kinds of ^raaSf CottiposHion and JSront Castings made to order. CorreKpoiidencelSolicited. WORCESTEM, MASS. DUNBAR BROS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs of ever?" description, from best Cast Steel, coivisr. E lectricity and magnetism, a short text-book, with 165 explanatory ei^rayingni and uiagrams. 240 pages, l^o. By T. Dunmaji, 4© Cents. Sent, prepaid, on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS. ^>ubliBher and Bo^ teller, 96-102 Reade Street, New York Hosted by Google HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents raiLADBLPHIA Forrest Bulldlngr. 119 S. 4th St. NBW YORK Potter Bulldinfify 88 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Bulldlnfif, 928 F St. PATENTS U. S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights, Twenty Years’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert •earches 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 Famished on Application. B. STOCKING, Attorney at liaw, 611 F STm N. Wm WASHINGTON. D. C. PATENTS $40,000^000 I Earned by Bell Telephone Patent in 1891. Pro¬ tect your invention by PATENT. No charge for examination to determine patentability. Send model and description. New Book Free. 8. C. FITZGERA1.D. Washington, D. C Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pi. ’(3-©"Si fimoois .87 Lil)BPt| HbW Wllkesbarre, Pi. Springs H. E. PAINE. Ex Com’r of Patents. S. B. LADD, Mechanical Engineer. PAINE So LADD, 1-iA.WYEIlS AND SOLICITOR®. Zioan and Trust Bldg,^ Washington, D.C, Examinations and Reports on the Validity, Scope and Infringement of Patents. Practice m the U. S. Circuit, Circuit Appeals and Supreme Courts. U. S. and Foreign Patents. -A. T :E3 N.TS . H. W. T. JENNEtt, Patent Attorney and Me- ohanioal Expert. 519 Seventh St., Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. _ Estabh'fhed 1883. _ BARBED WIRE. indiana:wire fence 00.. Crawfordsville, Ind. 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 Lamps, Sleeping Cars, Toy Movements and all other purposes. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITEt. Haley Manufacturing Co.. Concord. N. H. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH Built for Service. The Elastic Steel Door Mat? REVER^lBLiE. SEEF-CEEANING. HANDSOlUE. THE WIRE GOODS COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., Uiiiilictiinis of WIRE In great ¥ai In great larletj. NEW h:-a.veit. OONN. Hosted by Googl( THE IRON AGE, AriSO MANUFACTURERS 07 ' GENERALi ^ WIBEWOBK. ^Winclow Guards^ StaWa Ftktujes, ' FAILINGS, SaudScreena Coal Screens Etc. XORVv. vs.kAx vNm\\ c,v^xw Screen Wire Holder, ^I®y*^^l0j4^r6 ^ 3*%"5- 'anan^ HArSSSRdn^ 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 Steel. 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.i ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS. HARDWARE CHAREIE’S SCREEN WIRE CIOTH HOLDER, -Manufactured by- FACH & HOTTES, ■ MASCOUTAH, ILL WIGKWIRE BROTHERS, ’ Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, MANXJFACTtTRBRS OF Coal Sieies, Ploni SioTOs, Com Poppers, Disb Covers, MetaUic Coal Sieves. NEW PROCESS Cortland POWER LOOM WIRE CLOTH. Bvery roll wrapped in Pink Paper and has our name on labeL KILMER MFC. CO., NEWBURGH, N. Y., HANUFACTUEERS OF STEEL WIRE RODS, BALE TIES, BARBWIRE. BEST QUALITY Fen ce Wir e Staples, Galvanized Wire Ornamental Fencing, Cable Wire, Grape Wire, Hop Yard Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &c. 0«r New Empire Bale Tie. 3RANCH HOUSE: 643-546 State Street, Chicago, III. Address all export commnnloations to W. D. MEIGHAN, 111 Water Street, New York City. Patented May lOtb. 1892. This holder carries seven rolls of Wire Cloth, sizes as follows, viz.: 21, 26,28, 30, 32, 31 and 36Inches Avide, 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 shown in cut) is pushed through center opening of the roll of Wire Cloth, and the dom does not require re-rolliug to be put on roller, and is easily unrolled by pulling cloth. Rolls of Wire Cloth in lejigths of 60 or 100 feet can be placed on the roll- el's, and the cloth is kept hi solid-roll-shape by the wrought-iron tensioii-roa in front of each roll. The Holder is made in a dm'able manner, nicely finished, and increases the sale of Wire Cloth by the attractive manner in which the cloth is displayed. The first j ear's sales were bevond 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 simplicity, adaptability and cheapness in 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 hi a rack, ready for shipment. Weight, 86 pounds. For sale by THE WHOLESALE HARDWARE TRADE. PATENTS. PATENTS obtained in all countries. All business relatlns to Patents prose- mted with care and dlllffence. As Examiner and Solicitor twenty-flTO roars’ familiarity with STOVES ANB FURNACES, DRYERS, VENT1L.ATCRB tnd kindred subjects. J. A. ASHLEY, 700 Ninth St. Washington, B. O* Hosted by Google 8 THE IRON AGE. DAY S GOL D -L E A Fm ktai. | ■» * HOT BOX AOJ^Pf Our Gold Leaf Baibitt Metal is'especially:adapfed ifor use with and heavy machinery and shafting ; iti fact, in ev^ry p'laci a Babbitt Metal is required. It is sold under the highest guarantee, abd has ,m^de a remarkable record with all who have used it, A triaLof this xnetal WiB demonstrate the truthfulness of our claim. Order a sample lot.^ 50 lb, ia< Box, 25 c. per lb. DAY METAL CO., ST. LOUIB; MO. W CHAMPION i IRON CO. I SrjBCIAZTIJSS, — Iron ^ Stairs and JaQ Work, Build> © ers' and Ornamental Iron Work, and the only manufacturers of Malleable Iron Cresting guaranteed against breakage ; also — manufacturers of the Celebrated rv Ohio Champion Iron Force and ^ Lift Pumps. Send for 220-page Catalogue. J] J ijj Largest Iron Fence and "1 11 I Xi Railing Works in 17. S. L _ I I I J n KENTON, O. " ^ W. S. ESTEY, - No. 65 FDLTON ST., NEW YORK, I WIRE and IRON WORKS. lllnstrated Catalogue Free. Window Guards. Cresting. Balcony Railing, Grilles, Stable Fixtures, BUILDERS’ WIRE AND IRON WORK, Office and Bank Railing, NETriNQ | AND WIRE CLOTH, Columns. Iron Stairs, Jail Cells. E. T. BARNWM, :: WEATHER VANE. l^Mention this Paper.. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. Office and Salearoom» W9H Euelld Ave.» MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAIUNO. Stable Fixtures J^restl Counter Rallinj [8, Terminals, Wire Office and* lAwn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. MANUFACTURER OF Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanized and Steel Wire of all meshes and CTades. For Mining, Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth, ArCe; -AND- W TX1.3E3 W OXl-DBL For Bank, Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts* Window Guards, Ac. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. S T filA/Xxd. J9ox*ooxi.isi. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. flfmimiiiillnngfliiinngnfmnnl n:iLREsiis^s.«-..aEt Steel Web Picket Fencinc. Buckeye Wrought Iron Punched Rail Fence. Also manafaeinrers of Iron Oreatlng, Iron Tnrbtne .nd Buckeye Wind Engines, Buckeye Force Pumps. Buckeye, Globe and Champion Lawn Mowers. Send for Illustrated Gatalogne and Frices to MAST, FOOS A CO. SPRINGFIELD, Or CEO, W. PRENTISS & CO, MOST POPULAR FOR YARDS, LAWNS, PARKS, ETC.. Write for Circular of above, and Steel Wire Fence Board. DEKALB FENCE CO., * - DoKalb, III. aqcnCIES: Eastern —hicks A DICKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. Southern—W. B. BELKNAP A CO.», Louisville, Ky. Western-WYETH HARDWARE A MFC. CO., St, Joseph, Mo. Indiana and Mleh- Igan-INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., CrawfordsvUle, Ind. Texas-O. K. MERIWETHER, Dallas. Wire Cloth; Wire Goods HOLYOKE, MASS., —MANUFACTURERS OF- WIRE Hardware Grade and Fanning Mill Wire Cloth, WIRE. I Poultry Netting, Heavy Window Screen Wire Cloth, Coal and Sand Screens, Riddles, Ash Sieves, &c., &c. Office and Counter Railings^ Elevator En¬ closures, Wire StaH* Guards, Hay Racks Feed Boxes, Window Guards, &c., &o. 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, TemDered Sprlnnrs.of all kinds. HAVE BEEN IMITATED BUT NEVEB EQUALED-THEY ARE BEYOND COMPARISON We make 90 per cent. Of the Wire Mats Sold in America. Why ? Because They are Odorless, Everlasting and ‘‘Best.” See that your mat has brass tag attached stamped "Habtuan.** HARTMAN MFC. COMPANY, Works, BEAVER FALLS, Pa. Branches: 102 Chambers St., New York; 78 S. Forsyth St., Atlanta. T. D. Gansb, Gen*l Western Sales Agent, 608 State St., Chicago, UL Write for our Testimoniai Booklet a/nd lUuetrated Catctlogue—Mailed Free. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 9 lieliance Wire Works Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ARCHITECTURAL WIRE AND IRON WORKERSp 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. SEIWB FOR IliliUSTRATFO CATAliOGUK. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Manufacturers of Every Description of ■ WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Perforated Metals—IWire 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. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street The Cilbe rt A Bennett Mfg. Co. i ufipc PlIfITH ^ETTIMPl : galvanized Wire Poultry Netting. nine uLUin, nci linb, newyork. “ Cottage” Lawn & Carden Fencing. Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, e ao t ato The World’s Web Wire Penning. lifa ^ l lAff* naf l LaKO MPeet, Wire Goods, Wire Work ch ioaco. ^ e V SSIWMI rm«u wiaevio. j (GEORGETOWN CONN Hause Furnishing wire Qooils. RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. 1 Chicago, Illinois. ' WIRE CLOTH. NETTH Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, Wire Goods, WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE UTHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. 1 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester, Mass. ■ NEW PROCESS HARDSTEEL GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING. _ __ Patented March, 1884. HARD STEEL WIRE Patents Pending. MANTXrACTTJBERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF WIRE CLOTH m NETTING Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, WIRE UTHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS SEND FOR I.ATEST CATADOCiVE. I*©ia.IiS3rlX7'«»Xa.la» TTtT’orlS.S, 233 & 235 Arch St., Philadelphia, EDWARD DARBY ft SONS. S XT AC 3MC :es Zl =:= We R the People. =:= =;= <a-oox>S(. ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SCREENS,] “Pennsylvania ” 1 screen doors ‘‘PENNSYLVANIA,” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTING, “DARBY” and “SPECIAL” 0-00X>S(. SCREEN DOORS “STANDARD.” “EXCELSIOR,” . . ... .-- ■t« E;LECTRIC,” window screen —AND— “ROBERTS.” WIRE CLOTH. CORNER BRACKETS. SFR.INGI- HINOES—IDOOR. FULLS. Write for Prices. “CORTLAND ” Door “ and - Window ■= Sticks CORNER BRACKETS. PAINTED AND DALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, ORASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTl MANUFACTURERS THE ROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. NEW JERSEY ■ WIRE CLOTH CO. TRENTON, NEW JERSEY » AND 119 LIBERTY STREET. NEW YORK. 171 AND 173 LAKE STREET, GHIGAGO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCING. 25 AND 27 FREMONT STREET* SAN FRANCISCO. Hosted by Google CONSOLIDATED STEEL GENERAL OFFICES, THE ROOKERY. CHICAGO. ILL Branch Offices. ST. LOUIS, MO.. 1935 PapiQ Streets PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse BuHding. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Havemeyer BuUding. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building. mviiHM WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAILS. Bstlo Fexxoo Stcfplosp eto. located at ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. P. EMORY MFC. CO. BSTABLISEEB 1850.: FOUNDERS p. p. EMORY MFC. oo. GOPPERSMiTHS, IN BRASS AND COM- sprincfield “mTss and jisuiafacturers of POSITIOR, HEAVY RooH Work Fair Prices COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, AHD LIGHT CAST- „spo™hce somorrED. ’ EXPAHSlOH PIPES IHCS. AHD COILS. THE IRON FOUNDER. ^ E. JENGKES MEG. GO., 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. SIMPSON BODLANDj Piactical Holder and Hanaget of Foundries. niistrated vim Over THiee Bimdred EigiaTliiitii 1 2mo. Cloth, $2.50 Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, PUBLISHER AND B00K8EU.Br q6-ios Readc Street, New York. f PAWTUCKET, R. I. Brigfht Wire Goods, Spring Cotters and Keys. Crescent Wire Coat and Hat Hooks. Beit Hooks, Ac. SECDRITY WAREHDUSE, 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 Ohib,. Missouri and Mississippi River Lines. St. LiOuiS JEtates of freight to all points West of Mississippi River. To points iElast less* In addition to 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 THB IRON AGEi 11 SHi; IION, lOPliil, ZINCi BRASS ANB TIN PEIfORATED. Grain Cleaning Machinery; Woolen, Cotton, Paper Pulp, Rice, Hour and Oil Mills; Distilleries, Sugar and Malt Houses; Ga8,Water, Brick and Tile Works, Filters, c") Ventilators, &c; Oil, Gas and Vapor Stores, Lanterns, Lamps, etc. Perforated Filter Press Plates for Paraffiae Wax, Cotton- Seed Oil, Sugar and ] other porpoRei. Mi Sbreen Plates for Coal, Coke, and Ore Separators, Jigs, Trommels, Washers and Sizers. Heayy Steel anl Iron Plates aid CyMers lor Coal and Colfe Breakers, Ore, stone, PHosplates k dravel Screens. For Railroads, Loco- motire and Car Builders. — » . - Prices and Samp/es on Application. ALUMINDM or MM6A- NES£ BRONZE SCREEN PLATES THE HARRINGTON & KING PERF. CO., Main Office & Works, 224 to 240 Union street, PUinAOn III II Q A Eastern office, No 284 Pearl St.. New York. U HI UnUU, I LL., U. U> M. iCIDDLATEII WATERS WITH Hardness and Life of REMOVAL Of the Entire Works and Offices of E. H. TITCHENER & CO. (Late Bing, Wire Goods Co.) BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. —MAirtJFACTUBERS OF- BEST, FOX & CO., BRASS FOUNDERS, PIPEFITTERS, ..o ....... . AND MACHINISTS, STAPLES in Ail Varieties, TO- 25th and Railroad Sts., PITTSBURG, PA. T IMPROVCMCNTS PATENTED 1B90 IN THE U. S.. CANADA AND EUROPE. FIRE-PROOF. Easily applied by anyone. Send forSam pies and Descriptive Price Llsti He W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, B. “W. Johns’ Asbestos Fire and Water-Proof Sheathinfr. Building Felt, Steam Packing BoUer Ooyeringa, Liquid Paints, Roof Paints, Roof Cement, iire-Proof Paints, etcT^ * 87 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK, JERSEY CITY. CHICAGO, PHIUDELPHIA, BOSTON, ATUNTA, LONDON. THE COST OF MANUFACTURES -^)AND THEC- ADMINISTRATION OF WORKSHOPS, Public and Private. BY CAPT. HBNRY IMBTCALKB. 322 Pages; 6^x9^ inches. CLOTH, $5.00 This work is an effort to correct some of the wrong, and. consequently unprofit¬ able, methods of conducting manufacturing establishments, and proposes plans for more correct ones. A system of mechanical bookkeeping, based on tbe card catalogue method, dispensing witn the use of hooks, by which the cost of manufactures may be promptly determined, either in gross or detail, as to component parts and operations thereon. Comprising a simple method of recording all dealings with material which relate to its procurement, expenditure or possession. Applied, with numerous practical illustrations, to the trust, accountability for public property and funds required of the U. S. Ordnance Department, with a review or its present practice, ninstrated with tables, forms of cards, etc. Any Book Published Sent, Post-paid, on Receipt of the Price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade Street, New York. Hosted by COBB & DREW. PLYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, Brass and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, ID. P. Tacks and Staples. New Xorlt Agency, James S. Sender^ son, successor to Uisosway A Henderson, Hardware. Agents for Pliiladelpliia Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. OXFORD IRON AND NAIL GO., Cut Nails AND SPIjCES. J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agents 81f 83 and 85 Washingten, Street, NEW YORK- Bstablished 1830» THE PLYMOUTH MILLS. Rivets, Trunk Nails, Tacks, Clout Nails, Burrs, Wire Nails. BLTMOTITII, MASS. Google 12 THE IRON AGE. 1^1 IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c., B F^or Manufaetarers of Light Hardware. SL>AK& & JOHNSON. Waterbury, Conh. 5r< American Wire Nail Co. ANDERSON, END. i ROD - ■ - s-‘ WIRE f ALL KINDS ^ ^ -M. ^ J WIRE NAILS. ^ OLIVER WADE, Agt., 18 Broadway, New York. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO. m:a.ntjfa.ctxjiieiis of I I Id I WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. S. PXIXXjXjIPS As SOXTS SOUTH HANOVER. MASS. TACKS TT. -R. BiAXACOKTS SS SRO 21 WARREN ST., NEW YORK. CO « i u (0 — «» > 2 -g > fl. cs U J ■55 a ” 1 Tie SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. MANUFAOTUBBBS WIRE NAILS. Wsrks: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office: SALEM, OHIO. BRANCH OFFICES t 54 Warren St., New York. 416 Phenlz Bldg., Chicago. 200 Amer. Central Bld’g, St. Louis. 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. PURPLE BLUE HOOR REGISTEREO, .^:R'A0E NARK, 13 THE IRON A0B. FROVTIDENOE, R. I. NEW ENGLAND IHILL, PROVIDENCE. RHODE ISLAND, U. S. A. :)M:A.N”CJIf>A.CTXJK,E3K,S O^’r 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 -1 Rogers Drive Screws, Side Knob Screws, Lock Cap Screws, Machine Screws, Stove Bolts, spur Pointed Screws, Threaded Wires, Fluted Tire Bolts. American Screw Company, FROVIIDElSrOE, K.; I. Chicago Store, ISJO. 19 Lake St. European Agents, THOMAS & STIRLING, Liverpool. Hosted by Google 14 **co*s n I swsots b«K^-;?.l,s*'../'^ TACKS. UPHOLSTERERS’! GIMP I I lAulii CARPET ■ ■ J QUALITY GUARANTEED. PRICES QUOTED ON APPLICATION. THE NATIONAL SCREW & TACK CO., Cleveland, Ohio. APPLIED FOR, longest tack/ clear out of the carper- 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. The Berlin Iron Bridoe Co. New Catalogue of over 300 pages, illustrating and describing 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, -AMERICAN— RE'Z"3SrOI_lIDS & 00 ., IIG IRON )torage Warrant Co. (Bank of America Building.) 44 Wall Street, - [NEW YORK. Correspondence of IHirnaces Invited. A Practical Workshop Compan- ^ Ion for Tin, Sheet-Iron and Copper-Plate Workers. By Leroy J. Blink; new revised, enlarged edition, with over 170 newly engraved illustrations: 296 pages; 12mo, clotn.S2.60 This deservedly popular book has been thor¬ oughly revised ana contains over 100 additional pages, with 170 newly engraved illustrations. The volume contains rules for describing vari¬ ous kinds of Patterns used by Tin. Sheet-Iron andCopner-Plate Workers: Practical Geometry: Mensuration of Surfaces and Solids; Tables 01 the Weights and Strengths of Metals and other Materi^: Tables of Areas and Circumferences of Circles: Composition of Metallic Alloys and Solders, with numerous valuable Receipts and Manipulations for every-day use In the work- 0hop. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, 96-102 Reade St. New York HANTTFACTURERS OF SET, CAP AND MACHINE SCREWS,' STUDS. COUPLING BOLTS. STOVE BOLTS. FINISHED NUTS, Se. Also Hand and Draw-Plate Moulding Machines for Foundry Use. iNTZSTTcr sc.^xrz:iNr, oosDcrxo’. Send for Catalogue. IRON AND STEEL ROOFING. Corrugated Iron, Galvanized Eave Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co., Cambridge, 0» Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 15 ■BANOHBS 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. DCNBAB, HOBABT Sc CO., 'WHITIHAN, MASS. IiOBING SC PABK8, PIiinSOWB, nA80 B8TABLISHBD IN 1810. BBTABUSHED IN 1812. A. FnBIiD * SON^ TAPNTON, SIASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MAS*. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABUSHBI) IN 1864. AfflBBICAN TACB 00.|^FAIBHAVEN, BASS. OUD COUONT BIVBT CO., PUTHIOUTB, BAM. SBXABLIBHBD in 1867. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. Ac.^N'XT7'.^oa?xjrE&Bms oii' TMkt, Bradt, SBiall Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining aad Saddle Nalls, TuftiM Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nalls, Patent Brads, Hungarlaa Nalls, ^eel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire lacks, Escutcheon Pins, Eyeless, Glaziers’ Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other articles. '1 ^We Imve the largest and <mly complete and fully assorted stock in the world. Our manufacturing facilities are uneoualed. The fore feSewd^ourfaotO]Se& ° to use, and either will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connectiwi om l^weU Few York EdtJJr OJFVIOBtSpSBBAMa BUIBBINGfIBB WA8SINGTON 8T,, B08T0N, MA88, BBANOJEL OBBICB A WABBBOVSJ^ 118 CHAMBBB8 81,. BBiv YOBB, A 941 JdAbB ST^i^CAGO, IBB. BBAXCB OBBICB AWABBm:OU 8B,408 MABBBt 8T., 8AJY AbABCIBCO, GAB, BBANCM OFBICB A WABBJBOU8B, 406 COB^MBBGB 8T., BSIBABBBJPMIA, ^A. WROUGHT IRON RRIDGE GO. o.A.JN’n'oxia'. oosxo. STXS'^TIT' 'SrOZt.OBE: OITPTr. OSCXO.A.OO, XXiXj. ^^nsrmjA.m oxo*-^, xtxo. COMMUNICATE WITH NEAREST OEEICE. Iron Bnildings, Roofs and General Strnctnral Work in Iron and Steel, Ma- cMneSllops,Fo^n- dries, Poifr Houses, &c. The above Illustrates interior Ironwork built by us for the Power House of the Syracuse Gas and Electric Co., at Syracuse, N. Y. The floor is supported on hrick arches.between I-beams carried by heavy cross girders on iron columns. An overhead traveling crane facilitates the placing of heavy machinery. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines FOR STEEL, IRON AND OTHER METALS A SPECIALTY. Works at Homewood Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, PITTSBURGH, PA. Perfect workmanehipg Wear and cost of operating redooed te ■iBlHnaig Long life of eaw-blade, Full contact of teeth, And best general results. for Railroads, Steel Foundries, Bridge Works, Rolling MillSf Etc., a Specialty. a reference bwlc for miners, mine supeyors, geologists, inineralogists, ^llmen, assayers, metallurgists and metal merchants all over the world Syjnopsis of Contents: Motive Power; Transmittmg Power; Prospecting; Tools; DnUing- Blasting; Shaft Sinking; Pumping; Ventilating; Lighting- Coal Hauling and Hoisting; Ore Dressing; Mine Surveying; Assaying; Glossary. With numerous tables, and a complete index. ’ By O. O. JLiOOK, 47» PAGES, IliliTJSTRATED. FEEXIBEE LEAT HER, $5.00. Sent, Postpaid, upon receipt of Price, $5.00, by DAVID williams, Fublisher and Bookseller, 96-103 Reade Sf., STew York. Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE, Corrugated, Crimped and Clap-Board iron Roofing & Sldino* Iron Buildings, Roofs. Doors, Shutters, Cornices, Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office, 6 Dey Street, Room IS, NEW YORK. New Paeeenser Station, €• R. R. of N.J .9 Jersey City, N. J., over 30,000 square feet of Glass. s n: YIL. xcm T s ERECTED ANYWHERE. CONSTRUCTED ON “ Helliwell System ” ImjerisliaWe dlaziig. (Sole Agents). Warranted tight and free from drip. Built by PLENTY HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS, 145 Liberty St., New York City. Iron Palm-houses, Greenhouses, Conserva¬ tories and Skylights a Specialty. Illustrated Catalogue free. Correspondence Solicited. A. MILNE & CO., Iron and Steel IMPORTERS AND DEALERS, No. 1 Broadway, IVew Yorlc. S Oliver ©t., Boston. BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST STREET NEW YORK. Steel. Iron and Wire Nails. CHAS. J. STEBBINS, 103 Xeada fiaW Steel and Iron Nails. PHIUIPS, TOWNSEND & CO., north Penn Junction, Philadelphia. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked ‘‘P"' are not of our make. We make only first-olass Norway Iron Rivets. Santler Steel Departient of Gambfia Iron Go., o'oscza’&tmo'wxs', MANUFACTURERS OF Merchant Bar Steel: Including Tire, Toe Calk, Machinery, Carriage Spring, Railroad Spring, Hoe, Rake, Fork, etc. Agricultural Steel and Shapes: Finger Bars, Knife Backs, Rake Teeth, Bundle Carrier Teeth, Tedder Forks and Springs, Spring Harrow Teeth, Harrow (Drag) Teeth, Seat Springs, etc. Plow Steel: Flat and Finished Plow Shapes, Digger Blades, Slabs (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Rolled Lay, etc. COLD ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DKGS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. Now York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 6th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenlx Building. (No. 4.) IRil^SlELL RRIDGES.RDOFS.^ RUILDINIiS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, NIASON BIJll.il ING, BOSTON, MASS. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. H. ANDREWS, Prop’r, A. S. MILLER. Jr.. Seo’y. J. R, WORCESTER. Chief Eng’r. B. rf. Blio WN, Con. Eng»i Bryant No. 10 Cold Sawing Machine. Saves Time, Power, Temper, Labor. Gives . _ True, fiiiti aiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiitiiiiin^ Clean, Rapid Work. 7" SEND FOB CATALOGUE. THE g A C COMPANT, T02-T0T Phoenix Bldg., - CHICAGO, ILL. HostecJ by Google Cuts Noiselessly, Keenly, Easily, Inexpensively. For General Bridgeland Railway Work. THE IRON AGE. 17 Z-iUlcexis Txraxi # Steel The First to make Boiler Plates in America. Chat, ButUm, PregU A . F, Button, Vict-PruL 0. L. Button, OetiL Mgr. BobU B, Bahnes, Jr., Stty. Jot Bumpton, Trtao. STEEL AND IRON PLATES VO EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, 3-16 INCH TO IM IMOH. -isio.- WORKS: OOA^tOfllTTlXXO. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: 62 db 6>^ SuXXltt Sldff. FRANK SAMUEL, 136-138 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. LOW PHOSPHORUS PIC IPON- .03 or under. S CRAP- .03 or .05 or under. RE-J i^’or O. H. and Furnace C se MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Billets, ^elp, Muck Bai’s and Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANTTFACTUBE AUIi THEIB PBODUCT8 BOTH IN WROrGHT IRON AND OPEN HEARTH STEEE. Beams, Channels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes. Round, Flat and Square BARS of all sixes. 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 Corking & Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning & Co., 70 Kilby St., BOSTON, MASS; James B. Stokes, 182 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO. WKSTEEUf OFFICE; A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery, CHICAGO. POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL CO, Pottsville, Pa, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET KASUl'AOIUBBBa OF AIX KHISS OF STRUCTURAL IRON AND STEEL, Viz., I Beams, Deck Beams; Channels, Tees, Angles, Plates and Bars; and also Open Hearth Steel Billets, Blooms and Slabs. BREWERY, MALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Desigrners ctnU Constructors ot R-oois, Trusses, Columns, Ao. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE - & - CO., - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Bench Sc Otis Sts., ... PliiladelpRia.. Chains for Foundry Cranes and S/ings, " D. B. G.” Special Crane Cham. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. B, T. WBLLHAN. President. JOHN P. CROZEB, Treasurer. C. H. WBLLMAN, Buperintender t B. H. OHAUVENET, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -MANUFACTURERS 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 Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Street B. W. CRAlMBR, A-gont. J. H. BBLCHBR, Agont. BARCLAY W. COTTON &; CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., IRON # STEEL MERCHANTS, - PUIadtlpUt. UIFFUN WHEEL ER. q, W. NICOLLB. Nicolls, Wheeler A Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHBELER & CO., 316 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. -DEALERS IN_ IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, Pig Iron. Muck Bars. Charcoal Blooms. &c.. &o. Stool and Iron Plates. New and Old Rallt. EDWARD CORNING A CO. MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. BEAMS. CHANNELS. |||nil lun OTTri HOOPS. BANDS. PLA?S£‘-#lR8?R^bs. IRON STEEL MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS- V IRON and steel IliUll W I LLL BOLTS. NUTS. RIVETS. 2a. BROADWAY. 237 .SO. THIRD ST.. NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. COmESPONSENeC WN.IGITED with buyers and WITH MANOFACTORERSI 70 KILBY ST., BOSTON. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AiSK EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 223 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PiR, Bar and JElailroad Iron, Old Rails, Scrap. AGENT FOR THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. Agent TREIVTOIV IR03V CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope, lionffdale (Ta.) and other Pis Irons. Storage Yard, Pier No. 67 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. Consultinfr Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. E. H, Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. K. HlroB E. H. WILSON & CO.. W99 and 99d South ThWd St, Bhiladelshitk BROKXBa AMD DBALBBS IE IRON AND STEEL Oorrespondenoe solicited. J. W. Hoffman Co., 333 and 335 Walnut Street. COMMISSION MERCHANTS FIQ IRON, Iron and Steel Plates and Shapes. Rails, Cam ant Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally, CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN S GO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Bullitt Building. 135 South Fourth St., Phjila. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strothers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware RolUi^ Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Counellsville Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFD. GO., 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 and STEEL. AGEllVCIES: 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 NAIL CO., Steel Wire Nails. Export Nails a Specialty. RIVEKSIDE IKON WORKS, Steel Pipe. GLASGOW TCBE WORKS, Boiler Flues. AMERICAN WIRE NAIL MACHINES. Over 900 working satisfactorily in the United States, 26 in Europe and 100 In Canada. THE SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charcoal- Iron Boiler Plates. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts made for Iron and Steel Structures of every description. Please address, , 29 Broadway. New ITorR, P. O. Box 33. O. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston. C. B. HOUSTON Sc CO., BuUitt Budding. PHII.ADEI.PaiA. Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Strnctnra Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Aoentt for PAXTON ROLLINO MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES W. 8. PIL1.EKH. . T. I. ORASS -AND- CRANE. IRON ORES; Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-flnxing. PIG IRON: ^Low FhosphoiTis, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and serap. COKE; For Ftir nace and Foundry n se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. ' £ 3 . R. IhK ..A. N N dl3 00 -. 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, MANUFACTURERS OP Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom» C&3 SXXSSSSO? ZRON. AtSO LTGHT PXiATBS 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, Ferrule liocomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMBE:RUANP NAIh AND IRON CO,. MAiriTFAOTUBBBS OW ‘‘COMBIBUID” Bins & IBOBCBTIBBB PIPl, 43 Nonli Water St., and 44 North Delaware he., PHIUDEIPHIL J. j. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 181 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Ps. -SOM ASEMT FOB- lharldan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN¬ DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer In Soray, Old Car Wheels* MLaok Bars and Connellevllle 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 madeol U. S. Iron. € 4 . lL.rPri>S-A.Y Sc 00 ., BULLin BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For eU Purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Btruoturea. . . in »IV 1 1-* * 1 '—IB!■ ‘> Ua jRop n 1 forgeU lyn,E.D..N.T MERRILL BROS.* 465 to 471 Kent Ave.,BrookI COLD cto 00 ., 1 —MANUFAOrUREES ' I SHAFTING s?eelI CLEVELAND, OHIO. | DRAWN Hosteid by Google THE IRON AGE. 19 Fran<ii« Hobson, Seaman a 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. HOBISON'IS •‘CHOICE” Extra Qixallty I>reea.le Wire. SEAMAN’S ** NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &o. _ WAREHOUSE, 9