The Iron Age : Vol. LI : No. 2 : January 12, 1893

QR, MK.„ {ii.KJti.KA: 'Redd . i& \ THE IRON AGE «*•*■**•*• / \ A Review ot the Han , Metal Trades. Published every Thursday Morning by Davit. xxiiams/KTos. 06, 08, lOO Sc 103 Read* S*., New York .. .. ./ .. Vol. LI: No. 2. New York, Thursday, January 12,1893 Reading Matter Contents.page 108 Classified List of Advertisers.... “ 106 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers “ 110 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 109 4.80 a Year, Including Postage, •ingle Copies, Ten CerUa. 22 CAL SHORT RANGE AND GALLERY AMMUNITION. BEST QUALITY. SURE FIRE. I ttV sa l u /, SHORT )~ ir 22 LONG TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. LOUIS Manufacturers of BOAT SPIKES. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with I BRISTOL'S RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE. Low in Price and Guaranteed. Send for Circulars and fac simile chart. THE BRISTOL'S MFG. CO., _Waterbury, Conn. j tuunbuckles. branch officb : Cleveland 36 Liberty St., City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, O. 22 Long Rifle, Rim Fire: 22 C. L. M. R„ Rim Fire; 22 Win., Rim Fire 22 Ex. Long, Rim Fire ; 22 Long, C. L. M. R., Rim Fire; 22 Ex. Long, C F. 22 Winchester Single Shot, C. F. Accurate and will Produce Best Results, —-—MANUFACTURED BY--- The Union (Millie Cartridge Go., bhidoeport, coktn. RANDOLPH & CLOWES, WATERBVRY, . COHN. Branch Depots: 131 Worth St., New York; 71 West Wa.hlngton St., Ghloag., III.; 369 Atlantic Avenue, Beaton, Mat*. SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS AND COPPER TUBING. Hot and Cold Rolled Sheet Copper and Brass of all kinds. INCREASED SALES Show that our customers appreciate the value of improvements made in JENKINS PACKING. It can be used again and again. Does not ROT or BURN out. Have you tried it recently? If not, DO SO 1 Look for 44 Trade-Mark.” JENKINS BROS.) _ New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes. The best made. (Beaman’s Patent Improved.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BA KER, j cfei'Ka* ( Made only by MATTKAI, IKTOTIA.1VI OO-, Factory and Main Office : BALTIMORE, MD. Branch s 64 Reade St., N. Y. Leading manufacturers of Stamped and Patent Pieced Tin Ware and Galvanized __ Iron Ware . THE WILLIAMS PRINTING CO., Commercial Printers # Binders. ESTIMATES FURNISHED FOR ALL CUSSES OF WORK. CUT TO LENCTHS for Contractors 1 , Builders 1 and Mill use. NEW Steel Rails of all seotions ; S E CO N D- H A N D f or relaying; OLD for sorap use. Also all kinds of railroad scrap. WHEN BUYING WRITE TO US FOR PRICES. J. H. RICHARDSON & CO., 70S Penn Ave„ Pittsburgh* Pa. 96, 98, 100 and 102 READE STREET, . - NEW YORK. 'Rainey Furn^eTnTFeundrv Coke. The only Coke you cau buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works in the heart of the Region, within four miles of Connellsvllle, Pa. M *“ CAPACITY, 3,000 TONS DAILY. 'w. J. RAINEY, CLEVELAND, OHIO. Bank Building. Hosted by CLEVELAND, OHIO. Google 2 THE IRON AGE. ^ NSONIA g RASS Copper Qo. MAMTJFACTTJBEBS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot "copper. IWaterbury Brass Co. ThePlume&Atwood Mfg.Go. BAFUFAOTUBEBS OF BOUE MAJTOFAOTUBSU Tobin Bronze (Tbade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings, Wire, Round* Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 ft 21 CHIT Street, ■ - New Yerk. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, ▲gutts fob Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DBALBBS nr IN80T COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, Tilt, ANTIMONY, SOLDER ft OLD METALS, IOO John Street, - New York, Established 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Braes and Ger¬ man 8ilver wire. Brass and Copper Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs, Bran Kettles, Door RalLBrass Tags, Per- we iMini inil a OUUU 1 VUVUPPI xwy v ures, &c., and small Brass Wares of every description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Sheila a Specially. Sole Agents for the CAP EWELL IfFG* 00.*8 Line of Sporting goods. DEPOTS: Z98 Brsadwmy, New Yerk. 29 Eddy St., Prerl- dtnae, R. I. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. Sheet and Roll Brass "WI R, B3 GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pint, Bran j Butt Binges, foot* Chain Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, <£e. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. BOLLING MILL, THOMASTON, CONK. FACTORIES^ WATERBURY, CONI. lom« Bass aid Copper Ms, „ ew Hayen Copper Co ROME, N. Y., -MANUFACTURERS OF- Boll and Sheet Brass and German Silver. Brass, Copper and German Silver Wire. Brass and Copper Rods and Brased Brass Tubing. Rivets and Burs. Seamless Brass Ferrules. Check and Key Tags. Bnuders and Sheathing Copper, Copper Bottoms. Bolts, Circles, Ac., Ac. The 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, add phosphate, phosphoric add and concentrated superphosphates, and select methods of chemical analysis. By Francis Wyatt, Ph.D. Cloth, profusely illustrated.. $4.00 Far tale by David Williams. 96-102 Reade St.. N. Y. SOUS MAKERS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 1 2 , 1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., Holmes, Booth & Haydens MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet, Boll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS. JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brased, Brass and Coppar TnMng. Bare and Insulated Wire for Elec¬ tric Lighting and Street Rail¬ way Use* Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners in. great variety* factories 9 25 Park Place, Waterbary, Caaa. New York. ALSO MANUFACTURE EU3 OF cast Steel Mgers aid Bits ot Superior Quality. 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of HATTHIES8EN ft HEGELER ZING C0. f LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SMELTERS OF SPELTER, AND MANUFACTURERS OF •bledkt 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. ZINCS FOR LECLANCHE BATTERY. BRASS GOODS MFG. OO., ■firs* of 8tamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BRONZE DOOR KNOBS. BronM and Plated Boses. Combined Rose and Escutcheon Plates, Socket Shells, &c. 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 of IrABlera. Bolt and Slieatliin* Sheet, Wire, Tubes, BUTT HINGES, BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIES. PURE ALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS 428 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street. Chicago. 29 High street, Boston, WILLIAM $. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SK1>M T9 TUI TRABR Sheet Braes, Fancy Sheet Braes,, German SUver, Copper, Braes and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop* per Bods, Brass Ferrules, Pure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, WM, IRON FOUNDER, TRENTON, - N, J . OOFFB3R WIRES AND RIVETS Importers ana Dealers In IfiROt Coppor, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, otCm 49 CLIFF 8T. NEW YORK- Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Shert Ratios. Hosted by Googl< THE IRON AGE. 9 ELEPHANT TRADE-MARK. . All GENUINE I INGOTS & MANUFACTURES BEAR OUR REG.JfVAOE MARKS. i PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castincs, Wire, Sheet &c. The Phosphor Bronze Smelting Co.Limited 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORICINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in theUnited States and Sole Makers of"ELEPHANT BRAND'Phosphor-Bronze. PHOSPHOR BRONZE. Tllfi Will. Cramp & Sons S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, pennaT BRASS FOUNDERS. Bloomsbnrg Brass & Copper Co., Bloomsburg, 3 Pa. MAAK YORK AMD THt5W?SON STS.. SOLE MANUFACTURERS 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 unequaled. We Make Larger Castings and More of Them than Any Competitor, WALDO & STOUT, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SOUND CASTINGS IN ALUMINUM, SILICON ^ MANGANESE BRONZE MANUFACTURERS OF SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS, COP- PER AND BRONZE TUBING. cess, equal to hand cut work, in Bronze, Fnftfi/ Aluminum and German Silver. Ma¬ chinery Name Plates cents per sq. in. Aluminum Bronze Dies, Metal Molds and Mechanical Castings absolutely true to pattern. WIRE BARS and PLATES FOR ROLLING MILLS. BRASS, BRONZE, p I PAVIflDFIPfl COMPOSITION and T. L. UH I LUlUl UU. Send ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heavy and Light. ANSONIA, CONN. ||THE HIGHESTAND RICHEST GRADE MADE. I MANUFACTURED ONLY BY TIN. Prices. I THE CRESCENT PHOSPHORIZED METAL CO. OFFICE AND WORKS pi||l ADELPHIA PA ,21072103^211! INDIANA CROWN SMELTING COMPANY, Chester, Pa* ironzse, Brass and Oomposltlon Casting a. Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” Manufacturers of FHOSPHOB-BBONZE TO PENNSYLVANIA KAILBOAD. Specifications in ingot metal or castings. T—WILMOT * HOBBS .MFC. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for ’‘Soft” and “ Extra Soft" Plain Blue Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP m PLATE STEEL. Great accuracy of gauge and width and uniformity of quality will always be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &c. (TBE8E ARTICLES ENGRAVED TO SCAUP A //> ’O ~ •• 3 0 0 p *r>y % N . 7 Of The above illustrates something of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work which can be made from this Steel. PRICES GJREATLY REDUCED ° n • om * in Large Quantities of a Size, . to-j «.. A B RI PC E PORT, CON N. PHOSPHOR-TIN By using my phosphor tin manufac URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE C i PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves, BY THi SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING, MUCH CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OR OLD COPPEi CAN BE USED, for circulars amTpbicf. I Sole ESS HALK &. NAUMANNL N 0 E r w F ;^ R V agents F0RTHE U.S. A ”SCANADAy^* o-EisrxjiisrE PHOSPHOR TIN, MANUFACTURED BY THE ODACD V STEAM GAUGE i/ni/OD ¥ and valve co. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Branches. NEW YORK CHICAGO AND LONDON. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AIL KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS: | Shingiss and Bluff Streets, P. O. Box 104. PITTSBURGH. PA. TeekphInk 705. 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TDf, LEAD, SPELTER, AITHOFI, HCKEL, ALUB- IUI, BULLI01, 101. Advances made on Consignments AGENTS FOR Homy It* Merton <fc Co., - - London. Her all ires el lach aft. ’• Frankfort-on-Maln. Williams Foster, <& Co.. Ld. Swansea. THE AMES SWORD CO., CHICOPEE, MASS., are prepared to execute orders for work in Copper, Brass, Bronze and all kinds of composition metal, as also for the manufacture of small articles of hardware. FINE CASTINGS t SPECIALTY. ALUMINUM! 1 THE COWLES ELECTRIC SMELTING & i ALUMINUM COMPANY, ^ i Lockport, - New York, ( ) Offer Pure Aluminum in Ingots, Slabs, | Sheet, Wire and Castings at lowest market I rates. * | Aluminum Bronze, Aluminum Brass, 5 - Silver Bronze, Silicon Bronze * and Manganese Bronze. MILLER «fc VAN WINKLE, MANUFACTURERS OF STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPRINGS QC Agricultural Implements, Machin- O ery and various other purposes. 1 ^ Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. MONTPELIER, VT. 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Y., MANUFACTURERS OF STEEL WIRE RODS, BALE TIES, BARBWIRE, BEST QUALITY FenceJVire Staples, Galvanized Wire, Ornamental Fencing, 1 Cable Wire, Grape Wire, Hop Yard j Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &c. Our New Empire Bale Tie. BRANCH HOUSE : 543-546 State Street, Chicago, III. Address all export communications to J. W. D. MEIGHAN, 11 I Water Street, New York City. BEATRICE, NEB I T-\ r\ r\JT O YOU CAN OBTAIN PROMPTLY the latest F I! VCLC r%| || I l\ work on any subject in which you are , 1, MILO I L/V/ interested by addressing DAVID WILL¬ IAMS, Publisher and Bookseller 96-102 Reade Street, New York. Hosted by Google CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., —MANUFACTURERS OF EVERT DESCRIPTION OF- Wire Cloth, Hex. Nettings, Wire Lath and Fencing. Perforated Metals --” ZWire Cloth and Nettings. Clinton " Standard " (Number 33 Wire ) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. Factory and General Offlce-CLINTON, MASS. NEW YORK. 76 Beekman Street. BOSTON, 23 Court Street. The Gilbert & Bennett Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth. ... Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. liflDl. PI fJTII MCTTIMP Galvanized Wire Poultry Netting. VVlIlL uLU I llj IlL I I IllUi “ Cottage” Lawn & Garden Fencing. Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, The World’s Web Wire Fencing. llf B ft I llff B 1MI I Wire Goods, WireWork House Furnishing Wire Goods. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street Mfg. Co. 42 and 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. (GEORGETOWN, CONN. Factories, \ CH icago, ILLrNO ia. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester, Mass. NEW PROCESS MANUFACTURERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF tVfcVERS£ ^ TRADE MARK A TWIST “WORCESTER” HARD STEEL W | RE Q L QJ H AND NETTING GALVANIZED Hilt*- ^LUiii - 111-1 imw WIRE N ETTING Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS. SEND FOR LATEST CATALOGUE. l ^ i jW iv . m . Pennsylvania 'Wire Works, 233 and 235 ARCH ST., PHILADELPHIA. EDWARD DARBY * SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF Brass, OoiDioer, Steel or Iron WIRE CLOTH. Hex. Nettings, Wire Lath and Fencing. Foundry Riddles, Casting Brushes, Sand and Coal Screens, Shovels, Wrought Iron Railing for Banks, Offices, Residences; Ornamental Brass Work, Wire Work and Wire Window Guards. NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH GO. MANUFACTURES THE ROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCINC, PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH, AND EVERY" KIND OF IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH, TRENTON, 117 and 1 19 Liberty Street, NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK. 171 and 173 Lake Street, CHICAGO. 25 and 27 Fremont Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Steel and Iron. Comprising the practice and theory of th» several methods pursued in their manufacture and of their treatment in the rolling mill, the forge and the foundry. By W, H. Green wood. «2.00. Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, bj DAVID WILLIAMS, Bookseller and Phbltehei 96-102 Reade Street, New York. BORDEN 4 LOVELL, CHAS. J. STEBBINS, 70 AND 71 WEST 8TREET NEW YORK. 103 Reds jSt,, fiefe Yoi^, steel, iron and wire Nails. Steel and Iron Nails* Hosted by Googl« STEEL, IRON, COPPER, ZINC, BRASS AND TIN PERFORATED. Grain Cleaning Machinery 5 Woolen, Cotton, Paper Pulp, Rice, Flour and Oil Mills; Distilleries, Sugar and Malt Houses; Gas,Water, Brick and Tile Works, Filters, Yentilators, &c; Oil, Gas and Yapor Stores, Lanterns, Lamps, etc. Perforated Filter Press Plates For Parafike Wax, Cotton- ;8eed Oil, Sugar and I other purposes. han’f’bs.of OF ALL KINDS FOR /MMJHG & Miming Maghihery - AMD ALL OTHER PURPOSES Screen Plates for Coal, Coke, and Ore Separators, Jigs, Trommels, Washers and Sizers. Heavy steel and Iron Plates and Cylinders lor Coal and Coke Breakers, Ore, stone, Phosphates & Gravel Screens. For Railroads, Loco¬ motive and Car Builders* Prices and Samples on Application. I ALUMIKDM or MARGA- I THE HARRINGTON & KING PERF. Main Office and Works, 222 and 226 N. Union St., Chicago, Ill., U. S. A, Eastern Office, No. 284 Pearl St.. New York. CO., SCREEN PLATES TO WITHSTAND ACTION OF ACIDULATED WATERS WITH Hardness and Life of Perfection Bronze Castings, BABBITT’S METALS, Wire and Wire ClottL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Belleville, New Jersey, U. S. A. New Passenger Station, C. R. R. of N. J., Jersey City, N« J«, over 30,000 square feet of Glass. ■ r'i's-zS / riujiiiiiiiiimi nMnmiuimiiimn,,. Steel Web Picket Fencinc, SKYLIGHTS ERECTED ANYWHERE. CONSTRUCTED ON “ Delliwell System ” ImterisMle Glazing. (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. Screws and Screw Making. With a Chapter on the Milling Machine; a complete treatise on Screw Making in all its branches, embracing most recent methods, and containing the reports which originated modern standard screw threads. With 95 illustrations. i2mo, cloth.$1.25 For sale„by DAVID WILLIAMS, 96-102 ReadeSt., N. Y MOST POPULAR FOR YARDS, LAWNS, PARKS, ETC. Write for Circular of above, and Steel Wire Fence Board. DEKALB FENCE CO., - - DeKalb, III. AGENCIES: Eastern—HICKS &. HICKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. Southern—W. B. BELKNAP A CO., Louisville, Ky. Western—WYETH HARDWARE & MFO. CO., St. Joseph, Mo. Indiana and Mich¬ igan— INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., CrawfordsvlUe, Ind. Texas-G. K. MERIWETHER, Dallas* 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 .Rates of freight to all points West of Mississippi Ri^er. To points East 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 VjOO^lC THE IRON AGE. 11 CONSOLIDATED STEEL m WIRE CO. GENERAL OFFICES, TH€ ROOKERY, CHICAGO, ILL Branch f ST. LOUIS, MO„ 1935 Papin Street. j PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building. 1 NEW YORK CITY, N. Y„ 98 Reade St, N. Y. Offices. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building.’ BARBED *) ^ ■ \ WIRE. WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Everv Description. NAILS. Ties, Fence Staples, etc. MILLS LOCATED AT ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. \ STEEL NAILS //S ^ailNK NAlLSjl TRUNK, \ CLOUT, =T NAILS 3d FINE, / Quality guaranteed. Prices quoted on application. THE NATIONAL SCREW ft TACK CO., ■ CLEVELAND, OHIO. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND ft C0„ Korth Penn Junction, Philadelphia. WIRE NAILS,- - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P” are not of our make. W e make only first-class Norway - Iron Rivets. COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Nrrway Iron Rivets, Brass and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Staples. New York: Agency, James S. Hender¬ son, successor to Dlsosway A Henderson, Hardware. tcents for Philadelphia Star Carrlatta and Tire Bolts. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. OLD COLONY RIVET CO., PLYMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. ATLAS TACK CORPORATION, 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U.S. A. I E UNBAR, MOB ART Sc CO., WHITMAN, MASS. LORINO St PARKS, PLYMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. A. FIELD St SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRBAVEN, MASS. OLD COLONY RIVET CO., FtYMOCTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1867. ’ ESTABLISHED IN 1866. MANUFACTURERS OF Taoks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nails and Buttons, Wire Nalls. Finishing Nails. Patent Brads, Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Tacks. Escutcheon Pins, Eyelets, Glaziers’ Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other articles. We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock In the world. Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The foregoinglwell known brands we continue to use, and either will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our New York •tore and our factories. main office, so8 sears building, 199 Washington stboston, mass. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE, 116 CHAMBERS ST., NEW TORE. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE, 239 & 241 LAKE ST., CHICAGO, ILL. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE. 408 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL . BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE , 406 COMMERCE ST., FHILADELFHIA, FA. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines FOR STEEL, IRON AND OTHER METALS A SPECIALTT. Works at Homewood Station, Pennsylvania Railroad * PITTSBURGH, PA. Perfect workmanship, Wear and cost of operating reduced to minims*, WE iWARRANT - Long life of saw-blade, Full contact of teeth, , And best general results. We build many different styles of machines adapted for all kinds of Cold Sawing. ALL are equipped with our SELF-REGULATING VARI¬ ABLE AUTOMATIC FEED, with advantage* above mentioned.. THE BRYANT METAL SAWING MACHINE. Portable and Power, For STREET and STEAM RAILWAYS. Iron, Bridge, Shafting and General Work. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Q db C CO., 705-707 Phenix Building, • Chicago, 1 E. JENGKES MFC. GO., fj I Jr PAWTUCKET, R. I. pllS 1 Bright Wire Goods, |ji 1 Spring Cotters and Keys, f|l I Crescent Wire Coat p|l I and Hat Hooks. t f|w | Belt Hooks, <fcc. IP REYNOLDS Sc OO., MANUFACTURERS OF I SET, CAP AND MACHINE SCREWS, STUDS. COUPLING BOLTS. STOVE BOLTS. FINISHED NUTS, Ac. Also Hand and Draw-Plate Moulding Machines for Foundry Use. NBW XX^LVZiZiir, OODTIC. Send for Catalogue. Hosted by Googli m ft— i- n IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c., For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. E3L-AKE & JOHNSON, Waterbury, Conn, 5T< American Wire Nail Co.. ANDERSON, IND. ROD GALVANIZED PLAIN FENCE ALL KINDS WIRE MMgCTjjg | WIRE NAILS. W OLIVER WADE, Agt., 18 Broadway, New York. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO. MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. Tie SALEM WIRE KAIL GO. MANUFACTURERS WIRE NAILS, Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office; - SALEM, OHIO BRANCH OFFICES: 54 Warren St., New York, i 415 Phenix Bldg., Chicago. 200 Amer. Bld’g, St. Louis. I 207 Neave Bldg., Cincinnati 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. THE BAACKES WIRE NAIL COMPANY^ CLEVELAND, O. Steel Wire Nails, Standards Only. Wire Rods' Plain Wire, Galvanized Wire Barbed Wire, Fence Staples. Hi- PHILLIPS & SONS SOUTH HANOVER, MASS. TACKS F. K,. EMMONS <Sc BR, O 21 WARREN ST.. NEW YORK. Hosted by Google 14 THE IRON AGE American Screw Company, PROVIDENCE, R. I “Spur Pointed” Wood Screw. Patented May 10, July 19,1887; Oct. 29, 1889; Aug. 19, Oct. 21, 1890; April 7, May 12,1891. ITS ADVANTAGES ARE: Stronger than a cut screw. Forged nick. Requires the use of only one bit. Inserted easier. Increased holding power. Centralized point. Is cold forged, and entire surface has a metallic skin. Samples Sent on -A.-p'plioa.tion. Patented Nov. 11, 1890, Oct. 2$, 1891. FLUTED TIRE BOLTS. SEND FOR SAMPLES. “ROGERS’ DRIVE SCREWS.” Patented May 10, 1887; July 19, 1887 : July 10,1888. Other patents pending. List prices, same as common iron wood screws. Discount for Flat Heads, 82i %. A COMMON CUT THREAD SCREW, THE “ ROGERS DRIVE SCREW,” As ordinarily inserted, i. driven two-thirds of its length with a hammer and the balance with a screw-driver. Fibres Driven with a hammer its entire leDgth. of the wood are necessarily broken, and holding power of screw much imp aired. Should be driven with a hammer its entire length. 1. Turns like a screw when driven with a hammer. 3. Does not break the fibres of the wood. 2. Holds stronger than a common screw as ordinarily inserted. 4. Cheaper than a common screw. 5. Is cold forged and has metallic skin over entire surface. JLls&ttTlTCJLlSr SCREW CO., PROVIDENCE. ~R. I. Chicago Store, No. 19 Lake St. European Agents, THOMAS & Hosted by STIRLINjQ, Liverpool. THE IRON AGE. 15 Gander Steel Department of Cambria Iron Co., JOHNSTOWN, PA., 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. Corrugated, Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Roofing & Siding Iron Buildings, Boots. Doors, Shutters, Cornices, Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office, 6 Dey Street, Room 13, NEW YORK. s VINCENT ROOFING CO., Tile, Slate and Metal Roofing. j j GALVANIZED IRON AND COPPER j CORNICES AND SKYLIGHTS, CORRUGATED IRON BUILDINCS. | ESTIMATES FURNISHED AND ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 445 West 45th.Street, New York. I MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. I P. M. VINCENT, Prop. 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 Phenlx Building. (No. 4.) TEEL CAMBRIDGE ROOFING CO., Cambridge, Ohio, P. O. Box 21. CELEBRATED CEOWL’8 PATENT CliattailOOgRj TSDIi,^ I*. O. BOX 81, CORRUGATED IRON ROOFING AND 12 OTHER STYLES ^ ^ EAVE TROUGH AND CONDUCTOR PIPE. WRITE FOR PRICES, Wire Nail Machines -AND- Wire Nail Presses, Manufacturers, MALMEDIE & CO., DuBSeldorf-Oberbilk (Germany). Sole Agents for U. S. and Canada, CHAS. G. ECKSTEIN S CO. 41 John St., New York. Our machines are unequaled. Over 600 work- log satisfactorily in the U. S. and Canada. ROOFING SLATE. HAND SHAVED BANGOR SLATE BLACK BOARDS. AULD & CONGER ,100 EUCLID AVE., CLEVELAND, 0. IRON ^ STEEL pRIDGES.ROOFSR UlLDlNGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, MASON BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS. OXFORD IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIKES. J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, S3 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. n tt ANDREWS, Prop’r. A. S. MILLER, Jr M Sec’y. D- H. R< WORCESTER, Chief Eng’r. R. H. BROWN, Con. Bnjr'i KING BRIDGE CO., CLEVELAND, 0. Iron and Steel Bridges, Girders, Buildings and Structural Work of all kinds, Hoisting and Conveying Machinery for Hand I ingOre,Coal, &c. Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE. The Berlin Iron Bridge Co., Engineers, Architects and Builders in Iron and Steel. 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WILCOX, Treasurer, Hosted by Google THE IRON AQE. 17 LnlcerLS Iron tf Steel Co.'"'"':"™ The First to make Boiler Plates In America. Chat. Button, Preet. A.. F. Button, Viee-Pret t. 0. i. Button, GenL Mgr. Robt. B. Baines, Jr., Secy. Jot. Bumpton, Treat. STEEL AND IRON PLATES TO EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, 3-16 INCH TO 1« INCH. -ESTABLISHED 1810.- WORKS : PHILADELPHIA OFFICE • Ooateovllie, Fa. 62 db 64 Bullitt Bldg. THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St. y Philadelphia* MANUFACTURE ALL THEIR PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IRON AND OPEN HEARTH STEEL, 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 Milliken Bbob., 61 Liberty St., NEW YORK ; A. C. Stites, 931 Rookery, CHICAGO; Jamkb B. Stokes, 182 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE: J. A. L. Waddell, Keith ft Perry Building, KANSAS CITY. P0TT3Y1LLE IRON AND STEEL GO, Pottsville, Pa, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS 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. Designers and Constructors ol Roofs, Trusses, Columns, Ac. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE - & - CO., - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Beach ft Otis Sts., ... Philadelphia. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings, “ D. B. G.” 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, Superintenden S. H. CHAUVENET, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -MANUFACTURERS OF- Highest Grade Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box ano 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. E. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., IRON * STEEL MERCHANTS, 118 Walnut Street, - Philadelphia. MIFFLIN WHEELER. G. W. NICOLL8. Nicolla, Wheeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., 316 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa* -DEALERS IN- [RON AND STEEL SCRAP, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, &c„ Ac. Stool and Iron Plates, New and Old Ralls, A. Ac P, ROBERTS Ac COMPANY, pencoyd iron works, Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co., MANUFACTURERS OF * DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel , Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables, Etc. OFFICE: 261 S. 4tb Street, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. I WORKS, PENCOYD, PA* EDWARD CORNING A CO., MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. * BEAMS, CHANNELS, Iflfti! .*, n ftTm HOOPS, BANDS, ANGLES, TEES, IKIIgy AND \lrrl SPIKES, FISH-PLATES, PLATES, BARS, RODS. 111 VII VlLLL BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. HOOPS, BANDS, SPIKES, FISH-PLATES, BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. 29 BROADWAY, 237 -SO. THIRD ST., NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERS: 70 KILBY ST., BOSTON. Hosted by Googli 18 THE IRON AGE. EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 222 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PiK, Bar and .Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Scrap. AGENT FOR THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna. f West New Jersey and Delaware. AgentTRENTON IRON CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Longdate (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. W. S. PILLING. PILLING -AND- CRANE. T. I. CRANB JEROME EEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET. PHILADELPHIA. Foundry! Forge Pig Irons Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. S. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. j. B. fit Hiroa E. H. WILSON & CO.. 999 anti, 994 South Third St, Bhiladolphim BROKERS AXD DEALERS DC IRON and STEEL Correspondence solicited. J. W• Hoffman & Co., 333 and 33S Walnut Street. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. PICS IRON, Irwi and Steel Plates and Shapes. Ralls. Oars and locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L HOGAN & CO. IKON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bmllttt Building, 13 6 South Fourth St., PhUa. Agents for Brier 1111, Lehigh, Strothers, AMD MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, De ** w * r ® Rolling Hill, mock bars, Youngstown Steel Co., ConnellsvlUe Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFG. CO, 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. AGENCIES: STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Material, Steel and Iron Columns, Beams, Channels, Shapes and Plates. Steel Beams Polled to 2i inches deep. PORTAGE TKON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron, and Cotton Ties. BROOKLYN WIRE NAIL CO., Steel Wire tT mnfe-r^ xr ^ Nails a Specialty. WORKS, Steel Pipe. WORKS, Boiler Flues. amrriccan wire nail machines, over WO working satisfactorily in the United rniTpStSPA??, 1 ? and 100 in Canada. THE SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charcoal- Iron Boiler Plates. p laps and estimates furnished and contracts made i-or Iron and steel Structures of every description. Please address, ^ P. O. Box 33. 29 Bro * dwa P. New York. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL Z In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry n se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA. FRANK SAMUHL. ANN db CO., Sole Agents* ID WIN R. MANN. 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 OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined. Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom, db SHEET 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, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO., MANUFACTURERS OF >( C0M1EBU1D ” NilLS 4 WROUGHT IRON PIPE, 43 North Water St., and 44 M Delaware Are., PHILADELPHIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 131 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. -SOL* AGENT FOB- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN¬ DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer In Scrap, Old Car Wheeli, Mack Barn and GonnellavIU* Coke. B00NT0N IRON & STEEL CO,, Boonton, N. J. -MANUFACTURERS OF- BAR IRON ANO AN6LES. JAMES McKAY & CO., 29th and Liberty Streets, Pittsburgh, Pa., Manufacturers Of OIL AND CRANE GHAINS. STEEL CHAIN A SPECIALTY. WRITE FOR PRICES. C. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PHILADELPHIA. Foundry, Forgre and Bessemer Pig Irons. Coal, Coke and Steel Ralls. Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL ANO IRON PLATES. JAMES G. LINDSAY Sc CO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all Purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. rop n forgeII MERRILL BROS,, 465 t o 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn,E.D M N. Y Gautier Steel. STEEL Hosted by SEE PAGE 15 Google THE IRON AGE. 19 JONAS & GOLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF 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 CARL F. BOKER), * Sole Agents and Importers of Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. _ ~~ Jl Best Quality, I Bars, Sheets ^ Plates MANUFACTURED BY WM. JESSOP 4 SONS, L’D. Large assortment of sizes in stock at 91 John St. “ NEW YORK And other Agencies. I SHEFFIELD, j Gold Medal Paris. ' 1 ENGLAND. I 1889. “F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES For further particulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. ; 83 John St.» New York. Prices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Quantities From Sheffield. Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Reamers, &e .@ £59 Per ton iu Sheffield Warranted Extra Cast Steel for Taps, Dies, Milling- Tools, &c. - 50 “ &Qe meia Warranted Cast Steel for tools, Taps, Dies, Turning- Tools, &e.** 44 10' “ “ “ Best Crucible Machinery Steel .“ so “ “ Best C. S. EXTRA WEIGHT HAND CUT FILES.@50% & 4% cash discount " No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities of assorted jsizes. Hosted by Google 20 THE IRON AGE. PrKIMOVn ™ s AT _ M , r .. DAII SmaZES^l-STEEi* CO ^iswiTCHES^ ^t^c-priCESvrASTCN^^Lcs^BAPS 5VITCH FIXTURES UU dm FFTS S LAg TAMSsrap°i^ Sisa 3 |LL k.vET5. WreK"!« IMTSOTIM^^^ IADUCrSd,BUILDin6i GENEBAL OFFICES, i KEW YORK SALES OFFICE, I BOSTON SALES OFFICE, i SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, *08 So. Fourth St., PHILADELPHIA. I No. 2 Wall Street (corner Broadaj).• 70 Kilbj Street (Mason Bnllding).|_ STEELTON, PA. _ ,/ETNA IRON and STEEL COMPANY, BR, ^Sf BT ’ MANUFACTURERS OF Bars, Light Section Bails, 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 Offices, TENTH FLOOR, “ ROOKERY,” CHICAGO, ILL, -MANUFACTURE- Bessemer, Foundry and Mill Pig Iron, Spiegel and Ferro-Manganese, Iron and Steel Merchant Bar, Rail Fastenings, 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, Gen’l Sales Agent. Wm. H. McLean, Assistant Gen’l Sales Agent. n«w York Office. 46 Wall St., New York City. Milwaukee Office, |5| N. W. Ins. Bldg., Milwaukee WIs. " eVV p. E. GARR ISON & CO., Agents, Laclede Building, St. Louis, Mo. __ w.L&m^ 8, } chicago ' PICKANDS, BROWN & CO., P i CKA ^LEYELANI>. & C °’ Sole Agents Pig Iron Department Illinois Steel Company and Manufacturers and Dealers in PI3* IROTST axLd IRON ORB, 1007, 1009 and »OI I Rookery Building, Chicago.__ Open Hearth NEW ENGLAND STEEL WORKS, Wo M c a e s! ter ’ ^ _ | We have completed a plant for manufacturing Open Hearth Steel wLGGI Castings, and are prepared to receive orders for this class of work. Product Guaranteed and Correspondence Solicited. Castings. WM. M. HORNE & CO., 6 Oliver St., BOSTON, MASS., General Sales Agents. -AMERICAN- piURQN forage Warrant Co (Bank of America Building.) 44 Wall Street, - NEW YORK Correspondence of Furnace, Invited- J. M- STUTZMAN, 181 William Street, N.Y. Manufacturer of Superior Steel Stamps. Steel Alphabets, Brands, Seals, Steel Stencil "Cutting Dies, Soap Moulds, Brass Stamps. Box Dies, Ac. Send for Price-List. FIT2SSIMONS cfc CO., -MANUFACTURERS- shafting CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON Stay-Bolt, Superior Quality Refined Bar Iron, All Rivet, D. Link, " <ui - c>1 ' 1 " .np ‘ i-oh.-v ..and.. Merchant Bar Axe, Hatchet, 8,: “ Carriage and Wagon Axle IRON. Small Channels and angles, HEXAGON IRON AND STEE OF Soft L STEEL. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 21 CAMBRIA STEEL, Steel Rails j STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, Street Rails and Railway Fastenings, BESSEMER AND OPEN-HEARTH BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. Steel Axles, Steel Angies, Steel Channels, Steel Forgings, CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, Office, 218 8. Fourth St., Philadelphia. Chicago Office, Phoenix Building. (Works at Johnstown, Pa.) THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY, LIMITED, sburgh, pa. -MANUFACTURERS of