The Iron Age : Vol. LI : No. 24 : June 15, 1893

The OR. MR. GENERAL’S OFFICI. ^ec'd. Section X I ■ ■ ^ I CE Jl, JL. A ^ A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. fhablislied every Thursday Morning by David "Williams, Nos. 96, 98, lOO Sc lOS Keade St.. New "STorh. Vol. LI; No. 24. New York, Thursday, June i8gj Reading Matter Contents.page 1358' ■ . Classified List of Advertisers_ “ 113 --—-k Alphabetioal Index to Advertisers “ 117 1 3 f 7\ Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 1369 I J I V A v $^4.SO a Veap, Ineiuding Postages Single Ctopies, Ten Cents. TAHA'r.ces U. M. C. Blank Cartridges for Fourth of July, 1893. Loudest Report. Send for circular “ I to SHUJLTZ BELTING CO., BT. LOUIS JllO. NEW YORK, N. Y., 225 Pearl St., A. B. Laurence, Mgr, BOSTON, MASS , 16t Summer St., Q. J. KeUey, Mgr; PWTTAn^T.PRTA. PA.. 129 N. Sd St..J. Garnett .Mgr. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. XjOXJIS Manufacturers of Track Fastenings, Boat Spikes, Goldie Spikes. Mining Rails. Every Hardware and Mill Supply Dealer Should Sell Bristol’s Patent STEEL BELT LACING. Send for show „ _______ card, circular READY TO APwy FINISHED JOINT t^iid free Samples THE BRISTOLS’ MFG. CO.,Waterbury, Conn. New York Office, 121 Liberty &t. Send for Samples. \ The M^ Metallic Cailridge Co. SZ«.X33C3-X3POZ«.'r, CONN, Ask Your Dealer For U. M. C. Blanks. R-J^lSTDOILiFII <& OTiO'W'ES, WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tubing and Large Shells, Brazed Tubes and Mouldings, Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver. -SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF- Sash Cord. Bell Cord. Clothes Lines, Masons’ Lines. SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. VXTRZO'BXTOKXjZSS. > Branch Offiok : Cleveland 136 Liberty St., City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, 0. Brown’s Patent Seamless Drawn Copper Honse Boilers. CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Ordinary weight tested to 200 lbs., extra het vy to 300 lbs. pressure per square inch. Made of two Seam¬ less Drawn Copper Snells. Handsomest, best aud strongest and safest boiler in the market and cheapest In the end. Send for circular and instructions to prevent accidents from freezing, &c., &c. -JENKINS DISCS^HIGH STEINIPBESSORE If you have trouble with Discs, write us. We can furnish Discs, or Valves, that will be satisfactory. There are dealers who sell Discs as ** J enkinstV when they know they are not genuine. JENKINS BROS.’ VALVES ARE STAMPED WITH TRADE MARK. JENKINS BROS. 5 71 JOHN ST., N. Y. 21 NORTH FIFTH ST.. PHILA. 1 105 MILK ST.. BOSTON. 31 and 33 K. CANAL ST., CHICAGO. BRIDGEP0RT>C0NN. SEE PAGE 3. THE WILMOT St HOBBS MFC. CO. Manufacturers of Al, Nlckle Finish Standard Wrough*^^ Gongs Capacity 60,000 Bells per day. Orders filled promptly from stock. Also unexcelled 18 Karat BRONZED^ BELLS.^ A cheap and elegant, finish. Mills and Factories. Bridgeport. Coon. Store, 20 Murray Street, New York. DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes. The best made. (Beaman’s Patent Improved.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BAK ER. { ch^apesui^KSket. Made only by 3MCA.*A**A*3EXA.I, cA) OO., Factory and Main Oflice : BALTIMORE, MD. Branch : 64 Reade St., N. V. Heading mannfacturers of Stamped aiid 'Patent Pieced Tin JFare and Galvanized Iron Ware, T!?.? Avery Stamping Co. We retin Iron, Steel and Copper. CLEVELAND, O. Heavy Blanking, Pressing 1 Stamping. Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you oan buy and know you are getting the best thac can be manufactured. All our works In the heart of the Region, wltlun four miles of Connellsvllle, Fa. OAPA.OITY, S,000 TONS OAXUV. w. J. RAim, cieyeiihd. obio. Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE. ^ NSOWIA 0 RASS Q op p e r Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. Waterbury Brass Co. ThePlume&AtwoodMfc.Go. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass ■WIRE, SOLE MANUFACTURERS Established 1845* Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump i inings. Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and B ilt Forgings. 19 &> 21 Cliff Street, - - New Y ork. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN I INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, lOO John Street, - New York. EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRICITY. By EDWARD THEVERT. Illustrated. = Cloth. - $i.oo. Contents —Some Easy Experiments in Electricity and Magnetism; How to Make Electric Batteries ; A Galvanometer; An Induction Coil; An Electric Bell; A Magneto Machine ; A Telegraph Instru¬ ment ; An Electric Motor; A Dynamo; Electric Bell Fitting and Gas Lighting; Electric Lamps ; Electric Terms. DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher & Bookseller, 96-102 Reaae St., New York. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger¬ man Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubingr. 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. Cartridg** Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty* 1 Sole Agents for the CAPEWBLL MFG. CO.’S ' Line of Sporting Goods. DEPOTS: 296 Broadway, New York. 12B Eddy St.. Provi¬ dence, R. I MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN._ GEBMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp TrimuiingSy 4&c. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLLING MILL, THOMASTON, CONN. WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes, Booth & Haydens MANUFACTURERS OP New Haven Copper Co., SOLB MAKERS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,1876, also MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS'&SHUTHING COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., I Waterbury, Conn. I Sheet, Roll Br’ass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER Brazed Brass and Oopper Tnbtne Bare and Insulated Hire for Elec¬ tric Aaleliting and Street Rail¬ way Use, Aamp Goods and Kerosene Burners In ereat variety. 25 Park Place. New York. . ALSO 11AHUFA0TUBBB8 OV Cast steel iseeis ami Bits oi Sttperlor Qtiality SCOVILL MFG. COMPANl Manufacturers of 1294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. MATTHIESSEN & HE6ELER ZINC CO., LA SALLE, ILLINDIS, Sl^ELTERS OF SHELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates lor Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. zi.Nrc© 000336I OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BRgOlSIZES DOOR, KNOBS, Bronze and Plated Roses, Combined Rose and Escutcheon Plates, Socket Shells, &c., Patent Mirror Pin Cushion Business Cards, Mucilage Brushes. Novelties of new design made to order. SALESRDDM : 88 Chambers St., New York. FACTDRY: 86-92 Third St., So. Brooklyn. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers of IxTAzlexris’, SoXt ASOLd. gUre^tlxlaa-s OOPr»E3K "WIKE3 A.NTD KrVETS. Importers and Dealers In Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes. BUTT HINGES. BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIE'^ PUREALUMINM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 423 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 29 High Street, Boston. WILLIAM S. 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 B ass ant Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop^ per Bods* Brass Ferrules, Fare Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, I^in, Antimony, Lead, dtc* RougrVi Casting of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, GFerman Silver Bronze and al- kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of Chandeliers. Metal Picture Frames, Ink Stands. Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty, St. Loais Bronze & Alaminom Works, 3741 -3743 North Broadway, ST. LOUIS. DIO. Hosted by Google ELEPHANT mi G EN Ui ne: IINGOTS& MANUFACTURES] BEAR OUR REC.JRjADE MARKS. „ - P H O S P H O B R O N Z E I Ingots, CASTINGS, Wire, Sheet &c. ThePhosphor Bronze SMCLTiNcCo.LiMitEO 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in the United States and Sole Makers of'^LEPHANT BRAND"Phosphor-Bronze. PHOSPHOR BRONZE. He Wm. Cramp 4 Sons S. 4 E, B. Co., Philadelphia, pemma. BZL.A.SS F0TJ:LTX3BB,S. yy YORK AMO THOMPSON STS., SOLE MANUEACTUBEBS OF AMERICAN MANGANESE BRONZE* MANGANESE BRONZE PROPELLER WHEELS y^7 Tf ^ SPECIALTY. Ai/ 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 j)f^T appearance the castings are unequalcd. ^ >ALLOySv A ITe Make I^arger CaatA/tvga and More of Them than MARIC Competitor^ O-BN’XJIN’E PHOSPHOR TIN, MANTJFACTXTBED BY THE I^DnQRV STEAM GAUGE 1 and valve CO- Boston, Mass., U- S. A. Branches'. NEW YORK, OHICAGO AND LONDON, Castings by new pressure i«ro- cess, equal to band cut work, in Bronze, Brass, Aluminum and German Silver. Ma¬ chinery Name Plates 1}4 cents per sq. in. Aluminum Bronze Dies. Metal Molds and Mech6inlcal Castings absolutely true to pattern. WALDO & STOUT, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SOUND CASTINGS IN ALUMINUM, PHOSPHOR MANGANESE BRONZE. WIRE BARS and PLATES FOR ROLLING MILLS. BRASS, BRONZE, ■- ■ COMPOSITION and T.L. ALUMINUM I:ASTINGS, Heaij and Li^t. F.L.eaYL0IDC0. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. gNT;'-TR;ytiT'• AND YOU WItLUSE NO OTHER THE NIGHESTAND ; RICHEST CRADE MADE. MA.NUFRCTURED. DNLV BV TttFCii^SCENTPHOSNiOlIlZEO METAL CO OFFICE AMD WORKS . 2ID72lil]>"'>ZI(l INDIAN^ PIIILADaFHiA,PA. on.o’wnxr Chester. Pa^ Bxpoxxzo, JSxPASs AXXC3L Oo33CXos 11:1 oXX Oetslilxxsiei. Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” Man-ufaotvirerB ot rHOSJPIIOR-BIlONZE TO I-ElV3ViSYI.VA.NIA. KAIEKOAIP. Specifications in Ingot metal or castings. !!EWILMOT a 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 alwaj^ be maintained. Also THE celebrated BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED GOLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &c. ' ^ y^ffBESSARnctBSKMG^VZDTOWAljO^^ i I I CwRituDSwsml % ^ to ^ to , V ^Oo' The above Illustrates something of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work which can be made from thl* Steel.. PRICES GREATLY*REDUCED «»" «">• BRIPCEP.0RT.,C0NN. A hurry UM Long Dlatanee Telephone. .Ira*. imM CeaifW PtML f. I. U*? l-ii* AIL •• k [ By using my llKERS CANMAKE any DESlREOvCBAbE PHOSPHOR BRONZE TMEMSEWE® Til SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING. CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO HAP IN THE MARKET. MEWOROlb CppPE# C A N B E li S E 0.; roft c IR c u i; af^s am Ffij c 1 1 f HALK & NAUMANIL °AcENTs"».^"‘^:U.S.--?SCANADAVgprA?.Va BARBED WIRE. INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., ^ Crawfordsviile, Ind. Hosted by Google 4 THE IRON AGE. WASHBURN tc MOEN MANUFACTURING COp, WORKS IN WORCESTER, MASS., and WAUKEGAN, ILL. MAKERS OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER EVERY VARIETY OF I FOR ALL PURPOSES. iniNEJ OIL TEI3Sia:F>E3R.H3ID SE^R.IN’CBI-S A SFESOIALTY. SPIRAL 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. CH^ The American Metal Go. (LIMITED), Levin'Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. 0. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, BULLION, IROU Advances made on Consignments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton & Co., - - London. DIerallgesellschaft, Frankfort-ou-Main. Williams, Foster & Co., Ld., Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING CO. f V.l/DV^V' _ F0I\ ALL PliflPOSES p iuunt^. Iff F0I\ ALL PUFI POSES ?^.STEEL WlRE«titt KINDS ^ Tisnun ifin co. TBEKTeK.lt.J. COOPERhew^ Wire rope IT BUPLiHG.SU> ^ r > _ ^. MAinjFiCTUBEEa OF STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS: Shlnglss and Bluff Streets, > PITTSBURGH, PA Telephone 706. WNI. IVLcKu^RLANID, IRON FOUNBSR, TK-EIVTOIV, - - N. a Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Guaranteed. Best Antl-Frlctlon Metal for all machinerv bearings. For high .speed and heavy crushing weight it has no eaual Introduced In this country since 1891 and has ^solaced all Antl-Frlction metals it has come m con¬ tact with THEODORE HLERTZ & SON, SOLE MFRS., Manufacturers Babbitt Metals, Solder, Lead Seals, &c. 30th 8t., &: Park Ave.> St. liouii*, Mo. VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPRIN6S CC Agricultural Implements, Maohln* ftery and various other purposes. 1 ^ Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. MONTPEIilER. T* Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 5 V; ESara^®-® IM w ■ ■ ■ 'iS' v- I7tti to I I8tli Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. aiak«Ts of Irony Besaemery Slemena-lXIartln and Crncllile Cast Steel Wire oi all kindly annealed, soft and hard drawn | Copi^erod Sprlnff Wire for Furniture Sprluffiy dke.y Coppered Soft Wlreiy Baling Wlrei, Suspeniton Brldffe and Bopo WIrei of all klndi, dke* STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Specialty of finest Cast Steel Wires, ronndy fiat, square and any other ahapey tempered and also In the soft state, snaranteedte harden and temper. Solid Bib and Paragon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Boiler, Lock, Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Sprlnff, Clock Bell, Clock Vorue and Watch Sprlnff, Buie and Tape Line and Eyeslasa Wires, dfcc. Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Sprlnff 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 Boiled and Silt soft and Tempered Steel Strips ol all kinds and for all purposes. Speoial Wires and @prlnfirs o± Every Eesorlptlon. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. o.iA.iJXFon.xa'x.^ wxxi.de 3 vcroxi.xx.s. «i fbemont street. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.. MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS PO R SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. . Ml^i'npvunnyuvf^^ DUNBAR BROS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs of every description, from best Cast Steel, KILISTOI^, C01V3V. NOURSE 'mtMkmMi STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS, 315, 317 and 319 East 22dSt , New York. TUCK M*F*G CO., Brockton Mass, WIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS AND MINING PURPOSES. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY, Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for illustrated Catalogrue THE CELEBRATED “SILVER FINISH” GET THE BEST 3 Tomoered Sprlnars of all kinds. Hosted by Google Send for Catalogrue. Always Ask ■’'•“.■•0*1 *55??’ Unequaled for Strength and Durability. Made Only by Broderick & Bascom Rope Co., St. Louis, Mo. Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building, 119 8. 4th St. NEW YORK Potter Bulldlnsi 88 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 F St. PATENTS U. S. and Foreig^n 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 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 Ofi&ce. Send for ** Plain Words about Patents,” Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCIiUSIVEI^Y. References Furnished on Application. E. B. STOCKING) Attorney at Xiaw. 611 F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. PATENTS $40,000,000 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. FITZGERAIiD, Washington, D. C -A. T ES 3 >ar T S - H. W. T. JENN EH, Patent Attorney and Me- ebanical Expert. 519 Seventh St., Washington, D,C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. EstafeJifibed 1883. F. H. ARNOLD, IDe Signer ARTISTIC METAL WORK, New Britain, Conn. SPRINGS-RIVETS. Specialties in SHEET METAL WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CLARK A cones. RIainiille, Ct. COBB & DREW, PliYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, Brass and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Stapies. New York Agency, James S. ffender- 8on« successor to Blsosway A JHenderson) Hardware. Agents for Pklladelplifa Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pl lAMOOlS: 87 LibBJtj MeW wilkeS, Pl. STRENGTH and FINISH in The “ Czar.” Our line of Coat and Hat Hooks is most complete, ranging from the cheapest drive books to the handsome Czar. The Wire Goods Company, WORCBSTBB, HASS. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., Hannfactareis of WIRE In great lai In great Tarlatj. UE'W HA-VElSr, coisriT. THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS OB CASTINGS, ANB DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. Bi*icig©iDort BEST IN THE WORLD. IDeoxidizoci Bronze and Metsil Oo., BRIDGBPORT, CONN. The English and American Mechanic: AN EVERY-DAY HAND-BOOK FOR THE WORKSHOP AND THE FACTORY. CONTAINING Several Thousand Receipts, Rules and Tables indispensable to the Mechanic, the Artisan and the Manufacturer. By B. Frank Van Cleve. A new, revised, enlarged and improved edition, edited by Emory Edwards, M.E. ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHTY-FIVE ENGRAVINGS. In one volume, 500 pages, 12mo, closely printed, containing a vast body of information of value to all practical men. Elegantly bound in scarlet cloth, gilt. Price $!2.00> SB NT, JP O OJN JtECJBlPT OF FJtl CF^ B Y DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade Street, New York. Hosted by iy Google THE IRON AGE. vs.t^x vNm'^ .A.IiSO mamtjfacxurehs of GENERAL WIBEWOHK. V WmdowGuards, Stable Fixtures. RAILINGS. . SandScreens Coal Scteens Etc, *,' 1 - 1 ‘i It i^TiUTlTi' .'■'klfJ-TjTl: OVSXVv. BjAI?.BE1D wzi^.b Prompt shipme&t made direct from our Warehouses. B-A.LE TIBS, ST-A.PIjES, FEITOE "WIRE, ■WIRE ISr-A-ILS. 4rcliitectiiral Iron and Steel and Its Application in the Con- WRITE US FOR PRICES. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., St. Louis, Mo. Fully Illustrated with Engravings from Original Designs. WICKWIRE BROTHERS," Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, MANT77ACT17BBBS OF Coal Sieies, NEW PROCESS SS Cortland DlsaC0Y6K, POWER LOOM HetaUic WIRE CLOTH. COdI SiCYOSi Every roll wrapped In Pink Paper and has onr name on label. KILMER MFC. CO., NEWBURGH, N. Y., MANUFACTOREES OF STEEL WIRE RODS, BALE TIES, BARBWIRE. BEST QUALITY Fenc e 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. SRANCH HOUSE: 643-546 State Street, Chicago, Ul. Address all export communications to J. W. D. MEIGHAN, 111 Water Street, New York City. . GENEBAL CONTENTS: Chapter I. The Manufacture of Iron and Steel. Articles 1 to Chapter II. Floors. Article 2 o to 51. Chapter m. Girders. Articles 53 to 66 . Cha^r IV. Cast Iron Lintels. Articles 67 Chapter V. Trusses. Articles 77 to 90. Chapter Yl. Struts. Articles 91 to 101. Chapter VII. C‘..st Iron Columns. Articles Chapter^ ^IIT. Wrought Iron Columns Articles 119 to 134. 1 . 7-+...100 Chapter IX. Stairways. Articles L-o to 139. Chapter X. Ornamental Iron. Articles 140 to 146. Chapter XI. Elevator Enclosures. Articles Cha|)^ter\lL Doors and Shutters. Article# Chapter XIII. Floor Lights and Skylighm. Chapiter Hollow Burnt Clay. Articles Chapter XV.‘ Anchors. Articles 168 to 177. Chapter XVI. Bolts. Articles 178 to 188. Chapter XVII. Practical Details Illus¬ trated. Aitides 189 to 339. Chapter XVIIl Finishing Iron. Article# 340 to 346. Chapter xrx. Specifications. Chapter XX. Tables. Chapter XXI. Selected Papers on Iron WORK, from the New York BuiLDiNa Law, 1891. By William H. Berkmirb, 8vo Cloth, An y book published will be sent post-paid on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Bookseller and Publisher, 96-102 Reade St., N. Y. Hosted by Google 8 THE IRON AGE. Reliance Wire Works Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ARCHITECTURAL WIRE AND JRON 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. SBNB FOR IliliUSTRATFD OATAliOGUR. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO. Manufacturers of Every Description of * WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Perforated Metals. 6ALVANIZERS • AND TINNERS OF 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. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street The Gilbert A Bennett Mfg. Co. Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth. Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. Galvanized Wire Poultry Netting. ** Cottage” Lawn & Garden Fencing. The World’s Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. House Furnishing Wire Goods. WIBE CLOTH, NETTING] Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, Wire Goods, WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester, Mass. PATENTED-- 1864 NEW PROCESS MANTJFACTTJMiRS OP EVERT DESCRIPTION OP °®T“‘-WIRE CLOTH m NETTING UflDC MITTTIMn Painted Window Screen Wire Cloih, ll I- I llllUau/IDr I ATUIMC UnilQC CIIQKIICUIMC WIRP HARD STEEL WIRE Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS SFNB FOR liATFST OATAIiOGUF. 'X^T'orlX.S, 233 & 235 Arch St., Philadelphia, EDWARD DARBY SONS. &» XT 3VC AX DE3 XI. =:= =:= We R the People. =:= =;= Gk-oox>e». ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SCREENS,] “Pennsylvania” 1 screen doors “PENNSYLVANIA,” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTING, “DARBY” and “SPECIAL” =;= Gk-oox>e» SCREEN DOORS “PENNSYLVANIA,” UAiVANiztu ruuLiKT NtiiiNii, UAUDT ana ^rciiAL “STANDARD,” ‘‘CORTLAND” - ALSO “EXCELSIOR,” .x/iivirN/-xixF o/^dc-cm Door - and - Window - Sticki “ELECTRIC,” WINDOW SCREEN —and— “ROBERTS.” WIRE CLOTH. CORNER BRACKETS. SFR^ITSTO HI3MOBS-XDOOR, FULHiS. Write for Prices. Door - and - Window = Sticks CORNER BRACKETS. PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTU MANUFACTURERS TH.ROEBL1NC . JERSEY • STANDARD iifc.w vu.wb ■ WIPE WIRE CLOTH CO. LATHING. TRENTON, and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY NEW YORK. 171 AND 173 LAKF<STREET CHICAGO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCING. 26 AND 27 FREMONT STREET SAN FNANGIJGO*. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 9 P. P. EMORY MFC. CO. IN BRASS AND COM- -: ESTABLISHED 1850.— SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Good Work, Fair Prices. MHU LiUni UMOl CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. INGS. COPPERSMITHS, and Manufacturers of COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, EXPANSION PIPES AND COILS. RESERVOIR VASES. Lawn Furniture, Statuary, Office and Counter Railing, Wire Signs, Guards, Cresting, Columns, Iron Stairs, Balcony Railing, Stable Fixtures, Jail Cells, etc. OATAIiOGUB FREC. E. T. BARNUM, - DETROIT, MlCH. MENTION ISHIS PAPER. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio CLEVELAND A v^(B0UGHr i I .R O N ! iLi 1111111 II fi 111 I :i II 11111 LLII Office and Salesroom, 157>^ Enelld Ato*, MANUFACTUHERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING stable FlxtiiresLCrestlnM, Terminals, Wire Office and Counter Kalllng, liawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna mental and Structural Ironwork. DOUBLE THE STRENGTH of any other fence; will not stretch. Sag, or get out of shape. A Perfect Fanii Fence, yet Hana* Some enough to Ornament a Lawn. Write for prices. ■Si- , 2 Testimonials, also Cata* - BEAVER *»• v _ ThANgARBWlREj Set Lawn^enS, 1 BRANCHES: i 50S Slate St., ^ f f A ■ ^ 2 and Flower Guards, Flex- 5 ( 61-53 S. Forsjth St., Atlanta, Ga* , VISIBLE ^ STOCK Steel Web Picket Fencing. I l-Wa ...7 — Write for Circular of above, and Steel Wire Fence Board, DEKALB FENCE CO., - - DeKalb, ill. A/^esirirS- Eostern-IIICKS & I>1CKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. Southern—W. B. BELKNAP A CO., Weetern-WYETH HARDWARE & MFC. CO., St. Joseph, Mo. Indl^^a and Mlch« l^n-INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., Craw fords vUle, Ind. Texas—G, K. MERIWETHER, Dallas. Wire Cloth; Wire Coeds Hardware Grade and Fanning Mill Wire Cloth, Poultry Netting, Heavy Window Screen Wire Cloth, Coal and Sand Screens, Riddles, Ash Sieves, &c., &o. Office and Counter Railings, Elevator En¬ closures, Wire Stall Guards, Hay Racks Feed Boxes, Window Guards, &c., &o. CHAMPION IRON CO. SPECIALTIES. Iron Stairs and Jail Work, Builders’ and Or¬ namental Iron Work and the only manufact¬ urers of Malleable Iron Cresting guaranteed against breakage; also _ manufacturers of the Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and Lift Pumps. Send for lOB-page Catalogue. Largest Iron Fence and Railing Works in U. S. ELEJSTTOJXr. - OHIO. W. S. ESTEY, N'o. 65 FULTON ST., NEW YORK, MANUFACTURER OF OX-OTEC Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Gal'■anlzed stnd Steel Wire of aU meshes and grades. For Mining. Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive Spark W ire Cloth, (&C.I -^ND- T7\7"OHLlSL For Banl , 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 &^Jtxc5L jSorooiAS. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. McCALLIP PATENT TREE PROTECTOR. Substantial, Durable and Or¬ namental. Adjustable to any size and growth of tree. Affords every benefit of sun¬ light, air and moisture and perfectly guards the tree. Made of heavy crimped steel galvanized wire painted green, strong round iron standards and rubber cush¬ ioned trunk em¬ bracing arms, producing the Strongest. Neat¬ est and Cheap¬ est tree guard ever offered to the public. p Price, $ 1.50 ^ Each. Special, discount to the trade. fmm McCaiiip Fence & Wire LWorks, COLUMBUS, 0 . Hosted by Google 10 THE IRON AGE. CONSOLIDATED STEEL >1 WIRE CO. GENERAL OFFICES, THE ROOKERY, CHICAGO, ILL Branch f ST. LOUIS, mo., 1935 Papin Street. J PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building. ^ NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Havemeyer Building. Offices, t SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building, BARBED-jU—J|- WIRE. WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAiLS. 33etle Foxxoo e’to. 9£I]:.i:.S t.OCA.XEI> ATT ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. THE A B C OF IRON. I^rLIOES, By CHAS. W. SISSON. CLOTH. OOISTTEISTTS : $2.00 Iron—What Is It ? A description of the metal and its usee, showing in what combinations it is found and the principal sources. Pig Iron. Physical Properties of Metals Defined. An account of the blast furnace processs by which mii j: -xTr » i i the ores are reduced to pig iron. . ^aMe of shrinkage of Castings. Weights of cast- ^ ® mgs from patterns, etc. Constituents of Iron. Statistics. A description of the elements in pig metal which • x- i i . influence cLt iron. Described in cLpters on Oab- .Showing the varieties and production of iron ore, BON IN Cast Iron, Phosphorus in Oast Iron, Silicon iron and steel products, railroad mileage IN Cast Iron, Manganese in Cast Iron, Sulphur in equipment, etc., etc., etc. Cast Ikon. Early History and Manufacture of Iron. Grading of Iron. Should it be by analysis or by fracture ? How to Reduce Cost of flixture. Steel. Cast Iron. Numbering of Pig Iron. Brief history of the manufacture and uses of iron Showing the character and analysis of different from earliest times, being principally extracts from grades of pig iron, appearance of fracture and the Mr. James M. Swank’s ‘‘History of Iron in All uses to which the several grades are adapted. Ages.” Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher # Bookseller, 96-102 READE STREET, NEW YORK. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 11 Bryant No. 1 0 C old Sawing Saves Time, iPower, Temper, Labor. Gives True, Clean, Rapid Work. Machine. ”■ titchener & co. (Late Bing. Wire Goods Co.) Cuts BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. -MANUFACTURERS OF- STAPLES in All Varieties, Oouble-Pointed Tacks, Etc. !Blixid staples a Specialty* SEND FOR CATALOGUE. THE Q & C COMPANY, 702-707 Phoenix Bldg, AIM Hand and Draw-Plate Moulding Maohlnesfor Foundry Use. xo'za'vcr s.A.xrxtN', ooxo-jm*. 8-8 Send for Catalogue. SECURITY WAREHOUSE, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL., Do a general storage business. Rates reasonable. Insurance low. Located on B. & O. and Pennsylvinia 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 River. 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. ^ C NEWEST BOOKS ON Iron, Steel and Metallurgy I If ill I# M Mining, Mechanical and Civil En^eering; Casting and ftcl 11 III ^ J Founding; Electricity and Electric Lighting, promptly I II II i |\ If I supplied on receipt of price by Cuts Noiselessly, Keenly, Easily, } Inexpensively. ' For General Bridge and Railway Work. CHICAGO, ILL. lOXFORD IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIJKES. J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. Established 1830, _ — - THE PLYMOUTH MILLS. ^11 V* Rivets, Trunk Nails, I II ^ L Tacks, Clout Nails, III r Burrs, Wire Nails. PLYMOUTH, MASS, ^•> SEO, W, PRENTISS & 00, HOEYOItE. MASS., -MANUFACTURERS OF- Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Finished to order, round, square, oval or flat. DAVID WILLIAMS, 96- 102 Keaae Bt., New York .' TINNED WIRE OF ALL SIZES A SPECIALTY Hosted by Google 12 THE IRON AGE. 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., S. A. I DVIVBAK, HOBART A CO., ITHITRIAN, MASS. I.ORIIir6 A PARKS, PI.YMOVTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABUSHED IN 1812. . A. FIEI.D A SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1861. AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRHAVEN, MASS. OUB COUONT RIVET CO., PUYMOUTH, MASS. established in 1867. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. lA.^XTXTF'^OTXTK.Blie.S OB' Tasks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nails, TuftlM Nails and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nalls, Patgnt Brads, Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire laoks, Esontoheon Pins, Eyelets, Blazlers’ Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other artloles. We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock In the world. Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The foregoj known brands we continue to use, and either will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our New ftore and our factories. MA.IJr OFFICE, 508 8EAB8 BVIIEIN&.lOO WA8SINGTON 8T», B08T0N^A88, BJtkNCS OFFICE & WAILEIIOV8^ 116 CSAMBEB8 8T,, FEW TOBK. BBANCH OFFICE & WABEJEOXTSE^^SO A 241 BAKE 8T.j CEICAGO, IBB. BBANCBC OFFICE & WABEMOV8E, 408 MABKET 8T., SAX FBAFCZSCO, CAB, BBANCH OFFICE & WABEEOVSE, 406 COMMEBCE ST., FMIBABEBFMZA, FA, THE NATIONAL SCREW AND TACK CO., -MANUPACTDRERS OF- Wood Screws, Machine Screws, Stove Bolts, Tire Bolts, Sink Bolts, Tacks, Trunk, Clout and Small Nails. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Tacks, Wire Nails and Brads, Hoop Nails, Staples, Silver and Japanned Lining and Saddle Nails, Double.Pointed Tacks, Slating and Roofing Nails. BONNIE BLUE TACKS. 100 Kegs full of Tacks for $1.50. PARISIAN GILT NAILS. 20 Papers in a Carton. Carton retails for $1.00; costs 50 Cents. BILL NYE BRAD BOX. BEST TACK PULLER IN MARKET. FULL OF TACKS. Retails at $7.20 per Gross. Costs $4.00. 168 Papers Wire Brads, assorted, from to 2 in. Each paper just right to retail for 5 cents. Brings $8.40; costs $4.00. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, TOOL WOUKIS. MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF IMPROVED METAL WORKING MACHINES. Branch of HEINR. EHRHARDT, DUESSELDORF, GERMANY. Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines of our own make a Specialty. Machine Tools Railway Shops, Bridge Builders, Architectural Iron Works, Steel and Iron Foundries, Machine and Blacksmith Shops, Iron and Steel Works, Rolling Mills, Forges, etc. Hydraulic Machinery. Lathes special purposes, Presses for Corrugated Iron, Straightening Machines, Milling and Grinding Machines, and others. Catalogues furnisliecl on application. Send for prices and discounts Machines can be seen In operation at our Works or at the Chicago Expoeitior. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 13 IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c.. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BL-AKE & JOHNSON, Waterpury, Conn, A.- Hv! American Wire Nail Co. ; _ .--r .... ANDERSON, IND. \ -r- “i _ ROD ■ GALVANIZED PLAIN FENCE J ALL KINDS ■ WIRE NAILS. WIRE OLIVER WADE, Agt., 18 Broadway, New York^ NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO. M^^VXJF^OTXJRERS OF WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. The SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. MANUPACTUREES WIRE NAILS Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. El. PKILilLiXPS Sm SOXTS SOUTH HANOVER, MASS. TACKS P. K*. SlkXlAiOiq'S JBRO WARREN ST.. NEW YORK. General Office: SALEM, OHIO BRANCH OFFICES s Room 28, 277 Broadway, New York. 415 Phenix Bldg., Chicago. 200 Amer. Central Bld’g, St. Louis. 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore CO 5 £ s a S o « (0 « ^ > 0. « Ulj ■53 a 52 n b CO w i: = 0) § 1 ^ — 10 S2 w 14 THE IRON AGE. American Screw Company, FROVIDElSrOE, R. I. BRITISH SCREW CO. (limited), Leeds, Ensland .:^^^)MA.N'tTF’A.OTtrR,E!K.S Oy (== 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. Rogers Drive Screws, Side Knob Screws, Lock Cap Screws, Machine Screws, FORGED Stove Bolts, Forged Wood Screws, Threaded Wires, Fluted Tire Bolts. American Screw Company, FROVTIDEITOE, R. I. Chicago Store, No. 19 Lake St. European agents, THOMAS & ,STIRLING, Liverpool Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 15 The Berlin Iron Bridge Co., GORRUBATED IRON. OFFICE AND WORKS, - • EAST BERLIN, CONN. WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE GO. { COMMUNICATE WITH NEAREST OFFICE. c^3\rT03xr, osxo. TTOXLK OITTT- oxiio-aLCs^o, xiliXj. KAIXTASAIS OXTTT, 3VX0» Iron Buildings, RoofsSand lieSrstmcturaiWorT in Iron and Steel, Ma- cllineSllops,Foun- dries, Power Houses, &c. The above is a cut of our nevF works. The m6^ii building is 266 feet square and is fitted with improved machinery for handling all classes of Bridge and Structural work. All machinery is operated by electricity from our own plant. IRON AND STEEU ROOFING, Corrugatedilron, Galvanized Have Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co., Cambridge, O. -AMERICAN- P^PJiM Storag^arrant^ (Bank of America Building.) 44 Wall Street, - NEW YORK. Correspondence of Furnaces Invited. Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE, Corrugated, Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Roofing & SIdIno Iron Buildings, Boofs. Doors, Shutters, Cornices Skylights, Bridges, &c, MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office, 6 Dey Street, Boom 13, NEW YORK. Mew Passenger Station, €• R. R. of N. J., Jersey City, N. J., over 30,000 square feet of Glass. SKYLIGHITS ERECTED ANYWHERE. CONSTRUCTED ON “ HelUwell Systei ” imterisliaMe Glazmg. (Sole Agents). Warranted tight and free from drip. Built by PLENTY HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS, 14B Liberty St., New York City. Iron Palm-houses, Greenhouses, Conserva¬ tories and Skylights a Specialty. Dlustrated Catalogue free. Correspondence Solicited. BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST STREET NEW YORK. Steel. iroD and Wire Nails. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO., Nortli Penn Junction, PhiladelpMa. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. ■Rivets marked “P” are not of our m^Ve. We make only first-olass Norway Iron Rivets. A Practical Workshop Compan- Ion for Tin, Sheet-Iron and Copper-Plate Workers. By Leroy J. Blins' new revised, enlarged edition, with over 170 newly engraved illustrations: 296 pages: 12mo, clotn.$2.50 This deservedly popular book has been thor¬ oughly revised and contains over 100 additional pages, with 170 newly engraved illustrations. The volume contains rules for describing vari¬ ous Irinds of Patterns used by Tin. Sheet-Iron andCopner-Plate Workers: Practical Geometry: Mensuration of Surfaces and Solids: Tables of the Weights and Strengths gf Metals and other Materials: 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¬ shop. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, 96-102 Reade St., New York. fiander Steel Department of Cambria Iron Co., o'oiszia-s'ro'wiM-, MANUFACTURERS OP 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: Fiat and Finished Plow Shapes, Digger Blades, Slabs (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Rolled Lay, etc. COlO ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. Now York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chloafiro Office 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 6th & Commerce Sts. 20© Phenix Bulldlnar. (No. 4.) |R0N/> STEEL RRIDGES.ROOFS>»^ RUILDINfiS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, miASON BGIIaBING, boston, IVfASS. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. 0. H. ANDREW^ Proper, A. S. MILLER, Jr., Seo’y. J. R. WORCESTER, Chief Eng’r. B. b!. bAowN, Con* Biic>r RRE-PROOF. Easily applied by anyone. Send for Samples and Descriptive Price Lbi.' H. W. JOHNS MANDFACTURINC COMPANY A^estos Kre and Water-Broof Sheathing. Balding Pelt, Steam Paeirtn... Boiler (JoTetii^, laquld Palnte„Itoot Paints, Eoof Cement, iSre-PrW Paintofemf*** 87 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK, AEBsar cmr, Chicago, phiudelphia, boston, otunta. Hosted by Google THB IRON AGE. 17 X^VLKexis Iron r Steel Oo,”™"';:. The First to make Boiler Plates in America. Cfhat, Ewton, FresL A* F, Hwton^ Vice-Prett, C. L, BwUm, OenLMgr, RobU B. Haines, Jr„ Secy, Jos, Hwnpton, Treas, STEEL AND IRON PLATES VO BXTftEmB DIIMLENSIONS. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, 3-16 INCH TO XH INCH. -i8io.- WORKS : PHILADELPHIA OFFICE; OoAtOflixrlXXo^ Fa. ea cfls 64 BuXXltt Bld-fir- FRANK SAMUEL, 136-138 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. LOW PHOSPHORUS PIC IRON—.03 or under- SC ftAP—.03 or .05 or under. ORE—For O. H. and Furnace CJae. MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Billets, ^elp, Muck Bars aud Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANITFACTUBE AULi THBIB PBODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IROM AMD OPEM HEARTH STEEU. Beams, Channels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes. Round, Flat and Square BARS of all sires, 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 Edwabd Corking & Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORE ; Edward Corning & Co., 70 Kilby St., BOSTON, MASS; Javeb B. Stokes, 1S2 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery, CHICAGO. P0TT8VILLE IRON AND STEEL GO, Pottsville Pa. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET HANUFAOTUBRBS 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. BREWEBT, MALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. JOesigneirs a.xid. Oonstimctors ot 'Roots, Ormsses, Oolumns, Sco, CHAINS. BRADLEE - & - CO., - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Beacb. Sc Otiis Ste., ... Phlladelplila,. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Shngs, " 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, Superlntendec t S. H. CHAXJVENET, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO -^MANUFACTURERS OP^- Highest Grade Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box anc 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. Ghioago, Ills., No. 656 The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Streot K. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., IRON ^ STEEL MERCHANTS, H> Balnnl Slml, - PbllaMphli ilFFUN WHBELF^R. Q, W. NICOLLS. STlcollii, Wheeler Sc Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., il6 South Third Street, PhlladelFhia, Pa. -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, Pig Iron. Muck Ban. Charcoal Blooms. Ac.. Ao. Steel and Iron Plates. New and Old Ralls. EDWARD CORNING A CO., MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. W BEAMS, CHANNELS, lllllil GTm HOOPS, BANDS, ANGLES, TEES, |||I|R| VILLI SPIKES, PISH-PLATE8, PLATES, BARS, RODS. IIIUII ViLLL BOLTS. NUTS, RIVETS. MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ^ IRON and SfFFL SP«“es?^SH^?l°a\e 8 . IIIUII ViLLL 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 Google 18 THE IRON AGE. EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER &:C0MMISSI0N MERCHAN7 233 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Scrap. AOBNT FOR THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. A gent TRENTOlV IRON OO,, For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Longdate (Ya.) and other Fig Irons. Storage Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which Lb connected with Penn. R. R. and its various connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts issued. Cash advances hade on Iron. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Foandryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, steel Blooms, Billets, Rails, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. E.H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hiron. E. H. WILSON & CO., 22;!? and 224 South Ihird St., ^Philadelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J. w. Hoffman & Co.. 333 and 336 Walnut Street, COMMISSION MERCHANTS PIG IRON, Cron and Steel Plates and Shapes. Balls, Cars tmi Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN S GO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, j Bullitt Buildiug, 135 South Fourth St., PhUa. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strnthers AND ItlUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville Coke. NORTH BBOTHERS MFC. GO., Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor, 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., MANDFACTDEERS AND DEALERS IN IRON ar^STEEL. age:n€I¥:s ; CARNEGIE STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Materia), 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. RIVERSIDE IRON WORKS, Steel Pipe. GLASGOW TUBE WORBIS, Boiler Flues. AMERICAN WIRE NATL MACHINES. Over 9(X) 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 Steel Structures of every description. Please address, 29 Broadway. New Tork* P. O. Box 33. O. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PHIIjAIIEIjPIIIA. Fig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Structura Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agent! for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES W.B. PILLING. T. I. QB^ANB PILL ING—nd—CR ANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-flnxing. PIG 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. SI. R. db OO., Sole Agrents* 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, Galvanlsted, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloomy db ZRON. AI/SO LIGHT PLATES AJSD SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 619 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 NAIU AND IRON C0„ MANUFACTURERS OP “ Guniherlttiitl ” Nalls Wiougll Iroi) Pipe, 43 Worth Water St, and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 131 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. -SOLE AGENT FOR- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan ard Oley FOUN¬ DRY. F0..GE, CHARCOAL An«» BESSEMER PiG IRON. Dealer in Scrap, Old Car Wheels, Mnck Bars and Connellsville Coke. High Grade Tested Chains. McKLAY Ac CO,, 2gTH & LIBERTY STREETS, PITTSBURGH, PA Manufacturers of Coil, Crane and Stud Chain. We also manufacture High Grade Steel Chain made of Basic Steel and Special Crane Chain made of U. S. Iron. o, Xai:isriDSA.ir & oo., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all pui'poses. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. 0'***forgeD MERRILL BROS.*465to471 KentAve.,Brooklyn,E.D.,N.T db oo., -^MANUFACTURERS- SHAFTIIMO DRAWN ®nAP I IPIL« STEEL CLEVELAND, OHIO. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. Francis Hobson, Seaman Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD, Sole Uanafaotorerg of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. «CHOICE” Extra Quality Needle 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. OBTJCI BLM OA-ST S TEEL. JKRK ABBOTTI' & CO., Agesaits and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, 85 OLIVER ST. BOSTON. 23 CLIFF 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 Bi W Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and ■ V^li all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St, New York Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG, A&CNt FOR N. M. Hd01.UND’S SONS & 00., OF STOCKHOUM Swedish and Norway Iron. AXldl OX>OI3L SCeAXrtlX 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. Iteel. URUSLE WORKS, lAt. WIIiSOM HAWKSWORVH. BI.l4lSO]l * 00» (SSTABLIBHBD 1886.) SHEFF/BLR, EN6LAND, CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents, 81 OLIVE R STREET, BOSTON. _ 98 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. JONAS & COIVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND. MAKUPACTUBBES OP ALL BQNDS 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 CARIj F. BOKER), Sole Agents and Importers of "Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. W. Best Quality, IE Bars, Sheets ^ Plates. JESSOP’S STEEL mandfactubed by WM. JES80P A. SONS, L'D. Large aasortment of Blxes In atook at 91 John St. ... - NEW YORK And other Agencies. I Gold Medal Paris. ENGIiAND. I 1889. “F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES For turther particulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. SS Jolm Si.t New York. Trices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Q^iantities Trom Sheffield,. Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Reamers, &c.® £69 Per ton in Sheffield. Warranted Extra Cast Steel for Taps, Dies, Millinfr Toole, &c.“ 50 “ ** “ Warranted Cast Steel for tools, Taps, Dies, Turning Tools, &c.“ 44.10/ “ ** Best Crucible Machinery Steel.“ 30 “ “ Best C. S. EXTRA WMGHT HAND CUT FILES.® 505< & cash discount “ No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities of assorted sizes. B Hoste(d by Google 20 THE IRON AGE. CAMBRIA STBBL, Steel Rail^,; STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, ;Sti'eet Reil^ and Railwa| Fa^tening^, BESSXSMGB AND OPEK-HEABTH BBOOMS, BIBIiBTS AND BARS. Oteel Axles, Steel Angles, Steel Clnannels, Steel Rorglmgi CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, A.. Ac I». HOBBaRTS Ac OOMF^NY, Pencoyd Iron Works, PenCOTd Bridge & Constmction CO., MANUFACTURERS OP W V/ I --- 1^1 l#% ■■ ■#% I DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OP Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel, Bridges, viaducts, rum rabies. Etc. office: : 261 S. 4t]i Street, PH1L.ABFL.PBL1A, Pa. WORKS, PFNCOYB, PA. L UCKNO W FORGJE. K-.OECN- TKT. 3El.XSXX:a3r Fort Hunter, P. O., Dauphin Co., Pa. HANTTFAOTXJBSB OF ■leoBis and Billets for Boiler PlatOiTaboS) Shoot Iron and Wire, made from Pig Iron and Scrap. Prices Quoted-Correspondence Solicited. A. ■aa.XJL.NJEI db oo.. Swedish iron and Steel, BLOOMS, BILLETS, BARS; WIRE, RIVET AND NAIL RODS. FOREIGN DOMESTIC IRON # STEEL. i Broadway, New York. 8 Oliver Street, Boston. —tub:— Chemical Analysis of Iron. A Complete Account of all the Best Known Methods for the Analysis of Iron, Steel, JPig Iron, Ivon Ore, Inmestone, Slag, Clay, Sand, Coal^ CoTcet and Furnace and Producer Gases, SECOND EDITION. ANDREW ALEXANDER BLAIR, Graduate United States Naval Academy, 1886 ; Ohiet Chemist United States Board appointed to Test Iron, Steel and other Metals. 1876 ; Chief Chem¬ ist United States Geological Surrey and Tenth Census, 1880 ; Member American Philosophical Society, etc. Handsomely Illustrated by 120 Outline BngravingsJon Wood. Svo.