The Iron Age : Vol LI : No. 26 : June 29, 1893

XjI: y, QR. MR. a£iS£RAL’S OFFICE. JL jnn ij[^ A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. .Publislied every Thursday JVtoming by David'^TVilliams, Nos. 96, 98, lOO &103-Reade St,, New Yorte. Fol. LI: No. 26. New York, Thursday, June 2g, iSgy. 4.80 a “Year, Inoiuding Postages dngle Copies^ Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents.page 1454 . " — " ' " " ' Claealfled List of Advertisers.... “ 103 AIpbabetloal Index to Advertisers “ 107 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 1461 -- 1 U’ M. C. Blank Cartridges for Fourth of July. 1893. INTERIOR RAWHIDEllSABLE STAMPED EVERY Send for circular “ I ** to SHUL.TZ BELTING CO., ST. Loxns, MO. NEW YORK, N. Y., 225 Pearl St.. A. B. Laurence, Mgr. BOSTON, MASS , 16* Summer St.. G. J. KeUey, Mgr. PHILADELPHIA. PA.. 129 N. 8d St..J. GamettJ^. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. ILiOXJIS Manufacturers of Trftck Fastenings. Boat Spikesp Coldie Spikes. Mining Raiis. ETery Hardware and Mill Supply Dealer Should Sell BristoPs Patent Loudest Report. Tlie llnioii Meliic Gaitiidp Co. tRXX3GkX3POXl.W, OOKTIO'. Ask Your Dealer For U. M. C. Blanks. R-A.NriDOI.iFH As OLO'W'BS, 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- Brown’s Patent Seamless Drawn Copper Honse Boilers. CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Ordinary w less Drawn Coi the end. Send Sash Cord, Bell Cord, Clothes Lines, Masons' Lines. SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. ■X* U .fct-XVSTTOSSXjiEitSI. e inch. Made of two Seam- the market and cheapest In &c., Ao. 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 “ Trade-Mark.” JENKINS BROS., New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago BRAHOB offiob : Cleveland 136 Liberty St., City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, O. DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes. The best made, (Beaman’s Patent Improyed.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BAKER. { ch^IpesTfn^thrMl^ket. Made only by XlffCS-Xl. ATMC OO., Factory and Main Office ; BALTIMORE, MD. Branch : 64 Reade St., N. Y. Leading 7 nanufacturers of Stamped and 'Patent Pieced Tin Ware and 0-alvanized Iron Ware, T"? Avery Stamping Co. We retin Iron, Steel and Copper. CLEVELAND, O. V H^w TM"^TTHo« 8 ”i Srb r c o^. Hcavy Blanking, Pres&ingl Stamping. Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buy and know you are getting the best tha^ can be manufactured. All our works la the heart of the Region, wltMn four miles of Connellsvllle, Pa. OAPAOITY, 3,000 TONS DAII.Y. W I PiTNKY office: ClMRlilND OBlfl eleganf finish. Mills and Factories, Bridgeport. Conn. || , g, UillNlil| Morcailtile Bank BuildiRQ. vlili I iJllifllll/j UlllUe Manucaoturers of Al. Nlckle Fhiish Standard Wrough'' Gongs Capacity 60,000 Bells per <tey. Orders filled promptly from stock.. Also imexcelled 18 Karat BRONZED BELLS.^ A cheap and elegant finish. Mills and Factories, Bridgeport. Coon. Store, 20 Murray Street, New York. Hosted by Googl( 2 THE IRON AGE. ^ WSONIA g RASS Qopper Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and W^e, Ingot ^Copper. Iwaterbury Brass Co. — t . The Plum{& Atwood Mfg. Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump linings,Wire,Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and B It Forgings. 19 & 21 Cliff Street, New York. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, 1 OO John Street, - New York. VADE MEGUM. A work of reference for the use of Architects, Archi¬ tectural Iron Workers, Builders, Blacksmiths, Book¬ keepers. Boiler Makers, Contractors, Civil, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Mining, Stationary, Marine and Locomo¬ tive Engineers, Foremen of Machine Shops, Mremen, Master Mechanics of Railroads. Master Car Builders, Machine Shop Proprietors, Machinery Jobbers, Ma¬ chinery Salesmen, Machinists, Pattern Makers, Rail¬ way Superintendents, Railway Supply Agents, Road- masters, Superintendents of Factories and Business Men generally. Compiled and Arranged by D. B. DIXON, And with a mostexhaustive Electrical Department by THOS. G. GRIER, A Prominent Specialist. 480 Pages, 83^x55^ inches, Cloth, $2.50. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher & Bookseller, 96-102 READE ST., NEW YORK. Establisbeil 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, &o., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. Cartridgfii Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specially. Sole Agents for the CAPEWBLL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. DEPOTS: 296 Broadway, New York. 125 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BDRRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Triiuuiiugs, <fec. 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.. SOliB 1LAKSB8 OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 13,1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS'& SHEATHING COPPEB. Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., | Waterbury, Cona. Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Brass and Copper Tubing^ Bare and Insulated IVire for Bleo- trtc Ltgbtlug and Street Rail¬ way Use^ Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners iu great Tariety. FACTORIES: Park Place^ Waterbury, Conn. New York. ALSO MAJrUFAOTTIBBBS OF Cut stool itieis 810 BitH 01 suieiioi Qiallty. 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZING CO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SMELTERS OE SEELTER. AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographer’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZIJNC© inoR Y. Ol-OOXDSI 3VCX*G-. OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BI^OlSrZHl TDOOR KlsrOBS, 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 -WIRaE JLNJD RIVETS. Importers and Dealers In Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Hosted by 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. 29 High Street, Boston. WILLIAM S. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass9 Fancy Sheet Brass^ German Silver^ Cop per ^ Brass and German Silver Wire^ Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop^ per Bods. Brass Ferrules, Fare Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, <£c. Rough Casting of Aluminum. Alumlnmn Bronze, German Silver Bronze and all kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of OhandeUers, Metal Picture Frames. Ink Stands, Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Louis Bronze & Alnminnm Works, 3741-3743 North Broadway, 8T. LOUIS* MO. . Google ELEPHMI TRADE-MARK. JIU GENUINE IINCOTS& MANUFACTUResI 3 EAR OUR REC.JRADE MARKS. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. The Phosphor 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-Brdnze, PHOSPHOR BRONZE. The Wffl. Cramp & Sods S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, penna. YORK AMI THOMPSON STS., soLB iLAKirrAarnBBBS of AMERICAN MANGANESE BRONZE. MANGANESE BRONZE PROPELLER WHEELS A SPECIALTY. Our Manganese Bronze is invaluable where Castings of great Tensile Strength arc needed. In this quality it is nearer Steel than any other alloy in the market, and in appearance the castings are unequaled. ITe Make JLarger Castings and More of Them than Any Competitor, THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN IN60XS OR CASTINGS, AND DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD. Bz-icTgepox-t Oeo3cidllzecl Bronze a.nci M©ta,l Oo., Ca-BKTXTITSrHi PHOSPHOR TIN, MANUFACTUBED BY THE OPAQRV STEAM GAUGE wrEWODlAND VALVE CO- Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Branches; NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON. Castings by new pressure jhto- cess, equal to hand cut work, in Bronze, Brass, Aluminum and German Silver. Ma¬ chinery Name Plates 1^ cents per sq. in. Alnmim^ m Bronze Dies, Metal Molds and Mechanical Castings absolutely true to pattern. ANO YOU WILL USE NO OTHER BRIDGEPORT, COWN. BRASS, BRONZE, ^ . COMPOSITION and r.L.I ALUMINUM CASTINGS. Heavy and UgHl F.L GAYLORD CO. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Price: I THE HIGHESTAN^i^^"^ ■ RICHEST GRADE MAoE J I MANUreCTUHED ONky bV THECRESCENTPHOSWOfllZCD METAL CO. 2 in 7 ZI 0 !«"»ZIII iWDIAHA , On.O'WN Chester, PSi BroxASBe, Axxd OoxxApoieiltloxx OAistlxxsrieii Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze" Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal." ManTtfactTirers o± TO I»E]V]V 8 YILiVA.]VIA. IiA.nLiItOA.I>. Specifications in ingot metal or castings. TilHWILIVIOT $^ HOBBS.MFC. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for '^Soft** and “ Extra Soft" Plain Blue Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND. STRIP 'M2 .PLATE STEEL. Crcat'accuracy of gauge and width and uniformity of quality Will alnsys be maintained. Also THE QELEBRATED BRIGHT^SURFACE and ANNEALED COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED. DRAWN WORK, &o. ' ^ _.Ala. (THESE JLim(»KSBmRavgD TO ^ ^ ■.»!..iKTarcii ^ Sjr PHDSPHDRlTlN , By using my phosphor tin manufaiIi URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED .GRADE Cll PHOSPHORBRONZETHEMSELVEs.eYTi SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING, much! CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW to d| HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OR OLD COPPER CAN BE USED. FOR CIRCULARS- HALK A NAUMANN, j THt U-S.^SCANADA.'-y PEft^V j [ADDRESS 1 Sole Agents'^®’^ I The abovejllostrates eomethino of the variety of Stamped and Orawa Work which can ho made ffom this Steely >RICES^ RE A^Y^,REDUCEp ®" »""• ?.• » y.V^ *" hen in\e hurry use Long Oletenoe Telephone. I aMfelfii>.irMj|mae Ceatiw feM*. JUT. Oltsji* OKI I^V m IfS!’K.Tf>V-IIN IW* BARBED WIRE. INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., bridlcep9RT;>conn* > A Hosted by Google Crawfordsville, Ind. WASHBURN ft HIOJEN MANUFACTURING CO., Worcester, Mass. New York City. Chicago. San Francisco. Houston, Texas. Waukegan, III. MABIERS OF IRON. S^EEL AND COPPER. EVERY VARIETY OF '\7S7 Z R lES FOR ALL PURPOSES. F-A-TEITT STEEXj WIRE B-A.LE TIES. 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THE IRON-FODPER: A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON THE ART OF MOLDING, INCLUDING CHAPTERS ON COBE-MAKING; LOAM, DRl-SAND, AND GREEN SAND MOLDING; ALSO CRYSTALLIZATION, SBiRINKAGE, 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 INFOR¬ MATION. SIMPSON BOLLAND, Practical Holder ayid Manager of Fou ndries, j Illustrated with over Three Hundred Engravings. 1 2mo, Cloth, $2.50. TTWZ he sent free on receipt of the pHce, “Among- the many recent additions to technical literature, vre know of none of more practical value than The Iron Pounder. There are thousands of men in our foundries niAoiif.no Ufii«a ctnii who Will bc greatly benefited by its 382 pagcs of Closures, wire Oiail interesting and valuable information.’^TTie Guards, Hay Racks _ Feed Boxes, Window Guards, &c., &o. SENT, POSTPAID, ON BSOSIPI OP PRIOB, BY DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookiollor, 96-102 Reada St.. 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TINNED WIRE OF ALL SIZES A SPECIALTY Hosted by Google 12 SRANCHES: 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. BUNBAR, BLOBART & €0., WHITMAN, MASS. BORING A PARKS, PIiTMOlTTH, MASS^ ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ' I ESTABLISH^ IN 1842, A, FlBIiO & SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, IttASS. ESTABLISHED IK 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. ARIEBIOAN TACK OO., PAmHATEN, HIASS. 01.D COEONT RIVET OO., PEVltEOVTH, niAM. ESTABLISHED nr 1867. nom. ..r . ••• » ESTABLISHED IN 1866. OB' Tatki, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nalls, Patent Bradl, Hungarian Nalls, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Taoks, Esoutoheon Pins, Eyelets, filaziere* 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. 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Wedding’s Basic Bessemer Pro* Translated from the German by William B. Phillips. Ph.D., and Ernst Prochaska, Met. E. With supplementary chapter on De- fiaider Steel D^artment # dimbfia Irra do., a’OBZO'STO'Virza', MANUFACTURERS OP (Merchant Bar Steel: including Tire, Toe Calk, Machinery, Carriage Spring, Railroad Spring, Hoe, Rake, Pork, furnace. 222 pagres;cloth; illu8tratea.$3.60 4g^ricultural Steel and Shapes: A Treatise on the Metallurgy of Iron. Containing outlines of the history of iron manufacture, methods of assay and analyses of iron ores, processes of manufacture of iron and steel, &c. H. Bauerman, F. G. S., associate of the Royal School of Mines. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. Illus¬ trated with numerous wood engravinge from drawings by J. B. Jordan. 515 pages; cloth. .. .$9 The Metallurgy of Steel. Volume I. By Henry M. 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Being a collection of chemical formulas and practical manipulations for the working of all the metals and alloys, including the dec¬ oration and beautifying of the articles manu¬ factured therefrom, as well as their preser¬ vation. Edited from various sources by William T. Brannt. 530 pages; cloth.$2.6 0 Electro-Plating. A practical hand-book on the deposition ol copper, silver, nickel, gold, aluminum, br^ platinum, &c. With descriptions of the chemicals, materials, batteries and dynamo machines used in the art. Second edition; carefully revised, with additions. By J. W. Urquhart; 220 pages: cloth.$9 Steel and Iron. Comprising the practice and theory of the several methods pursued in their manufact¬ ure, and of their treatment in the filing mills, the forge and the foui^^. By W^ lAM Henry Greenwood, F.C.S. With ^ diagrams; 536 pages; cloth... .$9 Aluminum. versity. Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged. Illustrated by 23 engravings and two diagrams; 511 pages; cloth. lerties, metal¬ ling its alloys. I.A., A.C., m- Finger Bars, Knife Backs, Rake Teeth, Bundle CarrierTeeth, 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 DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office. Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 5th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenlx Building. IRON ZlM RBIPfiES.R00FS^ RUILDINGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, ^ MASON BUILD INO, BOSTON, MASS. H. ANDREW^ Proper, J. B. WORCESTER, Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. Chief Eng'r. A. S. MIliLB]^ JFm Seo'T, B. H. BROWN, Con. 1 Sentf postpaid^ on receipt of price^ by price^ by ■ improvements patented 1890 IN THE U. S., CANADA AND EUROPE. ’ I FIRE-PROOF. 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MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Billets, Skelp, Muck Bars and Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHOENIX IRON OO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANUVACT1TRX ALI. TEGEIB PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IRON AND OPUN HEARTH STEEU. Beams, Chaanels, 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. AGENTSEdwabd Cobkino & Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corfikg & Co., 70 KUby St^ BOSTON, MASS; Jahes B. Stokkb, 1S2 Market St., BAN FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery. CHICAGO. P0TT8VILLE IRON AND STEEL CO, Pottsville, Pa. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET MANUFAOTUBBBS OF ALL KINDB 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, and Oonstimctors ot 'R.oofs, I'ru.sses, Columns, Ako. TE^STED CHAINS. BRADLEE - & - CO., - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Beach. Sc Okis Sts., > > > Philadelphia. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings, " D. B. 6.” Special Crane Cham. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. B. T. WELLMAN. President. J. H. ROOF, Treasurer. C. H. WELLMAN, Superintendent. S. H. CHAUVENET, Vice-President. BIOHARD PETERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO -MANUFACTURERS OP- Highest Grad® Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box an» Boiler Plate. Bessemer Steel Ship and Tank Plate. Open Hearth and Bessemer Blooms and Slabs. 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BOSTON Hosted by Google 18 EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER &. COMMISSION MERCHANT 222 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA, Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Sorap. AGENT FOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK. Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. Agent TREIVTOIV II103V CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Lonsdale (Ya.) and other Pig 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, PHILADELPHIA. Foundryg Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Bloorns, Billets, Ralls, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. E. H. "Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hlron. E. H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 224 South Third St., Philadelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J. w. Hoffman & Co., 333 and 335 Walnut Street, COMMISSION MERCHANTS PIG IRON, Ivon and Steel Plates and Shapes. Ralls, Cars aaf Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN S C0„ IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Bullitt Bnilding, 135 South Fourth 8t., Phila. Agents for Brier Hill, LeWgli, Stralhers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville 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., HANDFACTDREBS AND DEALERS IN IRON and STEEL. AGENCIES: CARNEGIE STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Material, Steel and Iron Columns, Beams, Channels, Shapes and Plates. Steel Beams Rolled to 24 inches deep. PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron, Bars, Angles, Hoops and Cotton Ties. BROOKLYlf WIRE NAIL CO., Steel Wire Nails. Export Nails a Specialty. RIVERSIDE IRON WORKS, Steel Pipe. GLASGOW THBE WORKS, Boiler Flues. AMERICAN WIRE NAIL MACHINES. Over 900 working satisfactorily in the United States, 25 in Europe and 100 in Canada. THE SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charcoal* Iron Boiler Plates. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts made for Iron and Steel Structures of every description. Please address, 29 Broadway, New York* P. O. Box 33. O. B. Houston, J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houstoa C. B. HOUSTON & CO., BnUitt BuUding. PIIII.ADEI.PBIA. Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Structura Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick* Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES THE IRON AGEi ___ W. 8. PILLIITG. T. I.'cidNB PILLING—-^GRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates. Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON • Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Fotmdry n se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. B3. fL. .Zl. ro" dl3 oo.. Sole Agrents* ACME PIG IRON. Guaranteed .08 ^ or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Riverside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 1*7 SOUTH 4th STREET, - - PHILADELPHIA. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANTJPAOTURBRS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OE 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. CUMBERUAND NAIL AND IRON C0„ MANUFACTURERS OP “ Guniberlaiid ” NqIIs \ Wrouglit Iroii Pipe, 43 North 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 and Oley FOUN¬ DRY. FORGE, CHARCOAL ANU BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer in Scrap, Old Car "Wheels, liliick Bars and Connellsville Coke. High Grade Tested Chains. JA.1YEES Ac OO., 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. JA.3VAE3S C3-. XjIKrDSA,"^ & OO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St, PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. MERRILL BROS.. 465 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. Y FZOTZSIXIkCOlXrSI dts 043., COLD SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON DRAWN StEEL Hosted by Google 19 __ , THE IRON AGE. Francis Hobson, Seaman a Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. Sole Uanufao^nrers of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” (x^ Extra Best and “Warranted Best’’* Cast Steels for Tools, etc. HOBSON'S “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. HUGI LL, A^ent- THOS. FIRTH & SONS. LIMITED. SHEFFIE LfT ’ O R U O I BLIj] OA.ST S TEEL. JKRE ABBOTT & CO., Agemts a.xicl InapOirters oi SWEDISH IRON, 85 QLIVER ST. BOSTON. _ 23 CLIFF ST., NE W YORK. Si & Cl WARDLOW; 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 ii Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St, New York. _ Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBBRG. AGENT FOR N, M. HOOtUND’S SONS & C0„ OF STOOKHOtM Swedish and Norway Iron. Aud BeAPtla. fluteel. 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. tARUSLE WORKS, I,mt» Willson BAWKSWORTH. 81,1.18011 * 00„ (BBTABLIBHao 1885.) SHEFFIELR, ENOLANR, CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents, 81 OLIVER STREET, BOSTON. _ 98 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND, MANtJTACTTTEEES OP 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, (FormerlF CARl, F. BOKER), , Sole Agents and Importers of'Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. IL Best Quality, If Bars, Sheets ic^ P fates i JESSOF’S STEEL MANDFAOTUBBI) by WM. JESSOP & SONS, L’D. Large assortment of sixes in stock at 91 John St. ... - NEW YORK And other Agencies. l Oold Medal Paris. ENGliAIfD. I 1889. “F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL <& FILES Trices for J>irect Importation in Wholesale Quantities From Sheffield, Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Reamers, &c.@ dB59 Per ton in Sheffield. Warranted Extra Cast Steel for Taps, Dies, Milling Tools, &c.“ 50 ** “ “ Warranted Cast Steel for tools. Taps, Dies, Turning Tools, &c.44.10/ “ “ ** Best . Crucible Machinery Steel.30 “ ** “ Beet C. S. EXTRA WEIGHT HAND CUT FILES.@ 50jt & cash discount “ “ No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale (luantities of assorted sizes. For further particulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. 83 John Sto NewTork. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. CAMBRIA STBKL, Stsel STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, StiiBet Rail^ and Railway Fa^teningi, BESSEMER ANI> OPEN-HEARTH BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. Oteel Aacles, Steel Angles, Steel Cliannels, Ste