The Iron Age : Vol. LI : No. 6 : February 9, 1893

T "%Wtp9Q leview of o <T UOl55aiJ^Bjii [u.ieua*^ 86 Z1 •i9WK.i91.ii3nf) AGE ardware, Iron and Metal Trades. l:^lbllsh.ed every Thursday Morning by I>avid Williams, ISTos. 96, 98, lOO <te lOS Reade St., JS-ew York. VoL LI: No, 6, New Yorky Thursdayy February p, iSgj Reading Matter Contents.page 326 ^esllfed List of Advertisers;: .. “ 108 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers “ I i 2 Advertising and Subscription Rates III $4.BO a Vear, Including Postatdft Single Copies, Ten Cents. ^ Especially Adapted for NItro Powders. “ SMOKELESS.” Are the best for shooting- moderate charges of Nitro Powders. SALMON || TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. 3L.OXJIS, Manufacturers of Track Fastenings, Boat Spikes, Coldfe Spikes. Mining Rails. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE. Low in Price and Guaranteed. Send for circulars and fac-simlle chart. THE BRISTOL’S MFC. CO., Waterbury, Conn. COLOR. Primed with U. M. C. No. 3 Strouj? primer. To obtain the best results with these shells, and the various Nitro Powders, the following suggestions should be observed. Charge of Nitro Powder should not exceed 8f drs. (by measure) for 10 grs., 3J drs. for 12 grs., 2J drs. for 16 grs. -MANUFACTURED BY- The Union Metallic Cartridge Co , BRIDGEPORT, CONN. ID O LF H OLO'W’ES, WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tubing and harge 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 weight tested to 200 lbs., extra heavy to 300 lbs. pressure per square Inch. Made cf two Seam* less Drawn Copper Shells. HaLdsomest, best and strongest and safest boiler in the market and cheapest In the end. Send for circular and instructions to prevent accidents from freezing, &c., &c. JINKINS DISCS^HIGH STEIM PRESSURE If you have trouble with Discs, write us. We can furniah Discs, or Valves, that will be satisfactory. There are dealers who sell Discs as ** Jenkins,’* when they know they are not genuine. JENKINS BROS.’ VALVES ARE STAMPED WITH TRADE MARK. JENKINS BROS. I 71 JOHN ST., NY. 21 NORTH FIFTH ST.. PHIL A. 105 MILK ST., BOSTON. 81 and 38 N. CANAL ST. CHICAGO. bzalnch officb : Cleveland 36 Liberty St., City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, 0. R-A-I/&S CUT TO LENGTHS for Contractors*, Builders* and MiU use. NEW Steel Rails ot all sections; SECOND-HAND for relaying OLD for scrap use. Also all kinds of railroad scrap. WHEN BUYING WRITE TO US FOR PRICES. J. H. RICHARDSON & CO.. T08 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes, The best made. (Beaman’s Patent Improved.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BA KER. | che^K^&et.} Made only by OO., Factory and Main Office s BALTIMORE, MD. Branch x 04 Reade St., N« T* heading manufacturers of Stamped and Patent Pieced Tin Ware and Galvanized Iron Ware, Avery Stamping Co. CLEVELAND, O. Heavy Blanking, Pressingl Stamping. Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. AU our worics'ln the heart of the Region, within four miles of ConnellsviUe, Pa. OAX»-A.OITY. 3,000 TONS D-AJXaY. W. Ji RAINEY j Mercantile Bank Building. GLEYELUD, OHIO. Hosted by Google 2 THB IRON AGE, ^ WSOWIA g RASS ^ 0 OPPER Qo. HARUFAOnnUDBB OF The Plvh&Atwood MfilOl HAFUFAOSUBEBB OF IRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. Waterbury Brass Go. Botabllakod 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, Gterman Silrer, C^per, Brass and G«r- ■ou ■AHUFAoruam Tobin Bronze (TaiDB-MABK.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings, Wire, Roundj Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. ^ II ft 21 Cllir street - - New Yerk. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AonrTs woB Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DBAUtBS nr INIOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER ft OLD METALS, lOO John Street, - New Yorlc, Sheet and Roll Bran W-IILHS eiBlCAN aXLYBB AND GILDING MBTAL OOPPBB RIYBTS AND BTJBB8, OOP- PBB BLBOTBIOAL WIBB, PliM, Brass Butt ^ach Chain Merosene Burners, Ikuu^ Trimtninge, Ae, 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHIOAGO. mes, &o., and small Brass wares of eyery desorlption. QarVtidge Met€U in Sheets or SheUe a SpeeiaUy, Bole Agents for the CAPEWBLL M7G. OO.’B Line of Sporting goods. DEPOTS: see Brsadwiof. New Ytrk. i SB Edd| St.. PrsvI- deast, ■. I. MILLS AT WATERBUIY. CONN. BOLLOra MILL, THOMA8TON, CONN, FACToanest WITEBBUBT, CONE. lolmes, Booth & Haydens HAiniTAOIUItBBS OF Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. lone Brass and Copp« Mills, Haven "coppor Co., copper rivets and burrs. ROME, N. Y., -MANUFAOTCBBBS OF- Soil and Sheet Br aM and Gennan surer. Bfasf, Ck>pper and Gennan surer Wire. Brass and Copper Bods and Braied Braes TabUig. Blrets and Burs. Beamless Brass Fermles. Check and Key Tags. Braslers and Sheathing Copper. Copper Bottoms. Bolts, Circles, fto.. fto. Tha Pboaphatea of America. Where and how they occur; how they arc mined; and what they cost. With practical treatises on the manufacture of sulphuric acid, add phosphate, phosphoric add and <x>ncentrated superphosphates, and select methods of chemicm analysis. By Francis Wyatt, Ph.D. Cloth, profusely illustrated. .$ 4,00 Far salt by David Williams. 96-102 Reads St.. N. Y. SOliB MAKERS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 13,187C. ALSO MANUFACTURBBS AND DBALBKS IN BIUZIEOS’&SHEATHIHG COPPER, FACTORIES! Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, Ac., Witcrbiiry, 0 ALSO MAFUFACTOBEBS OF caot steel iigm aid Blta oi Siperloi Qiallty. 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Braved, Braaa and Ooppar TnMng. Bare and Inenlated Wire for Blee- trle liIfflitlnM and Street Ball* I way Use* X.anip Ooode and Kerosene Bnrnere In I sreat wartety* FACToRini 25 Park Plae*. Waterbary, CaaB. New York. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY. Manufacturers of HATTHIESSEH ft HEOELER ZIHC CO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, ©MELTERS OE SEELTEE, AMD MAMDFAOTUBEBS OF ZINO AND SUDFHURIO ACID Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card M&ers’ use. StoYe and Washboard Blanks. Gsxrroei K'oit XaSoxjAldtobs baltteily. GrOOJDs& oo., ■fks* of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Bnbber ffloalds, BROXTZS2 TDOGT^ KNOBS. Bronie and Plated Boses, Combined Bose and Escutcheon Plates, Socket Shells, Ac. Patent Mirror Pin OnshloB Busina Cards. Mucilage Brushes. Novelties of New Design made to order. SALESROOM: 88 Chambers St., New York. FACTORY; 86-92 Third St., So. Breoklya. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, i Manufacturers of JSolt AKLcl. iei]xeM,tlxlx>.w Sheet, Wire, Tubes, BUTT HINGES, BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIES. PUREALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES. WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS 498 Broome New 810 Lake Street. Ohloago. 80 High Street. Boston. WILLIAM $. FEARING. 100 Cktmbers Sti, NEW YORK, IBlilii TB TMB nABB Sheet Breus, JFaney Sheet Brass, €hrman SH/ver, Capper, Breus and Ctermem SH/ver Wire, Bremed and Seamless Brass emd Capper Tubes, Brass and Cap» per Bads, Brass Ferrules, Fure Capper Wire, SheetandIngot Capper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, <Dc. wm:. IRON FOUNDBB^ TXLEDiTTOW, - IS, a. OOPPR2R "VSTIRSI JklTD P.IV1BB7S Importers ana Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead. Antimony, etc. 40 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Ghilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Slis sr Style Made at Shsrt Nstles. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 3 ELEPHANT TRADE-MARK. Jill GENUl.NE I INGOTS & MANUFACTURCS BEAR OUR REC.JRADE MARKS, PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire. Sheet &c. ThePhosphor Bronze SmeltingC o.liMiTED 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in the United States and Sole Makers of"ELEPHANT BRAND"Phosphor-Bron2e, PHOSPHOR BRONZE. The We Cramp & Sons S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, penna. FOXJN-IDERS. ▼IWtMt MARK YORK AM 9 THOMPSON STS., SOLE MANTTPAOTUBEBS OF AMERICAN MANGANESE BRONZE. MANGANESE BRONZE PROPELLER WHEELS A SPECIALTY. Our Manganese Bronze is invaluable where Castings of great Tensile Strength are needed. In this quality it is nearer Steel than any other alloy in the market, and in appearance the castings are unequalcd. We Make liarger Castings and More of Them than Any CompetitOTrn Bloofflsbnrg Brass k Copper Co,, MANUFACTURERS OF SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS, COP¬ PER AND BRONZE TUBING. WALDO & STOUT, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SOUND CASTINGS IN ALUMINUM, PHOSPHOR MANGANESE BRONZE. WIRE BARS and PLATES FOR ROLLING MILLS. BRASS, BRONZE, ^ . COMPOSITION and r.L.I ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heavy and Light. F.l.GiriORDCO. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. Castings by new pressure pro- ’ cess, equal to band cut work. In Bronze, Brass, Alumitiun and German Silver. Ma¬ chinery Name Plates 1^ cents per sq. In. Aluminum Bronze Dies. Metal Molds and Mechanical Oastingg absolutaly true to pattern. try it? ANDYOU WILL USE NO OTHER I THE HIGHESrAND I j^Ji RICHESrCRAOEMAOE. | | 0 MAHWrACTURED ONLIT BV -*- THECRESCENTPHOSPHORIZED METAL CO OFFICE AND WORKS IID72IM‘"»2III INDIANA , OnO'WlM Chester. Pa^ Ooxx]LX^OiSl1;lo]3L OAiSl;lxi.8;is. Inventors and Sole Manufaoturers of “Crown Bronze" Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal." Manxifactnrers oi I*HO©JPHOIt-BItONZE TO RA.llJXiOA.X>« Specifications In ingot metal or castings. WILMOT HOBBS MFC. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for ''Soft'* and" Extra Soft” Plain Blue Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP M5 PLATE STEEL. w Great accuracy of gauge and width and uniformity of quality will always be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED GOLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &c. aio nSE ARTlOCaSS EKORAVKD TO BOUUjO ^ I® V » igj fo , ' it, •'z, %« \ The above illustrates something of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work whioh can be made from this Steel. PRICES GREATLY REDUCED ®" When In a hurry use Long Distance Telephone. 1(4 bourt’ rl4t from Grand Central Depot, N. V. Citi, via N. Y., N. H. A R, H. t. BRIDGEPORT, CONN- A PHOSPHOR-TIN By using my phosphor tin manufac URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE Cl PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves, BY THi SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING, MUCH CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO t: HAD IN THE MARKET. NEWOROLO COPPEi CANBEUSED. roR circulars a^«~p^ici 5^ HALK &. NAUMANN aoents''"“^"'U,S.'‘'‘£CANAOA7<? Pr^9~■'^' OENXJINE PHOSPHOR TIN, MANXJPACTUBED BY THE STEAM GAUGE orewOD Wand valve go. Boston, Mass., U- S. A. Branches '. NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON. iMERlCAN SPIRAL SFRINe GO., KAlUJFACTUBSBa OF AU KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS : I Shingits and Bluff Streets, P. O.Box 104. - PinSBURGH, PA. Tklephonb 706, Hosted by Google WASHBURN ^ WIOEN MANUFACTURING CO., Worcester, Mass. New York City. Chicago. San Francisco.. Houston, Texas. Waukegan, MAKERS OF IRON AND STEEL. EVERY VARIETY OF "W I H E! FOR ALL PURPOSES. STEEL WIRE BA.LE TIES. Wire Rope and Cable, Hard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Pur¬ poses, Galvanized Iron and Steel Tele- grraph and Telephone Wire, Glidden Patent Steel Barb Wire, Watch and Clock Main Springs, Eye¬ glass Springs, Steel Wire for Needles and Drills. CROSSHEAD) fABJUSTABlE) {TRIPLE LOdP.) Warehouses: New York, 16 Cliff St. Chicago, 107 & 109 Lake St. Sas Francisco, 8 & 10 Pine St. Pump Chain, Two Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted Fence Wire without Barbs, Fence Staples, Stretchers, &c. Bright, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvan¬ ized and Copper Wire, on Spools, 1 oz.tol lb. Send for Price-lists, I Circulars and De¬ scriptive Pamphlets. , Houston, Texas. Wie American Hetai Go. OJMITBD). Levin Building, 80 Wail St., New York. P 4 0 . BOX 9(74 OOFFBB, OOFFKB OBE8 AND MATTB8» ID, LEAD, SPELm, Aimon, nCEEL, ALIH' nil, BULLioi, mi. Adffanoes made on Consignmente AGENTS FOB R* nierton Sc Co«, - - H^rallveaellaohalt. (Franklart-oii-QlalBt Willlama Foater, dk Co*. Ld. Swansea. AMES mm CO., CHICOPEE, MASS., arc 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. RNE CASTINGS A SPECIAITT. ALUMINUM!' I THE COWLES ELECTRIC SMELTING &' ' ALUMINUM COMPANY, ! Lockport, * New York, ^ I Offer Pure Aluminum in Ingots, Slabs, ( Sheet, Wire and Castings at lowest market rates. < ' Aluminum Bronze, Aluminum Brass, ^ Silver Bronze, Silicon Bronze | and Manganese Bronze. ,nii XL. 7^ fWJlRl.lilPt! TtaiWI IIIIIOM CO. TREKTSK.N.J. COOPER HEWITT CO. WIRE ROPE VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPRINGS OC Agricultural Implements, Maohln- rt ery and various other purposes. 1 ^ Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. MONTPELIER, VT. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE, 5 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. aiak«M of Irony BoMemery Slemen«-lllartln and Crnolble Cast Steel Wire oi all ktndsy annealedy eoft and hard drawn | Coppered Sprlnp Wire for Furniture Sprlnpey dke.y Coppered Solt Wlresy Ballnp Wlresy Suspension Brldee and Rope Wires of all kinds, &«• STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRINC WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CUSS OF SPRINGS. Speelalty of finest Cast Steel Wires, round, fiat, square and any other shape, tempered and also In the soft state, guaranteed to harden and temper. Solid Rlh and Parapon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Roller, lioek. Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Bell, Clock Verge and Watch Spring, Rule and Tape lilne and Eyeglass Wires, &c, Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Spring Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made tor special purposes. Also Covered Wlres—Bralded and Cloth and Paper Covered—for crinoline, corset and other purposes. Cold Relied and Silt soft and Tempered Steel Strips of all kinds and for all purposes. (Special Wires axtd (SprlxtarB of X2^er3’^ TDeserlptloii* CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. _ A D IT e ESTABLISHED 1880. E WURBS, LUTHER SHAW & SON, San Francisco, Oal. CHAS. l. SHAW, Proprl.tor. BRASS FOUNDERS , AND MANUFACTDBERS OF BABBITT ^ METAL and SOLDER. All kinds of BrasSf Composition and Bronte Castings.made to order. Correspondence Solicited. WORCESTEB, MASS, MANUFACTUKERS OF WIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS AID MIRIRG PURPOSES. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY, Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Dlustrated Catalogue. THE CELEBRATED “SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOE SALE BT THE HARDWARE TRADE. GET THE BEST. DUNBAR BROS., Mannfsotnren ef Clock Springs and Small Springs oC every deseriptton, from best Oast Steel, siiieirroxj. ooBm. E LBCmiCITY AND MAGNETISM. A short text-book, with 165 explanatory emmyingg and diagrams. 340 pages, llhno. By T. DumiAii. 4D Cents. Sent, prepaiiL on receipt of prioe. by DAVID WILLIAMS. IMblisher and toSR seller, 96-102 Reade Street. New Tork. Hosted by Google ikfwavs Ask ® IF S n Unequaled for Strength and Durability. Made Only by Broderick & Bascom Rope Co., St. Louis, Ho. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA ST* LOUIS* Forrest Bulldiner, 119 8. 4th 8t. NEW YORK Potter BuildlngTflSS Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Bulldlngr, 928 P St. A. LESCHEN & SONS’ ROPE CO., MANUFACTUKBRS OF %V IB E R QeBC CORRESPONDENCE INVITED, PATENTS tJ. S* and Foreign Secured* Trade Marks and Copy Rights. Twenty Years’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert searches and opinions as to Scope, Valid¬ ity and Infringement Patent Causes Prosecuted and Defended. Practice in Jj. S. Supreme, Circuit and Circuit Ap¬ peals Courts, and U. S. Patent Ofl&ce. Send for “ Plain Words about Patents,” Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCIiUSTVEtY* . References Furnished on Application. JB. B* STOCKING^ Attorney at Law, 611 F 8T„ N* W., WASHINGTON, D. C* PATENTS $40,000,000 iSamedby Bell Telephone Patent in 1891. Pro- tect your invention by PATENT. No chaw for examination to determine patentability. Send model and description. New Book Free. 8* C* FITZGEKAL.I>, Washington, D* C H. E. PAINE. Ex-Com^r of Patents. and kindred subjects. IJ* A* ASHIiEY too Ninth St* Was! Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pi. WASEROOIS [87 Lftertig Hew Yorl^. wnielbaTe, h NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. GO., linifutiinis ot WIRE In gnat Yariety. S. B. LADO, Mechanical Engit eer. PAINE So L-ADD, JPALTEIVT LaLWYEKS AND ©OIuICITORS* Loan emd Trust Hldg.f Wasliingtorif D.C, P Examinations and Reports on the Validity, Scope and Infringement of Patents. Practice in the CT. S. Circuit, Circuit Appeals and Supreme Courts. U. S. and Foreigrn Patents. PATENTS. obtained In all countries. Patents prose- snted with care and diligence. MRP Washlnffton, D. C. I».A.TE3 INTTS. H. W. T. JENNEH, Patent Attorney and Me¬ chanical Expeit. 519 Seventh St., Washinijton, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms Established 1883. ISTEW KA-VEN, OOISTIT. Cnrinn-o CLOCK SPRINGS. dUlllIgS. mm. BAND SAW STEEL, STEEL WIRE, Round, Flat, Tempered and ready for Tempering, Curtain, Needle, Spring Scale, Sash Bal- ance and Lock Wire, Flat ^ Coiled Springs for LampS| ^ ^ Sleeping Cars, Toy Movements ^III IIIIJ ^ and all other purposes, vpi correspondence SOLICITEl. Haley Manufacturing Co., Concord, N. H. IVKWKLIL, & OO., 139 MILK ST., BOSTON, (RON, STEEL AND METAL MERCHANTS. IBIF0RTBB8 OF S:E] 13 X S JEC XfLOUT Charcoal, Siemens-Martin & Bessemer Productions. BARS, SHAPES, RODS, SHEETS, BILLETS, BLOOMS. Deliveries made at all prominent American, Canadian and Provincial Porta Springs. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. >A.IiSO j MANUFACXUBERS OF GENERAL. WijREWOBK. iv Window Guards, Stable Fixtures. ' HAILINaa. ' \ SatidScreens Coat Scieens V Etc. \mmm i;r|fiTK \ %4f S’X^'LV %1! C.VXi'WX. -■'I-ftTiT , J-lJ. I ■i'-i iriri jiY' - ' ifTlTill jlT ■ 'itl-IrlT. B-A.I2,BE1D WIRE. Prompt shipment made direct from our Warehouses. B.A.3L.E TIES, EElTOl ST.A.BIJES XTV WRITE US FOR PRICES. EEITOE WIRE, WIRE IT.A.IIjS. ircMtectaral Iron and Steel and Its Application intbe Con- stmction of Bnildings. fully Illustrated with Ert^rasiingt fron^ Original Designs, GENERAL CONTENTS: Chapter I. The Manttpacture op Iron and Steep. Articles 1 to 24. Chapter II. Floors. Articles 25 to 51. Chapter III. Girders. Articles 52 to 66. . Chapter IV. Cast Iron Lintels. Articles 67 to 76. Chapter V. Trusses. Articles 77 to 90. Chapter VI. Struts. Articles 91 to 101. Chapter VII. C xst Iron Columns. Articles 102 to 118. Chapter VIIl. Wrought Iron Columns Articles 119 to 124. Chapter IX. Stairways. Articles 125 to 139. Chapter X. Ornamental Iron. Articles 140 to 146. Chapter XI. Elevator Enclosures. Articles 147 to 150. Chapter XII. Doors and Shutters. Articles 151 to 160. Chapter XIII. Floor Lights and Skylights. Articles 161 to 165. Chapter XIV. Hollow Burnt Clay. Articles 166 to 167. Chapter XV. A nchors. Articles 168 to 177. Chapter XVI. Bolts. Articles 178 to 188. Chapter XVII. Practical Details Illus¬ trated. Ai tides 189 to 239. Chapter XVIIi . Finishing Iron. Articles 240 to 246. Chapter XIX. Specifications. Chapter XX. Tables. Chapter XXI. Selected Papers on Iron work, from the New York BuiLDiNa Law, 1891. By William H. Berkmire, 8vo Cloth, - - $3.50. A.ny book published will be sent post-paid on receipt of price, by LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., St. Louis, Mo. david williams _ _——-— Bookseller and Publisher, WICKWIRE BROTHERS. ^ Reade st, n y . . Bookseller and Publisher, 96-102 Reade St., N Y. Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, ^CoalSieies. I NEW PROCESS TUCK M’F’G CO., Brookton'Mass, Coal Sieies, Flour SioYOS, Com Poppers, Dish Covers, MetaUic Cortland POWER LOOM WIRE CLOTH. ^11 Iftl SiCYBSi roll wrapped In Pink Paper O and has our name on label. 1 TGnriDered SprinarsSof all kinds. •S'TA hot box AQAtN? Our Gold Leaf Babbitt Metal is especially adapted foi use with high speed and heavy machinery and shafting ; in fact, in every place where a Babbitt Metal is required. It is sold under the highest guarantee, and has made a recnarkable record with all who have used it. A trial of this metal will ^ demonstrate the truthfulness of our claim. Order a sample lot. 50 lb. io ' 1 ^ Box, 25c. per lb. DAY METAL CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. Hosted by Google 8 THE IRON AGE. Reliance Wire Works Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ARCHITECTURAL WIRE AND IRON WORKERS. Wire Cloth, Galvanized Fencing and Netting, Wire Lath, Wire and Iron Fences and Railings, Window Guards, Stable Fixtures, Bank and Office Railings, all kinds ot Brass, Wire and Iron Work for Buildings and Offices. S£NB FOR I1<1.USTRATFB OATAleOGITF. -)> 4 ^ 4 4 « « > • WM'V: my"’’- CHAMPION IRON CO. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH k A SPECIALTIES. Iron Stairs and Jaii ii ' 4 Or- ' ^ namental Iron Work ' ^he only manufact- • ■ ■ ■ ■ ^ i^S urers of Malleable Iron I si IS ^ IH ^^sting guaranteed I ■ ■ ■ B ifi Mm against breakage; also manufacturers of the Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and Lift Pumps. Send for 166*page Cataloane. ^ Largest Iron Fence and Railing Works in U. S. - oscxc>.. W. S. ESTEY, No. 66 FULTON ST., NBW YORK. MAjnrrAOTUBBB or X7CT* cot Brass, CJopper, Iron, €Mi. W yy* [Tanlced and Steel wire of al Built for Service. The Elastic Steel Door Mat? REVERSIBLE. SELF-CLEANING. HANDSOME. THE WIRE GOODS COMPANY. Worcester, Mass, i h STABLE GOODS. —CATALOGUE FREE- Wire and Iron Fencing, Roof Cresting, ^ Weather Vanes, Window Guards. Office and Counter Railing, Netting, Columns, Iron ^ Stairs, Grilles, BUILDERS’ WIRE and IRON WORK. E. T. BARNUM, Detroit, Mich. § X7CT* fOt Brass, CJopper, Iron, €Mt W Ml 11 vanlced and Steel wire of al I i.lAlhC j meshes and grades. For Minina vlUlilu Milling and all other pnrpoaea Leeomotlve Spark wlr« "Ed iOloth, d^« WamIt Bank, Office and Oonnla HvIa Fronts, Windo* GalTmnlaed Twtst NettliiN. Oliver's Patent Deeoy Rat Trapt 8 T Pit. Adjostible Fenndry Rlddlit. 8 T SsLiici Soreensii THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. Office and Salearoomr 15TH Bnelld Ave.i MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING. stableFirtareBtCrestlngs, Terminals, Wire Office and Counter Bailing, Lawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. KILMER MFC. CO, NEWBURGH, N. Y., UANUFACTUBBBS OF I STEEL WIRE RODS, t BALE TIES, BARB WIRE, BEST QUALITY Fence Wire Staples, Galvanized Wire, Ornamental Fencing, Bright, Coppered, Annesled nmd Tin Plnted. Finished to order, round, square, oval or flat. TINNED WIRE OF ALL SIZES A SPECIALT BARBED Cable Wire, Grape Wire, Hop Yard Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &o. Onr New Empire Bale Tie. BRANCH HOUSE : 643-646 State Street, Chicago, III. Address all export communications to J. W. D. MEIGHAN, 111 Water Street, New York City. An Encyclopedia of Useful Technical Knowledge. A Great Labor I IJB Time and Money Saver for Practical Men. ▼ V FRiOE ^aoo. —- The English and American Mechanic: INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., an every-day hand-book for the workshop and the factory. CONTAINING Crawfordsville, Ind. Several Thousand Receipts, Rules and Tables indispensable to -—_ the Mechanic, the Artisan and the Manufacturer. By B. Frank Van Clove. 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* SENT, TOST^PAID, ONMECEIET OF JPMICE^ BT DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade Street, New York. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 9 CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., -MANUFAOTUBIBBB OF BYBBT DBBOBIPTION OF- Wire Cloth, Hex. NettingSi Wire Lath and Fencing. Perforated Metals. - « ^Wire Cloth and Nettings. Clinton “Standard** (Number 33 Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. WaotOFy and. General Office—CX^lir'X'OFi’* NEW YORK. 76 Beekman Street. - BOSTON, 23 Court Street. - CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street. The Gilbe rt ^ Bennett Wife- Co. Uf IDC ptFf f ¥FTTlfiPl ealvanlzed Wire Poultry Netttng. If ItlL ULU I 11, IlL I I lllU, NEW YORK. “ Cottage” lawn & BardenFonoing. Fencing, Cates, Fencing Tools, e ab t oVa c^naat The World's Web Wire Penning. ||f a I lif III I Lake Street, Wire Goods, WireWork ^ House Fursishlng Wire Goods. RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. 1 Chicago. Illinois. “ --WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester. RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. PATENTED 'Iftfiit NEW PROCESS MANUFACTURERS OF EVERT DESCRIPTION OF WIRE CLOTH Ed NETTING GALVANIZED lAf I n C 11TTT111 n Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, fflllla Ilia I I I IIU. uilDC I ATUIMO Unil^C riiPllIQUIllG U/IDIT CHnnC Patented March, 1884. HARD STEEL WIRE Patents Pending. WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS. SEND FOR LATEST CATAEOGFE. I^ennsylvania TVire 'W'orltjs, 233 and 236 ARCH ST., PHILADELPHIA. EDWARD DARBY ^ SONS, MANUFACTDREBS OF Brass. OoioiDer, Steel or Iron. WIRE CLOTH, Hex. Nettings, Wire Lath and Fencing. Foundry Riddles, Castlngr Brushes, Sand and Coal Screens, Shovels, Wrought Iron Railing for Banks, Offices, Residences; Ornamental Brass Work, Wire Work and Wire Window Guards. k mm m'm m i NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO. MANUFACTURES THE ROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. “JERSEY” PDULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENDING, PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH, AND STERY KIND OF IRGN, STEEL, BRASS AND GGPPER WIRE GLGTH, TRENTON, 117 and 119 Liberty Street, NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK. 171 and 173 Lake Street, CHICAGO. 25 and 27 Fremont Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Fraotioal Elleotrio Bell Fitting: CHAS J STFRRIN^ A Teeatise ok the Fittino-up and the Maintenance op Electric Bells and All the Necessary Apparatus wllilW* «■ wllialJIJIIlWf By F. C. AliLSOP. . Contents.— Wiring, Soldering and Joining Wires and Earth Connections. Pushes, Pulls, IDS llRlinR Sfi NiRto Yfllffr itacts and Switches. Bells, K^ays and Indicators. Batteries. The Magneto Bell. Connect- HOUUQ piii| HQ 11 lllrA| -up. The Detector and Localizing Faults. Portable Sets. Index. ^ lUfS pages, with lUl illustrations, ifmo, cloth, $1.S5, I ^1 “I DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher & Bookseller, 96-102 Reade St., N. Y. 5 I 66 I QIiQ ^011 NflllSl Contacts and Switches. Bells, Belays and Indicators. Batteries. The ing-up. The Detector and Localizing Faults. Portable Sets. Index. llti pages, with lUl illustrations, Umo, cloth, $1.25, DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher & Bookseller, 96-102 Reade St., N. Y. Hosted by Google « THE IRON AGE. G6PFEII, ZINC, BIAS AND TIN PERFORATED. or AU KINDS FON Grain Cleaning MacMnery; Woolen^ Cotton^ Paper Pnlp^ Rice, iionr and Oil Mills; Distilleries^ Sugar and Malt Houses; Gas^Water, Brick and Tile Works, Filters, Tentilators, &c; Oil, Gas and Yapor StOTes, Lanterns, Lamps, etc. Perforated Filter Press Plates lor Fanffise Vai, Cotton- THE HARRINGTON a KING PERF. otborpnrpona. Main Office & Works, 224 to 240 Union Street, PUIPAPn ill 11 Eastern Office^ No. 284 Pearl St., New York. UnlUnUUj I LLay U KauHoaHiinHGiftGfiism ^ ANOAUQTREaruRroses, Screen Plates for Coal, Coke, and Ore Separators, Jigs, Trommels, Washers and Sizers. Heayy steel and Iron Plates and Cylinders lor Goal and CoKe Breakers, Ore, Stone, Plospliates & &raYel Screens. For Railroads, Loco- motiye and Car Builders. Prices and Samples on Application, ACIDULATED WATERS CO.i 8 JI Hardness and life of .A, Perfection Bronze Castings, BABBITT’S METALS, "Wire axLCi "Wire Clotli OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Belleville, New Jersey, U. S. A. OXFORD IRON AND NAIL GO., Cut Nails AND SPIKES. S. SCRAT^TO]S^, Sales Agent, 8I3 S 3 a/nd8S WaslUngton Street, NEW YORK. A Practical Workshop Compan- “ ion for Tin, Sheet-Iron and Copper-Plate Workers. By Leboy J. Blinn; new revisedL enlarged edition, with over 170 newly engraved illustrations: 296 pages; 12mo, clotn.$2.60 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 kinds of Patterns used by Tin. Sheet-Iron andCopner-Plate Workers: Practical Geometry^ Mensuration of Surfaces and Solids; Tables of the Weights and Strengths of Metals and other Materials; Tables of Areas and Circumferences ofCfroles: Composition of Metallic Alloys and Solders, with numerous valuable Receipts and Manipulations for every-day use in the work- fiiiop. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, 96-102 Reade St., New York Steel Web Picket Fencing. MOST POPULAR FOR YARDS, LAWNS, PARKS, ETC. Write for Circular of above, and Steel Wire Pence Board. DEKALB FENCE CO., - - DeKalb, III. AGENCIES: Eastem-UIOKS &, DICKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. Southern-W. B. BELKNAP A CO.. LoaisTlIle, Ky. Western—WYETH HARDWARE & MIFG. CO., St. Joseph, Mo. Indiana and Hleh. Isan-INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., Crawfordsvme, Ind. Texas-U. K. MERIWETHER, DalUc. SECURITY WAREHDUSE, EAST ST, LOUIS, ILL., Do a general storage business. Rates reasonable. Insurance low. Located on B. & O. and Pennsylvania Lines. Direct connection with 26 Railroads entering St. Louis or East St. Louis, and all Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi River Lines. St. Louis Kates of freight to all points West of Mississippi River. To points Kast less. In addition to storage we do a general distributing business on commission. We bave[[rep- resentatives traveling all over the West and South. Correspond with us. Hosted by Google THE IRON age. 11 CONSOLIDATED STEEL« WIRE GO. GENERAL OFFICES, THE ROOKERY. CHICAGO. ILL. Branch f ST. LOUIS, mo., 1935 Papin street. PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building, I NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Havemeyer Building. Offices. [ SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building. BARBED* ) ^ ■ \ m WIRE. WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAILS. ^ies. F’eia.o© Sta.-ples, eto. Bi;ilL.i:.S LOCA-TED AT ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. A Complete Treatise ON THE Electro - Deposition of Metals. Comprising Eiectro-Piating and Gaivanopiastic Operations, the Deposition of Metals by the Con¬ tact and Immersion Processes, the Coloring of Metals, the Methods of Grinding and Polish¬ ing, as well as Descriptions of the Electric Elements, Dynamo-Electric Machines, Thermo-piles, and of the Materials and Processes Used in every Department of the Art. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN QF IDR. QEOI^OEl Ij-A.3SrC3-BEI2M. With Additions by WILLIAM T BR A.NN'T. ILLUSTRATED BY ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE ENGRAVINGS. In one Volume, 8vo. 404 Pages. Price, $4.00. Any book published sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade St., N. Y. Hosted by Google 12 THE IRON AGE. ^ an^ % \ 3* We make a specialty of furnish¬ ing Tacks and Nails in kegs and 25 pound boxes. QUALITY GUARANTEED. Prices quoted on application. The National Screw&Tack Co. Cleveland, Ohio. 4 ^ jcr and % \ PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & GO., lortl Pen JncdoD, PtUidelpUi. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P** are not of our make. We make only first-class Norway Iron Rivets. GRAND GROSSING TAGK GO COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS, IlHiiftotarers of Nrrway iron Rivets, Bract and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, 0. P. Tasks aad Staples. Hew l[orU. Aerency^ James S. Slender- sonp successor to Dlsoswmf & Henderson, Hardware. Affents for Plilladelpliia Star Oarriaac and Tire Bolts* E. H. TITCHENER & CO. (Late Bing. Wire Goods Co.) BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. — MAKUPACTUREBS OF — MANUFACTURERS OF Tacks, Small Nail s Wire Nail.c, Wire Brads, Staples, Lin ing and Saddle Nails, Roofing and Slating Nails, Gilt Nails (Parisian Brand), Cut Tacks in little kegs, (Bon¬ nie Blue Brand), Bill Nye Brad Box e s, Wood Kegs Carpet Tacks, and the Great 5c. Seller, nAT.F KROS.S • €3 Ww, WM AIV ■> Wj as CARPKT TAOIiS « * GRAND CROSSING TACK GO. is 5 * UV\.VXV^ O%WOXUO^V.\;gfcr- CUW HANDLE CARPET TAGKS STAPLES In All Varieties, Double-Pointed Tacks, Etc. Sliixd Staples a ISpeolalts^. MBtahlUheA 1880^ THE PLYMOUTH MILLS. RIvatsi Trunk NallSf Taeks Clout NalISs Burrsi Wire Malle PLTMOVTH, MASS. BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST 8TBEB7 NEW YORK. Steel. Iron and Wire Nails. An Introduction to the Study of Metallurgy By W. C. Roberts-Austen, C. B., F. R. S. Associate of the Royal School of Mines, Chemist and Assayer of the Royal Mint, Professor of Metal¬ lurgy in the Royal College of Science, with which the Royal School of Mines is incorporated. Con* TENTS ; Physical properties of metals; alloys; the thermal treatment of metals; fuel; materials and products of metallurgical processes; furnaces; means of supplying air to furnaces; typical metal* hirgical processes; economic considerations. With numerous diagrams, 29a pages, cloth.Sa.wo for Mit br David Williamt, 96-102 Reade St., N Y. HAVE BEEN IMITATED BUT NEVER EQUALEO-THEY ARE BEYOND COMPARISON We make 90*per cent. Of the Wire Mats Sold in America. Why ? Because They are Odorless, Everlasting and “Best.” See that your mat has brass tag attached stamped •• Hartman ” HARTMAN MFC. COMPANY, Works, BEAVER FALLS, Pa. Branches; 102 Chambers St., New York; 78 S. Forsyth St., Atlanta. T. D. Ganbb. Gen’l Western Sales Agent, 608 State St., Chicago, Ill. __TFWte for our Testimonial Booklet and lUuatrated Catalogue—Mailed Free, REnriSTOXjIDS <Sc 00 MANUFACTURERS OF SET, CAP AND MACHINE SCREWS,' STUDS. COUPLING BOLTS, STOVE BOLTS. FINISHED NUTS, «o. Alts Hand tad Draw*PlatG Moulding Maoblnes far Feuadry Use. 9a'xi'\7<r s.A.xrziJsr, ooso’sa'. Send for Catalogue. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 13 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. DI7NBAR, HOBART A CO., TTHITHAN, HASS. LOBING A PARKS, PlaTHOGTH, HAM. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. A. FlKIiB & SONS) TAUNTON) lOEASS. TAUNTON TACK CO.) TAUNTON, NIASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1854. AMBRIOAN TACR €0.« FAIRHAVEN, MASS. OUD COUONT RIVFT CO., PUTPIOUTH!) IRASSo 'CiCirn A DT TOTT’Bir^ TXr -toan * ncam a ■»¥• •« ^ 1 ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. ARANCHES: i A. FIFUD & SONS) TAUNTON, IRASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, NIASS. I ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1854. V AMFRICAN TACR CO*. FAIRHAVRN, MASS. OUD COUONT RIVRT CO., PUTJROUTH;, IRASSo ESTABLISHED IN 1867. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. 2A:.A.3SrX7in^OTXJI^B2I^S OF racks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nalls, Patent Brads, Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Taoks, 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 foregolng^ell anown 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. QWJFICJS, SOS 8EA.MS BVIJ^niNGflOO WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MASS. BRANCH OFFICE & WARFHOXISJ^ 116 CJ^AMBBRS ST, NEW YORK. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOTTSEf239 Jk 211 BARE ST, CHICAGO, IBB. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOITSE,40S M ARRET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CAB. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE, 406 COMMERCE ST, FHIBABEBFHIA, FA, GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, MANXTB'ACTXJR.HIK.S Oin Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines r . FOR STEEL, IRON AND OTHER METALS A SPECIALTT. V Works at Homewood Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, j PITTSBURGH, PA. Perfect workmanehlp, Wear and cost of operating reduced to nlnlBaa, WE WARRANT S Long life of saw-blade, Full oontaot of teeth, rn [ And best general results. SAWS for Railroads, Steel Foundries, Bridge Works, Rolling Mills, Etc., a Specialty. FOUNDERS iN:BRASS AND COM¬ POSITION, HEAVY AND LIGHT CAST¬ INGS. P P. EMORY MFC. CO. ESTABLISHED 1850. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Good Work, Fair Prices. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. E. JENGKES MFC. 00., PAWTUCKET, R. 1. Bright Wire Goods, Spring Cotters and Keys, Crescent Wire Coat and Hat Hooks. Belt Hooks, Ac. IMPROVCMCNT8 PaTCNTEO 1890 IN THE U. S., CANADA AND EUROPE. FIRE-PROOF. Easily applied by anyone. Send for Sam pies and Descriptive Price List, H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, H. W. Johns’ Asbestos Fire and Water-Proof Sheathing, Building Felt, Steam Packing Boiler Coverings, Liquid Paints, Poof Paints, Poof Cement, Fire-Proof Paints, eto, * 87 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK, JERSOr CITY, CHICAGO, PHIUDELPHIA, BOSTON, ATUNTA. LONDON. COPPERSMITHS, and Manufacturers of COPPER AIR GHAMDERS, EXPANSION PIPES AND COILS. THE BRYANT METAL SAWING MACHINE. Portable and Power, For STREET and STEAM RAILWAYS. Iron, Bridge, SMfting and General Work. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. db O OO., 705-707 Phenix Building, - Chicago Hosted by Google 14 THE IRON AGE. j* 5^111 IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c.. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BL-AK^ & JOHNSON. Waterbury, Conn. or< American Wire Nail Go. ANDERSON, INO. ■ ROD GALVANIZED _ PLAIN ■ FENCE ■ ALL KINDS m WIRE NAILS. WIRE OLIVER WADE, Agrt., 18 Broadway, New Yo rk. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO. MA.lVXJr’A.CTXJIlERS OIP WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. S. FKIXjXjIFS St SOITS SOUTH HANOVER, MASS. TACKS V. ^ ZB AC AEON'S St SZE, O 21 WARREN ST., NEW YORK. CO 5 I S 9 « (0 iS « > £ -« > 0 - « UJ ® a ‘® •S3 ^ oo W V Tie SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. MANUFACTUREBfl WIRE NAILS. Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office i SALEM, OHIO., BRANCH OFFICBSs 54 Warren St., New York, i 416 Phenix Bldg., Ohicago. 200 Amer. Bld’g, St. Louis. | 207 Neave Bldg., CinciimatL 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. — iO c/T S K/> C0 Voltaic Flectrlclty* By T. F, Tregioban. 40 cents. For sale br r 4VID WILLIAMS, Publlfhe* «nd Booksetlei 16-102 BeadeSt.. New York. THE BAACKES WIRE NAIL COMPANY. CLEVELAND, O. ^ . Steel Wire Nails, Standards Only. Galvanized Wire. ff g Barbed Wire, Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 16 American Screw Company, PROVIDKNCK, R. I. Spur Pointed’’ Wood Screw. Patented May 10. July 19, 1887; Oct. 29, 1889; Aug. 19, Oct. 21, 1890; April 7, May 12,1691. 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. Sa-miDles Sent on .A.-p-plioa,tion, FLUTED TIRE BOLTS. SEND FOR SAIRPIjFS. “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, 821 %. THE ROGERS DRIVE SCREW/" Driven with a hammer its entire length. A COMMON CUT THREAD SCREW, As ordinarily inserted, i. e., driven two-thirds of its length with a hammer and the balance with a screw-driver. Fibres 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. A.]^:m^XOA.2iT SOK.BW GO., PK.OVIIDE1TCE. R, 1. Chicago Store, No. 19 Lake St. European agents, THOMAS & STIRLING, Liverpool. Hosted by Google t m Corrugat|j|f Crimped ^nd Glap^Bowd Iron Roofing dtSIdlnv Iron Bttfldlngs, Boofs. Doors, Shutters, Comlces. Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office, 6 Dey Street, Boom 13, NEW YORK. Mew PaMen^er Static C. R. R* N.J., Jersey City, N. J., over 3 O 9 OOO sq.uare feet of Glass. s k: YLrcuiT s ERECTED ANYWHERE. CONSTKUCTED ON “ Helliwell System ” Imeensliatiie Blazmg. (Sole AgeDts). 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. □lustrated Catalogue free. Correspondence Solicited. THE IRON FOUNDER. A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON The Art of Molding. INCLUDING CHAPTERS ON Core-making; Loam, Dry Sand and Green Sand Molding; also Crystalliza¬ tion, Shrinkage and Contraction of Cast Iron, and a full explanation of the science of Pressures in Molds ; added to which are Formulas for Mixtures of Iron, Tables, Rules and Miscellaneous Information. BY SIMPSOK BOLIvAND, Practical Holder and Manager of Fonndries. nisstratel vitb Oyer Tbree ledrel EigraTliKi. 12mo. Cloth, $2.50 Sent^ postpaid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER 06-102 Reade Street, New York, THE IRON AGE. _ Santier Steel Department of Cambria Iron Go., 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 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. SOLD ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. NOW York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 6th & Commerce Sts, 209 Phenlx Bulldlnff. (No. 4.) IRON ANO ST£:e:U roofing. Corrugated iron, Galvanized Have Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co , Cambridge, O. |MN#STELL RRIDGES.R00FS#"P UIIDINGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, NIASON BUIIaBING, BOSTON, MASS. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. 3. H. ANDREWS, Prqp’r, A. S. MILLER, Jr., Sec’y. J. R. WORCJESTBR, Chief Bng’r. B. H. BROWN, Con. Eng*r A. MILNE & CO., Iron and Steel IMPORTERS AKD DEALERS. Vo, 1 Broadway, KTew TTQrlCA S Ollyer Soston, -AMERICAN- (Bank ef Amerlea Building.) 44 Wall Street, - NEW YORK. Oorrespondenoe of Fumaoet Invited. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 17 TOl ©[l[S[LD[i^ DMK] ©(D-^ Office and Works, No. 5 RailroadIfAvenue, EAST BERLIN, CONN. Engineers, Architects and Builders in Iron and Steel. CHAS. M. JARVIS, Pre«. Chief Engineer. BURR K. FIELD, Vice^Ereeident. GEO, H. SAGE, secretary* F, L, WILCOX, Treasurer I--C p f 'S' Q. C ^ I I ^ 5 24 ^ ^ O 5 ^ •■f ^ P -C ^ .o "■* -o o ^ — <D .CO c? I S I I 0^:5^ s ’’ ■^14 M ' 4- e -?• s 4 I e :q ^ & o S? o s- " • -o ? ^ (w p f? i ^ ^ O- -5 I* :~ w O "o ^ o C o -o -S' -5 ^•S Q "5 p ^ ^ :5 ^ ‘f ^ ^ ^ c O ? c <^ ir cry ^ ^ o ^ ^ r-, ^ ^ ^-s.t^ ^ uo <u ,!:: -c: 4 :5.5 ^ ■■' 5 o •i’ ^ O S CQ O >:- p ^ o P' on P ^ Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Hosted by Google 18' THE IRON AGE. Ac I». ItOBEHTS Ac COMI».A.TVY, Pencoyd Iron Works, PenCOVd Bridge & CODStmCtiOll CO., MANUFACTUBBRS OF ^ I O I DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OP Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel, Bridges, viaducts, Turn rabies, Etc. office: X 261 S. 4tli street, PSHIiAFFliPBLlA, Pa. WORK.S, PENCOYB, PA. EDWARD CORNING ^ CO., MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ^ BEAMS, CHANNELS, inAil ..... ATP PI HOOPS, BANDS, ANGLES, TEES, |I||IM ANQ \|pp| SPIKES, FISH-PLATES, PLATES, BARS, RODS. lllUll ViLLL BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ^ IRON ‘nd sj[[[ 20 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 237 .SO. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERS! Hosted by 70 KILBT ST., BOSTON. Google THE IRON AGE. 19 I. I. gbanb PILLING—CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE : For Fur nace and Foundry u se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA. EDWIN B. MANN. FKANK SAMTTBI. E3. ^ N N db OO., Sole AfirentSE Guaranteed .03 ^ or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Biyerside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, ■ ■ RHILADELPHIA. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Flanlshedf Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom, db SXXE3El"r XRON. ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OP STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke Staok Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUM3E:RUANP NAIU AND IRON C0„ MAMOTAOTUBEBB OV "CBMBERUND” Bill! & IRBBfiRT IRBR PIPE, 43 North Water St, ntl 44 North Delaware Ave., PHIUOELPHIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 181 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa _—SOLE ASENT FOB- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN' DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer In Serap, Old Car WheeUe Mnok Bare and ConnelUvllle Coke. JAMES McKAY & CO., . 29th and Liberty Streets, Pittsburgh, Pa., Manufacturers of COIL AND CRANE CHAINS. STEEL CHAIN A SPECIALTY. WRITE FOR PRICES. l^IPri>SJLY Ac OO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For aU Purposes. Estimates Pornlslied for Iron and Steel Stmotnres. D rop FORGE D MERRILL BROS., 466 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. If FXa*2ZiSXl!ld[03NrS db oo.. COLD -MANUFACTURERS- SHAFTING IRON DRAWN STEEL CLEVELAND, OHIO. EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 222 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Scrap. AGENT FOR THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. A gent TliElVTOlV IROIS^ CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Longdale (Va.) 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 hade ok Irok. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Foundryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, BilletSi RallSietc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. 9.B. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. a M. Hlroa B. H. WILSON & CO.I m smUI 994 South Third St, BhiMMmhdm^ BBOKKBS AMD DMALMBI ZN IRON AND STEEL. Oorreapondenoe noliolted. J. W. MofftrLa.rL & Co., 333 and 336 Walnut Street, COMMISSION MERCHANTS. PIG IRON, (Mm and Steel Plates and Shapes. RaUs, Cars and l4>comotives, and Railroad Equipment generallj. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L HOGAN S CO. n*ON COlfMTSSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Balldlug, IBS Soatli Fomrtli 8t., Fhllik ^8nts for Brier Hill, Leblgb, Strotben, AND nVlBRIRK. FIG IRON, Delaware Bolling mu, mnok bars, Yoimgatown Steel Oo., OonnellSTttle Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFG. CO. iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Spscialtf. Mb W> Cor. 23cl and Race Streetai PHILADELPHIA. Oorreepondenoe eoUoIted. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., m.anufactdrers 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 21 inches deep. PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron, Bare, Angles, Hoops and Cotton Ties. BROOKLYlf WIRE NAIL CO., Steel Wire Nails. Export Nails a Specialty. RIVEKSIDB IRON WORKS, Steel Pipe. GLASGOW TUBE 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 lor Iron and Steel Structures of every description. Please address, P. O. Box 33. “roadwar. New York. 0. B. Houston. J. 4lax Bernard. H. H. Houston. C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Buimt.Bullding. PHILADELPHIA. Foundry, Forge and Bessemer Pig Irons. Coal, Coke and Steel Rails. Sole Agents foi PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES. Hosted by Google 20 THE IRON AGE. Francis Hobson, Seaman a Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD, Sole Mannfaoturen of HOPSON’S ''CHOICE” Extra Best and "Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. HOSSOPT’S JE^tra, PTeedle Wire* SEAMAN’S NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls. Ao _ WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. _ CHAS. HUOILL, Agent. THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. OBUOI Blili: O.A.ST S TEEL. JKRH ABBO'F^ & CO., J^geia.tei and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, ag OLIVER ST. BOSTON. 23 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK Si & Cl WARDLOWp Sheffield, enoland Manufacturers of the Celebrated Cast and Double Shear Steel, Ib Bars, Sheets and Coils, for fine Pen and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Carvers, Butchers* Knives, Files, Band Saws, Clock, Watch and all ilhcr Springs ; also Sole Makers of the Special Brand I I U 9 9 Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives pf every description, and for Turning and all other I W \A ITI Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St., New York. _ Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBFRG. AGENT FOR N, M. HOOtUND’S SONS & CO., OF STOCKHOtM Swedish and Norway Iron. Se««eixi.ex> Auca Oz^exL EEeAx^tla. filteel. 19 EILBT STREET, BOSTON. CM/tUSLE WORKS, I.mt. WIliSOM HAWKSWOKVB. SUISOM * OOu SHEFFIELD. ENOLAND, (KBTABUBHED USS.) CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents, 81 OLIVEB STREET, BOSTON. _ 98 LIBERTY STBEET, NEW YO BK JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND, MANin'AOTTJBSBS OF ALL KINDS OF STBBL. Tool Steel, Drill Rods, Needle Wire, Hot Roiled Sheet Steel, Cold Rolled Steel for Cor¬ set Springs, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and Parts, and ail other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street, (Formerly OABL F. BOKEK), Sole Agents and Importers of Steel and Omclble Wire Bods, &c. JESSOF’S STEEL OF Best Quality, IN MANUFAOTDICBD BY WM. JE8SOP A SONS, L’D. Bars, Sheets nF’ Plates Large assortment of sizes in stock at ei John St. - - - - NEW YORK And other Agencies. I Gold Medal Paris. ENGIiAND. I 1889. “F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES Wot further particulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. ss Asha JIt., New Tai-fc. Trices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Quantities From Sheffield. Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Reamers, &c.® £69 Per ton in Warranted Extra Cast Steel for Taps, Dies, Milling Tools, &c.« W Bheffleld* Warranted Cast Steel for tools