The Iron Age : Vol. LI : No. 8 : February 23, 1893

The iron WjT^ckon^ A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. -E*u.blislied every Thursday Morning by David "William?*, 96, 98, lOO &c IOS Reade St., ISTew York:. VoL LI : No. 8. New York, Thursday , February 23, 1893. !frf g ?e’clpfes. T^nSSg a I>osta ® < *' Reading Matter Contents.page 446 Classified List of Advertisers.... “ 108 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers “ II2 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ III Especially A dapted for Nitro Powders. “ SMOKELESS.” Are the best for shooting moderate charges of Nitro Powders. SALMON COLOR. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. LOUIS Manufacturers of Track Fastenings, Boat Spikes, Coidle Spikes. _ Mining Rails. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAU6E. Low In Price and Guaranteed. Send for circulars and fac-slmlle chart. THE BRISTOL'S MFG. CO., Waterbury, Conn. PRIMED WITH U. M. C. No. 3 STRONG PRIMER. To obtain the best results with Nitro Powders, you should not load your shells with a heavier charge than 3% drs. (by measure) for 10 ga., 3£ drs. for 12 ga., and 2J drs. for 16 ga. _manufactured by— The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 2 RON AGE. j^ NSONIA gRASS Copper Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. The Plume & Atwood Mfg. Go. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass WIRE, Brass Co. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Established 1845. Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings, Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and B It Forgings. j 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. cheei, Boil and Platers’ Brass, Oeun-m Copper, Brass and Ger¬ man ^ti\ n* Wire. Brass an I opoer Tubing, Gopner Rivets and Burs, a etths, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per- I cu«sion C ‘i-'i. Powder Flasks, Metallic ! Eyelets, Shor Pouches, Tape Meas- r*va. &e., met small Brass Wares of ev jry description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or She'ls a Specialty . Sole Agents for the CAPE WELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLLING MILL, THOMASTON, CONN. WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes, Booth & Haydens MANUFACTURERS OF 296 Broadway, New York. 125 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. Rome Brass and Copper Hills, ROME, N. Y. f -MANUFACTURERS OF- Roll and Sheet Brass and German Silver. Brass, Copper and German Silver Wire. Brass and Copper Rods and Br&sed Brass Tubing. Rivets and Burs. Seamless Brass Ferrules. Check and Key Tags. Broilers and Sheathing Copper, Copper Bottoms. Bolts, Circles, Ac., Ac. The Phosphates of America. Where and how they occur j how they are mined; and what they cost. With practical treatises on the manufacture of sulphuric acid, acid phosphate, phosphoric acid and concentrated superpi jsphates, and select methods of chemical analysis. By Francis Wyatt, Ph.D. Cloth, profusely illustrated. .$4.00 For sals by David Williams, 96-102 Reado St.. N. Y. New Haven Copper Co., SOUS MAKERS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS' &SHEATHIHC COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., Waterbury, Conn. Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Braes and Copper Tubing, Bare and Insulated Wire for Elec¬ tric Lighting and Street Rail¬ way Use, Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burner? In great variety. 25 Park Place, New York. FACTORIES: ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF cast Steel Angers and Bits ol superior Quality. SCOViLL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC CO. LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SMELTERS OF SPELTER, AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers 1 and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers 1 use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR. LECLANCHR BATTERY. STliLSSl &OOUS MFG. OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BRONZE 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. SALESROOM: 88 Chambers St., New York. FACTORY: 86-92 Third St., So. Brooklyn. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers of Braziers’, Bolt and SHeatHing RIVETS. COPPER WIRE A.XTD RIVETS. Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper. Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes. BUTT HINCES, BUTTONS, LAMP COODS, NOVELTIES. PURE ALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 42 3 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 2t) High Street, Boston. WILLIAMS. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass, Fancy Sheet Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop¬ per Bods f Brass Ferrules, Fare Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, <£c. WJVI. MCFARLAND, IRON FOUNDER, TRENTON, - - Ne J Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. 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Branches; NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON, IjpJiSSmc Art Casting CL WALDO & STOUT, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SOUND CASTINGS IN ALUMINUM, PHOSPHOR ^ MANGANESE BRONZE. WIRE BARS and PLATES FOR ROLLINC MILLS- TRY IT! AND YOU WILL USE NO OTHER BRASS, BRONZE, p i OAVI HDIl Pfl COMPOSITION and I. L, lift I LUIlU UU. ALUMINUM ANSONIA, CASTINGS, Heavy and Li# conn. Send for Prices. TIN. UTHE HIGHE 5 TAND RICHEST GRADE MADE . j MANUF ACTURED OHL» BV ilTHE cresgent phosphorized METAL CO OFFICE ANDWOHKS 21072103^211! INDIANA AV. PHILADELPHIA, PA CROWN SMELTING COMPANY, Chester, Pa. Bronze, IB ra s b and OompoBition Castings. OL Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “ Crown Bronze ” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” Manufacturers ol PHOSPHOB-BKONZB TO PENNSYLVANIA KA 1 EHOAI). 1 Specifications in Ingot metal or castings. T—WILIVIOT * HOBBS MFC. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for “'Soft’* and “ Extra Soft" Plain Blue Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP m PLATE STEEL. ^ Great accuracy of gauge and width and uniformity of quality will always be maintained. '«3 e Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED '■'V _ r 7 '■>>>.- COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &c. (THESB ART1CUSS EKQRAVEDTO BGAlJt) - PHOSPHOR-TIN i By using my phosphor tin manufac URtRS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE Ci PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves. BY TH! SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING , MUCH CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO [:■ HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OR OLDJXJPPEl CAN BE USED, for circulars ak«pbici- ADDRESS HALK &NAUMANN/ 0 E “ V 0UE —u. s.^canadaV^ pe^ v ~ agents f ISp- ALUMINUM! THE COWLES ELECf RIC SMELTING & ' ALUMINUM COMPANY, ( i Lockport, - New York, Offer Pure Aluminum In Ingots, Slabs. < Sheet, Wire and Castings at lowest market rates. 1 Aluminum Bronze, Aluminum Brass, * Silver Bronze, Silicon Bronze and Manganese Bronze. 4 THE IRON AGE. WASHBURN It mOEN MANUFACTURING CO.. f : Works in Worcester, mass., and waukecan, ill. MAKERS OF IRON AND STEEL. EVERY VARIETY OF ‘'VIT* X 3E& Z3 FOR ALL PURPOSES FINHl OIXj THJMFBHaBlID SPRINGS A. SPEOIAIiTY. SPIRAL FURNITURE, BED AND SPECIAL SPRINGS. FLAT CLOCK and WATCH SPRINGS. EXPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. 'Warehouses: 16 Cliff and 241 Pearl Sts., New York; 107& 109 Lake St.. Chicago; 8 & 10 Pine St., San Francisco. The American Metal Ge (LOOTED), Uvln Building, 80 Wall St., New York p. o. box m* COPPER, COPPER OBB8 AND MATTES. HI, LEAD, SPELTS, iHDIOIT, HCIEL, AIDS IU1, BDLLIOI, HOI, Advances made on Consignments AGENTS FOB Ht nry R. Itferton Sc Oo«, - ■ LodMbi BKorallseaellaehaft. Franklort-on-Maln Williams Foster, Sc Co., Ld. Swansea AIERICAN SPIRAL SPRING C0„ MAHUFACTtrBE&B OF ALL KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. u OFFICE AND WORKS: Shingles and Bluff Streets, - PITTSBURGH, PA P. O. Box 104. Telephone 706. BE0, W. PRENTISS & CO, BOLYOKE, MASS., -MANUFACTURERS OF- Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Finished to order, round, square, oval or flat. INN ED WIRE OF ALL SIZES A SPECIALTY MILLER 8c VA.3ST WI3STK3LH3, MANCTAOTUBBBS OF STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS: 18 to 24 Bridge Street, | BROOKLYN, N. Y. VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL 0C Agricultural Implements, Maohin- O ery and various other purpose*. Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO.. MANUFACTURERS. MONTPELIER, VT. Hosted by Google ;> i kJOl f 1 ' f M “ M'&saic :Ssob iiil: I ,, : r- ■ • 4S ii3i« : i; Wi W • ■ 1 ;••••• J-.:.• ■. rm a-rw«l n 1.11 : ' ' *P. 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. f|fe( ■f\ Makers of Iron, Bessemer, Siemens-Martin and Crucible Cast Steel Wire oi all kinds, annealed, soft and hard drawn | Coppered Spring Wire for Furniture Springs, <fcc., Coppered Soft Wires, Baling Wires, Suspension Bridge and Rope Wires of all kinds, dkc. STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Specialty of finest Cast Steel Wires, round, flat, square and auy other shape, tempered and also in the soft state, guaranteed to harden and temper. Solid Rib and Paragon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Roller, Look, Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Bell, Clock Verge and Watch Spring, Rule and Tape Line and Eyeglass Wires, dke. Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Spring Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made lor special purposes. Also Covered Wires—Braided and Cloth and Paper Covered—for crinoline, corset and other purposes. Cold Rolled and Silt soft and Tempered Steel Strips ot all kinds and for all purposes. Special Wires and Springs of Every Description. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. CALIFORNIA WIRE ESTABLISHED 1880. 9 FREMONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ’ LUTHER SHAW & SON, CHAS. L. SHAW, Proprietor. BRASS FOUNDERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF BABBITT * METAL and SOLDER. All kinds of Brass ♦ Composition and Bronze Castings made to order. Correspondence Solicited. WORCESTER , MASS. Hosted by Google HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building, 119 8.4th St. NEW YORK Potter Buildlng,;38 Park: Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 F St. PATENTS U. S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights, Twenty Years’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert 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 Office. Send for “ Plain Words about Patents/' Free, PATENT PRACTICE EXCLUSIVELY. References Furnished on Application. STOCKING) Attorney at Law. 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 determine patentability. Bend model and description. New Book Free. 8* C. FITZGERALD, Washington, D. C Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pi. WASHROOMS —87 Libefftj j&, New Ymfy p,. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., Manufacturers of WIRE in great variety. in great variety. 3STEW HAVEN, oonsnsr. Cnmurc clock springs, 0|Jllllg3LJ^ BAND SAW STEEL, Needle, Spring Scale, Sash Bal- 0 npm fY A Sleeping Cars, Toy Movements MIIIUMS an< * a11 otlie r purposes. ' O^' CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Haley Manufacturing Co., Concord, N. H. PAGE, NEWELL & OO^ 139 MILK ©T., BOSTON, IRON, STEEL AND METAL MERCHANTS. IMPORTERS OP SWBDISH IRON Charcoal, Siemens-Martin & Bessemer Productions. BARS, SHAPES, RODS, SHEETS, BILLETS, BLOOMS. Deliveries made at all prominent American, Canadian and Provincial Ports H. E. PAINE. Ex Com’r of Patents. S. B. LADD, Mechanical Engle eer. PAINE 8o LADD, PATENT LAWYERS AND SOLICITORS. Loan and Trust Bldg., Washington, Z>. C, Examinations and Reports on the Validity Courts. U. S. and Foreign Patents. PATENTS. Al| T hnliTi^«i >t ^ , i ne .^ ,n al1 countries. ^^■a.T!spjiiJSj5r w * proM * iwk “ w?tl, 0U §^OVE e 8 t Aim fjdlUn^dVENTILATC R8 J. A. ASHLEY,| TOO Ninth St. a. Washington, D. C# PATE NTS. JENNER, Patent Attorney andMe- chanical Expert. 519 Seventh St., Washington. D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms Established 1883. Springs. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF GENERAL WIREWOBK. \WmdowGuards, Stalls Fixtures, v BAILINGS. h SffndScreeH9 Coal Screens v Etc. WsN \OY,\G wymx VK\m\G Y&YYY.W Y>Yd\SS, ,,, . SXY.'LV \NN\YvY_ GVSYW. 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Articles 140 to 146. . .. . Chapter XI. Elevator Enclosures. Articles 147 to 150. __ A ,. . Chapter XII. Doors and Shutters. Articles 151 to 160. Chapter XIII. Floor Lights and Skylights. Articles 161 to 165. A , Chapter XIV. Hollow Burnt Clay. Articles 166 to 167. • rtjL 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 Building * Law, 1891. WICKWIRE BROTHERS, ■ Y Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, By William H. Berkmire, 8vo Cloth, $3.50. Coal Sieves, NEW PROCESS book published will be sent post-paid Flour Sieies, p f i j on receipt of price ’ by Com Poppers, ^Oruana WILLIAMS Dish Colors, power loom uav i u vv i l-i_ i mivi o, Metallic WIRE CLOTH. Bookseller and Publisher, Coil Sieves. 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A trial «>l this njetatf demonstrate the truthfulness of clatu^ Ordet a ^amplf loLT|jp lh^io Box, 25 c. per lb. ‘ 1 . * . DAY 1V1ETAL CO., ST. LOU IS, Mp. CHAMPION IRON are you familiar with COMPANY. stairs, work, builders'and^W^ ornamental iron work.^^^ Mai. Iron cresting. Guaranteed ' against breakage. Also mfrs.of the ^^celebrated Ohio Champion lion Force and Lift Pumps ^^^Send for220 page ^^^catalogu^^^ The largest Iron Fence and Railing Works in the U. 8 KENTON, OHIO. W. S. ESTEY, 1 No. 66 FDLTON ST., NEW YORK « MANUFACTURER OF A/VX fOf Brass, Copper Iron. Gal- v v A I vanized and Steel Wire of all I ! 1 ml II X «! meshes and grades. For Mining, - VlUlilu | Milling and all other purposes, mmi T-* I Locomotive Spark Wire THE JEP (.Cloth, «fcc. aaaaj E WATv (For Bank, Office and Counter II Ul A 1 Balling, Store Fronts, Window ( Guards, &c. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Piddles. T Sand Screens' SEND FOB CATALOGUE. OXFORD IRON AND NAIL GO., Cut Nails SPIKES. «J. S. SCRANTOIf, Sales Agent, SX s 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. BARBED 1 WIRE. Built for Service. The Elastic Steel Door Mat? REVERSIBLE. SELF-CLEANING. HANDSOME. THE WIRE GOODS COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. 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. VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio Offlce and Salesroom, 1&7X Euclid Avo„ MANUFACTURERS OF WROUCHT IRON FENCE and RAILING Stable Fixtures. Crestii Counter Railing [ 0 , Terminals, Wire Office and Lawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna _ mental and Structural Ironwork. KILMER MFC. CO., NEWBURGH, N. Y., »? MANUFACTURERS OF I STEEL WIRE RODS, i BALE TIES, BARB WIRE. BEST QUALITY ^iraiiL^ es ’ p Galv - ized w * re » ® rnamen ^ Cable Wire, Crape Wire, Hop Yard Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &c. INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., Crawfordsville, Ind. Pocket Companion. Containing useful information and tables appertaining to the use of wrought iron and steel as manufactured by Carnegie, Phipps & Co., Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pa. For engineers, archi¬ tects and builders. 1892 edition. Edited bv C L. Strobel. C.E., assisted by F. H. Kindl, C.E* Leather with flap, 334 pages. . $ 2 .oe Far Sale bv DAVID WILLIAMS. 96-10? Reads St, N*T O'nr New Empire Bale Tie. BRANCH HOUSE : 643-646 State Street, Chicago, III. Address all export communications to 1 . W. D. MEIGHAN, 11 1 Water Street, New York City. Wire Cloth: Wire Goods Hardware 6rade and I Fanning Mill Wire Cloth, Poultry Netting, Heavy Window Screen Wire Cloth, Coal and Sand Screens, Riddles, Ash Sieves, &c., &o. 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Foundry Riddles, Casting Brushes, Sand and Coal Screens, Shovels, Wrought Iron Railing for Banks, Offices, Residences; Ornamental Brass Work, * Wire Work and Wire Window Guards. N m p my Vi.* »■ • ■ v* i PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, DRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS SEET 0 • NEW JERSEY • wee WIRE CLOTH CO. LATHING. — ... = TRENTON, 117 and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK. 171 AND 173 LAKE STREET, CHIOACO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCING. 25 and 27 FREMONT STREET. BAM FRANCISCO. Hosted by Google STEEL, IRON, COPPER, ZINC, BRASS AND TIN Grain Cleaning Machinery; Woolen, Cotton, Paper Pnlp, Rice, Flour and Oil Mills; Distilleries, Sugar and Malt Houses; Gas,Water, Brick and Tile Works, Filters, Yentilators, &c; 00, Gas and Yapor Stores, Lanterns, Lamps, etc* OP ALL KINDS POO MniiHG a Mining Machinery AND AIL OTHER FURPMC* ^OO.iyjNOlS*^ Perforated Filter Press Plates fc “5lSir THE HARRINGTON & KING PERF. otherporposM. Main Office & Works, 224 to 240 Union Street, PUlPAPfl III II Fastern office. No 284 Pearl St., New York. U111 UHUUi I LLm Ui Screen Plates for Coal, Coke, and Ore Separators, Jigs, ‘ Trommels, Washers and Sizers* leaw Steel and Iron Plates and Cylinders lor Goal and Cote Breakers, Ore, stone, Phosphates & Gravel Screens. For Railroads, Loco- motiye and Car Builders* Prices and Samples on Application. ALUMINUM or MANGA- NKSE BRONZE SCREEN PLATES „ _ ACIDULATED WATERS W.i ’ ,T “ S . Hudnen and Lift ol .A. B*t8t*L Perfection Bronze Castings, BABBITT’S METALS, Wire and Wire ClottL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Belleville, New Jersey, U. S. A. A Complete Treatise ON THE Electro - Deposition of Metals. Comprising Electro-Plating and Galvanoplastic 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 DPt. GEORGE 3L.-A.3STO-BEIN. With Additions by WILLIAM T BRANNT, 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 Googl< 11 AND WIRE 60 GENERAL OFFICES, THE ROOKERY. CHICAGO, ILL. Branch Offices. ST. LOUIS, MO., 1935 Papin Street. PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Havemeyer Building. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building,, mm WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAILS. Bale Ties, Penee Staples, etc MILLS LOCATED AT ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. FOUNDERS P. P. EMORY MFC. CO. IN BRASS AND COM- ^n! V Good Work, Fair Prices. -: ESTABLISHED 1850. AND LIGHT CAST¬ INGS. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. E. JENGKES MFC. 00., PAWTUCKET, R. I. Bright Wire Goods, Spring Cotters and Keys, Crescent Wire Coat and Hat Hooks. Beit Hooks, &c. rwsar HAVE BEEN IMITATED BUT NEVER EQUALED-THEY ARE BEYOND COMPARISON Why ? We make 90 per cent. Of the Wire Mats Sold in America. .. ■; » .!! zm a d a ura m : LW| vflV-iWi )•'Vi\\in\iiV ,; v"S\VN\Wv>5j Because They are Odorless, Everlasting and “Best.” Pf See that your mat has brass tag attached stamped “ Habtman.” HARTMAN MFC. COMPANY, Works, BEAVER FALLS, P*. Branches: 102 Chambers St., New York; 73 S. Forsyth St., Atlanta. T. D. Ganse, GenT Western Sales Agent, 608 State St., Chicago, Ill. Write for our Testimonial Booklet and Illustrated Catalogue—Mailed Free. COPPERSMITHS, and Manufacturers of COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, EXPANSION PIPES _ AND COIL S. 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 SIMPSON BOLLAND, Practical Holder and Manager of Foundries. Illustrated with Our Three Hundred Engrarthn. 1 2mo. Cloth, $2.50 Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER Q 6-102 Reade Street, New York, Hosted by Google ATt American Wire Nail Co. ANDERSON, IND. |- WIRE I ALL KINDS W W 1 WIRE NAILS. OLIVER WADE, Agt., 18 Broadway, New Y ork. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO., MANUFACTURERS OF ^ WIRE RODS Office and Works, SB. PHILLIPS 8a SONS SOUTH HANOVER. MASS. TAC K S JP. R. EMMONS 8a SRO 21 WARREN ST., NEW YORK. AND WIRE. NEW CASTLE, PA The SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. MANUFACTURERS WIRE NAILS, Works: 8ALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. SALEM, OHIO. THE IRON AGE. merican PROVIDENCE, R, I. “ Spur Pointed ” Wood Screw. Patented May 10,'July 19,1887; Oct. 29, 1889; Aug. 19, Oct. 21, 1890; April 7, May 12,1891. ITS ADVANTAGES ARE: Stronger than a cut screw. Forged nick, Requires the use of only one bit. Inserted easier. Increased holding power. Centralized point. Is cold forged, and entire surface has a metallic skin. Samples Sent on -Application. Patented Nov. 11, 1890, Oct. 20,1891. FLUTED TIRE BOLTS. SEND FOR SAMPLES. “ROGERS’ DRIVE SCREWS.” Patented May 10,1887; July 19,1887 : July 10,1888. Other patents pending. List prices, same as common iron wood screws. Discount for Flat Heads, 821 %. 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. SCREW CO, PROVIDENCE. R,; X. Chicago Store, No. 19 Lake St. European Agents, THOMAS & STIRLING, Liverpool. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE ~ T«r .% * b TRUNK, CLOUT, FINISHING, HOOP, BARREL, 3d FINE, Quality"guaranteed. Prices quoted on application. THE NATIONAL SCREW & TACK C0„ - CLEVELAND, OHIO. NAILS FULL- SIZE.CUT>OF CLAW HANDLE CARPET TACK5 - fi&s a double fulcrum tbal" " lijfs Ibe PATENT APPLIED FOR • longest lack 'clear out of the carpet*• We also manufacture Tacks, Small Nails, Wire Nails, Wire Brads, Staples, Lining and Saddle Nails, Roofing and Slating Nails, Gilt Nails (Parisian Brand), Cut Tacks in little kegs (Bonnie Blue Brand), Bill Nye Brad Boxes, Wood Kegs, Carpet Tacks, and the GhEAT 5c. SELLER. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO., Korth Pom Junction, Philadelphia. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P” are not of our make. . We make only first-ola88 Norway Iron Rivets. COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS, Mssnfaotarara of Nrrway Iran Rlveta, Brut nod Copper Rivets, Burra, Washers, 0. P. Tanks and Staples. Row York: Agency, James S. Bender* •on, successor to Dlsoiwtf A Henderson, Hardware, Agents for Philadelphia Star Carriage and Tire Holts* E. H. TITCHENER & CO. (Late Bing. Wire Goods Co.) BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. — MANUFACTURERS OF — n n STAPLES In All Varieties, Double-Pointed Tacks, Etc. Blind Staples a Specialty. J Established 1830 • THE PLYMOUTH MILLS. Rivets, Trunk Nails, Tacks, Clout Nails, Burrs, Wire Nails. PLYMOUTH , MASS. REYNOLDS <fe OO., MANUFACTURERS OF SET, CAP AND MACHINE SCREWS STUDS. COUPLING BOLTS. STOVE BOLTS. FINISHED NUTS, Ac. 3-8 Alto Hand and Draw-Plate Moulding Machines for Foundry Use. KT3EBAVXSKT, CONN. Send for Catalogue. 3-8 SECURITY WAREHOUSE, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL., Do a general storage business. Rates reasonable. Insurance low. Located on B. & O. and Pennsylvania Lines. Direct connection with 26 Railroads entering St. Louis or East St. Louis, and all Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi River Lines. St. Louis Hates 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. BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST STREET NEW YORK. Steel. Iron and Wire Nails. CHAS. J. STEBBINS 103 Raida jSt„ HeW Yorij, Steel and iron Nails, A Manual of Mining. * Based on thecourse of lectures on mining delivered at the School of Mines of the State of Colorado. By M. C. Ihlseng, C.JE., E.M., Ph.D., Pro¬ fessor of Engineering, Colorado State School of Mines; formerly of Columbia College School of Mines, New York City. Contents: Geognosy: Preparatory and Explanatory work; Methods of Mining; Hoisting Machinery; Electricity and Water Power; Hoisting operations; Hoisting Con¬ veyances; Underground Traffic; Surface Transportation ; Pumping; Ventilation ; Methods of Ventilation; Distribution of the Air; Regulation of the Air Current; Il¬ lumination ; Hygienic Conditions; Shafts ; Sinking in Running Ground; Timbering; Drifts, Tunnels and Adits; Boring ; Break¬ ing Ground ; Blasting; Drills and Drilling; The Compression of Air; Mine Examination. 427 pages, cloth .$4.00 dent, post-paid, on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseile 98-102 Reade St., New York Hosted by Google THE IRON AG®. 15 ATLAS TAOBL CORPORATION. BOB SEARSBUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., If. S. A. 1 DUNBAR, HOBART Sc CO., WHITMAN, MASS. LOSING St PARKS, PLYMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. A. FIBLB Sc SONS, TAUNTON, MASS# TAUNTON TACK ^O., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. AMERICAN TACK CO.. FAIRHATEN, MASS. OLD COLONY RIVBT CO., PLYMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1867. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. MANUFACTX7RBRS OF 1 Taoks, Brads. Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Llnlnu and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nails and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nails. Patent Brads, Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Tacks, Escutcheon Pins, Eyelets, Glaziers' Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springe, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and ether artloles. We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock in the world. Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The foregoiuglwell known brands we continue to use. and either will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our New York •tore and our factories. MAIN OFFICE, 608 SEA.It8 BUIBBING,199 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON, MASS. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE. 116 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE, 289 & 241 BARE ST.. CHICAGO, IBB. BRANCH OFFICE &' WAREHOUSE, 408 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. CAB. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE, 406 COMMERCE ST., FHIBABEBFHIA, FA. Steel and Iron Bridges. Iron Buildings, Roofs and General Structural Work in Iron and Steel, flachine Shops, Foundries, Power ^ Houses, Etc. . We do every class of structural metal work at lowest prices, and guarantee satisfaction. Please communicate with (WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE CO., nearest office. j CANTON, OHIO. NEW YORK OFFICE, CENTRAL OFFICE, WESTERN OFFICE. 136 Liberty Street. Chicago, III. Kansas City, Mo. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OB' Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines FOR STEEL, IRON UNO OTHER METALS A SPECIALTY. Works at Homewood Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, PITTSBURGH, PA. Perfect workmanship, Wear and cost of operating reduced ts minimum, Long life of saw-blade, , Full oontaet of teeth, l And best general results. for Railroads, Steel Foundries Bridge Works, Rolling Mills’ Etc., a Specialty. IRON AND STEEL- ROOFING, Corrugated Iron, Galvanized Eave Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co , Cambridge, O. -AMERICAN- piGJRON JiJJJg^WarranTco! (Bank of Amorlea Building.) 14 Wall Street, - NEW YORK* Correspondence of Fomaoet Invited. Hosted by Google Corrugated, Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Rooting & Sldin* Gander Steel Department of CamMa Iron Go., Iron Buildings, Roofs. Doors, Shutters, Cornices. Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office, 6 Dey Street, Boom 13, NEW YORK. New Passenger Station, C. R. R. of N.J., Jersey City, J*, over 30,000 square feet of Glass. lllf SKYLIGHTS ERECTED ANYWHERE. CONSTRUCTED ON “ Miwell System ” impenslaMe Blazing. (Sole AgeDts). Warranted tight and free from drip. Built by PLENTY HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS, 146 Liberty St., New York City. Iron Palm-houses, Greenhouses, Conserva¬ tories and Skylights a Specialty. Hlustrated Catalogue free. Correspondence Solicited. THE BRYANT METAL SAWING MACHINE Portable and Power, For STREET and STEAM RAILWAYS. josssrsTOwnr, pa., MANUFACTURERS OF Merchant Bar Steel: including Tire, Toe Calk, Machinery, Carriage Spring, Railroad Spring, Hoe, Rake, Fork, etc. Agricultural Steel and Shapes: Finger Bars, Knife Backs, Rake Teeth, Bundle Carrier Teeth, Tedder Forks and Springs, Spring Harrow Teeth, Harrow (Drag) Teeth, Seat Springs, etc. Plow Steel: Flat and Finished Plow Shapes, Digger Blades, Slabs (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Rolled Lay, etc. COU) ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office I 02 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 5th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenlx Building. • (No. 4.) IRON^SIEEL RRIDGES.ROOFSrR UilDINGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, MASON BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS. THE IRON AGE. 17 The Berlin Iron Bridge Go, OFFICE AND WORKS : No. 5 Railroad Avenue, EAST BERLIN, - - CONN, ; Engineers, Architects and Builders in Iron and Steel. CHAS. M. JARVIS, Pres, and Chief Engineer* BURR K. FIELD, Vice-President. GEO. H. SAGE, Secretary, F L. WILCOX, Treasurer. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AGE. INCOBPOaiVBB ' 1890. The First to make Boiler Plates in America. A. F. Button, Ttce-Prett. 0. L. Button, OeriL Mgr. RobU B, Botnet, Jr., Seep. Jot. Bumptim, Treat. STEEL AND IRON PLATES VO EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WIDTHS VP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, 3-16 INCH TO IK INCH. -ESTABIilSHED 1810.. Olu m. Hutton* Preet. WORKS: Ooateovllle, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: eg db e^L gullltt Bldg, LOW PHOSPHOROUS C IRON— .(3 or under. SCRAP— .03 or .05 or under. a D t—for 0. H. and Furnace Use. ELTINC BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Billets, Skelp, Muck Bars and Scrap, Foundry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. FRANK SAMUEL, 136 & 138 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANUFACTURE ALL THEIR PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IRON AND OPEN HEARTH (STEEL. Beams, Channels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes. Round, Flat and Square BARS of all sixes. Especially adapted for Bridge and Ship Builders, Fire-proof Buildings, Shafting and all Structural Purposes. Specialties, in Wrought Iron or Steel:—Phoenix Columns and Upset Eye-Bars of all sizes, Roof Trusses, Girders, Joists and Built-up Shapes of every description. A MINTS}— Edward Corning & Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning & Co , 70 Kilby St., BOSTON, MASS; Jambs B. Stokes, 132 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery, CHICAGO. POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL CO, Pottsville, Pa,, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET UAsxrrAtmmaBB ov all khids op 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, HALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Designers and. Constructors o i Roots, Trusses, Columns, Ace. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE - & - CO., - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Beach A Otis 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. BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., IRON STEEL MERCHANTS, HI Salnol Stmt, • MiMpUl MIFFLIN WHEELER. S. W. NICOLL8 Nicolls, Wheeler A Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., 916 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, Ac., Ac Stool and Iron Plates, New and Old Ralls, 8 . T. WELLMAN. President. JOHN P. OROZER, Treasurer. C. H. WELLMAN, Superintends t S. H. CHAUVENET, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS, Jr„ Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -MANUFACTURERS OF- Highest Grad® Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box and Boiler Plate. Bessemer Steel Ship and Tank Plate. Open Hearth and Bessemer Blooms and Slabs. Low Phosphorus Pig Iron. -PLATES UP TO 120 INCHES IN WIDTH.- : _- General Office and Works, Thurlow, Delaware County, Pa. Chicago, Ills., No. 656 “ The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., fto . 7 Nassau Strest. E. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. EDWARD CORNING A CO. MANUFACTURERS’ AQENT8 AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. BEAMS, CHANNELS, ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, BARS, RODS. IRON '«» STEEL HOOPS, BANDS, SPIKES, FISH-PLATES, BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. 20 BROADWAY, MEW YORK. 237 30. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERSS 70 KILBY ST*. BOSTON. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 19 W. 8. PILLING. T. I. CRANB PILLING -AND- CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-heartli, 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. ■DWIN R. MANN. ANN Sole Agents, FRANK SAMUEL IO., Guaranteed .03 % or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Riverside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, PHILADELPHIA ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom, PLATE db SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OE STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke 8tac> Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. 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. Agent TRENTON IRON CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope.* Longdate (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 blade on Iron. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Foundry! Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Rails, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. 8. H. Wilson. ▲. Kaiser. J.B.K. Hires B. H. WILSON & CO.. 999 and 994 South Third St, Philadelphia B101MMI AMD DliUU III IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J. W. Hoffman Si Co., 333 and 335 Walnut Street, COMMISSION MERCHANTS CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO., MANUFACTUBEB8 OF H CDMBEBUHD ” DHLS & WROUGHT IRON 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 AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer In Scrap, Old Car Wheels* Muck Bars and Connellaville Coke. JAMES McKAY & CO., . 29th and Liberty Streets, Pittsburgh, Pa., Manufacturers of COIL AND CRANE GHAINS. STEEL CHAIN A SPECIALTY. WRITE FOR PRICES. JAMES G. LINDSAY Ac CO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON if> STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For ell Purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron end Steel Structures. D R °forgeD MERRILL BROS., 466 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. ? PIG IRON, iron and Steel Plates and Shapes. Ralls, Cars an* Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN X CO. IRON OOIJtttSSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Bmllding, 185 Sooth Foorth St., Philo, Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strnthen. AND Q1U IRK IRK. PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Hill, muck bars, Youngstown Btesi Co., Connellsyllle Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFG. CO. Iron and Brass Founders Light Castings a Specialty. M. W. Cor. 23d and Race Street*, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IS 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. BROOKLYN WIRE NAIL CO., Steel Wire Nails. Export Nails a Specialty. RIVERSIDE 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, 29 Broadway. New York. P.O.Box 33. * FITZSIMONS cto CO., | COLD -MANUFACTURERS- SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON I DRAWN STEEL I 0. B. Houston. J. nax Bernard. EL H. Houston C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt.Buil ding. PHILADELPHIA* Foundry, Forge and Bessemer Pig Irons. Coal, Coke and Steel Ralls* 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, HIBSON’S ii DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD, Sole Manufacturers of CHOICE” Extra Best and “Warranted Cast Steels for Tools, etc. HOBSONS “ CHOICE 99 Extra Quality Needle Wire* Best »> SEAMAN’S “ NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, Ao. WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. ftHAS. HUGILL. Asrent. CHAS. HUGILL, Agent. THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. CRUOI BLE OAST S TEEL. JERE ABBOTT St CO., Agents and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, OLIVER ST. BOSTON._23 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK S. £ C. WARDLOW, p SHEFFIELD, England Manufacturers of the Celebrated Cast and Double Shear Steel, i. »«. .nd Colls for fine Pen and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Carvers, Butchers’ Knives, Files, Band Saws, Clock, Watch and all •tlutJ^pringsTaSi'sole Makers of*theSfxSal Brand (( TOUCH ” Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knlve. tl eveiy description, and for Turning and all other m ww\*rl Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Wa rehouse, 95 John St., New York. Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG, AGENT FOR N. M, HOGLUND'3 SONS & GO., OF STOCKHOLM Swedish and Norway Iron. Bessemer and Open Searth. Steel. 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. CARLISLE WORKS, ELLISON db OO., SHEFFIELD . ENGLAND. Lat« WILSON HAWKS WORTH, ELLISON <fc CO„ (ESTABLISHED 1826.) CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE WETHERELL BROS., Agents, 81 OLIVES STREET, BOSTON. __ 98 LIBERTY STREET, NBTW YOBK JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND. MANUFACTURERS-OF ALL RINDS QF STEEL. Tool Steel, Drill Rode, Needle Wire, Hot Rolled Sheet Steel, Cold Rolled Steel for Cor¬ set Springs, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and Parts, and all other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street, (Formerly CARL F* BOKER), Sole Agents atod I mporters of Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. _ Best Quality, I Bars, Sheets / Plates JESSOP’S STEEL OF Large assortment of sises In stock at 91 John St. .... NEW YORK And other Agencies. SHEFFIELD, I Gold Medal Paris. ENGLAND. I 1889. MANUFACTURED BY WW. JESSOP A SOWS, L’D. _ F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES II For further particulars apply to newton & SHIPMAN. 83 John St.» New York. Prices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Quantities From Sheffield . Improved Mild Centered Cast steel for Taps, Beamers, &c...(ft £59 Per ton in Sheffield. Warranted Extra Cast Steel tor Taps, Dies, Milling Tools, &c. “ 60 “ “ “ Warranted Cast Steel for tools,-Taps, Dies, Turning Tools, &c.“ 44.10/ “ “ 44 Best Crucible Machinery Steel.“ 80 “ “ 44 Best C. S. EXTRA WEIGHT HAND CUT FILES.(ft 50* & 4* cash discount “ 44 No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities of assorted .sizes. Hosted by Google THET IRON AGE. 21 P WK Q A tf r f f« 3 RAILS^ALLSIZEOT^SIJift L G (^switches) cTrri SPLICES VBAB§ ITCH FIXTURES &c.&l P 1 LL irvEre. WiRc^i^ ^S^^IADUCTS£BUIli)iriGa^ HC >^ , S.?^'r>«^^5b P ^ GENERAL OFFICES, i NEW YORK SALES OFFICE, I BOSTON SALES OFFICE, . SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, 208 So. Fourth St., PHILADELPHIA. I No. 2 Wall Street (comer Broaday). I 70 Kilby Street (Mason Building). | STEELTON, PA. ^TNA IRON and STEEL COMPANY, m 'gg!o?" r '' * ' MANUFACTURERS OF "Bars, Light Section Rails Angles, Ties, Grooves and Other Special Shapes, Steel Tool Smoke Stack and Tank Sheets and Roofing Sheets Special attention to orders for Bars or Sheets of odd sizes and snapes, or for special purposes. Illinois Steel Company General Offiees, TENTH FLOOR, “ ROOKERY,” CHICAGO, ILL., -* MAOTJFACTURE- Bessemer, Foundry and Hill Pig Iron, Spiegel and Ferro-Manganese, Iron and Steel Merchant Bar, Rail Fastenings, Light “ T ” and Street Ralls, Steel Billets, Wire Rods, Iron or Steel Car Truck Channels, Steel “ I ” Beams and Structural Shapes, and BESSEMER STEEL RAILS. Julian L. Yale, A. M. Crane, Gen’l Sales Agent. Assistant Gen’l Sales Agent. New York Office, 46 Wall St., New. York City. Milwaukee Office, 151 N. W. Ins. Bldg., Milwaukee. Wis. D. E. GARRISON A CO., Agents, Laclede Building, St. Louis, Mo. PICKANDS, BROWN & CO., Pl0KA ^rV^ A m. & Co - Sole Agents Pig Iron Department Illinois Steel Company and Manufacturers and Dealers in PIG IIR-Olsr and IROlsT ORB, 1007, 1009 and IOI I Rookery Building, Chicago. CARBON STEEL COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, -MANUFACTURERS OF- Universal Mill Plates. Sheared Plates and Sheets. Boiler, Ship and Armor Plates. Also Nickel Steel Plates. List of Sizes Sent upon Application. -A.CI-B3NOIB3S: iL, S. BOOMBR» 647 The Rookery, Chicago, Ill. THE CONDIT-FULLER CO., Perry-Payne Building, Cleveland, O *OBO. KINSEY & CO., 249 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, O. JA9. G. LINDSAY & CO., Bullitt Building, Philadelphia, Pa. * Hosted by Google 22 THE IRON AGE. CAMBRIA STEEL, Steel Rail?,: STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, Street Rails and Railway Fastenings, BESSEMER AND OPEN-HEARTH BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. Steel Axles, Steel Angles, Steel Channels, Steel Forging*, CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, A. A I*. BOBKBTS Ac COMPANY, Pencoyd iron Works, pencovd Bridge & Construction Co., MANUFACTURERS OF \ U KJ / _ _ i _ DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF Wrought IrOII ond Open Hoorth Stool, Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables, Etc. OFFICE S 261 S. 4tli Street, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 1 WORKS, PENCOYD, PA. * P\ JUD80N, Uaporttc of and Dealer fa SCOTCH AND AMEBIOAN WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, OLD METALS, Ua I tat so a ut e h It.: \NEW YORK LUCKNOW FORGE. vohnt w. n eixjY Fort Hunter, P. O., Dauphin Co M Pa. MANUFACTURER OF ■teem* and Billets for Boiler Plate, Tabes Sheet Iron and Wire, made from Pig Iron and Scrap. Prices Quoted—Correspondence Solicited. GEO. H. SIBELL & CO, Brokers! Commission Merchants, 62-64* Michigan Ave., Chicago. PIG IRON, COKE, FIRE BRICK, RAILROAD IRON, CAST and WROUGHT SCRAP. Price Quoted. Correspondence Invited. OTTSTOWN IRON CQ POTTST-- BOOK catalogue. WHEELING STEEL and IRON CO. Send for descriptive catalogue with list of contents of new and standard books on the following subjects : Assaying and Analysis. Casting and Founding. Iron,.Steel and metallurgy. Locomotive Engines and Cars. Engineering and mechanical Drawing, machine Designing. Etc. Minerals, mines and mining. Plumbing and House Drainage Heating and Ventilation. Tools and machinery. Steam Engineering, etc. mechanical Engineering Bridge and Roof Construction. Pumps. Hydraulics and Water Supply* Civil Engineering. Electricity. miscellaneous. MAILED FREE. OFFICE, No. 11 FOURTEENTH ST, WHEELING, W. FA. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL GRADES OF Pig Iron, Muck Iron, Bessemer Steel Slabs and Billets, Iron and Steel Skelp, Sheet Iron, Sheet Bars, Tack Plate and Nails. The Benwood Iron Works, Belmont Nail Co. and the Wheeling Iron and Nail Co., with the Wheeling Steel Works, have been consolidated into this one company. All communications for either of the above should be ad¬ dressed to the WHEELING STEEL AND IRON CO. Stay-Bolt, Superior Quality Refined Bar Iron, All Rivet, D. Link, ^ “ yuLO *"'' > ^ L<> ^ M, " T " Me " c ” ant Ba " Wagon Axle IRON. Small Channels and Angles, HEXAGON IRON AND STEEL. STEEL. DROP FORGING. ESTIMATES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. DAVID WILLIAMS. <ot« Manufacturer« of Ahlstrom’s Patent Parallel Doable EXPANSION BOLTS, Publisher and Bookseller, also Single Expansion Holts. Catalogues mailed on application 96-102 Reade St