The Iron Age : Vol. LI : No. 9 : March 2, 1893

A Review of the Hardware, tron f -£S*** u * n fy f Trades. ■Ehablish.ed every Thursday Morning by David Williams, ISTos. 96, 9S, LOO <fc 102 Read© St., JNTew York:. Vol LI; No . g. Reading Matter Contents.page 534 Classified List of Advertisers_ “ 148 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers “ 152 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 151 New York, Thursday , March 2 , i8gj. $4.BO a Year, Including Postage, Single Copies, Ten Cents. Especially Adapted for Nitro Powders. “ SMOKELESS.” Are the best for shooting moderate charges of Nitro Powders. SALMON COLOR. BELLEVILLE STEEL CO.. CUT MANUFACTURERS, NAILS. Soft Steel Merchant Bars. Steel Channels and Angles. _ Steel T Rails, 8 to 45 lbs. 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 MFG. CO., Waterbury, Conn. TULIAMS PRINTING CO. Commercial Printers and Binders 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 2£ drs. for 16 ga. —manufactured by— The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. RANDOLPH & CLOWES, WATERBURY, - CONN. Branch Depots: 131 Worth St., New York; 71 Weft Washln|ten 8t., Chloage, III.; 369 Atlantic Avenue, Boeton, Mass. SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS AND COPPER TUBING. Hot and Cold Rolled Sheet Copper and Brass of all kinds. ’ JENKINS DISCS^HIGH STEIM PRESSURE If you have trouble with Discs, write us. We can furnish Discs, or Valves, that will be satisfactory. There are dealers who sell Discs as “ Jenkins,” when they know they are not genuine. JENKINS BROS.’ VALVES ARE STAMPED WITH TRADE MARK. CATALOGUES A SPECIALTY. 96-102 READE STREET, NEW YORK. TUH-NBUOKIjES. Branch Office : Cleveland 36 Liberty St. y City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, O. CUT TO LENGTHS for Contractors', Builders' and Mill use. NEW Steel Rails of all sections ; S E CO N D- H A N D for relaying; OLD for scrap use. Also all kinds of railroad •scrap. WHEN BUYING WRITE TO US FOR PRICES. J. H. RICHARDSON & CO., 708 Penn Ave„ Pittsburgh, Pn . JENKINS BROS. | 71 JOHN ST., N. Y. 21 NORTH FIFTH ST.. PHILA. (105 MILK ST., BOSTON. 31 and 33 N. CANAL ST. CHICAGO. THE NEW COLUHBIA FLY FAN. One of the great surprises of the year. Write for particulars. Made only by MATTHAI, INGRAM & CO., 120 Hanover St., Baltimore, Md. 42 Cliff St., New York. T m: Avery Stamping Co. CLEVELAND, O. Heavy Blanking, Pressing! Stamping. Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buv and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. AU our works In the heart of the Region, within four miles of ConnellsviUe, Pa. CAPACITY. 3,000 TONS 3DA.I3L.Y. W, Ji RAINEY j Mercantile Bank Building. CLEVELAND, OHIO. ConnellsviUe rnace and Foundry Hosted by Google yy WSONIA QrASS jp C oppe r Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Chopper. I Waterbury Brass Co. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings, Wire, Round, Square ard Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and B It Forgings. 19 & 21 Cliff Street, - - New Yo rk. 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. Rome Brass and Copper Hills ROME, N. Y„ -MANUFACTURERS OF- Roll And Sheet Brass and German SilTer. Brass, Copper and German Silver Wire. Brass and Copper Rods and Brased Brass Tubing. Rivets and Burs. Seamless Brass Ferrules. Check and Key Tags. Braslers and Sheathing Copper, Copper Bottoms. Bolts, Circles, Ac., Ate. The Phosphates of America. Where and how they occur; how they are mined; and what they cost. With practical treatises on the manufacture of sulphuric acid, acid phosphate, phosphoric add and concentrated superphosphates, and select methods of chemical analysis. By Francis Wyatt, Ph.D. Cloth, profusely illustrated. .$4,00 For tale by David Williams. 96-102 Read© St.. N. Y. 294 Pearl St., MATTHIESSEN & HE6ELER 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’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR LECLA 1ST CHE BATTERY. BHASSi GOODS MFG. OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BRONZE3 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 < f Braaslers^ Bolt and g^eathlng RIVETS. COPPER WIRE AND RIVETS. Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 40 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. ThePlume&AiwoodMfc.Go. MANUFACTURERS OF Established 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger¬ man Silver Wire, Brass and Copper TubiDg, COPPER RIVETS AND BURS, PERCUSSION CAPS, TAPE MEASURES, METALLIC EYELETS, Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, &c., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty ♦ Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. depots : 296 Broadway, New York. 125 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I. | MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. New Haven Copper Co., SOLE MAKERS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 1 2 , 1878. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS' & SHEATHING COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF Cast steel Angers and Sits of Superior Quality. Sheet and Roll Brass WIRE, 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, 1 FACTORIES : THOMASTON, CONN. I WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes. Booth & Haydens ‘manufacturers of Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Brass and Copper Tubing) Bare and Insulated Wire for Elec¬ tric Lighting and Street Rail¬ way fse, lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners in great variety. FACTORIES: Waterbury, Conn. 25 Park Place, New York. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of NEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes. BUTT HINGES. BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIES. PURE ALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 428 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 2y High Street, Boston. WILLIAMS. FEARING. ICO Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass, Fancy Sheet Bras?, German Silver , Copper , Brass and German Silver Wire , Brazed and Seamless Brass ard Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop¬ per Bods , Brass Ferrules, Fure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, dtc. WIVE. MCFARLAND, IRON FOUNDER) TRENTON, - - IN. J. Chilled Cast Wire DES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Hosted by Googl< THE IRON AGE. ELEPHANT TRADE-MARK. All GENUINE |INGOTS & MANUFACTURES BEAR BUR REC.f RAOE MARKS. PHO SPHOR'BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. The Phosphor Bronze Smelting Co.Limited 512 ArchSt. Philadelphia Pa. U.S.A. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in the United States and Sole Makers of"ELEPHANT BRAND”Phosphor-Bronze. phosphor; BRONZE. Tie We Cramp S Sons S, 4 E. B. Co., PHILADELPHIA, penna. BRASS rOUNDERS. GENUINE PHOSPHOR TIN MANUFACTURED BY THE TIVABC MAAK YORK Art® THOMPSON $TS„ SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICAN MANGANESE BRONZE* MANGANESE BRONZE PROPELLER WHEELS A SPECIALTY. Our Manganese Bronze is invaluable where Castings of great Tensile Strength are needed. In this quality it is nearer Steel than any other alloy in the market, and in appearance the castings are unequaled. We Make Larger Castings and More of Them than Any Competitor . DACRV STEAM GAUGE l/riUOD T and valve co. Boston, Mass., U- S. A. Branches i NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON. nnpASSflic- Fine Castings by new pressure pro*- 1 ** cess, equal to hand cut work, In* Bronze, Brass, Aluminum and German Sliver. Ma» chlnery Name Plates 1 \i cents per sq. In. Aluminum. Bronze Dies, Metal Molds and Mechanical Casting* absolutely true to pattern. WALDO & STOUT, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SOUND CASTINGS IN ALUMINUM, PHOSPHOR * MANGANESE BRONZE. WIRE BARS and PLATES FOR ROLLING MILLS BRASS, BRONZE, ■■ ■ p iyi Ann pn COMPOSITION and I. L. Oft I LUIlU UU. ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heavy and Light. ANSON1A, CONN. Send Prices. £ 1*1 THY IT! AMD YOU WILL USE NO OTHER TIN. THE HIGHE5TAWD RICHEST CRAPE MADE. MANUFACTURED onlv BT THE CRESCENT PHOSPHORIZED METAL CO OFFICE ANDWQRKS PHILADELPHIA,PA. 1107 INDIANA AV. CROWN SMELTING COMPANY, Chester, Pa* Bronze, Brass and Composition Castings Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” Manufacturers ol PHOSPHOR-BRONZE TO PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Specifications In Ingot metal or castings. T— WILMOT «< HOBBS MFC. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for “Soft" and “ Extra Soft" Plain Blue Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP MB PLATE STEEL. Great accuracy of gauge and width and uniformity of quality will always be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL #OR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &c. (THESE ARTICLES EH ORATED TO SCALkJ ^ PHOSPHOR-TIN J By using my phosphor tin manufac- URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE Ci PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves, BY TH, SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING., much CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO V. HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OR OLD COPPEl CAN.BE USED. for circulars AwepgicF. ADDRESS HALK & NAUMANN f . fok’hc u.S. AN 2 CANA 0 A 7 iJ PEI\V- v 3 0 0 . *f>y % / v «V Of The above Illustrates something of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work which can be made from this Steel. PRICES GREATLY REDUCED .•'.T,'..*””" ,0UBM fci" S BRIDCEPURT.CONN- A ALUMINUM! j ' THE COWLES ELECTRIC SMELTIH6 & < I ALUMINUM COMPANY, \ ) Lockport, - New York, ^ [ Offer Pure Aluminum in Ingot9, Slabs. ( Sheet, Wire and Castings at lowest market rates. * i Aluminum Bronze, Aluminum Brass, Silver Bronze, Silicon Bronze | and Manganese Bronze. 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Transmission and Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes, Switch Ropes Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor Bronze and Copper Wire Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixt¬ ures and Appliances required for use with the foregoing. The famous yachts Mayflower, Vol¬ unteer and Sachem are all rigged with our Wire Rope. STS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. Chicago Warehouse, 107 & 109 Lake St. San Francisco Warehouse, 8& 10 Pine St. The American Hetal Go, (LIMITED), Ltvln Building, 80 Wall St., New York P. 0. BOX 067, COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTfflB. O, LEAD, SPELTER, AJTIMOJT, HCKEL, AID! IUI, BULLIOI, ntoi. Advances made on Consignments AGENTS FOB Awry R. Merton Sc Go., - - Londoa. SorallgeiellBcbafl. . Frankfort-on-Maln, Williams Foster, Sc Co., Ld. Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRIG CO. MAlTUFiCTUBEBS OF ALL KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. ^OFFICE AND WORKS: ; MILLER & V\A.IST WINKLE, MANUFACTURERS OF STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. Shlnglst and Bluff Streets, - PITTSBURGH, PA P. O. Box 104. Telephone 705. manuf actu rer of auTkindsof "''fsSs s*”>« 240 8c 242 W.29™ST. NEW-YORK Steel and Iron. Comprising the practice and theory of th» several methods pursued in their manufacture, and of their treatment in the rolling mill, tht forge and the foundry. By W, H. Greenwood. $2.00. Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Bookseller and Pliblishei 96-102 Read a Street, New York. CO Ottiiilli Tempered Compression & Extension Springs A SPECIALTY. m co CO OFFICE AND WORKS: 18 to 24 Bridge Street, | BROOKLYN, N. Y. VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPIINBS 0C Agricultural Implements, Machln. O ery and various other purpose*, 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. Hak«ri of Iron, Bessemer, Siemens-Martin and Crucible Cast Steel Wire oi all kinds, annealed, soft and hard drawn i Coppered Spring Wire for Furniture Springs, Sc c., Coppered Soft Wires, Baling Wires, Suspension Bridge and Rope Wires of all kinds, dec. 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 any other shape, tempered and also In the soft state, guaranteed to harden and temper. Solid Rib and Paragon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Roller, Lock, Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Bell, Clock Verge and Watch Spring, Rule and Tape Line and Eyeglass Wires, See, Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Spring Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made tor special purposes. Also Covered Wires—Braided and Cloth and Paper Covered—for crinoline, corset and other purposes. Cold Rolled and Slit soft and Tempered Steel Strips of all kinds and for all purposes. Special Wires and Springs of Every Description. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. CALIFORNIA WIRE WORKS, 9 FREMONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ESTABLISHED 1880. LUTHER SHAW & SON, CHAS. L. SHAW, Proprietor. BRASS FOUNDERS (AND MANUFACTURERS OF BABBITT • METAL and SOLDER. All kinds of Brass f Composition and Bronx e Castings made to order. Correspondence Solicited. WORCESTER, MASS. Manufacturers of Wire Rope for Cable Railways and Mining Purposes. DUNBAR BROS., HALLIDIE’S PATE NT WIRE KOPEWAY. Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. ft THE CELEBRATED SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOR SALE BT THE HARDWARE TRADE. GET THE BEST. Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs Zof every description, from best Cast Steel, BRISTOL, CONN. E lectricity and magnetism, a short text-book, with 165 explanatory engravings and diagrams. 240 pages, 12mo. By T. Dunmax. 40 Cents. Sent, prepaid, on receipt of prioe, by DAVID WILLIAMS. Publisher and Book* teller, 96-102 Reade Street. New York Hosted by Google Always Unequaled for Strength and Durability. Made Only by Broderick & Bascom Rope Co., St. Louis, Mo. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building, 119S. 4th St. MEW YORK Potter Building, 38 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 F St. PATENTS U. S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights. Twenty Vsars* Experience. Send model or sketch *nd brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert •carches and opinions as to Scope, Valid¬ ity and Infringement Patent Causes Prosecuted and Defended. Practice in U. 5. 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. *11 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 Cor examination to determine patentability. Send model and description. New Book Free, C. FITZGERALD, Washington, D. C Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pa. WAREKOOIS: *87 Liberia} pi, flew ht\. p*. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., Haoafactnrers of WIRE In great variety. NEW HAVEN, coisrisr. Springs. H. E. PAINE. Es Cora’r of Patents. S. B. LADD, Mechanical Engireer. CLOCK SPRINGS, BAND SAW STEEL, STEEL WIRE. PAINE 8o LADD, PATENT LAWYERS AND SOLICITORS, and Trust Bldg,, Washington, 2>.C. Examinations and Reports on the Validity, and Inf ringement ot' Patents. Practice in ircuit. Circuit Appeals and Supreme Courts. U. S. and Foreign Patents. PATENTS. A §% |4| m Sleeping Cars, Tjoy M ^ || | III IT t and all other purposes Vpi lll^W. CORRESPONDENCE Sfl Haley Manufacturing Co., Concord, N. H Round, Flat, Tempered and ready for Tempering, Curtain, Needle, Spring Scale, Sash Bal¬ ance and Lock Wire. Flat Coiled Springs for Lamps, Sleeping Cars, T^oy Movements and all other purposes. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. ?n T S?T 8 obtained In all countries. ^ d/flpncef teDU pr< ”- SffiSn,®fd’.u8?ctt. K8 ’ VE NTH,ATCaS J. A, ASHLEY,} TOO Ninth St, Washington, D, C. PATES NTS. H. W. T. JENNER, Patent Attorney and Me¬ chanical Expert. 519 Seventh St., Washington. ELC..Charges moderate. Write for terms Established 1883. PAGE, NEWELL & CO., 139 MILK ST., BOSTON, IRON, STEEL AND METAL MERCHANTS. S W m>ISH IRON Charcoal, Siemens-Martin & Bessemer Productions. BARS, SHAPES, RODS, SHEETS, BILLETS, BLOOMS. Deliveries made at all prominent American, Canadian and Provincial Porta IMPORTERS OF X SI Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE, \ei ALSO MANUFACTUHERS OF v GENERAL WIJREWOBK. v Window Guards, Stable Fixtures. V RAILINGS, ' \ SandScreens Coal Screens mss, V MAS - " V# BARBED WIRE. Prompt shipment made direct from our Warehouses. BALE TIES, FENCE WIRE, STAPLES WIRE IT-A-ILS. WRITE US FOR PRICES. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., St. Louis, Mo. WICKWIRE BROTHERS, COR ~^ Y Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, few'll ^g ... Architectural Iron and Steel and Its Application in the Con¬ struction of Buildings. fully Illustrated with Engravings from Original Designs. GENERAL CONTENTS: Chapter 1. The Manufacture of Iron and Steel. Articles 1 to 24. Chapter II. Floors. Articles 25 to 51. Chapter in. 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 ast Iron Columns. Article® 102 to 118. Chapter VIII. Wrought Iron Columns Articles 119 to 124. ^ Chapter IX. Stairways. Articles 125 to 139. Chapter X. Ornamental Iron. Articles 14U t(>146. A *4 1 Chapter XI. Elevator Enclosures. Article® 147 to 150. . , Chapter XII. Doors and Shutters. Article® 151 to 160. Chapter XIII. Floor Lights and Skylight*. Articles 161 to 165. 4 , Chapter XIV. Hollow Burnt Clay. Article® 166 to 167. A 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. Article® 240 to 246. Chapter XIX. Specifications. Chapter XX. Tables. Chapter XXI. Selected Papers on Iron work, from the New York Building Law, 1891. Coal Sieves, Floor Sieves, Corn Poppers, Dish Covers, S* Metallic Coal Sieves. MANUFACTURERS OF By William H. Blrkmirk, NEW PROCESS Cortland POWER LOOM WIRE CLOTH. Every roll wrapped In Pink Paper and has oar name on label Svo Cloth, $3.50. KILMER MFC. CO., NEWBURGH, N. Y., Any book published will be sent post-paid on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Bookseller and Publisher, 96-102 Reade St., N Y. STEEL WIRE ROD8, BALE TIES, BARB WIRE. BEST QUALITY Fen ce Wir e Staples, Galvanized Wire, Ornamental Fencing, Cable Wire, Grape Wire, Hop Yard Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &c. Our New Empire Bale Tie. BRANCH HOUSE: 643-546 State Street, ChlctQO, III. Address all export communications to J. W. 0. MEIGHAN, 111 Water Street, New York City. Arranged to hold seven rolls of Wire of different widths; no trouble to load the Holder with Wire. Send for descriptive circulars and testimonials. FOB SALE BY THE JOBBING TRADE. Hosted by Google p-srJ/eyp,' ,8,TA HOT BOX AGAIN? Our Gold Leaf Babbitt Metal is especially adapted for 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 remarkable 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. in Box, 25c. per lb. DAY METAL CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. CHAMPION IRON CO. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH SPECIALTIES. JgL Iron Stairs and JaJ WBt Work, Builders 1 and Or* U namental Iron Work ) 188 and the only manufact | @0 urers of Malleable Iron H Cresting guaranteed Pj against breakage; also SH manufacturers of thf Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and Lift Pumps. Send for 166-page Catalogue. Largest Iron Fence and Railing Works in U. S. KENTON, - OHIO, W. S. ESTEY, No. 65 FOLTON ST., NEW YORK. MANUFACTURER OF ■T'7^7" f 0f Braes, Copper Iron, Gal V V a. 1 . I vanlzed and Steel Wire of all I f 1 1 AT fl Q i meshes and grades. For Mining, vlvlliO I Milling and all other purposes. 1 Locomotive Spark Wire “CP L Cloth, &c. ■ ^ Way)]/ 1 Kor Bank, Office and Counter E ll U1 A. S Railing, Store Fronts, Window C Guards, &c. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. 8 T Saudi Screens* SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 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 u/nRif E. T. BARNUM, Detroit, Mich. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. f CLEVELAND A A IRON Office and Salesroom, 1S7H Euclid Ave., MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING. Stable Fixtures, Crestlnge, Terminals, Wire Office and Counter Railing, Lawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. OXFORD steel Wire Fence Board. IRON AND NAIL GO., Cut Nails SPIKES. J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 88 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. BARBED WIRE. 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 <fc Co., Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pa. For engineers, archi¬ tects and builders. 1892 edition. Edited by C. L. Strobel, C.E., assisted by F. H. Kindl, C.E. Leather with flap, 334 pages. ,$2.ce ft Safe bv DAVID WILLIAMS, 96-102 Reade St. N.Y STRONGEST AND CHEAPEST BARBLESS FARM FENCING. Writ© for Circular of above, and Steel Web Picket Fence. DEKALB FENCE CO., - - DeKalb, III AGENCIES: Eastern-HICKS <fc 1>1CKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. Southcrn-W. B. BELKNAP*CO Louisville, Ky. Western-WYETH HARDWARE & MFO. CO., St. Joseph. Mo. Indiana and Mich igon -INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO.. CrawfordsvlUe, Ind. Texas-G. K. MERIWETHER, Dallas Wire Cloth : Wire Goods Hardware Grade and Fanning Mill Wire Cloth, Poultry Netting, Heavy Window Screen Wire Cloth, Coal and Sand Screens, Riddles, Ash Sieves, &c , &c. Office and Counter Railings, Elevator En¬ closures, Wire Stal Guards, Hay Racks Feed Boxes, Window Guards, &c., &c. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 9 Reliance Wire Works Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ARCHITECTURAL WIRE AND IRON WORKERS. Wire Gloth, Galvanized Fencing and Netting, Wire Lath, Wire and Iron Fences and Railings, Window Guards, Stable Fixtures, Bank and Office Railings, all kinds of Brass, Wire and Iron Work for Buildings and Offices. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., -MANUFACTURERS OF EVERT DESCRIPTION OF- Wire Cloth/ Hex. Nettings, Wire Lath and Fencing. Perforated Metals. _^ 6 "sfklWire Cloth and Nettings. Clinton " Standard ” (Number 33 Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. NEW YORK. 76 Beekman Street. Factory and General Offloe-CLINTON, hass. BOSTON, 23 Court Street. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street. The Gilbert & Bennett Mfg. Co. Daam. u»-j_»_.... ..... I -MANTJPACTIIRT2- ^9 Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth. Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. Galvanized Wire Poultry Netting. “ Cottage” Lawn & Garden Fencing The World’s Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. House Furnishing Wire Goods. WIRE CLOTH. NETTING] Fencing, Cates, Fencing Tools, Wire Goods. WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. 42 and 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. »*•»«”• IGKKEKKr ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester, Mass. PATENTED- 1864 NEW PROCESS MANUFACTURERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF nine lie I mi Patented March, 1884. HARD STEEL WIRE Patents Pending. MA .™™ Et WIRE CLOTH NETTING lAflDr MrTTlim Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, VVIIIIn II I I I II M ■ u/inc I ATUIMC UHIICC CIIDMIQUIMC U/IDC CHOno WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS. SEND FOR LATEST CATALOGUE. Pennsylvania Wire Works, 233 and 236 ARCH ST., PHILADELPHIA. EDWARD DARBY * SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF Brass. OoioiDer, Steel or Iron WIRE CLOTH, Hex. Nettings, Wire Lath and Fencing. Foundry Riddles, Casting Brushes, Sand and Coai Screens, Shovels, Wrought Iron Railing for Banks, Offices, Residences; Ornamental Brass Work, Wire Work and Wire Window Guards. PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS THE ROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. ■ NEW JERSEY • WIRE CLOTH CO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCINC. TRENTON, 117 and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK. 171 AND 173 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. 25 and 27 FREMONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO* Hosted by Google 10 THE IRON AGE. IffFffllTiTiHl COPPER, ZINC, BRASS AND TIN PERFORATED. Grain Cleaning Machinery; Woolen, Cotton, Paper Pulp, Bice, Flour and Oil Mills; Distilleries, Sugar and Malt Houses; Gas,Water, Brick and Tile Works, Filters, Yentilators, &c; Oil, Gas and Yapor Stoves, Lanterns, Lamps, etc* Perforated Filter Press Plates THE HARRINGTON & KING PERF. CHICAGO, ILL., U Screen Plates for Coal, Coke, and Ore Separators, Jigs, Trommels, Washers and Sizers. Hear? steel and Iron Plates and Cylinders lor Coal and Coke Breakers, Ore, Stone, Phosphates & Gravel Screens. For Bailroads, Loco¬ motive and Car Builders. Prices and Samples on Application. ALUMINUM or MANGA~ NESE BRONZE SCREEN PLATES ACIDULATED WATEBS Ov.i ™ A m Hardness and Life of , 5. A. jjjjft Steel _ Perfection Bronze Castings, BABBITT’S METALS, Wire and Wire ClottL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Belleville, New Jersey, U. S. A B. B. WIRE COMPANY, 94,96,98, 100 Kentucky Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, l«D. «, 99 st. PATENTED. IP Entirely m. M The Most m. Ml Unsurpassed New. Ornamental. ^51^ in Strength. The best wire ever produced for Lawn, Park, Cemetery and Field Fences. Seven-eighth inch wide and 12 feet to the pound. Made of No. 11 Oval and No. 15 Galvanized Wire. Does not twist or sag. Very low in price, and large duplicate orders are certain after a trial. Order early to get goods when wanted. Jobbers of Hardware and dealers In wire fencing given exclusive agencies. Write for sample and discounts. B. B. WIRE CO., Sole Mfrs. LOW PRICES For every kind of fancy or staple wire goods, for in¬ terior or exterior use. Send for Prices and Catalogue “ B.” FIELD-LANGE WIRE and METAL CO., - St Louis, Mo. MINER’S POCKET-BOOK, e book for miners, mine surveyors, geologists, mineralogists, millmen, assayers, metallurgists and metal merchants all over the world. Synopsis ^of : Motive Power; Transmitting Power; Prospecting; Tools; Drilling’ Blasting; Shaft Sinking; Pumping; Ventilating; Lighting; Coal Cutting;: nd Hoisting: Ore Dressing: Mine Surveying: Assaying : Glossary. With numerous tables, and a complete index. By O. Ch WARNFORD LOCK, 471 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED, FLEXIBLE LEATHER, $3.00. Sent, Postpaid, upon receipt of Price, $5.00, by DAVID WILL IA MS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-103 Reade St., New York- Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. CONSOLIDATED STEEL i WIRE CO. GENERAL OFFICES, THE ROOKERY, CHICAGO. ILL Branch r ST. LOUIS, MO., 1935 Papin Street. PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Havemeyer Building. Offices. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building. BARBED \ WIRE. WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAILS. Ties, Fence 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- 1850 ~ POSITION, HEAVY r . w , £ MAS p . ANn i ipht past- Good Work, Fair Prices. ANU L III HI bAOl CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. INGS. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. E. JENCKES MEG. GO., PAWTUCKET, R. I. Bright Wire Goods, Spring Cotters and Keys, Crescent Wire Coat and Hat Hooks. Beit Hooks, &c. HAVE BEEN IMITATED BUT NEVER EQUALED-THEY ARE BEYOND COMPARISON We make 90 per cent. Of the Wire Mats Sold in America. Why ? Because They are Odorless, Everlasting and “Best.” J3T“ See that your mat has brass tag attached stamped “ Hartman.” HARTMAN MFC. COMPANY, Works, BEAVER FALLS, Pa. Branches: 102 Chambers St., New York; 73 S. Forsyth St., Atlanta. T. D, Ganse, Qen’l Western Sales Agent, 608 State St., Chicago, 111. _ Write for our Testimonial Booklet and Illustrated Catalogue—Mailed Ft'ee. ~C0PPER8MiTHS^ and Manufacturers of COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, EXPARSIOH PIPES AMD COILS. H. W. JOHNS' PAINTS, COLORS, Etc. H. W. Johns* Liquid Paints Liquid Coach Colors Roof and Railway Paints Colors in Oil Fire-Proof Paints Shingle and Wood Stain# ROOFING AND BUILDING MATERIALS Asbestos Roofing I Asbestos Building Fel^ Roof Coatings a Cements I Asbestos Wire-Cloth Asbestos Fire and Water-Proof Sheathing Fire-Proof Co nstruc tion Materials STEAM PIPE AND BOILER COVERINGS Asbestos Air Chamber Coverings Asbestos Sectional Pipe Coverings Asbestos Felt, Locomotive Lagging, etc. Asbesto-Sponge Felt, Filling, etc. Asbesto-Sponge Cement FeltiMI STEAM PACKINGS Asbestos Rope Packing I Vulcanized Rope Packin# Asbestos Wick Packing Asbestos & Rubber Cloth Asbestos Sheet Packing | Tape, Gaskets, etc. ASBESTOS FABRICS, Etc. Asbestos Cloths, for Theatre Curtains, etc. Fire-Proof Rope, for Fire-Escapes, etc. Fire-Proof Cord, Twine Rugs, Mats, Screens, eto, FIRE-PROOF COATINGS, CEMENTS, Etc. Asbestos Furnace Cement I Plastic Stove Lining asbestos Retort Cement I Concrete Coating, eto. VULCABESTON Electrical Insulating Sheets, Rings, Washers etc. Moulded Gaskets, Union Washers, Packing Rings Pump Valves, Accumula tor Cel ls, Steam Packing, eto. Electrical Co nstruc tion Materials f Samples and Descriptive Price List Free by Mail. H.W. Johns Manufacturing Co. i7 MAIDEN LANEj NEW YORK- JERSEY CITY. CHICAGO. PHILADELPHIA. BOSTON. ATLANTA. LONDON Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c., For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON. Waterbury, Conn. HR American Wire Nail Co.. ANDERSON, IND. §r WIRE ALL KINDS W W -*• ^ WIRE NAILS. OLIVER WADE, Agt., 18 Broadway, New York. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO. MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. The SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. MANUFACTURERS WIRE NAILS Work*: 8ALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. H3. PHILLIPS Ai SON’S SOUTH HANOVER. MASS. TACKS F\ R. EMMONS 8k SR, O 21 WARREN ST., NEW YORK. General Office: SALEM, OHIO BRANCH OFFICES* 54 Warren St., New York, i 415 Phenix Bldg., Chicago 200 Amer. Bld’g, St. Louis. | 207 Neave Bldg., Cincinnati 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. THE BAACKES WIRE NAIL COMPANY, CLEVELAND, O. tT - Steel Wire Nails, Standards Only. piain wi,e ’ tikEi Galvanized Wire. It |-(QQp H Barbed Wire, REGISTERED, ^ ipf ! « til <6 £ a © 0) I a £2 7Z * CO W t § s ° — ID CO § CO €0 > ^1!. Voltaic Electricity* By T, F, 5^egtoh a n ; 40 cents. For sale by I AVID WILLIAMS, Publisher vnd Bookseller 96-102 BeadeSt,, New York. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. American Screw Company, PROVIDENCE, R. I- “ Spur Pointed ” Wood Screw. Patented May 10, July 19,1887; Oct. 29, 1889 ; Aug. 19, Oct. 21, 1890; April 7, May 12,1691. 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. Samples Sent on -A'p'plioa.tion. Patented Nov. 11, 1800, 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, 82i %. 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 impaired. 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. PROVIDENCE, R, I. Chicago Store, No. 19 Lake St. European Agents, THOMAS & STIRLING, Liverpool. Hosted by Google THE IRON ' AGE. and 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. and mm \ EM &&&&& Ip-tors •— ” H FULL'SIZE. CUT OF WBKE&i C LAW hANDLE CARPET TACKS - ■■ ■ ~~~—Made only /44§=\ nas & double Li "TW\fulcrum 1 111 lowsomeb pay 5 ij 11 TACK""'' r: c;p^^g |- Mm- -IfJ J - A,- Niru-t- i £. tT", 1 •^y'.-TV-A^WLTX /* K = ; A- rtlCKE^_j PATENT APPLIED FOR- / loncjesi lack "clear out of fbe 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 GREAT 5c. SELLER. |\W^' I < PROTECT THE BRYANT Your Offices, Stores and Warehouses from fire METAL SAWING MACHINE. and burglars by using | Metallic Doors and Shutters fet Made from wood and covered with iron or steel, render- ill ing them stiff anil preventing: warping in case of fire. ||| Made from heavy boiler plate iron. M Made irom double corrugated iron or steel. :; : |f Made to fit any size opening. ||4 Estimates furnished upon application. j I GARRY IRON & STEEL ROOFING C0„ Portable and Power, For STREET and STEAM RAILWAYS*. Mention The Iron Age , BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST STREET NEW YORK. Steel, Iron and Wire Nails. CHAS. J. STEBBINs! 103 Reads jfl, New Yoi^, Steel and Iron Nails. CLEVELAND, OHIO. E. H. TSTCHENER & CO (Late Bing. Wire Goods Co.) [ BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U, S. A. —MANUFACTURERS OF— WL Buckeye Wrought Iron Punched Bail Fence. Alao manafaotoreri of Iron Ores ting, Iron Turbine ad Buckeye Wind Kaglnee, Buckeye Force Pumpi. Buckeye. Globe and Champion Lawn Mowers. Send for Illustrated C»t»lo*ue indPirleea to - MAST. FOOS A CO. SPRIMCFIELD, O. STAPLES in All Varieties, Double-Pointed Tacks, Etc. 151 in <1 Staples a Specialty. TAUNTON WIRE NML CO., Manufacturers of WIRE TACK - NAIL SPECIALTIES, TAUNTON - MASS. DUPLICATING SAMPLES A SPECIALTY. J Established 1830, THE PLYMOUTH MILLS. Rivets, Trunk Nails, Tacks, Clout Nails, Burrs, Wire Nails. PL YMO UTH, MA SS. Iron, Bridge, Shafting anl General Work. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Q tto C OO., 705-707 Phenix Building, - Chicago* COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, Brass and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Staples. New York Agency, James S. Mender- son, successor to Disosway A Henderson, Hardware. Agents for Philadelphia Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE. BRANCHES ■I 608 SEARS BUIL&INC, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. LOBING A PARKS, PLYMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1812. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1851. DUNBAR. HDBART A CO., WHITMAN, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. A. FIELD A SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRHAVEN, MASS. -» IN OLD COLONY RIVET CO., PLYMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. 5 ESTABLISHED IN 1867. MANUFACTURERS OF Taoks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nails, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls. Finishing Nalls. Patent Brads, Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Tacks, Escutcheon Pins, Eyelets, Glaziers’ Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other articles. We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock in the world, known brands we continue to use, and either will be furnished upon request. Store and our factories. MAIN OFFICE, 508 SEARS B UILDING. 199 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON', MASS. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE, 116 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE, 239 & 241 TAKE ST., CHICAGO, XXX. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHO USE, 408 MARRET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAI. BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE , 406 COMMERCE ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The foregoing \ We have long distance telephone connection with our NewYi well ork Steel and Iron Bridges. Iron Buildings, Roofs and General Structural Work in Iron and Steel, Hachine 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, C ENTRAL OFFICE, WESTERN OFFICE. 136 Liberty Street. Chicago, III. Kansas City, Mo. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines FOR STEFl, IRON AND OTHER METALS A SPECIALTY. Works at Homewood Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, PITTSBURGH, PA. Perfect workmanship, Wear and cost of operating rodooed to mlnlmsm, WE WARRANT \ Long life of saw-blade, Full contact of teeth, l And best general results. f\ A Ilf O for Railroads, Steel Foundries SAWS Bridge Works ’ Rolling Mills! Etc., a Specialty. AMERICAN- (Bank mt America Building.) 44 Wall Street. - NEW YORK Oomfpondenoe of Funiooe# Invited. IRON AND STEEL ROOFING, Corrugated Iron, Galvanized Eave Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co., Cambridge, O. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. Gautier Steel Department of Cambria Iron Co., Corrugated, Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Roofing & Sidin' JOHNSTOWN, 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, T edder Forks and Springs, Spring Harrow Teeth, Harrow (Drag) Teeth, Seal Springs, etc. Plow Steel: Flat and Finished Plow Shapes, Digger Blades, Slabs (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Rolled Lay, etc. Iron Buildings, Roofs. Doors, Shutters, Cornices.. Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CD** Office, 6 Dey Street, Room 13, NEW YORK. New Passenger Station, C* R. R. of N.J., Jersey City, N* J., over 30,000 square feet of Glass* COLD ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS skylights CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office 102 Chambers St- S. W- Cor. 5th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenlx Building (No. 4.) Iron and THE CINCINNATI »- CORRUGATING CO. PIQUA, OHIO. Corrugated, “V” Crimped, Standing Seam. Galvanized Iron and Tin Plate. Mention The Iron Age and receive Catalogue free. Steel — Roofing. ERECTED ANYWHERE. CONSTRUCTED ON “ Miwell System ” ImpensliaUle Glazing. (Sole Agents). Warranted tight and free from drip. Built by PLENTY HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS, 145 Liberty St., New York City. Iron Palm-houses, Greenhouses, Conserva¬ tories and Skylights a Specialty. Elustrated Catalogue free. Correspondence Solicited. A. MILNE & CO., Iron and Steel IMPORTERS AND DEALERS, IV o. 1 Broadway, New York. S Oliver 8t.,Boston. James A. Miller k Bro., 129 and 131 South Ciinton St., CHICAGO, MANUFACTURERS, Roof of MachiDe Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. I '- . ...... CORRUGATED p ROOFING AND SIDING. Send for Circular and Prices. PHILLIPS, TOWHSEHD & CO., North Penn Junction, Philadelphia. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. D* H. ANDREWS, Prop’r, _ _ j. K. WORCESTER, Chief Eng 1 !. [N. n.j iNavy Kara. Rivets marked “P” are not of our If^MILLER, Jr., See'y. make ‘ We make onl y Arst-ClaSS NORWAY B. H. BHOWN, Con. Eng*I 1 RON RIVETS. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE, THE IRON AGE. 19 Lukens Iron # Steel Co."“T™ Tho First to make Boiler Plates in America. 07km. Huston, Prest. A. F. Huston , Vice-Prest. C. L. Huston , GeriL Mgr. Robt. B. Haines,. Jr., Secy. Jos. Humpton, Treat. STEEL AND IRON PLATES *0 EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, 3-16 INCH TO 1* INCH. -ESTABLISHED 1810.- WORKS : PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: Jr*'■**«/■ CJ£1 il) PIC I PON— .03 or under. SCRAP- .03 or .05 or under. OP fc—f or O. H. and Furnace Use. MELTING 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 PH4ENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANUFACTURE ALL THEIR PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IRON AND OPEN HEARTH STEEL. Beams, Cfcaanels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes, Round, Flat and Square BARS of all sizes. Especially adapted for Bridge and Ship Builders, Fire-proof Buildings, Shafting and all Structural Purposes. Specialties, In Wrought Iron or Steel:—Phoenix Columns and Upset Eye-Bars of all sizes,. Roof Trusses, Girders, Joists and Built-up Shapes of every description. AGENTS Edward Corning & Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning & Co , 70 Kilby St., BOSTON, MASS; James B. 8toeks, 132Market St., SAN FRaNOISoO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery, CHICAGO. POTTSYILLE IRON AND STEEL GO, Pottsville, Pa., PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF STRUCTURAL IRON AND STEEL, Viz, I Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Tees, Angles, Plates and Bars; and also Open Hearth Steel Billets, Blooms and Slabs. BREWERY, MALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Designers and Constructors oi Roofs, Trusses, Columns, See. TESTED CHAINS. 8RADLEE - & - CO, - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Beach Sc Otis Sts., - Philadelphia.. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings, “ D. B. G." Special Crane Cham. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. €. T. WELLMAN. President. JOHN P. CROZER, Treasurer. C. H. WELLMAN, Superintendes t S. H. CHAUVENET, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO, -MANUFACTURERS OF- Highest Grade Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box am) Boiler Plate. Bessemer Steel Ship and Tank Plate. Open Hearth and Bessemer Blooms and Slabs. Low Phosphorus Pig Iron. ---PLATES UP TO 126 INCHES IN WIDTH.- General Office and Works, Thurlow, Delaware County, Pa. Chicago, Ills., No. 656 “ The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Street E. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., IRON * STEEL MERCHANTS, U8 Balm! Stint, ■ Philideliihli. UIFFLIN WHEELER. GL w. NICOLLS. Nicolls, Wheeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., 116 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa, -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, Ac., do Steel and Iron Plates, New and Old Ralls, EDWARD CORNING Ik CO. MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT8 AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. BEAMS, CHANNELS, ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, BARS, RODS. IRON <■ STEEL HOOPS, BANDS, SPIKES, FISH-PLATES, BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. 29 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 237 vSO. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. CORRISPONRCNCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERS! 70 KILBY ST., BOSTON. Hosted by Google 20 THE IRON AGE. EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 202 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Tig, Bar and .Railroad Iron, Old Balls, 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 (Ya.) and other Pig Irons. Storage Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which is connected with Penn. R. R. and Its various connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts issued. Gash advances made 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. a. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. a. Hiroa B. H. WILSON & CO., 999 and 994 South Third St, Philadelphia, BROKERS AMD DMILEBS Dt IRON and STEEL Correspondence solicited. J. W- Hoffman & Co., 333 «nd 335 Walnut Street, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FIG IKON, Iron and Steel Plates and Shapes. Ralls, Can and Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN & CO. IKON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Ballltt Banding, 185 South Fourth St., Phila. Agents foi Brier Hill, Lehigh, Stratton AND MUIEKIEK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck ban, Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsvllle Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFG. CO. Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor. 2Sd and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. A, R. WHITNEY & CO., MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN IRON and^STEEL. AGENCIES: CARNEGIE STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Material, Steel and Iron Columns, Beams, Channels, Shapes and Plates, bteel Beams Rolled to 21 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 TORE WORKS, Boiler Flues. amkrican wire nail machines, over 900 working satisfactorily in the United States, 25 in Europe and 100 in Canada. i 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. C. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PHILADELPHIA. Foundry, Forgre and Bessemer Pig Irons. Coal, Coke and Steel Ralls. Sole Agents foi PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES. W. s. PILLING. PILLING -AND- CRANE. T. I. CRANK IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Siahs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry n se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA. 1DWIN R. MANN. HUE A 1ST INT c*3 C Sole Agents. PRANK SAMUEL. Guaranteed .03 # or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Kiverside 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. cfc SHEET IRON. ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Jrders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke Staok Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMPERUANP NAIL ANP IRON CO., MANU7AOTUBKB8 OP " CDMBEBUHD ” MILS & BOUGHT IRON PIPE, 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. j. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 181 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* Mock Bars and ConnellsvlUe Coke. JAMES McKAY & CO., . 29th and Liberty Streets, Pittsburgh. Pa., Manufacturers of COIL AND CRANE CHAINS STEEL CHAIN A SPECIALTY. WRITE FOR PRICES. G. LINDSAY Ac CO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St„ PHILA. IRON STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all Purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Bteel Structures. D rop forge D MERRILL BROS., 466 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D..N. Y FITZSIMONS db oo., COLD DRAWN -MANUFACTURERS- SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON STEEL Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. Francis Hobson, Seaman * Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD, Sole Manufacturers of eoie flianuracturers of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” (xx) Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. HOBSON'S “ CHOICE” Extra Quality Needle "Wire* SEAMAN'S “NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls. &o. WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. • - - * CHAS. HU GILL, Agent. THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. CRITOI BLE OAST S TEEL. JERE ABBOTT & CO., Agents and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, BC OLIVER ST. BOSTON. 23 CLIFF ST., NEW YO RK. Si & Cl WARDLOW, SHEFFIELD, England Manufacturers of the Celebrated Cast and Double Shear Steel, !m Bars, Sheets and Colls, for fine Pen and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Carvers, Butchers’ Knives, Files, Band Saws Clock Watch and all ether Springs j also Sole Makers of the Special Brand fit TOIIPU ** Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives if every description, and for Turning and all other ■ V \A ■■ Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St., New York._Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG, AGENT FOR N. M, HOGLUND'S SONS & GO., OF STOCKHOLM Swedish and Norway Iron. Bessemer andL Open Beartta. steel. 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. CARLISLE WORKS, Late WILSON HAWKS WORTH, ELLISON <fc CO„ (ESTABLISHED 1826.) S