The Iron Age : Vol. LII : No. 1 : July 6, 1893

The §o4Jm^ A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Meta* ' ± } ades X..6'o JPu.blish.ed ©very Thursday Morning by David Williams, Nos. 90, 98, lOO <fclOS Read© St., New York, Vol. LII: No. I. New York, Thursday, July 6,1893. £4.30 a Year, Including Postage. Single Copies, Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents.page 40 Classified List of Advertisers— “ 133 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers “ 137 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 47 WORLD’S FAIR, 1893. containing superb specimens of the most recent improvements in TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. LOUIS Manufacturers of Traek Fastenings. Boat Spikes, Goldie Spikes._ Mining Rails. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE. Low in Price and Guaranteed. Send for circulars and fac-simile chart. THE BRISTOLS' MFG. CO. _ Waterbary, Conn. _ SOLID BRAIDED CORDAGE. All Kinds. Sizes and Colors. Send for Samples. Samson Gordage Works, BOSTON, MASS. UOKIjES. RANDOLPH & CLOWES, WATERBURY, - CONN. Western Depot, 71 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill. / 101 John St., New York. Rrnnrh offirps* ) 333 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Branch unices../ iUilk ^ Boston, Mass. Room 208 Neave Building, Cincinnati, O. SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS AND COPPER TUBING. Hot and Cold Rolled Sheet Copper and Brass of all kinds. DISCS4I STEM PRESSURE jpa If you have trouble with Discs, write us. We can furnish Discs, or V. Valves, that will be satisfactory. There are dealers who sell \\Disc8 as “ J enkins, ,> when they know they are not genuine. 1EESSn JENKJN^OROS.’ valves are stamped with trade mark. JENKINS BROS. ( 71 JOHN ST., N\ Y. 21 NORTH FIFTH ST.. PHILA. 106 MILK ST.. BOSTON. 31 and 33 N. CANAL ST.. CHICAG O bbanch office Cleveland 136 Liberty St,, City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, O. DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes. The best made, (Beaman’s Patent Improved.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BAK ER. { cteapesTKeSket. Made only by MATTBEAI, I3MG-H.AM c *5 OO., Factory and Main Office : BALTIMORE, MD. Branch : 64 Reade St., N. Y • Leading manufacturers of Stamped and Patent Pieced Tin Ware and Galvanized Iron Ware. T." E Avery Stamping Co. We retin Iron, Steel and Copper. CLEVELAND, O. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SEE PAGE 3. THE WILMOT it HOBBS MFC. CO. ^MOUNteo Heavy Blanking, Pressing! Stamping. Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. Manufacturers of Al. Nickle Finish Standard Wrought Gongs Capacity 50,000 Bells per day. Orders filled promptly from stock. Also unexcelled 18 Karat BRONZED BELLS. ,A cheap and elegant finish. Mills and Factories. Bridgeport, Coon. Store, 20 Murray Street, New York. The only Coke you oau buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works la the heart of the Region, within four miles of Connells ville, Pa. CAPACITY, 3,000 TON’S DAIL.Y. W. J, RAINEY, MAIN OFFICE: Mercantile Bank Building. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE, ^ NSONIA gRASS ^ C opp er Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot popper. jWaterbury Brass Co. The Plume & Atwood Mfg.Co. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings, Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 Cliff Street, - - New York. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, lOO John Street, - New York. VADE MECUH. A work of reference for the use of Architects, Archi-, tectural Iron Workers, Builders, Blacksmiths, Book¬ keepers. Boiler Makers, Contractors, Civil, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Mining, Stationary, Marine and Locomo¬ tive Engineers, Foremen of Machine Shons, Firemen, Master Mechanics of Railroads. Master Car Builders, Machine Shop Proprietors, Machinery Jobbers, Ma¬ chinery Salesmen, Machinists, Pattern Makers, Rail¬ way Superintendents, Railway Supply Agents, Road- masters, Superintendents of Factories and Business Men generally. Compiled and Arranged by D. B. DIXON, And with a mostlexhaustive Electrical Department by THOS. G. GRIER, A Prominent Specialist. 480 Pages, 83*C x5% inches, Cloth, $2.50. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price, by DAYID WILLIAMS, Publisher & Bookseller, 96-102 READE ST., NEW YORK. 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 LECLANCHE BATTERY. MANUFACTURERS OF Established 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger¬ man Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubing, COPPER RIVETS AND BURS PERCUSSION CAPS, TAPE MEASURES, METALLIC EYELETS, Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, &o., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. 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. 126 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. 1. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. New Haven Copper Co.. SOLS MAKERS OP POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING COPPER. Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF cast steal Angers and Bits oi 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, I 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 TUBINC, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Brass and Copper Tablnff, Bare and Insulated Wire for Elec¬ tric Lighting aud Street Ball¬ way Use, Lamp Goods aud Kerosene Burners in great variety. factories: 25 Park Place, Waterbury, Conn. New York. SeOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of NEW YORK. BRASS GOODS MPG. 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 aud 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 SBeatlilug COPPER WIRE AND RIVETS. Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CUFF ST., NEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes. BUTT HINGES, BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIES. PURE ALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 458 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 2tf 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 9 Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop¬ per Bods, Brass Ferrules, Fare Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, &c. Rough Casting: of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, German Silver Bronze and all kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of Chandeliers, Metal Picture Frames. Ink Stands, Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Louis Bronze & Aluminum Works, 3741-3743 North Broadway, ST. LOUIS,.MO. osted by Google THE IRON AGE. 3 ELEPHANT TRADE-MARK. Jill GENUINE | INGOTS & MANUFACTURES BEAR OUR REC.JfJAOE MARKS. „ c Sfcl~ PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. ThePhosphor Bronze Smelting Co.Limited 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in the United States and Sole Makers of"ELEPHANT BRAND'’Phosphor-Bronze, PHOSPHOR BRONZE. The Wm, Cramp & Sons S, & E, B, Co,, PHILADELPHIA, penna. BIR..A.SS FOUNDERS. Q-ENUINE SLY-?.: MAKK FOUNDERS. YORK AMO THOMPSON STS. f SOLE MANTJTACTTJRERS OP 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 . BRASS, BRONZE, £ . j COMPOSITION and I. L. I ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heavy and Light. F.L. GAYLORD CO. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. PHOSPHOR TIN, MANUFACTURED BY THE THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS OR CASTINGS, AND DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD. Large Castings a Specialty* Bridgeport ID ©oxidized Bronze and Mota.1 Co,, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. nPHQRV STEAM GAUGE V/ITVOD T A ND VALVE CO. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Branches i NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON, flrpASsjuo«.J. Flne Castings by new pressure pro- cess, equal to band cut work, In Bronze, Brass, Aluminum and German Silver. Ma- chlnery Name Plates 1%, cents per sq. In. Ainmirinm Bronze Dies, Metal Molds and Mechanical Castings absolutely true to pattern. AND YOU WILL USE NO OTHER | THE HIGNESTAND RICHEST GRADE MADE; MANUFACTURED OMLW BV THE CRESCENT PH05PN0RIZED METAL CO TIN. OFFICE AND WORKS mZIDyIIP^ HP Zllf INDIANA AV. PHILADELPHIA. PA. V io, Brai Chester, Pa 4 and Composition Castings'. Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” Manufaoturerg o± PHOSPHOR-BRONZE TO PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Specifications In Ingot metal or castings. T—WILIVIOT & HOBBS.MFC. COMPANY Especially solicit orders for "Soft** and " Extra Soft-" Plain Bine Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP M2 PLATE STEEL. Great'accnracy 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 FOR' DIFFICULT"PRESSED, STAMPED,* DRAWN^WORKiT&a. A yew(IgBaSAKncaKaZHQRATBDTOBr-.r^^ r sZT cv* c • A** ■esaea^K & mwM ijf A CwRainSw$imH w \ ■w The above illustrates something of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work which oan be made fro m tbteMRt aet. f RICES GREATLY REDUCED ®.•"ffUSSgamS'flfir* 1 BRIDGE RPRT,>OONI(» A PHOSPHOR-TIN By using my phosphor tin manufa^{ URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE U t | PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves. BY THta SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING. MUCH | CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO i.V$| HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OR OLD C0PPE;>| CAN BE USED, for circulars an 5*p£ic? address HALK A_ NAUMANN N o t f ^° E RX J Agents™* THt U.S. a "2CANADA. / a’ WIRE NAILS. INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO. Crawfordsville, Ind. Hosted by Dogle 4 THE IRON AGE, WASHBURN & MOEN MFG. CO. Works: Worcester, Mass., and Waukegan, III. Copper ■ m m Rods Insulated \M\§ I IJ Springs Glidden Barbed If 1# I I X Bale Ties Waukegan Barbed Rope and Cable. Makers of Iron, Steel and Copper. Warehouses: ««* York, 16 CM St.; CMcago, 101 » 109 Late St.; San Francisco, 8 010 Hue St; Houston, Hms. WIRE ,w I’CHYj WORCESTER., Mass, rv>- The American Hetal Go. (LIMITED), Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. O. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, BULLION, IRON. Advances made on Consignments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton & Co., - - London. Merallgesellscliait, Frankfort-on-Main. Williams, Foster & Co., Ld., Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING CO., MANUFiCTUREBS OF TRENTON IRON CO. 7RENT$M.<J. cooper Hewitt^go. wire rope ^ 17 BURLING SLJP^ TR AMWAY^ Ac-. AU KIND oiSL f i Pl liL SPI,ll,GS - STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. thing Its and Bluff Streets, - PITTSBURGH, PA Telephone 706. WM. MCFARLAND, IRON FOUNDER, TRENTON, - - IV. J, Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Guaranteed. Best Anti-Friction Metal for all machinery bearings. l/ni i ITr Bor high speed and heavy crushing weight it has no »U LU 1 uj equal. Introduced in this country since 1891 and has 1A/IDC displaced ,aU Anti-Friction metals it has come In con- WIH L tact with i THEODORE HIERTZ & SON, SOLE MFRS., alia Manufacturers Babbitt Metal*, Solder, Lead Seals, &c. Cl AT STFEL 30th StM*J& Park Ave„ St. l-ouis, Mo. »-r»» w SPRINGS ft Agricultural Implements, Machin- O er Y and yar:*0U3 other purposes. Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO, MANUFACTURERS. MONTPEIilBR. TV Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE, 5 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. mmmAm ttaktrs §f Iron 9 Bessemer, Siemens-Martin and Crucible Cast Steel Wire oi all kinds, annealed, soft and hard drawn i Coppered Spring Wire for Furniture Springs, See,, Coppered Soft Wires, Baling Wires, Suspension Bridge and Bops Wires of all kinds. Sec, STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CUSS 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 tenkper. 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, Rnle and Tape Line and Eyeglass Wires, Sea, Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Spring Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made lor speolal 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 of all kinds and for all purposes. Special Wires and Springs o± Every Description. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. Igl Hi CALIFORNIA WIRE WORKS, ft Fremont Street, - ^in Francisco, Cal. DUNBAR BROS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs of every description, from best Cast Steel, BRISTOL, CONN. FRED NOURSE CO., xl'fi'i'i' 1 : STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS, 316, 317 and 319 East 22d St , New York. MANUFACTURERS OF SPRIN^ WIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS AND MINING PURPOSES. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY, Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. THE CELEBRATED ‘SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. SET THE BW, Hosted by Goo£ ; THE IRON AGE. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building, 1 19 S. 4th St. NEW YORK Potter Building, 38 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 P 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 44 Plain Words about Patents.” Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCLUSIVELY. References Furnished 6n Application. B. B. 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 for examination to determine patentability. Send model and description. New Book Free. S. C. FITZGERALD, Washington, D. C PATENTS. H. W. T. JENNER. Patent Attorney and Me- •hanical Expert. 619 Seventh St., Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. EstabKrhed 1883. F. H. ARNOLD, Designer* ARTISTIC METAL WORK, New Britain, Conn. SPRINGS—RIVETS. Specialties in SHEET METAL WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CLARK & COWLES, Piainville, Ct. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO., North Penn Junction, Philadelphia. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P” are not of our ni'vke. We make only fir8t-0l&88 Norway Iron*’Rivets. ST. LOUIS, Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pi. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., Manufacturers of WIRE in great variety. NEW HAVEN, ooisrisr. Wire Cloth ZffZZZl SCHEELER A SONS, irtrcrb MainStW * ‘ Buffalo, N. Yi Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. T 1 ALSO MANUFACTURERS 07 GENERAL WIREWOBK. Window Guards, . Stable Fixtures, BAILINGS, ■ Sand-Screens Coal Screens Etc. .h' \yk.k*\ «\m :HH, \ YftYYYY\ litiA MH-Hv SAY-^V H:*k \nh\YvY. GVtfYW. -44l,. .r^jHv jlrli-l-T-l . r.i-H-M-ui- i 1 BARBED "W IRE. Prompt shipment made direct from our Warehouses. BALE TIES, FENCE WIRE, STAPLES, WIRE HSTAILS. WRITE US FOR PRICES. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., St. Louis, Mo. WICKWIRE BROTHERS, COR ™J^- v Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, Coal Sieves, Flour Sieves, Corn Poppers, Dish Covers, Metallic Coal Sieves. NEW PROCESS Cortland POWER LOOM WIRE CLOTH. Every roll wrapped in Pink Paper and has our name on label. KILMER MFC. CO. NEWBURGH, N. Y. y MANUFACTURERS OF STEEL WIRE RODS, BALE TIES, BARBWIRE. BEST QUALITY Fen ce Wir e Staples, Galvanized Wire Ornamental Fencing, Cable Wire, Crape Wire, Hop Yard Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &c. Our New Empire Bale Tie. BRANCH HOUSE: 543-545 State Street, Chicago, III. Address aU export communications to W D. MEIGHAN, 111 Water Street, New York City. The Leading Authority on Business Law. PARSONS’ THE LAWS OF BUSINESS, For all the States and Territories of the Union. By Theophilus Parsons, LL.D. 864 pages, 6x9 inches: full leather .$4.50 This is a work almost indispen¬ sable to every business man, as a guide in transactions which 'are occurring constantly. r It constitutes a library of law on daily business affairs and is used for constant reference by many of the leading concerns throughout the country. The volume treats fully and clearly of contracts, sales, agency, agreements and assessments, stop¬ page and transitu, considerations, limitations, notes and bills of ex¬ change, interest and usury. Em¬ braces chapters on commercial law in general, bonds, assignments, guaranty, the statute of frauds, receipts and releases, payment, partnership, arbitration, carriage of goods and passengers by rail¬ road and other carriers, hotel keepers, patents, copyrights, stat¬ ute of limitations, the law of place, shipping, marine, fire and life in¬ surance, deeds of land, mortgages of land, mortgages of personal property, leases, liens of mechan¬ ics and material men, the recovery of debts, wills, executors and ad¬ ministrators, guardians, and the legal rights of farmers, &c. Also abstracts of the laws of all the States and Territories relating to the collection of debts, usury, the execution and acknowledgment of deeds, witness required to wills, holidays and days of grace, me¬ chanics’ liens, chattel mortgages, and nearly 300 approved forms which have been tested in courts. Pent prepaid on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 READE ST., NEW YORK. Hosted by Google 8 THE IRON AGF. Reliance Wire S Iron Works, Milwaukee, wis. ARCHITECTURAL WIRE AND IRON WORKERS. Wire Cloth, Galvanized Fencing and Netting, Wire Lath, Wire and Iron Fences and Railings, Window Guards, Stable Fixtures, Bank and Office Railings, all kinds of Brass, Wire and Iron Work for Buildings and Offices. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Manufacturers of Every Description of ■ WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Perforated Metals. Cloth and Nettings. Clinton “Standard” (Number 33 Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. FACTORY AND GENERAL OFFICE: CLINTON, MASS. NEW YORK, 76 Beekman Street. BOSTON, 199 Washington Street. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street The Gilbert A Bennett Mfg. Co, Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth. Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. Galvanized Wire Poultry Netting. “ Cottage” Lawn & Carden Fencing. The World’s Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. House Furnishing Wire Goods. -MANUFACTURE- WIRE CLOTH, NETTING] Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, Wire Goods, WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND'S METAL FURRING. 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester, Mass. OATCNTrn • i aaa NEW PROCESS MANUFACTURERS OF EVERT DESCRIPTION OF HARD STEEL W j RE CLOTH and NETTING GALVANIZED - liiinr MCTTIMn Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, ” II I- ■ I IllUa \i/inr i atuimc unncr riiDtueuuiD u/ior nnnnc HARD STEEL WIRE Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS SEND FOR LATEST CATALOGUE. IPennsy 1 vania Wire Works, 233 & 235 Arch st„ Philadelphia EDWARD DARBY * SONS. SXTMMEDEL =:= =:■ We R the People. =:» O-OODS ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SCREENS,) PENNSYLVANIA” 1 SCREEN DOORS ‘ PENNSYLVANIA,” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTING, “DARBY ” and “SPECIAL” “STANDARD,” “CORTLAND” -ALSO- “EXCELSIOR,” w.mpvAur Door - and - Window - Stick* “ELECTRIC,” WINDOW SCREEN _and— “ROBERTS.”! WIRE CLOTH. CORNER BRACKETS. sfirjustg hin-gkes—door pulls. Write for Prices. “ STANDARD,” “ EXCELSIOR,” ELECTRIC,” “ROBERTS.” 0003 SCREEN DOORS -ALSO-- Door - and - Window - Sticks- -AND— CORNER BRACKETS. PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOIIi MANUFACTURERS the ROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. • NEW JERSEY ■ WIRE CLOTH CO. TRENTON, tl * and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY NEW YORK. 171 AND 173 LAKE*STREET CHICAGO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING , AND FARM FENCING. 26 and 27 FREMONTSTREET SAN FRANCIdCO. Hosted by Go( ' le THE IRON AGE, 9 FOUNDERS IN BRASS AND COM¬ POSITION, HEAVY AND LICHT CAST¬ INGS. P. P- EMORY MFC. CO. -: ESTABLISHED 1850.:- SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Good Work, Fair Prices. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. COPPERSMITHS, and Manufacturers of COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, EXPANSION PIPES AND COILS. RESERVOIR VASES. Lawn Furniture, Statuary, Office and Counter Railing, Wire Signs, Guards, Cresting, Columns, Iron Stairs, Balcony Railing, Stable Fixtures, Jail Cells, etc. CATALOGUE FREE. E. T. BARNUM, - DETROIT, MICH. MENTION' THIS PAPER. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. Office and Salesroom, 157H Euclid At*., MAN 1 1A 1 7 1 1 LJ KER8 OS' WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING. Stable Fixtures, Crestlngs, Terminals, Wire Office and Counter Bailing, lawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna* mental and Structural Ironwork. The Perfect Lawn Fence. Cheap as Wood. s-Ln '•Hr AFTER HARTMAN MFG. CO., - Works, BEAVER FALLS, PA. nniuniirn { 277 Broadway, New York. branches j suasm 0 *- WRITE FOR CATALOGUE -A-NIC PRICES. Steel Wire Fence Board. DEKALB FENCE CO., - - DeKalb, III AGENClESa Eastern-HICKS & DICKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. 8outhern-W. B. BEUKNAP ACO Iritulsvllle, Ky. Western-WYETH HARDWARES MFG. CO., S^Jo^ph. Mo. Jndl Ma^a ^m^ lean—INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO.. Crawfordsvilie, Ind* Texas—G. K. liEKlWETHhB, lfallas THE BEST WIRE MAT ON EARTH Strongest, Handsomest, Flexible, Cheapest. Will not wear out of shape or corners turn up. W. & L. FLEXIBLE. Wear longer than any wire mat made. Write for discounts. WHITE MFC. CO., Minneapolis, Minn. CHAMPION IRON CO. SPECIALTIES. Iron Stairs and Jail Work, Builders’ and Or¬ namental Iron Work and the only manufact¬ urers of Malleable Iron Cresting guaranteed against breakage; also manufacturers of the Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and Lift Pumps. Send for 166-page Catalogue. Largest Iron Fence and Railing Work* In U. S. KENTON. - OHIO. W. S. ESTEY, No. 65 FDLTON ST., NEW YORK, MANUFACTURES OF WIRE OIiOTH Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanized and Steel Wire of all meshes and grades. For Mining, Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth, V\/ Ilrt-E! vV OUBL For BanI, Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts Window Guards, &c. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. B T Baud Screens. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Tree Protector. McCallips’ Pat. Tlie Best Tree Guard on tlie market. Price $12 per doz. Discount to tlie Trade. Iron Fences,Wire Fences ana Build ers’ Wi re Work. McCallip Fence & Wire Works' 485 OaK Street, COL UMBUSjL -""bino" 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. Hender¬ son, successor to Disosway dt Henderson, Hardware. Agents for Philadelphia Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. Corrugatedi Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Roofing & Sldln* Iron Buildings, Boofs. Doors, Shutters, Cornice* Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office, 6 Dey Street, Room 18, NEW YORK. Hosted by Google 10 THE IRON AGE. THE 8EILIN IRON MIKE CO., Engineers, Architects and Builders in Iron and Steel. Office and Works, No. 5 Railroad Avenue, EAST BERLIN, CONN. This illustration is taken direct from a photograph and shows the interior of a machine shop designed and built by us for the Bridgeport Machine Tool Co., at Bridgeport, Conn. The building con¬ sists of two parts, each 40 ft. in width. That shown in the immediate foreground being one story high for erecting room, while that portion of the building shown on the right is two stories high—light woik being do.ne on the second floor. M j]Ml j IV !ID; --' ;Binw|j mu- mi We are prepared to furnish Corrugated Iron, painted both sides, all sizes and gauges. Our Oil Finished Corrugated Iron is superior in lasting qualities to any in the market. The above illustration shows our regular pattern of Double thickness Corrugated iron shutters, composed of two plates of corrugated iron (with corrugations running at right angles to each other) built into a heavy angle iron frame, thoroughly sup* ported by bands, flanges, hinges and latch bars, forming a fire proof shutter which will not warp, twist or bend when exposed to the most severe heats. SEND FOE, ILLUSTRATED CATALOQ-UE. CHAS. M. JARVIS, Pres, and Chief Engineer, BURR K. FIELD, Vice - President, GEO. H. SAGE, Secretly, F. L. WILCOX, Hosted by Treasurer, Google THE IRON AGE. 11 STEEL, IRON, COPPER, ZINC, BRASS AND TIN PERFORATED. ftraln Cleaning Machinery; Woolen, Cotton, Paper Pulp, Bice, Flour and Oil Mills; Distilleries, Sugar and Malt Houses; Gas, Water, Brick and Tile Works, Filters, Ventilators, &c; Oil, Gas and Yapor Stores, Lanterns, Lamps, etc. Perforated Filter Press Plates lor Paraffine Wax, Cotton- _ TVY _ ACIDULATED WATERS Seed Oil, Sugar and THE HARRINGTON & ICING PERFi CO*j 1,11,1 other purpow. Main Office & Works, 224 to 240 Union Street, pUlpAPn III II Q A Hirdneffl ^d p of r Eastern office. No 284 Pearl St., New York. UllluAuU, ILL; U, Oi H. iiegt BteeL Screen Plates for Coal, Coke, and r Ore Separators, Jigs, Trommels, Washers and Sizers. Heayy steel aM Iron Plats* 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 TO W1TH6TAHD AOTTOH OF LOW PRICES For every kind of fancy or staple wire goods, for in¬ terior or exterior use. Send for Prices and Catalogue “ B.” LANGE FENCE and WIRE CO., - - St. Louis, Mo. Bryant No. 1 achine. Gives True, Clean, Rapid Work. For General Bridge r and Railway Work. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. THE Q & C COMPANY. 102-707 Phoenix Bldg., - CHICAGO, ILL. Our Galvanized Roofing Will Outlast your Building. It is Rain, Rust, and Fire-Proof, and Cheaper now than ever before. Needs No Paint. Our little book THE CINCINNATI CORRUGATING CO. # “ The Life of an Iron Roof, or \ How long will it last,” sent free. BOX Q, PIQUA, OHIO. F Mention The Iron Age, E. H. TITCHENER & CO. (Late Bing, Wire Goods Co.) BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. n —MANUFACTURERS OF— PROTECT Your Offices, Stores and Warehouses from fire and burglars by using Metallic Doors and Shutters Made from wood and covered with Iron or steel, render¬ ing them stiff'and preventing warping in case of Are. Made from heavy boiler plate iron. Made from double corrugated iron or steel. Made to fit any size opening. Estimates furnished upon application. GARRY IRON & STEEL ROOFING GO., CLEVELAND, OHIO. STAPLES in All Varieties, Double-Pointed Tacks, Etc. Blind. Staples a Specialty* OXFORD IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIKES. J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 88 and 85 Washington Street , NEW YORK. Established 1830 . THE PLYMOUTH MILLS. Rivets, Trunk Nalls, Tacks Clout Nalls, Burrs, Wire Nails. PLYMOUTH, MASS. BORDEN & LOVELL, TO AND 71 WEST STREET, NET TORE. Steel, Iron and Vire Nails. Hosted by Google 12 THE IRON AGE. 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. I | BBNBAB, HOBAKT & CO., WHITMAN, MASS. LORING A PARKS, PLYMOUTH, MAS*. 1 ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1848, BRANCHES: < A. FIELD A SONS, TAUNTON, MASS- TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. I ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. AMERICAN TACK CO., FA1RHAVEN, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1807. OLD COLONY RIVET CO., PIsYMOtJTH, MASS* ESTABLISHED IN 1806. MANUFACTURERS OF* Tttks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nails, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nalls, Patent Brads, Hungarlao Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Tacks, Escutcheon Pins, Eyelets, Blazlers’ Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springe, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other articles. We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock in the world. Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The foregoinglwel) mown brands we continue to use, and either will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our NewTorl •tore and our factories. MAIN OFFICE, SO8 SEARS BUILDING, 199 WASHINGTON STBOSTON . MASS. BRANCH OFFICE A WAREHOUSE, 116 CHAMBERS ST., NEW FORK. BRANCH OFFICE A WAREHOUSE, 239 A 241 LAKE ST., CHICAGO • ILL. BRANCH OFFICE A WAREHOUSE, 408 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. BRANCH OFFICE A WAREHOUSE, 406 COMMERCE ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA, HjQMwMiiilaifc.il 1 m ■ft ■ 1 r ■ ■ Wood Screws, Machine Screws, Stove Bolts, Tire Bolts, Sink Bolts, Tacks, Trunk, Clout and Small Nails. CLEVELAND, OHIO. QUARTER of mrnmm GRAND CROSS ms CHIC AG OfllLt U.SJl. Tacks, Wire Nails and Brads, Hoop Nails, Staples, Silver and Japanned Lining and Saddle Nails, Double-Pointed Tacks, Slating and Roofing Nails. BONNIE BLUE TACKS, ioo Kegs full of Tacks for $1.50. PARISIAN GILT NAILS. 20 Papers in a Carton. Carton retails for $1.00; costs 50 Cents. BILL NYE BRAD BOX. BEST TACK PULLER IN MARKET. FULL OF TACKS. 168 Pa P ers w,re Brads, assorted, from ^ to j in. Each paper just right to retail for 5 cents. Retails at $7.20 per Gross. Costs $4.00. Brings $8.40; costs $4.00. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, MACHINE TOOL WORKS, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF IMPROVED METAL WORKING MACHINES. Branch of HEINR. EHRHARDT, DUESSELDORF, GERMANY. Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines of our own make a Specialty, Machine Tools for Railway Shops, Bridge Builders, Architectural Iron Works, Steel and Iron Foundries, Machine and Blacksmith Shops, Iron and Steel Works, Rolling Mills, Forges, etc.. Hydraulic Machinery. Lathes f° r special purposes, Presses for Corrugated Iron, Straightening Machines, Milling and Grinding Machines, and others. Catalogues furnished on application. Send for prices and discounts Machines can be seen in operation Qt our Works or at the Chioago Exposition. )sted by Google THE IRON AGE. 19 HQ IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c.. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON. Waterbury, Conn, 5T< American Wire Nail Co. ANDERSON, IND. u -*D- ~~ - .J,' - 1^'- •. j*y £ STEEL 1 ROD GALVANIZED PLAIN ' FENCE ALL KINDS WIRE 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. 1 The SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. MANUFACTURED WIRE NAILS, Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office; - SALEM, OHIO, BRANCH OFFICES x Room 28, 277 Broadway, New York. 415 Phenix Bldg., Chicago. 200 Amer. Central Bld’g, St. Louis. 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. HZ. PHILLIPS A SONS SOUTH HANOVER, MASS. TACKS P. R. EMMONS St BRO 21 WARREN ST., NEW YORK. FITfiFTTiMif rtt l'r I MhH gjn.hlnlg Mil* £ H a. col a UJ Cfc w o ^ CO £ THE IRON AGE. 15 TEMPORA MUTANTUR ET NOS MUTAMUR IN ILLIS. _ 7 • • - ._:_ _ . . . Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co., New Britain, Conn.; New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, London. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. Patent Reverse Helicoid Agricultural Bolts. EXHIBIT, WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, Manufactures Building, Section Q'99- Hosted by Google 16 BAT STATE MILE, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 17. S. A. ^eimanufactubers oy ( == WOOD SCREWS, In Iron, Brass, Bronze and all Varieties of Finish. COACH SCREWS, MACHINE SCREWS, RAILROAD SCREWS, HAND RAIL SCREWS, SIDE KNOB SCREWS, LOCK CAP SCREWS, DOWEL SCREWS, CHANDELIER SCREWS, RIVETS, BURS, TIRE BOLTS, STOVE BOLTS, SLEIGH SHOE BOLTS, SINK BOLTS, STOVE RODS, POINTED WIRES, TAPPED NUTS, WIRE NAILS, DOWEL PINS, TAPS FOR MACHINE SCREWS, TAPS FOR STOVE BOLTS. GOLD FORGED ' Rogers Drive Screws, Side Knob Screws, Lock Cap Screws, Machine Screws, " Stove Bolts, Forged Wood Screws, Threaded Wires, Fluted Tire Bolts. American Screw Company, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Chicago Store, No* 19 Lake St* European Agents, THOMAS & STIRLING, Liverpool H 5d by Goo le THE IRON AGE. 17 Gautier Steel Department or Cambria Iron Co., j-omrsTowir, 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. COLD ROILED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office. Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 5th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenlx Building, (No. 4.) IRONtSIEEL PRIDGES.ROOFS^ RUILDINGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, ISASON BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS. [ HIGH GRADE BARS ALL SIZES. SPECIALTIES. ANGLES, TEES, CHANNELS AND Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. D* H. ANDREWS, Proper. A. S. MILLER. Jr.. Sec’y. J. R. WORCESTER, Chief Eng*. B. H. BROWN, Con. Eng* Structural Shapes. BRIDGE, BOILER, TANK PLATES, Sheets, TBands,”:® ~ Skelp, IN IRON AND STEEL. c A T A S A U Q u A SEND FOR SAMPLE CARD AND DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST, H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING CO., Sole Manufacturers of H. W. Johns’Asbestos RooGng>heathing, Building Felt, Asbestos St eam Packings, Boiler Coverings, Roof Paints, Fire Proof-Paints, etc. VULCABESTON Moulded Piston-Rod Packing Rings, Gaskets, Sheet Packing, etc. Established .858. 87 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. . p % A &raBo“ D0 ’ Charles K. Barns & Co., AGENTS, 224 So. Fourth St., Philadelphia. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AGE. CONSOLIDATED STEEL ■ WIRE CO. GENERAL OFFICES. THE ROOKERY, CHICAGO, ILL Branch f ST. LOUIS, MO., 1935 Papin Street. _^ PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building. "* NEW YORK CITY,"N. Y., Havemeyer Building. Offices. [ SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building. WIRE. WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAILS. ISCtlO *TlGSj F*GIXOO SHlRplGSy GtOi MILLS LOCATED AT ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE GO. CANTOXW, 02X0. NEW YORK CITY. CHICAGO, IIiI). KANSAS CITY, MO. COMMUNICATE WITH NEAREST OFFICE. Ip! Iron Buildings, Roofs and General Structural Work in Iron and Steel, Ma¬ chine Shops, Foun¬ dries, Power Houses, &e. rife" The above is a cut of our new works. The main building is 256 feet square and is fitted with improved machinery for handling all classes of Bridge andr Structural work. All machinery is operated by electricity from our own plant. -AMERICAN- piUROH JS^farraK (Bank of America Building,) 44 Wall Street, - NEW YORK. Correspondence of Furnaces Invited. IRON AND ST DDL ROOFING, Corrugated dron, Galvanized Eave Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co., Cambridge, O. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 19 ILiixkexis Iron# Steel Co“r™ The First to make Boiler Plates In America. Chat. Hutton, Prat. A. P. Hutton, Vice-Prat. C. L. Hutton, OvrA. Mgr. BobL B. Haines, Jr., Secy. Jot. Humpton, Tram. STEEL AND IRON PLATES VO EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FBET. THICKNESS, 3-16 INCH TO IK INCH. -ESTABLISHED 1810.- WORKS: OoateoTrllle, Fa. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: 62 eft* 64 Bullitt Bldff. FRANK SAMUEL, 136-138 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. LOW PHOSPHORUS PIC I PON- ,03 or under. SCRAP- .03 or .05 or under. * ORE— For O. H. and Furnace Use. MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Billets, Skelp, Muck Bars aud Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.'s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, 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 sice*. 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. ▲GENTS Edward Corning & Co„ 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning & Co., 70 Kilby St., BOSTON, MASS; James B. Stores, 132 Market St., 8AM FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery, CHICAGO. POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL CO., 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 ol Roofs, Trusses, Columns, Ae. CLT A TMQi BRADLEE - & - CO, ■ EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS Beach Sc Otis Sts., ... Philadelphia,. Chains for Foundry Cranes and S/mgs, " D. B. G.” Special Crane Cham. Steel and Iron Dredging , Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. S, T. WELLMAN, President. J. H ROOP, Treasurer. C. H. WELLMAN, Superintendent. 8. H. CHAUVENET, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO, -MANUFACTURERS OF- Highest Grad© Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box ant 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 B. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON Sc CO., IRON & STEEL MERCHANTS, H» Walnut Stmt, - Pblladtlphta. CIFFUN WHEELER. G. W. NIOOLLS Nicolls, Wheeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., •16 South Third Street, Philadelphia, B«* -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, Ac., le. Stool and Iron Plate*, New and Old Rail*, EDWARD CORNING A CO., MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. - BEAMS, CHANNELS, IIIUhl tun OTm HOOPS, BANDS, ANGLES, TEES. I If I IN AND XI rh I SPIKES, FISH-PLATES. PLATES, BARS, RODS. IIIV II VlLLL BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. HOOPS, BANDS, SPIKES, FISH-PLATES, BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. 2D BROADWAY, NEW YORK 237 SO. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERS. 70 KILBY ST. BOSTON. Hosted by Google 20 THE IRON AGE, EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 288 8. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Bailroad Iron, Old Bails, Scrap, AGENT FOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. Agent TRENTON IRON CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. JLongdale (Va.) and other Pig Iron*. Storage Yard, Pier No. 57 South (old Navy Yard), which Is connected with Penn. R. R. and its various connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts issued Gash advances made on Iron. W. S. PILLING. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Foundry! Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Ralls,etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. E. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hiron. E, H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 224 South Third St. f Philadelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J. W. Hoffman. & Co., 333 and 335 Walnut Street, COMMISSION MERCHANTS PIG IRON, Icon and Steel Plates and Shapes. Ralls, Cars am Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN & GO IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Building, 185 South Fourth St., Phila. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strnthers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFO. GO., Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor. 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. A.R. WHITNEY & CO., MANUFACTURERS and dealers in IRON and^STEEL. AGENCIES; CABNEGIE STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Material, Steel and Iron Columns. Beams, Channels, Shapes and Plates. Steel Beams Boiled 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 for Iron and Steel Structures of every description. Please address, 29 Broadway New York., P. O. Box 33. O. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houit C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PHILADELPHIA, Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Structura Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES PILLING -AND- T; T. CRANE CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL : In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry u se. BULLITT BUILDINC, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. . MANN Sole Agents, db O ■ * ACME PIG IRON. Guaranteed .08 or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets. Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Riverside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, - - PHILADELPHIA. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUPAOTURERS OP Patent Planished, Galvanised, Common, Beet Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom, cfe SHEET ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. >rders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and BObow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON GO., MANUFACTURERS OF li CuniherlQiid ” Hails \ Wioug|t Iroij 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 ar.d Oley FOUN¬ DRY, F0*GE, CHARCOAL ANl) BESSEMER PlG IRON. Dealer in Scrap, Old Car Wheels, Muck Bars and Connellsville Coke. High Grade Tested Chains. JAMES McKAY Sc CO„ 29TH & LIBERTY STREETS, PITTSBURGH, PA Manufacturers of Coil, Crane and Stud Chain. We also manufacture High Grade Steel Chain made of Basic Steel and Special Crane Chain made of U. S. Iron. JAMES Gr. LinSTDS-AJY" <Sc OO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. R0P n FORGEll MERRILL BROS.,465 to471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D..N. T PIT ZSIMONS db -MANUFACTURERS- oo.. COLD SHAFTING IRON DRAWN STEEL CLEVELAND, OHIO. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 21 ESTABLISHED? 1873.: ; Telephone No. 1185. JUSTICE COX, Jr., 218 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, IRON *>» 5TEEL. Mahoning Rolling Mill Co.’s Skelp and Socket Iron and Steel. Haldeman, Grubb & Co.’s Chickies Bessemer. PULASKI IRON CO.’S and FLORENCE COTTON & IRON CO.’S FOUNDRY and FORGE PIG IRON. BARS, ANGLES, CHANNELS, BEAMS, SHEETS, TANK AND BOILER PLATES, MUCK BARS, TOOL STEEL, OLD AND NEW RAILS, STEEL BILLETS AND SCRAP IRON. Iron T Rails, sections 12 to 40 pounds per yard. .Steel T Rails, sections 12 to 30 pounds per yard. Iron Street Rails, sections 30 to 75 pounds per yard. STREET RAIL FASTENINGS, CHANNELS and BOTTOM PLATES, SPIKES, Etc. Rail Joints, plain and angle, for all weights of T Rails. Railroad Spikes, full line, from 3-8. inch to 9-16 inch. Car Truck Channels. Foreign and Domestic Ores. Hosted by Google 22 THE IRON AGE. Francis Hobson, Seaman * Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. Sole Manufacturer* of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” <x£> Extra Best and “Warranted Best?* Cast Steels for Tools, etc. HOBSON'S “ CHOICE ” Extra Quality Needle Wire. SEAMAN’S “ NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &o. _ WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. _ CHAS. HU GILL, Agent. _ THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. CRUCI BLE OAST S TEEL. JERE ABBOTT & CO., Agents and. Importers of SWEDISH IRON, 85 OLIVER ST. BOSTON. 23 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Si & Ci WARDLOW, SHEFFIELD, encland. Manufacturers of the Celebrated Cast and Double Shear Steel, In Bars, Sheets and Coils, for fine Pen and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Carvers, Butchers’ Knives, Files, Band Saws, Clock, Watch and all other Springs ; also Sole Makers of the Special Brand aft ^ ast ^ tee ^ * or L® a tfier Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and 1 all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St, New York. Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG, AGENT FOR N. M, HOGUUND’S SONS & CO,, OF STOCKHOLM Swedish and Norway Iron. BeMemer and Open BeartU Steel. _ 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. _ CARLISLE K.AYSER, HILLISON db OO., SHEFFIELD WORKS. Lata WILSOM HAWKS WORTH, BLLI801 * CO M ENGLAND, (ESTABLISHED 1888.) CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents. 81 OLITER STREET, BOSTON. _ 98 LIBERTY STREET, MEW YORK, JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF STEEL. 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HEXIiTn Fort Hunter, P. O., Dauphin Co., Pa. MANUFACTURER OF f looms and Billets for Boiler Plate, Tabes, Sheet Iran and Wire, made from Fig Iron and Scrap. Prices Quoted—Correspondence Solicited. -THE— Chemical Analysis of Iron. A Complete Account of all the Best Known Methods for the Lnalysis of Iron, Steel, Big Iron, Iron Ore, limestone. Slag, Clay, Sand, Coal , Coke, and Furnace and Producer Gases . SECOND EDITION. -BY- ANDREW ALEXANDER BLAIR, Iraduate United States Naval Academy, 1866; Chief Chemist United States Board appointed to Test Iron, Steel and other Metals, 1876 ; Chief Chem¬ ist United States Geological Survey and Tenth Census, 1880 ; Member American Philosophical Society, etc. handsomely Illustrated by 120 Outline Engravings .'on Wood. Svo. 314 Pages, Half Morocco. S4.O0. STEEL PIPE AND NAILS. SAMPLE OF STANDARD RIVERSIDE STEEL PIPE HAMMERED COLD. (Prom Photograph) PIG IRON, STEEL BLOOMS, STEEL BILLETS, SMALL The reputation which this book has so quickly won Cor itself among analytical chemists will certainly be Increased by the Improvements in the second edition. Every means has been taken to bring it up fully to the times, by Incorporating all the new and improved methods, necessitating the addition of thirty pages of letterpress and nine new cuts. "This work may, In fine, be pronounced a useful summary of a special and Important department of analytical chemistry by an author of prolonged and wide practical experience .”—Chemical News, London. " Mr. Blair’s Is a standard work which will prove the chief guide of the young chemist, and a frequent guide to more experienced analysts. ’’—The Iron Age New York. " All iron chemists will find this cook an exceedingly useful laboratory companion .”—The Chemical Review London. “ It is thorough, accurate, and so complete, as to be practically exhaustive of the Important subject of which