The Iron Age : Vol. LII : No. 10 : September 7, 1893

omc£, icWL X ^ M The iRQNr^lfcE A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Mefhr Pablished every Tbureday Momina: by David 'Williams, Nos. 96, 9S, lOO Sc 103 lieade St., New Yorlr. Vol. LII: No. lo. New Yorkf Thursday^ September /, i8<)j Reading Matter Contents.page 45g f "- Classifled List of Advertisers.... 125 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers 129 Advertising and Subscription Rates 463 | SHULTZ ..hQ $4.80 a ‘Year, Inciuding Postages Single Copies, Ten Cents. TRADE NlARtt HIGHEST GRADE PAPER SHELLS. METAL LINED GREEN PAPER, ^ The increased demantr *..,^ annoyance of occasional hang-iiti^..^ BATTERY CAP. DEEP STRONG PRIMER. "aat will completely obviate the e nse of Nitro Powders in low TUDOR IRON WORKS ST. rjouxs, Manufacturers of MINING RAILS, SPIKES, TRACK FASTENINGS. ^f.iy « use oi x>itro x'owaers in low grade Shells has induced us to maEe . 'O «ial reduction in the price of our Celebrated “ XJEIAP ” Paper Shells. Tlie lliiion MetDlliG GoilrMp Go., BZ1.X33G-3E:F0Z1.*1:>, ookti^. R.A. 2 SriD 03 LiFI 3 : 3 s OLO'WES, WATERBURY, CONN., Blanufacturers of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tubin? and Larfire Shells, Brazed Tubes and Monldinffs, Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF- Brown’s Patent Seamless Drawn Copper Honse Boilers. CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Ordinary weight tested to 200 lbs., extra heavy to 300 lbs. pressure per square inch. Hade of two Seam* Iots Drawn Copper Shells. Haodsom^st, best and 8trong<»8t and safest boiler in the market and cheapest In the end. Send for circular and instructions to prevent accidents from freezing, &o., &c. Sash Cord, Bell Cord. Clothes Lines, Masons’ bfnes. SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TTTXlLnrSXJOSLXaXlSI. bkanoh ovfiob : Cleveland 136 Liberty St., city Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLBVBLAND, O. ' ■qfiVtli; i<al»W:h'M«>AP>AD>a;C<K liX^J ro]"W= 4 i] LARGE STOCK, BEST OF GOODS a FACILITIES THE WILMOT & HOBBS MFG.C0 HOT&COLD ROLLING MILLS AND FACTORIES BRIDGEPORT, CONN.U. S. A. STORE, 20 MURIW St.NEW YORK, Dealers will find it to their advantage to place a large stock order early, as they will be ex¬ ecuted In the order in which they are received. This Is the best selling line of Oilers ever pro¬ duced. Rainey Connellsville Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works 1» the heart of the Region, within four miles of CtonneUsville, Pa. OAX»A.OITY, 3,000 TON'S X>AIZjY. W. J. RAINEY. MAIN OFFIOB: Mercantile Bank Building. CLEULAND, OHIO. Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE y^ WSOWIA Qrass ^ Q qpper Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot popper. Iwaterbury Brass Co. ThePlume&AtwoodMfg.Co. MANUFACTURERS OF SOLE MANUFACTURERS Establislied 1845. Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings,Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 Cliff Street, - ■ New Yo rk. THE New Haven Copper Co., 801,1 MAUBS 01 POLISHED COPPER 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, &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._ Sheet and Roll Brass WIRE, GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinaes, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trlinuiings, &;o. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLLING HILL, THOMASTON, CONN. FACTORIES : WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes, Booth & Haydens MANDFACTUBERS OF Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,1878. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, QQPPER RIVETS AND BURRS ALSO HANTTPAOTUBBBS AND DBALBBSIN BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING COPPER, KettleSy Bottomsy Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MAHUTAOTUBBRS OF Cast Steel knm and Bits ol superior Quality. , AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., I 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. DEALERS IN INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, lOO John Street, - New York. Iren and Steel. The Journal of the Iron and Steel I Institute. No. 2,1892. 584 pages, with 27 plates. $6.00 ' Fo'Saleby DAVID WllLIAMS.96-102 ReadeSi..N V. JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Brass and Copper XnbtnSy Bare and insulated'B'ire for Blec- trie L fell ting and Street Bail- way Lse^ Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners in great variety. THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS UK CASTINGS, ANB DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD. I-iargfe Oasting:s a ©peolaltv* Br*icig©port ID©oxlcii25©ci Bronz© euncL Mota.1 Oo., BKIDUEPORT, CO'N. _ _ I FACTORIES: Waterbury, Conn. 25 Park Place, New York. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC CB., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SILdlELTERS OF SFELTEK.. AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc out to order. Rolled Battery Plates, Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. zi.eircs FOR il.eci^a.ivcii3B OOOX^fil TSlLJPGrm OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, ZDOOX^ KISTOBS Bronze and Plated Roses, Combined Rose and Escutcheon Plates, Socket Shells, &o., 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 SoXt AsoLciL O lao^tlaljxc OOFI’BGR' •VV"IR,B3 A.NID 3E^IVB3TS. Importers and Dealers In Ineot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. ® 40 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes. BUTT HINGES, BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIES. PUREALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 428 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 2e 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 Wtre, Brazed and Seamless Brass a/nd Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop^ per Bods, Brass Ferrules, Fure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, ddc. Rougrh Casting: of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, German Silver Bronze 'and all kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of Ohandeliers, Meta Picture Frames. Ink Stands, Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty .r ... St. Louis Bronze & Alnminnni Works, 3741 -3743 North Broadway, .ST. LOUIS, MO. ^ Hostetd by JLO, -V oogle THE IRON AGE. 3 BLEPHAMI TRADE-HARE. /Ill GENUINE liNGOTS 8. MANUFACTURCS BEAR OUR REC.JRAOE fvfARKS. '^/w PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. TheRhosphor Bronze SmeltingCo.Limited 512 ArchSt. Phiiadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in theUnited States and Sole Makers of'"ELEPHANT BRAND"Phosphor-Bronze. PHOSPHOR BRONZE, T 116 WlD. GrSiip & Sons S. & £. 6. Go., Philadelphia, penna. FOTTNIDEBS. O-EN-XTIN-E PHOSPHOR TIN, MAfirUFACTITBED BY THI YORK AMO THOMPSON STS., SOLE MANTTVAOrnBERS 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 othe? alloy in the market, and in appearance the castings are unequaled. | We Make JLarger Cast^nugs and More of Them than I A.ny Competitor^ ni^nQRV STEAM CAGE WrCWODYAND VALVE CO- Boston, Mass., U- S. A. Branches: NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON, The Phosphates of America. Where and how they occur; how they arc mined; and what they cost. With practical treatises on the manufacture of sulphuric acid, add phosphate, phosphoric add and _ concentrated superphosphates, and select methods of chemical analysis. By Francis Wyatt, Ph.D. Cloth, profusely illustrated.. $4,00 Far Sale by DAVID WILLIAMS. 96-102 Reade St., N.Y, ATTnnTlVr ssiys of Hendryxp^ tented Adjustable Globe Bearing t V/UJ-illVX iduminum Reels, “perfectly constructed and beautifully finished in every part, these Reels work as truly watches.’* Actual weights, Single Action, 2^ ounces; Mul- tiplying, 43^ ounces; Quadruple, 43^ ounces. The Andrew B. Henoryx Co.. New Haven. Conn.. U. S. A. OA-NT -RW. PTTRCHA8ED FROM ANY FIRST-CGLA.SS DEAI.KRS IN FISHING TACKLE- BRASS, BRONZE, m . . COMPOSITION and KL.I ALUMINUM CASTINGS. Heavy and Li# F.LGArLORDCO. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. ANDYOU WILL USE NO OTHER THE HIGHESTAND RICHEST GRADE MADE MANUFRCtURED ONLY BY TttfCliESCEKrPHOSMOfflZED METAL CO TIN. OFFICE AND WORKS 2IO72l0V^'<»2llf INDIANA AV.' PHILADELPHIA. PA Chester, PSi Axad Oouax^osltloxi. Oetstlxas;s'. Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metai and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” MaxiTif»otii.rors of rH:0®I»H:0R-BK,01VZiE TO KA.nL<K,O.A.X>, Speoiflcatlons In Ingot metal or castings. THE GOST OF MANUFACTURES -) AND THE (- ADMINISTRATION OF WORKSHOPS, Public and Private. BY CABT. HENRY NIBTCALEE. 322 Pages; 6^x9^ inches. CLOTH, $5.00 This work is an effort to correct some of the wrong, and consequently unprofit¬ able, methods of conducting manufacturing establishments, and proposes plans for more correct ones. A system of mechanical bookkeeping, based on the card catalogue method, dispensing with the nse of books, by wbicb the cost of manufactures may be promptly determined, either in gross or detail, as to component parts and operations thereon. Comprising a simple method of recording all dealings with material which relate to its procurement, expenditure or possession. Applied, with numerous practical illustrations, to the trust, accountability for public property and funds required of tbe U. S. Ordnance Department, with a review of its present practice. Illustrated with tables, forms of cards, etc. Any Book Published Senti Post-paid, on Receipt of the Price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller 96-102 Reade Street, New York. A PHOSPHOR-TIN By using my phosphor tin manufaI URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves. BY Ti SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING. muchI CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO fJ? HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OR OLD COPPEfl CAN BE USED.' for circulars ADDRESS HALK&.NAUMANN J agents »^^‘^^”"U.S.^':*PCANADA7^PrAVvVj BARBED WIRE, PLAIN WIRE mi NAILS. Quick Shipment. Write for Prices. Indiana Wire Fence Co., Crawfordsville, Ind. Hosted by Google 4 THE IRON AGE. _ ■ . ; , WASHBURN MOEN mANUFACTURING CO„ WORKS IN WORCESTER, MASS., and WAUKECAN, ILL. MAKERS OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER _ EVERY VARIETY OF "W* X Et XS FOR ALL PURPOSES. FIN-El Oil-i 'TEJlSdiFBIRElID SFR^HSTCJ-S JL SE»H30IA3LiTY. SPIR A FURNITURE, BED AND SPECIAL SPRINGS. FLAT CLOCK and WATCH SPRINGS, EXPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. Warehouses: 16 Cliff and 241 Pearl Sts., New York; I07& 109 Lake St., Chicago; 8 & 10 Pine St., San Francisco. Tk American Metal Co. (LIMITED), Levin'Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. 0. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. TIN,, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, BULLION, IRON. Advances made on Consignments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. 3Iertou & Co., - - London. Merallgesellschati:, Frankfort-ou-Main. Williams, Foster & Co., Ld., Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING CO. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS : Shingiss and Bluff Streets, ■ PITTSBURGH, PA. Telephone 705, WNI. NlCKA.RLA.lSrD, IRON FOUNDER, TltElVTODT, - - a. Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any size or Style Made at Short Notice. Guaranteed. Best Antl-Frlctlon Metal for all machinery bearings. utiH hfifi w cmshlncr welsrht it has no with THEODORE HIERTZ & SON, SOLE MFRS.. [annfaotnrers Babbitt Metals, Solder, Lead Seals, &c. lOth St., &> Park Ave., St. Louia, Mo. MIIjIjBK, <fe VA.W WIlTKlaHli MANTTFACTUBEBS OF STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. VOLUTE, WIRE and :flat steel CC Agricultural Implements, Maokln* Aery and various other purpoMf. Ij^ Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO, MANUFACTURERS. MOlNTPELIEIt. V* Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 5 •HMl 117th to I t8th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. makers ol Iron, Bessemer, Slemens-Olarttn and Cmelble Cast Steel Wire oi all kinds, annealed, soft and hard drawn | Coprerod Sprlnff Wire for Furniture Spiinss, dho«, Coppered Solt Wires, Balinir Wires, Suspension Brldffe and Bop# Wires of all kinds, dke. STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CUSS OF SPRINGS. Spoelalty of finest Cast Steel Wires, round, flat, sanare and any other shape, tempered and also In the soft state, Ruaranteedto harden and temper. Solid Rib and Paraffon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Roller, Lock, Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Bell, Clock Yerve and Watch Spring, Rule and Tape Line and Eyearlass Wires, dko. Plano, Needle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Spring Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made lor special purposes. Also Covered Wires—Braided and Cloth and Paper Covered—for crinoline, corset and other purposes. Cold Rolled and Slit soft and Tempered Steel Strips ol all kinds and for all purposes. Speoial Wires and. (SprlngTs of Every I>esorlptloxL, COPRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. o.^x«XFon.iNrx.^ wxxxdb woxt.xx.s, 9 FREMOKT STREET, . SAN FRANCISCO. CAE. \• \ V W ^ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \^ ^ ^ ; DUNBAR BROS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs of every description, from best Cast Steel, BEISTOE, COINIV. FRED BOURSE CO.. manttfacturers op 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”k^^2-®U GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOB SAUt BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. 9BT THE BB8T. j ^ T-moered Sprln«3 of all kinds. Hosted by Google Send for 6 Always Ask i»Si; [M® ®Sd Unequaled for Strength and Durability. Made Only by < Broderick & Bascom Rope St. Louis, Mo. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest BuildingTf 1 1 9 S. 4th St. i NEW YORK Potter Building, 38 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 F St. , PATENTS U. S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights, Twenty Yttre’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert learches and opinions as to Scope, Valid¬ ity and Infringement Patent Causes Prosecuted and Defended. Practice in U. S. Supreme, Circuit and Circuit Ap¬ peals Courts, and U. S. Patent Office. Send for “ Plain Words about Patents,” Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCLUSIVELY. References Furnished on Application. 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 A T E3 1>J-T S . H. W, T. JENN EH, Patent Attorney and Me- thanical Expert. 519 Seventh St.» Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Establijvhed 1883. SPRINGS-RIVETS. Specialties In SHEET METAL WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CLABK & COWLES. PlaiUTille, Ct. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO., Hortli Penn Junction, Philadelphia. WIRE NAILS, - - . - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P” are not of our make. We make only first-class Norway Iron Rivets BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST STBEE7 NEW YORK. Steel. Hod and Wire Nails. A. LESCHEN & SONS’ ROPE CO.. MANUFAOTURBBS OF ST. LOUIS, MO. CORKESPONDENCE INVITED. Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport, Pa. fAMOOHS; Wilkalbme, Pa. Improved. Finger Nail Cutters McDonald’s patent. DO THE WORK. Tempered. Nickel Plated. THE WIRE GOODS CO..Worcester, Mass. Manufacturers. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., aaiDbctiinis of WIRE in great m in great rariety. ITEW HA-VElSr. oorrisr. munBBumi SSSSSBSSSSH! Wire Cloth AND WIRE GOODS Of, All Kinds. WE WILL 5END YOU A PULL LINE OF Wire Cloth Samples, WITH AN OBDEB OF $ 10.00 Very Handy . Buffalo Vlre Works, SCHEELER dt SONS, Main St., - Baflalo, N. Y Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. T Ha xo^Y^. >H.X.SO MANUFACTURERS OV GENERAL WIREWOBK. WmdowGuaids, Sta]}lB Figures. RAILJSCa, ' SaudScreeris Coal Scieans Efcc. ■' Lfi^ ■ ■ '"HH UAAJ iJ-ll-TiTi vs-fi^x vNmu^ \ mfxss A SA^'LV r HAnmv?^ r\j^W CORTLAND, N. Y. MANTTFAOrnBBBS OR WIOKWIRE BROTHERS, Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, Coal SloYOS, Flour Sieves, Com Poppers, Dish Covers, Metallic Coal Sieves. NEW PROCESS Cortland POWER LOOM WIRE CLOTH. Ererj roll wrapped In Pink Paper and has onr name on labeL Burglar Proof. Our Corrugated Steel Shutters are built-on honor, and ha^^e ex¬ tra heav^'' Steel Frames and Latch Bars. They will not warp, twist or bend in the hottest fire. ESTIMATES FURNISHED. The Cincinnati Corrugating Co. Bo:jc Q, Piqua, Ohio. ‘In a Guilt Frame.” Fire Proof. PERFORATED SHEET METALS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. THE HEHDRICK MFC. CO., LTD., CARBONDAI^E, PA. OEO. W. PRENTISS & GO. HOliYOKE, MA8S.» -MANTJPACTUEERS OP- Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plitei* PlnlBhed to order, ronnd, square, oval or flat. TINNED WIRE OF ALL SIZES A SPECIALTY E. Ho Titchener & Co., BINGHAMTON, N. Y, —MANXJFACTUBBRS OF— STAPLES in All VarietieSp Double*Pointed Tacks, Bed Links, Etc. TBlind. Staples a Speolaltry* Corrugated, Crimped and C’ap-Board Iron Roofing Sl Siding. Iron Buildings, Roofs, Doors, Shutters, Cornices Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office, 5 Dey Street, Room 13, NEW YORK. COBB & DREW, PliYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, Brasa and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Staples. New York: Agency, James S. JWender- sou, snccessor to IJlsosway & Henderson, Hardware. Agents for Pkiladelpkia Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. Hosted by Google 8 Reliance Wire S Iron Works, Mjumi^jR 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 oi Brass, Wire and Iron Work lor Buildings and Offices. SKND FOR IIeIeUSTRA,TF:D OATA1<OGUF. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Manufacturers of Every Description of ■ WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Perforated Metals.I^^ZWire Cloth and Nettings. Clinton “Standard” (Number 33 Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. FACTORY AND CENERAL OFFICE : CLINTON, MASS. NEW YORK, 76 Beekman Street. BOSTON, 199 Washington Street. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street The Ciibert A Bennett Wife. Co. Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth, fialvanized Steel Wire Cloth, fialvanized Wire Poultry Netting. “ Gottage” Lawn & Garden Fencing. The World’s Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. House Furuishing Wire Goods. •M:A.]VXJF^A.OTUIi35:- WIRE CLOTH, NETTUie] Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, Wire Goods, WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHIN6 WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ESTABLISHED 1818, WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester, Mass. PATENTeO-ie34 NEW PROCESS MANUrAOTURBBS OF BVBBY DESORDPTION OF Patented March, 1884. HARD STEEL WIRE Patents Pending. hardsteehh/ire cloth m netting GALVANIZED wuw ■ ii - iin-i iinv \A/IDC MCTTIMO Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, IVinL IlLI LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. send for eatest oataeogee. “PENNSYLVANIA” FRUIT PICKER. 37iis Cut almost speaks for the device beincr so much like the human hand .1 shows at once the utility of the article. / ///////I ^ FRUIT PICKER IT HAS NO SUPERIOR. y !in l\ \ made of Heavy Gralvanized Wire, and easily adjusted to a pole. JL//# fl I ii been sold for several years, and the demand (as it is becoming’ known) is steadily The difficulty of detaching fruit and securing it unbruised is apparent to every one so engaged. ^TWs overcomes the difficulty, and saves the finest fruit, which comnmnda the THE LOW PRICE AT WHICH IT IS SOLO I have^large^quantt^^^^^^ fhose who have but little fruit to gather as well as those ivho Price per dozen, $6.00. It will gather Apples, Peaches, Pears, Etc. MANUFACTURED BY PENNSYLVANIA WIRE WORKS, EDWARD DARBY & SONS. 233-235 Arch St., Phila, Pa. PAINTED AND CALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CIOTH, IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS THE ROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO TRENTOX, 117 and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK. 171 and 173 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCiNC. 25 and 27 FREMOXT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Hosted by Google » P. P. EMORY MFC. CO. u luts in DW STi'iiS! Good Work, Fair Price.. AnU LiUni bAOl COBBESPONDENCB SOMCITED. INGS. COPPERSMITHS, and Manufacturers of COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, EXPANSION PIPES AND COILS. ROOF CRESTING. CHAMPION IRON CO. Builders* Wire and Iron Work, Counter Railing, Stable Fixtures, Iron Fencing, Window Guards, Columns, Stairs. Jail Cells, Etc. €ATA1.0GII£ FRKO. E. T. BARNUM, - - DETROIT, MiCH. MENTION THIS PAPER. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. Ofliee and SBleiroom, 137^ Eaelld Awm*f MANUFACTUKBKS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING. stable FlxtureStCrestl Counter BalUnj s, Terminals, Wire Office and ;.awn Seata and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. A A SPECIALTIES. I Iron Stairs and Jail WK ?l4' A ^ork,Builders’ andOr- a ■ a K k ■ L |H namental Iron Work and the only manuf act- m m m n » ^ |[^g urers of Malleable Iron Hi ^ t ^ IH Cresting-g-uaranteed against breakage; also mm Hi manufacturers of the Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and Lift Pumps. Send for 106-page Catalogue. Largest Iron Fence and Railing Works in U. S. - OBIXO. W. S. ESTEY, No. 65 FULTON ST., NEW YORK. MANUFACTURER OF oijOt; Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanized and Steel Wire of all meshes and grades. For Mining, Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth, dkc., -AND- 'WIH.E For BanI, Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts Window Guards, Ac. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps- S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. & X* jSox-ooaasi. SE.VD FOR CATALOGUE. WOST POPULAR FOR YARDS, LAWNS, PARKS, ETC. Write for Circular of above, and 5teel Wire Fence Board. DEKALB FENCE CO., - ’ DeKalb, III. AGENCIES: Eostem—HIOKS & DICKEY, Philadelphia, Pa. Southern—W. B. BELKNAP & CO., LoulsvUle, Ky. Western-WYETH HABDWARE & MEG. CO., St. Joseph,^. In^MaMd^lUeh- Igan-INDIANA WIKE FENCE CO., OrawfopdevUle, Ind. Texas—6. K. MERIWETHEB, Dallas. ,_ Kilmer Manufacturing Co. Electric Motor Constmction tor Amatenrs. -Newburgh, N. Y. By C. D. PARKHURST. 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N^^)tiable Warehouse Receipts Issued. Oabh advances made on Iron. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Fonndryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Rails, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. ConsultlDR Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. B. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hlron. E. H. WILSON & CO., 229 and 994 South Third St., Philadelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. ' Correspondence solicited. ^ J. W. Hoffman & Co^, 333 and 335 Walnut St., Philadelphia, COMMISSION MERCHANTS PIG laoN, Iron and Steel Plates and Shapes. RaUs, Cars and Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. THE IRON AGE. W. S. PILUNCl. ' “ '' T. j' PILLING—^CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIG IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry u se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. Sole AfirentSw ACME PIG IRON. Guarantee .03 % or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. IliYerside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, ■ » PHILADELPHIA, ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUPAOTURBRS OP Patent Planlehed, GalYanlzed, Common, Beet Refined, Cleaned and Chareeal Bleem, cS3 SZZEIR3T ZRON. ALSO LIGHT PTiATBS AHI) SHBBTS OF 8TBBL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Olden solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke Stack Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Loobmotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMPERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO., MANUFA(3TURERS OF JOHN L. HOGAN S C0„ IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, BvUitt Building, 186 South Fourth St., Phila. igeBts for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strothers AND MUIRKIRK. PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville Coke. HORTH BROTHERS MFC. CO., Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N- W. Cor. 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. W. H. THOMSON & CO.. Dealers in IRON and STEEL and other METALS FOR ALU* PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PBII.ADEI.PBIA, PA. LUCKNOW FOKGE. jrojBxiir N3\r. xi.iEixxj'v, Fort Hunter P. O., Dauphin Co., Pa., MANUFACTUBER OF Blooms and Billets for Boiler Plate, Tubes, Sheet Iron and Wire, made from Pig Iron and Scrap. Prices Quoted — Correspondence Solicited. B, Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston. c. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PBlIIiAJDEIiPMIA. Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Structura Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sola Agonto for PAXTON ROLLINO MILLS. STEEL'AND IRON PLATES " Guiqlierlaiiil ” Mails Wrouglit Iioii Pipe, 43 Horth Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHIUDEIPNIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 131 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. -SOLE AGENT FOR- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN¬ DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. ' IJealer in Scrap, Old Car Wheels, IHuck Bars and Conhellsvllle Coke. High Grade Tested Chains. McKLAY Sc 00 „ 29TH a 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, Q. Iji3Sri3SA.Y & OO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For aU purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structores. ROP FORGI eD MERRILL BROS.»465to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N.Y -MANUFACTDBERS- dto OO., D^A^ SHAFTING CLEVELAND,OHIO. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 21 Francis Hobson, Seaman tt Co., ■' Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL \yORKS, SHEFFIELD. ^ Sole Haniifaoturerf of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” 6^ Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. "OEtOICJE’’ DBxtoa Quality iPiTeedle Wire. SEAMAN’S ** NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &c. _WAREHOUSE. 97 John St., New York._CHAS. HUGILL, Agent._ THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. OI^XJO IBLB OAST S TEEL. JHRE) ABBOTT" & CO.. Agents and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, so OIjIVER ST., BOSTON. S3 CLIEE ST., NEW YOBK. Si & Cl WARDLOWp 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 fii Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I W ll all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St, New York._Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAP LUNDBERG Agent for N. M. HOCLUND’S SONS & CO. of Stockholm. Swedish and Norway Iron. Besserxier Etuci Open XleEurtli Steel. 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. CARLISLE WORKS, liate WILSON HAWKSWORTH, LLlilSON & CO., (ESTABLISHED 1825.) SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents. 31 OLIVER STREET, BOSTON. 93 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND. MANUFACTURERS OP ALL KINDS OP STEEL. Tool Steel, Drill Rods, Needle Wire, Hot Roiled Sheet Steel, Cold Roiled Steel for Cor¬ set Springs, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and Parts, and all other Purposes HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street. (Formerly €ARIi F« BOKBR), _ Sole Agents and Importers of'Steel and Crucible Wire R ods, &c. iL Best Quality, ~ K Bars, Sheets Plates Large Msortment of sixes in stock at ®l John St. .... new YORK And other Agencies. SBCEFFIJS2I.lI>, I Gold Medal Paris. JESSOP’S STEEL MANBFACTFBBI) BY WM. JESSOP & SONS, L'D. ENClIiAND* WIRE WORTIiES, PLATES and JEWEL DIES. DRAWING DIES NEWTON & SHIPMAN. 83 John St., - New York. Hosted by Google 22 THE IRON AGE. CAMBRIA ■r RSil^j ^^DARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, :Sti'Bet Rail^ and Railway Fa^tening^, BESSEMER AND OPEN-HEARTH BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. Steel .^xles, 3teel .A.ngles. Steel 01ia.rx3aels, Steel Forgings CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, ~ A.. Ac I». &c 00 »JCI»Al1 VY, Pencoyd I ron Works, MANUPACTUBERS OP Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel. OFFICE s 261 S. 4 tliL Street, FHlIiADFliPlIIA, Pa, Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Go., DESIGNERS AND MANtJPAGTDRERS OP Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables, Etc. WOR&S, PFNCOFD, PA, EICKEN & CO.’S CRUCIBLE TOOL STEEL KA-Ca-ESlSr, "WEISTFUAI-ilA, O-EJRMAN-Y. SPECIAL No. 8 works and Fine-Finishes the HARDEST Rolls and Material. BOSS Cold Chisel'; HIGH-GRADE ADAPTED Twist-Drill, Tap, Punch, Die, Reamer, Wood and Milling-Cutter-bteel and Blanks. HIGHEST QUALITY, LOW PRICES, INDUCEMENTS to the TRADE and large USERS. ""EDW’rvoRSTER.! IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS. ] MARKT & CO., Agts., iLUynf V yvnOLEiis.) ( 79.35 York. stock for immediate wants and Trial Orders. Exclusive Local Agencies granted. —THB3— Chemical Analysis of Iron A Complete Account of all the Beat Known Methods for the JS^IJLmNJES dts 00 ., Swedish (Norway) Iron and Steel, BLOOMS, BILLETS, BARS; WIRE, RIVET AND NAIL RODS. FOREIGN DOMESTIC IRON STEEL. I Broadway, New York. 8 Oliver Street, Boston. A.iMily»i8 of Iron, Steel, Pig Iron, Ore, JA/mestone, Slag, Olay, Sand, Ooali, Oohe, and PurtuAce and Prodneer Oases, SECOND EDITION. -BY- ANDREW ALEXANDER BLAIR, Oradnate United States Naval Academy, 18 6: Clile) Chemist United States Board appointed to Tert Iron, Steel and other Metals, 1876; Chief Chem¬ ist United States Geological Survey and Tenth Census, 1880 ; Member American Philosophical Society, etc. Aandsomely llluatrHted by 120 Ontlliii BagraTinga on Wood, 8vo. 314 PagM* Half Morocco. $4.00. The reputation which this book has so quickly wot Cor Itself among analytical chemists will certainly bi 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 oi letterpress and ni