The Iron Age : Vol. LII : No. 25 : December 21, 1893

T .T IT. JPubliBlied every Thnarsday IVIorxiiiig “by David "WTilliamB, Nob. 90, 98, lOO &;X03 X^ade St., New York. Vol. LII; No. 2^. New York, Thursday, December 2T, i8gy. $4.80 a "Year, including Postage; Single Copies, Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents.page 1139 Classified List of Advertisers.... “ 101 Alphabetical index to Advertisers 105 Advertising and Subscription Rates 1161 ASK YOUR DEALER FOR ‘NITRO CLUB” PAPER SHELLS. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. UOXJIS. Manufacturers of HARROW TEETH, RllNINC RAILS, SPIKES, TRACK FASTENINGS. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE. Low In Price and Guaranteed. Send for oirculars and fao-stmile chart. THE BRISTOLS’ MFG. CO. _ Waterbury, Conn. _ BRAIDED CORD. lO, 12 AND it'-ft AUGE. The “ Nitro Club ” Shell is designed to meet the demand for a moderate priced shell adapted to Nitro Powders. NOT SOLD AT RETAIL BY THE MANUFACTURERS. Ilie Union Melollie CnitiiilgB Co., OON-IST. R^ISTIDOLFH: & OLOWBS, WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tabiaar and harge Shells, Brazed Tubes and Mouldinsrs, Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver. SOLE aLANUFACTUREKS OF- Brown’s Patent Seailess Drawn Copper Honse Boilers, CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Branch Office: 136 Liberty St., New York. Cleveland City Forge and Iron Co., - Cleveland, O. TO RENT, ONE HALF OR MORE OF NEW YORK STORE, 20 MURRAY ST., N. Y. Will rent Office or Desk Room, Floor Space, Storage in Basement, together or separately. Location is central for Hardware, Brass ^nd Metal Goods and other trades. Store is lighted by Electricity and Gas, well heated by Furnace and has Local and Long Distance Tele¬ phone connection. For particulars call or address D. A. GOODRICH, 20 Murray St., N. Y. Ordinary weight tested to 200 lbs., extra heavy to 300 lbs. pres'iure per square inch. Made of two Seam¬ less Drawn Copper Shells. Handsomest, best and strongest and safest boiler in the market and cheapest in the end. Send for circular and instructions to prevent accidents from freezing, &c., &c. TO THOSE INTERESTED IN OR USING VALVES. We have recently made improvements in the manufacture of JENKINS BROS.* VALVES having- increased the number of bolts, thickness of flanges, &c. We shall manufacture one grade of valve only., suitable for high or low pressure steam. The Jenkins Discs used in these valves are suitable for high or low pressure. We guarantee all valves stamped with Trade-Mark. a'x:i\rsLX]\rs sx^osi., _ NEW YORK PHILADEIiPHIA. BOSTON and CHICAGO The Wilmot & Hobbs Mfc. Company, I MAIN OFFICE, MILLS AXD FACTORIES AT - BKII>GF EFFORT, CONN. STORE, 20 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. (CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE.) BESSEMER, OPEN HEARTH, And the Celebrated and Unequaled _ o tAf c nu ” 4 n-rwt.ol IWK'Trk'na Annual Capacity 15,000 Tons . Cold Rolled Steel. SWEDOH (REGISTERED TRADE-MARK.) Annual Capacity 80,000 Tons Hot Rolled Steel. HOT and COLD ROLLED STEEL. Used for all Pressed, Stamped and Drawn Work. Easily Brass, Copper, Bronze or Nickel Plated, Tinned or Japanned. Furnished with plain Blue, Pickled, Annealed or Brlaht Surface, and witl^ound Edges or Sheared to Exact width. Coiled or Cut to Lengths, and in any Degree of Sti^^ or Ductility required. SEND FOR NEW STEEL DEPARTMENT PAMPHLET. For samples of the difficult stamped and drawn work which can be made from “Swedoh” Steel, caU at any Hardware Store and ask to be shown our “ Antl*Rust Copperized C. R. SWEDOH Steel OILERS. 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 in the heart of the Region, within four miles of Connellsville. Pa. OAJ»A.OITY, 4,000 TON'S SjAXLiVr. W. J. RAINEY, MAIN OFFICE: Mercantile Bank Building. CLEYELARD, OHIO. Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE. ^ WSOWIA g RASS ^ Q opper Qo, . MANTTFAOTXJRERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. •"g®* Copper. Iwaterbury Brass Co. BOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Tradk-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pumo Linings, Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 ClifT Street, New York. New Haven Copper Co., SOLI MAUBS OV POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. Janies, Sept. 12,1870. ALSO MANUPACTUBBBS AND DBALEBS IN BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MAVUFAOTUBRU OF Cast steel Amers aid Bits oi sopenor Qialltr. 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS OR CASTISOS, AND DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD. ILeargre Oastings a ©peolalty. BrlcigoiDort IDeoscidizeci Broxiz© and. Motal Oo. BRIDGOPORT, COI^N, MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC CO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SILZCELTERS OF SFELTER. AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHKKT ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and LlthOArraohers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. IFOTl BALTTEItY. ThePlume&AtwoodMfg.Go. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass ■W'lR.ES, Established 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Geiv 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, i HICK'S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. Cartridg^^ Metal in Sheets or I 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. 1. _ MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. _ The Metal Worker’s Handy-Book OF RECEIPTS AND PROCESSES, BEING A COLLECTION OP CHEMICAL FORMULAS AND PRAC¬ TICAL IdANIPULATIONS FOR THE WORKING OF ALL THE METALS AND ALLOYS, INCLUDING THE DECO¬ RATION AND BEAUTIFYING OF ARTICLES MANUFACTURED THEREFROM, AS WELL AS THEIR PRESERVATION. Edited from Various Sources by -WIIjIjIA. 2 Sd: T. BR/A.N'N’T. 500 Pages, Cloth, $^.50. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller 9M02 Rende St... New Fork. GEBMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, i&c. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO, ROLLING MILL, | FACTORIES: THOMASTON, CONN. I WATERBURY, CONN. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of 0-OOX3S JVCIFO-. OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Sliver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BRONZES BOOR KNOBS Bronse and Plated Boses, Combined Rose and Escntcheon 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, IXTA/BSlOSTfil’’ Manufacturers of KoXt AXXCa. SlXOAtlXlXXe OOBBB3R -WIREI AND RIVBSTS. Importers and Dealers In Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 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. 2t) High Street, Boston. JOHN DAVOL & SONS. AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS m INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, lOO John Street. - New York. WILLIAMS. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass, Fancy Sheet Brass, German ^ver. Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop^ per Bods, Brass Ferrules, Fwre Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter. Tin, Antimony, Lead, A!C. Rougrh Castingr of Aluminum. Alaminnm 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 & Alaminam Works. 3741-3743 North Broadway. ST. LOUIS, MO An Introduction to the Study of Metallurgy JBy W. C. Roberts-Austen, C. B., F. R, S., Associate of the R^al School of Mines, Chemist and Assayer of the Royal Mint, Professor of Metal¬ lurgy in the Royal College of Science, with which the Royal School of Mines is incorporated. Con¬ tents ; Physical properties of metals; alloys; the thennal treatment of metals; fuel; materials and products of metallurgical processes;^ furnaces; means of supplying air to furnace; typical metal¬ lurgical processes; economic considerations. With numerous Vagrams, 292 pages, cloth.$ 2.50 For talo by DAVID WILLIA MS, 96-102 Reade St., N.Y. Published by David Wiluamb, 96-102 Reade Street, New York. Printed by The Willxaiib Pbintdig Co.,- General Book. Commerolal and Newspaper Printers and Binders. Nos. 06 -102 Reade St. New York. Hosted by Google BLEPHMI yJZZ GENUINE irtGOTS & MANUFACTURIS ' ■ B EAR 0 U R fiEC.JRAOE MARKS.' fSII. P HO S PH O R-B R O N Z E Ingots, CASTINGS. Wire, Sheet Ac. The Phosphor 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. Parsons’ Manganese Bronze and White Brass. MADE IN THE UNITED STATES EXCLUSIVELY BY THE WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS SHIP and ENGINE BUILDING CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. I/CA.ITGS-A.N'ESE BROlSrZE BROPELEERS -ARE USED BY THE- Cunard,, Pacific Mail, Hamburg American, White Star, International, Morgan, Canadian Pacific, North German Lloyds and many other Steam Ship Companies, and principal Naval Powers. Parsons’ White Bra ss; the Most Ipproved A nti-Friction Metal. fi. DOUGLAS PETRIE, Agent, - Nos. 39 & 41 Cortlandt Street, New York. Ca'HSNXJINBS PHOSPHOR TIN, MAjrDVACTXmBD ST THX steam CACE \#rEWODTAND VALVE CO. Boston, Mass., U- S. A. Branches i NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDCM, EVANS FRICTION CONES. For regulating the -- - speed of machines au- ~ Thousands of sets In mr*' ' 'operation driving all kinds of machinery which require from 1 Every Reel Warranted. 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KEYS CO., BIl,II3G^EP»OIl.T, C02NIV. BEST, EOX & 00., 26 th Street and A. V. Ry. - PITTSBURG, PA. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OP CLIMAX BRONZE FOR A.LILi FXJRFOSES- CASTINCS from I oz. to 12,000 lbs. PHOSPHOR-TIN ' By using my phosphor tin manufa URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE U PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves. BY TISI - SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING. Much CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO i;.l HAD IN THE MARKETr-NEWOROLD COPPE:>:| CAN BE USED. FOR circulars Address HALK &. NAUMANN CENTS U.S.'‘'* 5 CANADA 7 < 5 ' ' Tbe American Metal Go. (LIMITED), Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. O. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, AHTfflONY, NICKEL, ALDMINDM, BULUON, IRON. Advances made on Consignments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton &: Co., - . London. MerallgeBellscliatt; Frankfort-on-Main. lUilUams, Foster Co. lid., Swansea. Hosted Google THE IRON AGE. WASHBURN £ MOEN MFB. CB. Works: Worcester, Mass., and Waukegan, III. 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OORRESFOISTDEITOE SOLIOITEID. PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFAGTURERS THE ROEBLINO STANDARD WIRE LATHING. NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO TOENTON, 117 and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY. NEW YORK. 171 and 173 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENGINO. ■iS and 37 FRBIHONT STRBEV. SAN FRANGISOO- Hosted by Google THB IRON AGE. 9 THE A B C OF IRON. By CHAS. W. SISSON. CLOTH. Pirloe X=le<a.xi.oeca. “to $1.00 OOISTTENTS : Iron—What Is It ? A description of the metal and its uses, showing in what combinations it is found and the principal sources. Pig Iron. An account of the blast furnace processs by which the ores are reduced to pig iron. Constituents of Iron. A description of the elements in pig metal which influence cast iron. Described in chapters on Car¬ bon IN Cast Iron, Phosphorus in Cast Iron, Silicon IN Cast Iron, Manganese in Cast Iron, Sulphur in Cast Iron. Numbering of Pig Iron. Showing the character and analysis of different grades of pig iron, appearance of fracture and the uses to which the several grades are adapted. Grading of Iron. Should it be by analysis or by fracture ? How to Reduce Cost of flixture. Steel. Physical Properties of Metals Defined; Table of shrinkage of Castings. Weights of cast¬ ings from patterns, etc. Statistics. Showing the varieties and production of iron ore, pig iron, pig iron and steel products, railroad mileage and equipment, etc., etc., etc. Early History and Manufacture of Iron. Brief history of the manufacture and uses of iron from earliest times, being principally extracts from Mr. James M. Swank’s “ History oe Iron in All Ages.” Any book published sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS. Publisher and Bookseller, ^102 Reade St., N. Y. Mention The Iron Age, PROTECT Your Offices, Stores and Warehouses from fire and burgrlars by using: Metallic Doors and Shutters made from wood and covered with iron or steel, render* inff them stiflf and preventing warplnv in case ol fire, made from heavy boiler plate iron, made from double corrugated iron or steel, made to fit any size openinir. Estimates furnished upon application. GARRY IRON & STEEL ROOFING CO., ClliEVElLiA.lVI>. OHIO. m m iw SWIRE FLOWER POT STANDS! ^ W W -ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE.- ^ Highest Awards received at World’s Fair on « V Bank and Office Railing. Wire and Iron Fences, r ^ fc*teel Jail Cells, Lawn Vases, General Wire and ^ 5 Iron Work, Groce* s’ Cheese Safes. g, f DBS T. 8.^X1.3Sr PHILUPS, TOVNSEMD A CO., Mil PtM JmeUon, PUlidtlpUa.. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P” are not of our make. We make only first-class Norway Iron Rivets COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS. Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, BraM and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Taoks and Staples. New York Agency, James S. Hender* son, successor to Disosway A Henderson, Hardware, agents for Pklladelpliia Star Canlagg and Tire Bolts. Hosted by Google 10 THE IRON AGE, The Berlin Iron Bridge Co., Engineers, Architects and Builders in Iron and Steel. Office and Works: Send for Illustrated Catalogue. EAST BERLIN, CONN. CHAS. M. JARVIS, f^res, and Chief ^Engineer , BURR K. FIELD, Vice-lPresidenU GEO. H. SAGE, Secretary, F. L. WILCOX, Treasurer Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 11 608 SEARS BUILDINC, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. / DCNBAB, HOBABV ft CO^ WHITMAN, MASS. AOBINC ft PABKS, PLYMOUTH, MASS. 1 IfiDTAlJJLileJaLBlI loio. RRTART TflTrPT> TW IlUfi BBAN0BB8: < A. FIBLD ft SON^JMUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. I _ EBTABUSHBD IN 1887. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. ' AMBBICANj^AOT^.^]^BHAVBN, MASS. 01.B COLONY Bg^T^C^, PLraOUTH, MASS. 1m£.A.1TX7P'.A.OTXJ1^iB!RS OJP Ttikt, Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls. Finishing Nalls, Patent Brads, Hungarian Nalls, ^eel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Taoks, Esoutoheon Pins, Eyeless, Glaziers’ Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other artloles. We iMve the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock In the world. Our manufacturing facilities are uneoimied The fnreffolnff well "* '“®’ “ *’* *""’***‘«^ hare Iodk T^h MAXN OX'nCB, 808 BXABS BUIZIHirOtlOO WASHUrOTOK NT., POSTON. JfASS BBAKOM OJTBZOB ft WABMBOVSJ^ 81 WABBBB si., BBWVOBB BBABOB OBBIOB ft WAUBMOV8JB, g8» ft gdi ZABB BT..OMIOAOO. IZZ BBABOM OXTZOB ft WABBBOUBB.M8 MABKMli BT.fBAB BBABOIBOO OAZ BBABOB OFBZCJB ft WAB^BOVBB, MBCoWxBBCbAZbBIz'a^ZBBZA, BA. nmuuiium® Wood Screws, Machine Screws, Stove Bolts, Tire Bolts, Sink Bolts, Tacks, Trunk, Clout and_^Small Nails. CLEVELAND, OHIO. 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. 100 Kegs in a Box, Assorted 3 to 12 oz. Retails 2 Kegs for 5 cents. PARISIAN GILT NAILS. 20 papers in Car 5 cent seller. MONARCH WOOD KEG CARPET TACKS. 5 cent seller. “JUST ENOUGH” Brass Nai''s. 100 Nails in a Paper, just enough to top a pair of shoes;.20 papers in Carton. 5 cent seller. DOUBLE ENOUGH Cobblers’ Nails. 200 Nails in a Paper, 20 Papers in Carton, 5 cent seller. BILL NYE BRAD BOX. 168 Papers Wire Brads, assorted H to 2 in Each Paper just right to retail for 5 cents. P. P- EMORY MFC. CO. -: ESTABLISHED 1850.:- SPRINGFIELD, MASS. COPPERSMITHS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF COPPER AIR CHAMBERS, EXPANSION PIPES AND COILS. BRASS AND COMPOSITION HEAVY AND LIGHT CASTINGS TO ORDER. SEND FOR PRICES. Hi, FXIXXjXjXFS &! SOXTS SOUTH HANOVER, MASS. TACKS F*. Ri. EIMMOISTS & 5RO. 21 WARREN ST.. NEW YORK. BORDEN & LOVELL, ro AND 7i WEST STREET, NEW YORK. Steel, Iron and Wire Nails. Hosted by Google 12 THE IRON AGR. I IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, II STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &C., For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. 6 LAKE & JOHNSON, Waterbury, Conh. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO. WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. OXFORD IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIjCES. J, S* SCRAITTON, Sales Agent sit SS and 8S Washington Streett NEW YORK. W. S. ESTEY, No. 66 FDLTON ST., NEW YORK, HANUFJlCTUREB of OXjOO^EL W Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanised and Steel Wire of aU meshes and grades. For Mining. Milling and all other purposes. liocomotiTe Spark Wire Cloth, -and- The SUEM WIRE NAIl GO. MANUFACTURERS WIRE NAILS. Werki: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office i SALEM, OHIO. BRANCH OFFlCBSt Koom 28, 277 Broadway, New York. 415 Phenlx Bldg., OUcagc. 200 Amer. Central Eld’g, St. Louis. 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. 38 PickeriDg Bld’g, Cincinnati, O. B THE IRON A(tB. 13 American Screw Company, FROVTDEITOE, R. I. BAY STATE MIEE, IE OVIBI^CC E. RHODE ISEAKB, U. S. A. :)M-A.NXjy-A.OTXJI5rB3RS OJTr WOOD SCREW5, 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, R. I. 3licag0 store. No. 19 Lake St. European Agents, THOMAS & STIRLING, Liverpool Hosted by Google 14 THE IRON AGE. CONSOLIDATED STEELWIRE CO. GENERAL OFFICES. THE ROOKERY, CHICAGO. ILL Branch Offices. f ST. LOUIS, MO., 1935 Papin Street. PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building, NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Havemeyer Building. L SAN FRANCISCO. CAL., 81 Crocker Building, WIRE. WIRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. NAiLS. m:ii..i:.s locateu a.t ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH. PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. WROUGHT IRON BRIOGE 00. OSXO. '70X1.K OIT'y. OSCXO.A.0^0, XXaXa. K.A.KTS.A.iS OXW*. jyCO COM:ivnJKICA.TE WITH NEAREST OEEICE. Iron Buildings, Roofs ani General Stmctnrai Work in Iron and Steel, Ma¬ chine Shops, Foun¬ dries, Power Houses, &c. The above Is a cut of our neve works. The main building Is 256 feet square and Is fitted with Improved machinery for handling all classes of Bridge and Structural work. All machinery Is operated by electricity from our oven plant. I Steel and Iron. Comprising the practice and theory of the seyeral methods pursued in their manufacture, and of their treatment in the rolling mill, the forge and the foundry. By W. H. Greenwood, $2.00. Sent, postpaid, on receipt ot price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Bookseller and Publisher 96-102 Reade Street New York BRASS AND IRON Machine Screws. NEW ENGLAND SCREW CO. 14 m. WASHINGTON AVF., BOSTON, MASS. Hosted by Google POINTS: GOOD SLOTS, SHARP THREADS, CORRECT TO GAUGE QUICK DELIVERY, PRICES RIGHT, Best of Workmanshlf THE IRON AGE, 15 Gantiar Steel Department of Cambria Iron Go., JOHNSTOW^lT, FA.. The Leading Authority on Business Law. -: MANUF4.CTURERS OF ;- MERCHANT BAR STEEL: Including^ Tire, Toe Calk, Machinery, Carriage Spring, Rail¬ road 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. PARSONS’ THE LAWS OF BUSINESS, For all the States and Territories of the Union. By Theopbilus Parsons, LL.D. 864 pages, 6x9 inches: full leather .$4.60 COLD BOllED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office. Southern Office. 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 6th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenfx Building. Chattanooga. Tenn. IRONt^STEgL BRIDGES.RflOFS^ RUILliGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, iriASON BUirDlNO, BOSTON, IffASS. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. ~ ujiixv, «ir., iseo y. B. H. BROWN, Con. D. Hb ANDREWS, Prop*r. Au S. BULLED Jr., Seo’y. J. R. WORCS^TBR, Chief Eng’r, -* - SEND FOR SAMPtB CARD AND DESCRIPTIVE PRICE UST. H. W. JOHN3 IVrANXJF'ALOXURirsra co., Sole Maniifiaotarers of H. W. Johns’ Asbestos Roofing:, hbeatbing. Building Felt. Asbestos Steam Packings. Boiler Coverings, Roof Paints, Fire Proof-Paints, etc. VULCABESTON Moulded Piston-Rod Packing Rings, Gaskets, Skeet Packing, etc. Established .858. 87 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. This is a work almost indispen' sable to every business man, as a guide in transactions which are occurring constantly. 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. 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IRON AND STEEL ROOFING, Corrugated Iron, Galvanized Eave Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co., Cambridge, O. Sent prepaid on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 86-102 REAOE ST., NEW YORK. Hosted by Google THE IRON A&E. Ohai. Hutton, Preit. 5 ns Iron steel The First to make Boiler Plates in America. A. F, Huston, Viee-Prest. 0. L, Huston, QonL Mgr. BohL B, Haims, Jr,, Seey, Jot, Humpton, Trem, STEEL AND IRON PLATES, ALSO SHEETS TO EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WORKS: WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, No. GAUGE TO INCHES, -£2SairrABlLiI@IT]:£21> 1810,- NEW YORK OFFICE : PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: No. 83 3 Bx*c>gs^c 3 .T 7 ^ja. 3 r. 08 c 3 64 Sullltt; SlcXap. FRANK SAMUEL, 186-138 So. 4th St., Pbiiadelpbia^ iiw PHOspaoius PIG I RON— *08 or under. SCSAp—.03 or .05 or under. OR t—For O. H. and Furnace Uie. MELTING BAR- (^en Hearth and Bessemer BlUets, Skelp, Muok Bars and Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Byraouse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe- THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANUTAOTURB AliL THEIR PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IRON AND OPEN HEARTH STEEU. Beams, Channels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes. Round, Flat and Square BARS of all tlict. 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. ▲QBNT8 Edwabd Cobnino & Co., 29 .Broadway, NEW YORE ; Edward Corninq & Co., 70 Eilby St., BOSTON, HASS; JAMsa B. Btokbs, 183 Market St^ BAN FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. C. Stites, 931 The Rookery, CHICAQO. POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL CO, Pottsville, Pa, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET ICANUFAOTUBRBS OF ALL KINDB 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, HALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Z>esig^nei:*s and Constiructor's ol Roofs, rrmsses, Oolnmns, &c. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE & CO., - EMPIRE CHAIN WORKS, Beach and Otiis Streets, A.. Chains for Foundry Cranes and S/ings, ” D, B. G.” Special Crane Chain. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship's Cables and Marine Railway Chains BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., Iron and Steel Merchants. AGENTS FOR AMERICtN WIRE GLASS MFG. CO. 418 Walnut St., PHILA. MIFFLIN WHEELER. G. W. NICOLLS. Nicolls, Wheeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., me SoatHTbird St., Pbiladelpbla, Pa -^DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP. Plo Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, &c.,&c. Steel and Iron Plates, New and Old Rails. I, T. WELLMAN, Presi dent. J. H. ROOP, Treasurer. C. H. WELLMAN, Superintendent 8. H, CHAUVENET, Vlce-Pi^ldent. RIOHARD PETERS, Jr., Seoretaxy. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -MANUPACTURBRS OF- dig^hest Grad6 Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box and Boiler Plate. Bessemer Steel Ship and Tank Plate. Open Hearth and Bessemer Blooms and Slabs. Low Phosphorus Pig Iron. -:PLATES UP TO 126 INCHES IN WIDTH.-_— General Office and Works, Thurlow, Delaware County, Pa. Weago, Ills., No. 656 The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Street, B. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. EDWARD CORNING i MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. IRON »«D STEEL & CO., BEAMS, CHANNELS. | I angles, tees, plates, I I RIVETED GIROEnS. | 39 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 421 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHiA. OUR OFFICES AND MILLS ARE CONNECTED BY TELEPHONES. BARS, BANDS, HOOPS, BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS, ROOF TRUSSES. 70 KILBY ST.i BOSTON. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. IT W. 8. PIMJITG. T. L CBANS PILLING—*»»—CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON ; Low Pliospliorus, 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- ALAN WOOD COMPANY, UANUFACrnTBIlBS OF PlmnlaheSt Galy«.iilc«d« CamnaDt Best Reflned« Cleaned and Chareeal BleeH» db &:bc:esjsst xx^on, ALBO LIGHT FLATBS AND SHBBTS 07 STBBL. No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia. Pa. OTden iolloited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder Fan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Staofe Tank and Boat Iron: Last, Stamping, Ferrule, Looomotiye Headlight and Jacket irom CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON C0„ MANUFACTURERS OF “ Guinberlttiiil" Nulls II Wrouglit Iroii Pipe, 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 131 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. -SOLE AOENT FOR- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN DRY, FOtGE, CHARCOAL ANJ BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer in Scrap* Old Car Wheels, MEuck Bars and Connellsyille Coke, High Grade Tested Chains. JAuACEllS Ac OO., SSTH 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. 6on. j-AiAES ca-. iLiiisriDSJ^Y & .00. BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. MERRILL BROSo465 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. ¥ OO., COLD SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON DRAWN STEEL NORTH BROTHERS MFG. CO., Iron and Brass Founders. L/jjfAf Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor, 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence sidicited. B* H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hlron. E. H. WILSON & CO., and »»4 South Third St., Philadelphia BROKEBS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Gorrespondence solicited. EDWARD J. ETTING, (RON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 222 8. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bor and Ballroad Iron, Old Kailfl, Scrap, AOBHT FOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penns., West New jersey and Delaware. AirentTIiElVTOPr IRODT 00«, For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. liOngdale (Ta.) and other Fig Irons, BroBAOK Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which If connected with Penn. R. B. and Its vorloM oonnectionB. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts isiueo. QIabh abyavces made oh Iboh. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME EEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHIUDELPHIA. Foundryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms* Billets* Ralls* etc. Muck Bars* Blooms* Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. JUSTICE COX. JR, 218 South 4th St., Phila., Pa. IRON and STEEL. -AGENT FOE- Haldeman, Grubb & Co’s. Chickies Bessemer Pig Iron. Mahoning Rolling Mill Co.'s Best Quality Skelp Iron and Steel Pulaski Iron Co.'s High Grade Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. Hainsworth Steel Co.'s Standard Bessemer Steel Billets. Bars, Angles, Sheets, Tank and Bridge Plates, Mack Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron and Tool Steel. J. W. HOFFMAN & CO.. Bullitt Building, 135 So 4th St., Philad’a, Iron and Steel Merchants. PIG IRON, Iron and Steel Plates, Sheets, Bars and Shapes. Rails, Cars and Locomotives. Track Equipment. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L HOGAN S CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Building, 135 South Fourth St., Phila. igents for Brier Hill, Lelilgli, Stratliers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., CennellsvUle Coke. W. H. THOMSON & CO., Dealers in IRON and STEEL and other METALS FOR ALL PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PCIILADBIaPJElIA* PA, B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Homtoxu C. B. HOUSTON & CO., SuUitt Bunding. PBII.ADEI.PBIA. Pig Iran, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Straotaral Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents for PAXTOM ROLLINS MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES Francis Wister, COMMISSION MERCHANT, COKE, COAL, ORES. Nitlonil Foundry Coke a Specialty. Sulphur lets than 0.6. All sizes National Crushed Ceke. Bullitt Building, PHILADELPHIA. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AGE, Francis Hobson, Seaman 06.. Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. Sole Manufacturers of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. IIOB@OI>r>S) “CHOICE” Exitra, Quality Needle "IVlre. SEAMAN’S ** NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &o. WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. CHAS, HUGILL, Agent. THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. OR.XTO IB1L.E! OA.ST S TEiBiXj. ABBOXT*, WHBELOCK & CO.. Agents and. Importers of SWEDISH IRON, 8S OLIVER ST., B08T0IV. _ 83 CLIFF ST >, NEW YORK. Si & Cl WARDLOWp Sheffield, England. 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 ih Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St., New York._Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. QUSTAF LUNDBERG Agent for N. M. HOGLUND’S SONS A. CO. of Stockholm. Swedish and Norway Iron. Bessemer auxid Open Beartlx Steel. 19 KILBT STBEET, BOSTON. CARLISLE K-A-YSESn., £lX-.3L.XSOr<r cf3 OO., SHEFFIELD, WORKS, late WIIiSON HAWKSWORTH, EII.ISON Sc CO., ENGLAND (ESTABLISHED 1825.) CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents. 81 OLIVER STREET, BOSTON. _ 93 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, JONftS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND. MANXTPACTURBBS OF ALL KIITDS OF STBKL. Tool Steel, Drill Rods, Needle Wire, Hot Rolled Sheet Steel, Cold Rolled Steel for Cor¬ set Springs, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and Parts, and ail other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street. (Formerly €AR1< F* BOKBR), Sole Agents and Importer^ of Steel and Crucible Wire Bods, &c. JESSOP’S STEEL MANOFAOTUBBD BY WM. JESSOP & SONS, L’D M. Best Quality, W. Bars, Sheets ic^ Plates, Large assortment of slses In itook at 91 John St. .... YORK, And Other Agenoles. I JdLJBJb^ jf^lEITjT>» T Gold Medal Paris. ■ I ENGIiAND. 1 1889. WIRE WOBTIiXS, PLATES and JEWEl. DIES. DRAWING DIES NEWTON & SHIPMAN, 88 John St., - New Yorfc Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE, 19 CAMBRIA STKKL, S^BBI RSil^j ^NDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS,' Rail^ and Railway Fadtening^, BESSEM&R AND OPEN-HEARTH BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. Steel ,A.xles, Steel .A-ngles, Steel 01ia.rLziels, Steel ForgiD^gs. CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, Office, 218 S« Fonrtli St., Pliiladelpia* Cliicago Office, Plioenix Baildins* (Works at Johnstown, Pa.) Ac i». Ac ooimop-aivy, Pencoyd Iron Works, MANUPACTURBRS OP Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel, OFFICB« 261 S« 4tli Street, PSIlliABBliPCIlA, Pm. •) DESIONEBS AND MANDPACTUBEBa OP Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables, Etc. WORKS, PFNCOITB, PA. EICKEN & CO.’S CRUCIBLE TOOL STEEL HAOHIISr "S7 VESTI»H-A.ILjIA, C3-B3K,MAISTY. 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-Steel and Blanks. HIGHEST QUALITY, LOW PRICES, INDUCEMENTS to the TRADE and large USERS. REPRESENTED E'^ITvoBTiEK.f IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS. Stock for immediate wants and Trial Orders. Exclusive Local Agencies granted. •9 YppIl A.. Ka:zx.. 3 >irKs do oo., Swedish Iron and Steel, BLOOMS, BILLETS, BARS; WIRE, RIVET AND NAIL RODS. FOREIGN ^ DOMESTIC IRON ^ STEEL. I Broadway, New York. 8 Oliver Street, Boston. * THE IRON-FOONDER: A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON THE ART OF MOLDING, FRANKFORD STEEL COMPANY INCLUDING CHAPTERS ON CORE-MAKING; LOAM, DRY-SAND. ANDJ GREEN SAND MOLDING; ALSO CRYSTALLIZATION, SHRINEA-GE,*. AND CONTRACTION OF ^CAST IRON, AND A FULL EXPLANATION^OF THE SCIENCE OF PRESSURES IN MOLDS; ADDED TO WHICH ARE FORMULAS FOR MIXTURES OF IRON, TABLES, RULES AND MISCELLANEOUS INFOR¬ MATION. BY SIMPSOIST BOLLAND, Practical Holder and Manager of Foundries^ Illustrated with over Three Hundred Engravings. 1 2mo, Cloth, $2.50. Wm he sent free on receipt of the price. Among the many recent additions to technical literature, we know of none of more practical value than The Iron Founder. There are thousands of men in our foundries who will be greatly benefited by its 382 pages of interesting and valuable information.’^TTi^ Age of Steei, FRANKFORD, PHII_A., PA. Steel Railroad and Machine Forgings, SOLID CRUCIBLE STEEL CASTINGS Ain> Best Grades of Tool and Machinery Steel. BENT, POSTPAID, ON RECEIPT OP PRICE, BY DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reads St., New York. B Hosted by Google 20 THE IRON A<Si, ^TNA-STANDARD IRON AND OTEEL CO iEtna Iron and Steel Co., and The Standard iPon COk, Successors to ■f JUanulaotuTers of PLATES and SHEETS, BLACK, GALVANIZED and CORRUGATED Plain Roofing, Siding and Ceiling, also of Sheet Steel for snecial purposes, Cold Rolled or Plain and Patent Leveled. * ^ BAR^ LIGHT SECTION R^LS, ANGLES, TEES and CHANNELS, odd sections and sizes. Machine Straightened Steel Tire, Ordinarr Shafting, Horse-Shoe Bars, Ax-Poll Steel, Toe Calk, Nut, Bolt and Chain Rods, and other special Bars suited to every requirement. PROMPT SHIPMENT from STOCK. Inquiries solicited. Stock List Mailed on Application. Address, ^>3 S:XOb CARBON STEEL COMPANY, jE>xva^ssx7Xi.ca-Ec, -MANUFACTURERS OF- Universal Mill Plates. Sheared Plates and Sheets. Boiler, Ship and Armor Plates. Also Nickel Steel Plates. List of Sizes Sent upon Application. A-OHilTOIHiS; li. 8. BOOMER, 647 The Rookery, Chicago, Ill. THE CONDIT-FULLER CO., Perry-Payne Building, Cleveland, 0» GEO .KINSEY & CO., 249|We8t Feurth Street, Cincinnati, O. JAS. G. LINDSAY & CO., Bullitt Building. Philadelphia, Pa. BULLARD & POST, 125 Milk St., Boston, Mass. \ S. Ober may er Co., FOUNDRY FACINGS, PLUMBAGO and Manufacturers of FOUNDRY SUPPLIES, Importers of INDIA SILYER LEAD FOUNDRY EQUIPMENTS. FOR ALL PURPOSES. Selling Agents for BLAKENEY CUPOLA. Send for Catalogue. CINCINNATI, OHIO, - -AMERICAN- I p»oj| (Bank of America Building.) Cold Drawn CHICAGO, ILL. Seamless Steel Tubes -for- 44 Wall Street, - NEW YORK. Correspondence of Pomaces Invited. PIERSON & CO.. -^DEALERS IN- IRON and STEEL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 29 Broadway, cor. Morris St., NEW YORK. Locomotives, Fire, Marine and other Boilers, Hydraulic Presses, Hollow Spindles, Bicycles, etc., etc. Ellwood Shafting & Tube Co., Works, Ellwood City, Law. Co., Pa. H'ew York Office, So, 277 Broadway, Room 26. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., UAMXTFAOTVSBBS AND DEALEB8 IN IRON and STEEL. AOBNUIHS t CARNEGIE STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Material, Steel and Iron Columns, Beams, Channels, Shapes and Plates. Steel Beams Rolled to 34 Inches deep. PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron, Bars, Angles, Hoops and Cotton Ties. BROOKLYN WIRE NAIL CO., Steel Wire Nails. Export Nails a ^ecialty, BIYERSIDB IKON WORKS, Steel Pipe. GLASGOW TUBE WORKS, Boiler Flues. AMERICAN WIRE NAIL MACHINES. Over 900 working satisfactorily in the United States, 26 in Europe and 100 in Canada. THE SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charooal- Iron Boiler Plates. Plans and estimates furnished and oontraots made for Iron and Steel Structures of every description. Please address, 29 Broadway New TorK. P, O. Box 33. Including the principal works on Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Engineering, Electricity, Mechanics, &c,, sent free to any address, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, »e-loa Xieade Street, NEW XORK Catalogue 1 ol Books, I Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 21 BET h'lE hem TRON (~i<r>tjn=> A.Tsr-sr. SOUTH BETHLEHEM, PENNA. STEEL RAILS, BILLETS AND MUCK BAR, STEEL FORGINGS. HOLLOW SHAFTING, CBANKS, BOLLS, GUNS AND ABHOB, Rough, .Maohlned or Finished, Fluid Conprossed, Hydraulio Forged. NEW YORK OFFICE, - - - 80 BROADWAY. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, - - 421 CHESTNUT ST. “CATASAUQUA” HICH CRADE Bars. CATASAUQUA MFG. CO. Charles K. Barns & Co., Agents, 224 South Fourth St., PHILADELPHIA. L. A R, WISTER A CO>, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 257 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. Agents for the following Foundry and Forge Pig Irons: Dunbar, Kemble, Tuncarawas (Black Band), Wyebrooue IL tt. Charcoal Fig Iron* Warner Sc Co.’s (Middlesboro, EnglancUg Carbonizing and malleable Irons. Dealers in all kinds of Scrap Iron and SteeL PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO., Paterson. N. J. -MANinrAOTUBB—=- ROLLED STEEL or IRON BEAMS Cbaoneli, Angles, Tees, Bars, Riveted Werk, Fergloge, Eye Bart, Ao., Ao., Also OPEN HEARTH STEEL BILLETS and SLABS. NEW YORK OFFICE, - Rooms 161 and 162, No. 46 Broadway. HENRY LEVIS & CO.. Mannfactnrers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, BoUai and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments. lid Bails, Axles and Wheels bought and told - 284 8. 4th 8t., Philadelphia. THE HOflTOlII^ D^Oll \ ^TEEL (iOMpAllY, m DANVILLE, PA. T PIG IRON. T AND STREET RAILS.p-B JAght B 4 MS 9 19 to 40 lbs. per yard. RAIL JOINTS, SPIKES AND BAR IRON. BstabUslied 184