The Iron Age : Vol. LII : No. 5 : August 3, 1893

;Lj:rr:'E'e..A.,s^ !r. QR. MH. UEliiiKAL’S OFfiCE T ?<£ . Sh/i . y O' wo54Tiiij5S^~¥^ fl?il0lO0 1 8eZ T'I91SBJig.l89,i AGE A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. JEh3.bli8h.ed evei^y Th'arsday by David ■W'illiams, N’os. 90, 9S, lOO Sc 1.02 Reade St., I^Tew Yorh. Fo/. LII: No. 5 . New York, Thursday, August j, i8gj. 4.80 a Year, Including Postagib ingle Ctopies, Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents.page 234 Classified List of Advertisers.... ^‘ 125 Aiphabeticai index to Advertisers 129 Advertising and Subscription Rates 24 i WORLD’S FAIR, 1893. The Exhibit of JTessrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SON, containing superb specimens of the ^ most recent improvements in ^ Hammerless Shot Guns THIS ENTIRE COLLECTION IS OFFERED FOR SALE BY CATALOGUES ON APPLiCATiON. Hartley & Graham, 313 & 315 BROADWAY, New York. Agents for W. & C. Scott & Son. GUNS DELIVERED AT CLOSE OF EXHIBITION. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE. Low in Frlce and Guaranteed. Send for circulars and fao-slmile chart. THE BRISTOLS* MFC. CO. Waterbury, Conn. SOLID BRAIDED CORDAGE. AH Kinds. Sizes and Colors. Send fob Samples. Samson Cordage Works, RANDOLPH & CLOWES, WATERBURT, - CONN. Western Repot, 71 West Washington St., Ohicasro, III. /101- John St.» New York. Rrnnr>h 333 alniit !*t., Philadelphia, israncn unices*.^ Boston, Mass. If nnni Nf.n'V’f. KnilHinir. m ) 333 ^ alniit i^t., Philadelphia, Pa. |*J1 iMLilk v*^t., Boston, iUass. Room :208 Neave Building, Cincinnati, O. I bbahoh ornoM: Cleveland 136 Liberty St., City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, O. SEAMLESS DRAWH BRASS AND COPPER TUBING. Hot and Cold Rolled Sheet Copper and Brass of all kinds. - 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. O'JBIVSLXINTS 33X1.0SI., NEW YORK. PHILAOELPHIA. BOSTON and CHICAGO. DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes. The best made, (Beaman’s Patent Improved.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BAK ER. { ch^apesT^^tKl^ket. Made only by tUs OO., Factory and Main Office : BALTIMORE, MD. Branch t 42 CliffSt., N. V • Iteading manufacturers of Stamped and Vatent JPieoed Tin Ware and Galvanised Iron Ware, Tf?.? Avery Stamping Co. We retin Iron, Steel and Copper. CLEVELAND, O. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SEE PA6E 3. THE WILMOT A MOBBS MFC. CO. ^mounted Heavy Blanking, Pressing I Stamping. Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. UaDUcaoturers of Ai. Nicale iJloish Si*ndart Wrough' Oongs Capacity 60,0M Bells p«r day. filled promptly from Also unexcelled iS^larat BRONZED BELLS.^ A cheap and deaan’ finish. Mine and Factories, Bridgeport, Coon. Store, 80 Murray Street, New York. The only Coke you can huT and know you are getting the best thafc can be manufactured. All our works la the heart of the R^lon, wltmn four miles of Connellsvllle, Pa. 0-AJPA.0ITir, 3,CXDO TONS JDAXUTT, W. J, RAIHEY, CLEYELUID, OHIO. Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE. y^ NSONIA g RASS Q qpper Qo, MANUFACTURERS OP BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot popper. Waterbury Brass Co. The PLUME&Atwood MfuGo. MANUFACTURERS OF I SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Tradb-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings,Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 Cliff Street, - ■ New Yo rk. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOB Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER &. OLD METALS, too John Street, ~ New York. VADE MECUM. 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 Enrfneers, Foremen of Machine Shops, i'iremen, 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 Factones and Business Men generally. Compiled and Arranged by D. B. DIXON. And with a most exhaustive Electrical Department by THOS. G. GRIER, A Prominent Specialist. 480 Pages, 83^ inches, Cloth, $2.50. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher & Bookseller, 96-102 READE ST., NEW YORK. Establisbed 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. 125 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN._ New Haven Copper Co.. BOLB MAKBBS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER, Sheet and Roll Brass WIFtE, GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP- PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Triiimiings, 18 MUREAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLUKO MILL, | FACTORIES: THOMASTON, CONN. | WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes, Booth & Haydens MANDFACTTJBBRS OF Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Brass and Copper Tnblns, Bare and Insnlated 'Wire for £lec- trie Listating^ and Street Rail¬ way Use^ Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners in ereat variety. FACTORIES: Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., Waterbury, Conn. 25 Park Place, New York. ALSO HAHUrAOTUBBRS OF Cast steel Msets asi Bits ol Sapeiioi Qiality. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK- MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC CO., LA SALLE, ILLINDIS, OE SEEETER. AND MANUFACTURERS OP 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-N-C® FiyiR IuECILiAlIVCHJB BA.TTEIILY. GrOOJDm 3VEFG-. OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BK.ONZEI XDOOR* KNOBS, 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. SALESRDDM : 88 Chambers St., New York. FACTDRY; 86-92 Third St., So. Brooklyn. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers of 33oXt A3a.cl. AND KJ-VESTS. Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antlniony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., HEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes, BUTT HINGES, BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, - NOVELTIES. PUREALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WAfERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS; 428 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 29 High Street, Boston. WILLIAMS. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass, Fancy Sheet Brass, German Silver^ Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop^ per Bods, Brass Ferrules, Fure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, 4&C. Rougli Castlngr of Alumlnum- Alumlniim Bronze, German Silver Bronze -and all kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of Chandeliers, Metal Picture Frames. Ink Stands, Figures, Statued, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Lonis Bronze & Almninnm Works, . 3741-3743 North Brondway, STn.LOUlS, MO. Hosted by oogle « THB IRON AGE. 3 ELEPHANT TRADE-MARK. //// GENUINE IlNGOTS & manufactures B CA R OUR REC.jaAOE MARKS. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. TheRhosphor Bronze SmeltingCo.Limiteo 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in theUnited States and Sole Makers of"ELEPHANT BRAND'Phosphor-Bronzf. PHOSPHOR BRONZE. The Wm. Cramp & Sons S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, penna. FOTJNIDHIRS. Vs MARK THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTINC DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INOOXS OR CASTINGS, ANR DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WOELD. Xuar^e Oastlngrs ^ @peoialt>5 • Bridgepoirb 13 eo 3 cidi 2 sod Bx*oii.z© suxid Oo., BRIOGBPORT, COl^N. BRASS, BRONZE, ^ ■ | COMPOSITION and 1 . L. I ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heavy and Li^bt. TLeAnORDCO. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. OESlSrTJINBl PHOSPHOR TIN, MANDFACTUBBD BY THE YORK AMO THOMPSON STS., SOLE MAIHTTACTUBSBS OE 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 JAirger CaaUnga and More of Them, than Any CotnpeHtOTm STEAM GAUGE WrCUODlAND VALVE CO. Boston, Mass., U- S. A. Branches i NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON. ifeE'SL Fine Castings by new pressure cess, equal to band cut work Bronze, Brass, Aluminum and German SUver. chlnery Name Plates, Aluxnlnnn Bronze Dies, Ii cate Mechanical Castings, etc. FINEST ALUMINUM CASTINGS. 0HT TRY IT? ANOYOUWILLUSENOOTHER THE HICHESTAND ' ^ = RICHEST GRADE HADE. MANUFACTURED^PNLV BV THECRESGENTPHDSPHORIZED METAL CO ' ,OFFICE AND WORKS ^ ^ ^ ZIOniO^H^ZIll INDIANA ;x»0 33.85 0, Chester, PSi ;x>Aiss &.ix<SL Ooxxxx>c>sltlon OAstlxxss'. Inventors and Sole Mannfactnrers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” BKa.XL'Ofaotruxers Ot rHOSraOR-BKONZE TO I»ENNSYX,VA.NIA. XlAj:X.ROA.I». Speolflcations In ingot metal or castings. T!!£WILMOT « HOBBS.MFC. COMPANY EspecUlW solicit orders for “Sofl" and" Extra Soft* — ^ HOT BOLLED band. STBIP ANS; PLATE ^TEEL. Great sccnracy of gaoge and taidtk and uniformity of quality will always be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL Vor'D lFflCULT^PRESSED, STAMPED. DRAWN WORK, &0. / l«niL The eho*, niiitrates nmetUng of the variety oL Stain,ea u« Draw, Work whiob can be nude taea tale Stael.^ PRICES CREATrLjf^EbUCED ®" “'•S’t.'r^; I'JSSSl.f.-STlKlr*'*" BRIOCER0RT.Z0ONIi* ^ PHDSPHDR-TIN By using my phosphor tin manufa'| URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE ca PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves, BY Ti SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING, much! CHEAPER THAN, THEY ARE NOW TO !.« HAD IN THE MARKET, NEW OR OLD COPPEif CAN BE USED. FOR circulars AN^Pfijcii ADDRESS haLK &. NAUMANN. '^oTnlE'’'^! :/<? prRpvV'l Sole Agents U, 5 .CAN ADA WIRE NAIL5. INDIANA WIRE FEKGE C0„ Crawfordsvllle, Ind. Hosted by Google i’.ii 4 _ THB IR6K age, WASHBURN & MDEtJFB Works: Worcester, Mass., and Waukegan, III, Copper Insulated Glidden Barbed Waukegan Barbed Rods Springs Bale Ties Rope and Cabie. Makers of Iron, Steel and Copper. Warehouses: Hew York, 16 Cliff St.; Chicago, 107 & 109 Lake St.; San Francisco, 8 & 10 Pine St.; Honston, Texas. The American Metal Co. (LIIttITED), 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., - - Liondon. Merallffesellscliatt, Frankfort-on-Main. Williams, Foster & Co., lid., Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING CO. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS : Shingles and Bluff Streets, • PITTSBURGH, PA. Telephone 705. WNI. NICKA.RL AND, IRON FOUNRRR, THENTOIV, - - PW. J. Chiiled Cast Wire DiES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Guaranteed. Best Antl-Frictlon Metal for all machinery bearing, for high speed and heavy crushing weight it h^ no iqnal. Introduced In this country since 1891 and h^ lipiaced all Antl-Frictlon metals it has come In con- amwlth THEODORE HIERTZ & SON, SOLE MFRS.. danufacturers Babbitt Metals, Solder, Lead Seals, &c. 30th St.. & Park Ave.> St. liouie, Mo. & V-A-IST ^WIlSTICLiBS. MANTIFAOTURBRS OP STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. Tempered Compression & Extensa Springs OFFICE AND WORKS: 18 to 24 Bridge Street, } BROOKLYN, N. Y. c/» VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SrHINGS ft A^oultural Implementa, Maohin- O various other purpose!. Ii^ Wr^te for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO, MANUFACTURERS. MONTPEIalER, TV Hosted by ^ ■ooge THE IRON AGE. 5 117th to 113th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. lllak«r8 of lron» BoMomer, Slemeno-lMLartln and Grnolble Cast Stool Wlro oi all kinds* annoalod, soft and hard drawn i Copporod Spring Wlro for Fnrnitnro Sprinpo* &;o «9 Coppered Soft Wires* Ballnp Wires* Suspension Brldpe and Rope Wires of all kinds* dko* STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Specialty of finest Cast Steel Wires* round* fiat* square and any other shape* tempered and also In the soft state* guaranteed to harden and temper. Solid Rib and Farason Umbrella Wires. Crinoline* Corset* Shade Roller* liook* Hat* Brush* Saw* Band Saw* Clock Spring* Clock Bell* Clock YerRO and Watch Sprlns* Rule and Tape lilne and Eyeslass Wires* dkc. Plano* Needle* Fish Hook* Drill and Hair Spring Wires. Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made tor special purposes. Also Covered Wires—Braided and Cloth and Paper Covered—for crinoline* corset and other purposes. Cold Rolled and Silt soft and Tempered Steel Strips ol all kinds and for all purposes. @peoia.l Wires and @priiiRS o± Every I>esoriptioii. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. o-A.Xpiir»c>n.3sri,A. « FREMONT STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. CAE. mTF Vi w \\ \ \' \ v. w \ \ w \ ^ \ DUNBAR BROS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs of every description, from best Cast Steel, ERISTOE* C01V3V. FRED NOURSE CO., jmWl (i. 4 >’ i; /i ■ i'' i i ; I STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS, 31 5* 317 and 319 East 22d St , New York. 1 240 8c 242 W. 29L« ST. NEW -YORK j manufacturers of AfIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS AND MINING PURPOSES. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY, iimplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for illustrated Catalogue, THE CELEBRATED SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOR SALE BT THE HARDWARE TRADE. OST THE BEST. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. Always Ask For [^ [ 5 ] P@a Unequaled for Strength and Durablllfyr ’ ^ ■■■ Made Only by Biodeilck & Baseoar toBi Idb, St. Louis, So, HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building, 1 1 9 S. 4th St. NEW YORK Potter Building-, 38 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 F St.^ PATENTS U. S. and Foreigrn Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights, Twenty Yetre’ Experie^e. 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 EXCIiUSIVEI^Y. References Furnished on Application. R. B. STOCKING, Attorney at Idaw. mi F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, ». C. PATENTS $ 40 , 000,000 Earned by BeU Telephone Patent in 1891. Pro¬ tect your invention by PATENT. No charge for examination to determine patentability. Send model and description. New Book Fbee. S. 0. FlTZGERAliD, Washington, D. C A T E3 NTS- H. W. T. JENNEH, Patent Attorney and Me- •hanical Expert. 519 Seventh St., Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Estabiifhed 1883. F. H. ARNOLD, IDeslgnei* ARTISTIC METAL WORK, New Britain, Conn. SPRINGS-RIVETS. Specialties in SHEET METAL WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CLARE & COWLES, PiaiDYiUe, Ct PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO., Bortb Penn Jnnction, Piuladelphia. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P” are not of oui tntke. We make only first-olass Norway Iron Rivets. Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport, Pa. I RE—ROPE fimoois; [87 LitotJ KbW WORKS Wilkesbarre, 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., ■umbctanti ol WIRE In great vai In great variely. OOITlsr. AND WIRE. GOODS Of All Kind. WE WILL SEND YOU A FULL LINE OF Wire Cloth Samples, WITH AS OBDHB OF $10,00, Hosted by Buffalo lire Works. SCHEELER a SONIS, nfaiu'St.. - Bnflal.i K. ¥< ,y Google THB IRON AOB. 7 c H\ m'W XOBYv. '4; XNXwm^ ^T^SO ^MAMURACTURERS Ot GENERAIi .WIBEWOBK. WinaowGuaTds^ Stal)le Fixtures. RAiLmas.' SaTidScrEena . Coal Scteens Etc, ■Ari . :nAL' ■'■--T'-Tlv '■'-r'-T'b 'k AnNV^v'L ovxxxw. Prompt shipment made direct from our Warehouses. BwA-LiE TIES, EEISTOE "WIRE, ST-A-FLES, "WIRE nST-A^ILS. WRITE US FOR PRICES. UOLOW-SAyiOR WIRE CO, St Louis, Mo WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. Y. MANTTFACrnBSBS OF Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, I NEW PROCESS Coal Sieves, Floni Sieves, Com Poppers, Disb Covers, HetaUic Coal Sieves. Cortland POWER LOOM WIRE CLOTH. Every roll wrapped In Pink Papei and haa our name on labeL KILMER MFC. CO. NEWBURGH, N. Y., UCANITFACTUIUSBS OF WIRE RODS, BALE TIES, BARB WIRE. BEST QUALITY Fe nce Wire Staples, Galvanized Wire Ornamental Fencing, Cable Wire, Grape Wire, Hop Yard Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Fence Wire, &c. Our New Empire Bale Tie. ERANCH HOUSE: 543-545 State Street, Chicago, III. Address aU export communloatlons to W D. MEIGHAN, 111 Water Street, New York City. [The Leading Authority on Business Law. PARSONS’ THE LAWS OF BUSINE 55 , For ail the States and Territories of the Union. By Theophilus Parsons, LL.D. 864 pages, 6x9 Inches; full leather .$4.50 This is a work almost indispen¬ sable to every business man, as a guide in transactions which are occurring constantly. It constitutes a library of law on daily business affairs and is used for constant reference by many of the leading concerns throughout the country. The volume treats fully and clearly of contracts, sales, agency, agreements and assessments, stop¬ page and transitu, considerations, limitations, notes and bills of ex¬ change, interest and usury. 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Sent prepaid on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 READE 8L HEW YORK Hosted by U THE IRON AGE. Reliance Wire f Iroi^ ARCHITECTURAL WIRIE AND IRC^ - ^ ^ Wire Cloth, Galvanized Fencing:and Netting, Wire Lath,.Wire, and » = Iron Fences and Railings, Window Guards, Stable Fixtures, Bank and Office Railings, all kinds ot Brass, Wire and Iron Work for Buildings and Offices. ^ SBNB FOR ILLVSTRATJBB^ CATAliOOUS. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Manufacturers of Every Description of - WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Porforstod Motflis, - W\tb Cloth ond N6tting[$. Clinton “ Standard” (Number 33 Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. FACTORY AND GENERAL OFFICE i CLINTON, MASS. NEW YORK, 76 Beekman Street. BOSTON, 199 Washington Street. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street The Gilbe rt A Bennett Mfg. Co. Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth, fialvanized Steel Wire Cloth. Galvanized Wire Poultry Netting. “ Cottage” Lawn & Garden Fencing. The World’s Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens, Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. House Furnishing Wire Goods. MA^lVUFALCTXJIiK- WIRE CLOTH. NETTING] Fencing, Cates, Fencing Tools, ' Wire 6oods,WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHIN6 WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRINS: 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. BSTABIHSHBD 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester. Mass : PATENTED 1664 NEW PROCESS MANXTFAOT17BBBS OF BVBKY DESOKIPTION OF r-s-!—. -1 HARD STEEL WIRE "''—“•WIRE CLOTH PHEniNC WlRP MCTTIUP Pointed Window Screen Wire Cloth. I HI. II LI LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. send for latest cataIiOgve. PENNSYLVANIA” FRUIT PICKER. AS A FRUIT PICKER IT HAS NO SUPERIOR. It is made of Heavy Galvanized Wire, and easily adjusted to a pole. lncreaK'®®“ becoming known) is steadily The diAculty of detaohipg fruit and securing It unbruised is apparent to everv one so finest WtfwhVhcoKuK THE EOW PRICE AT WHICH IT IS SOLO taleMrge *q*iintHfes®“®*' “**‘® “ *finse who Price per dozen, $6.00. Ti will gather Apples, Peaches, Pears, Etc. --- M.V Will vuLuer iippies. reaches, Pears, Etc. MiKOTACTm>DBr PENNSYLVANIA WIRE WORKS, EDWARD DARBY & SONS, - 233-235 Arch St.. Phlla, Pa. PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS THE ROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH GO TRENTON, 117 and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY. NEW YGRK. 171 and 173 LAKE STREET, CHICAGG, JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCING. 25 and 27 FREMONT STREET^ SAN FRANOISGG. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 9 P. P- EMORY MFC. CO. spT.NcnrLD.i;,7ss. POSITION, HEAVY Work Fair Prices AND LIGHT CAST- worK, rair rrices. 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Lathes special purposes, Presses for Corrugated Iron, Straightening Machines, Milling and Grinding Machines, and others. Catalogues furnished ou application. Send for prices and discounts Machines can be seen in operation at our Works or at the Chicago Exposition, Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 13 IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c., [ For manufacturers of Light Hardware. & JOHNSON, Waterpury, Oonn. NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO.. ..I J' N ' I Pyu^ ^TT ^Haa- fi ^ 1 I MA.NtlF.A.CTXJKEBS OF SI WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. Hi. FHXlLilLiZPS Ai S02TS SOUTH HANOVER. MASS. % Tie SHEM WIRE NAIL CO. MANUFACTUBBRS WIRE NAILS, Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office; - SALEM, OHIO BRANCH OFFlCBSs Boom 28, 277 Broadway, New York. 415 Phenix Bldg., Chicagc. 200 Amer. Central Bld’g, St. Louis. 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. 38 Pickering Bld’g, Cincinnati, 0. TACKS P. R. BAAliAOITS A. BRO 21 WARREN ST.. 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Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE. CONSOLIDATED STEEL ^ WIRE CD. GENERAL OFFICES, THE ROOKERY. CHICAGO. ILL. Branch f S'r* LOUIS, mo., 1935 Papin street. PITTSBURGH, PA., Westinghouse Building. 1 NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Havemeyer Building. Offices, t SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 81 Crocker Building, BARBED* ^ ■ WIRE. miRE RODS and PLAIN WIRE of Every Description. WIRE i) L NAILS. Bstle Tiojs, r'on.oo Stst-ploss, oto- ]»i:i]L.lL.S LOCAlXEU A.X ST. LOUIS, MO. PITTSBURGH, PA. ALLENTOWN, PA. JOLIET, ILL. LOCKPORT, ILL. f oEcxo. WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE 00. V JBs :. oxtikT, COIVIMUNICATE; WITH NEAREST OEFICE. ill IV.-.V.I !•;. B MR 1 u ' y -• if III ino M m ■ Iron BnildiDgs, Roofs and General Strnctnral Work in Iron and Steel, Ma- . cMne Shops, Fonn- dries, Power Houses, &G. 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 and Structural work. All machinery Is operated by electricity from our own plant. Batabliahed 1830, THE PLYMOUTH MILLS Rivets, Trunk NalISp Tacks T Clout Nalls, BurrSf Wire Nalls rLYMOTTTHs MASS. . Gatalogne ot Books, Including the principal works on Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Engineering, Electricity, Mechanics, j &c., sent free to any address by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, oe-ioa Ileade Street^ NEW -YORtC Hosted by THE IRON AGE. IT fi®eip of Giffltelron Co., JOHN-STOWIT, r»A.. —: MANFFACTUEBRS OF ;- merchant bar STEEL: inciudintf 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. COLD ROILED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office, Southern Office. 102 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 5th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenix Building. Chattanooga, Tenn \m^ SliLL RRIDGES.I{00FS^^ RUILDINGS BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, mCASOX BUII 4 PING, BOSTON, MASS. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard, INQUIRIES SOLICITED. D* H. ANDREWS, Prop’r, J. R. WORCESTER, Chief Engr’r. A. S. MILLER, Jr., Sec’y. B. H. brown. Con. Bnr'l WilfittBS SEND FOR SAMPLE CARD AND DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST. H. W. JOHNS MA.HUF'A.CXURINa CO., Sole Manufacturers of H. W. Jolins’ Asbestos Roofing, Sheathing, Building Felt, Asbestos Steam Packings, Boiler Coverings, Roof Paints, Fire Proof-Paints, etc. VULOABESTON Moulded Piston-Rod Packing Rings, Gaskets, Sheet Packing, etc. EiUblished 1858. 87 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. IRON AND STEEL ROOFINO, Corrugated.Iron, Galvanized Have Trough and Conductor Pipe, Roofing Paints, etc. Cambridge Roofing Co., Cambridge, C.l Sew and Standard Books - ON - METALLURGY. Wedding’s Basic Bessemer Pro¬ cess. Translated from the German by WhaLIAmB. 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A practical guide for the manufacture of all kinds of alloys, amalgams and solders, used by metsd workers; together with their chemical and physical properties and their application in the arts and the industries; with an appendix on the coloring of alloys. Translated and edited chiefly from the Ger¬ man of A. Krupp and Andreas Wild- BERQER, with extensive additions by Wm.T, Brannt; illustrated by 16 engraving; 428 pages; cloth.$2.50 The Metal Worker’s Handy Book of Receipts and Pro¬ cesses. Being a collection of chemical formulas and practical manipulations for the working of all the metals and alloys, including the dec¬ oration and beautifying of the articles manu- factured therefrom, as well as their preser¬ vation. Edited from various sources by William T. Brannt. 530 pages; cloth.$2.50 Electro-Plating. A practical hand-book on the deposition of copper, silver, nickel, gold, aluminum, bi'ass, platinum, &c. With descriptions of the chemicals, materials, batteries and dynamo machines used in the art. Second edition; carefully revised, with additions. By J. W, Urquhart ; 230 pages; cloth. $2 Steel and Iron. Comprising the practice and theory of the several methods pursued in their manufact¬ ure*, and of their treatment in the rolling mills, the forge and the foundry. By Will¬ iam Henry Greenwood, F.C.S. With 97 diagrams; 536 pages; cloth..$2 Aluminum. Its history, occurrence, properties, metal¬ lurgy and ap^cations, including its alloys. By JOSEPH W. Richards, M.A., A.C., in¬ structor in metallurgy at the Lehigh Uni¬ versity . Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged. Illustrated by 23 engravings and two diagrams; 511 pages; cloth. $5 Sent, postpaid, on receipt of pricCf hy DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Read* Naw Yoik. t Hosted by oogle 18 THE I^N ,Aq^E. The First to make Boiler Plates In Amerloak Oha*. Hinton. PretL A. F. Huston, Vice-iY««t. C. L, Bwton, OenL Mgr. BobU B. Hotnes, Jr., S«ey. Jo*. Humpton, Ttmb, STEEL AND IRON PLATES VO BXTRBIHB DIMBNSIOBS. widths VP TO 10 FBBTn THlVILIlBSSv 3-16 INCH TO IM IBOHs -isio.- WORKS : PHILADBLPHIA QPFIOB: OoAtoflixrlUo. Pa.. Qg db FRANK SAMUEL, l86>138So.4th$t., Philadelphia. UW PHOSPHIIIVS PLQ. IPON-. OB or under. SCk A P—.08 or .06 or under. OR 6—-fc'or O. H. and Furnaoe Use.. MELTING BAR- C^en Hearth and Bessemer Billets, Skelp, Muck Bars aiid Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Fig Iron. Syracuse. Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANUFACTUBE ALL THEIR PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IRON AND OPEN HEARTH STEElis Beams, Channels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes, Round, Flat and Square BARS of all sists,. Especially adapted for Bridge and Ship Builders, Fire-proof Buildings, Shafting and all Structural Purposes. Spscialties, in Wrought Iron or Steel:—Phoenix Columns and Upset Eye-Bars of sizes. Roof Trusses, Girders, Joists and Built-up Shapes of every description. AOENTB Edwabd Corning & Co.. 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning & Co., 70 Kilby St.. BOSTON, MASS; Jambb B. Stokes, 183 Market St^ ff lW FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE; A. C. Stites, 981 The Rookery, OHICAQO. POTTSYILLE IRON AND STEEL GO, Pottsville Pa. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET MANUVAOTUBHBS OF ALL KDTOB 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. IDesi^ners and. Constructors ol Roofs, rrmsses, Oolnmns, dco. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE - & - CO., - EMPIRE - CHAIN - WORKS BeacR Sc. Otis Sts., ... Phdladelplii^ Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings, •• D. B. 6.” Special Crane Cham. Stool 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 AMERICAN WIRE GLASS MFG. CO. 418 Walnut $t., PEIILA. MIFFLIN WHEELER. G. W. NICOLLS. Nicolls, Wlieeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., 216 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP. Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms. Steel and Iron Plates, New and Old Rails. i, T. WELLMAN. President. J. H. ROOF, Treasurer. O. H. WELLMAN, Superintendent. S. H. CHAUVENET, Vlce-Fresldent. RICHARD FBTERS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -HAITOFAOTnREItB OB- - Highest Grade Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box and Boilerplate. Bessemer Steel Ship and Tank Plate. Open Hearth and Bessemer Blooms and Slabs. Low Phosphorus Pig Iron. -PLATES UP TO 126 INCHES IN General Office and Works, Thurldw, Delaware County, Pa. Chicago, Ills., No. 656 “ The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Street. B. W. CEAMER, Agent. 'J. H. BBLCBBB. Agent. EDWARD CORNING U CO., MANUFACTURERS’ AOENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. - BEAMS, CHANNELS, 1011^1 bui% OTP PI HOOPS, BANDS, ANCLES, TEES, l|{|||U ANn \|rrl SPIKES, riSH-PLATES. PLATES. BARS, RODS. IIIUII ViLLb SOLTS. NUTS, RIVETS. MANUFACTURERS’ AOENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. - IRON STEEL 29. BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 237 SO. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLIC TED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERS. 70 KILBY BT. BOSTON Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. w.a. PiujNo. T. I. CBANB -AND' IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIG IRON ; Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Sessomei and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry u se. BM.LUTT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. El. R. c«3 OO,, Sole Asrente. ACME PIG IRON. Guaranteed.,03 % or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Kiverside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, - . PHILADELPHIA ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MAH UfAOtU RBR a OF Patent Flantehedy Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Cfaareoal Bloomi ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEISL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke Staci Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON C0„ MANUFACTURERS OF “ Guniherlmiil ” Nulls ^ Wrougll 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 AGENT FOR- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN¬ DRY, FORGE, charcoal BESSEMER PiG IRON. Dealer4n^Scrap, Old Car Wheels, lUuck Bars and Connellsville Coke. High Grade Tested Chains. .Sc OO., SDTH 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 ol TJ. S. Iron. O. L.I]SriDS.A.Y <Sc OO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and iSteel Structures. MERRILL BROS.. 465 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. ¥ 00-, COLD -^MANUFACTURERS- SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON DRAWN STEEL B 19 EDWARD J. ETTING, HUiN BROKER &:C0MMISSI0N MERCHANT 222 S. Thibb St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Scrap. AOBNT FOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. A.fifeiitTR.ElNrTOISr IILOlNr CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Longdale (Va.) and other Fig Irons. Stobaoe Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which Is connected with Penn. R. R. and its various connections. N^otiable Warehouse Receipts issued. Cash AUVAircEs hade on Ibon. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHIUDELPHIA. Fonndryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Ralls, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Gonsulting EDgineers In Metallurgy and Mining. E. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hiron. •E. H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 22d South Third St., JPh iladelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J W. Hoffman. & Co., 333 and 335 Walnut St., Philadelphia, COMMISSION .-. MERCHANTS PIG IRON, Iron and Steel Plates and Shapes. Rails, Cars and Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN S.CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Bullitt Building, 135 South Fourth St., Phila. Scents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strathers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville Coke. NORTH BROTHERS MFC. GO., 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 ALL PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PBlLADEIiPBIA, PA. LJJCKKOW FORQJB. VOSZiT xi.xaxx.-v. Fort Hunter, P. O., Dauphin Co., Pa. MAHITFACVX7UEB OP rnimmmu and Billets for Boiler Plate, Takas* i^lieet Iron and Wire, mad# from Fig Iron and Scrap. Prices Quoted—Correspondenoe Solicited. B, Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston. C. B. HOUSTON & CO., BuUitt Building. PBII,A]>EI<PBIA. Pig Iron, Coni, Coke, Steel Rails, Structura Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents fer PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES Hosted by Google 20 THE IRQiJ AGE; Francis Hobson, Seam^ 0o., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD, Sole Manufacturers of HOBSON’S CHOICE” 0^ Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. “OHOICE” DExtra Quality iNeoaie Wire SEAMAN’S NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &c. _ WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., Mew York. _ CHAS, HUG ILL, Agent. _ THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. OR.XJO IBJLjH! oast s teel. JERK ABBOTT 8z CO.. Agents and. Importers of SWEDISH IRON, OLIVER ST,, BOSTON. CLIEE ST.. NEW YORK. Si & Gi 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 Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I W\^ri all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St. New York. Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG, Agent for N. M. HOGLUND’S SONS &. CO. of Stockholm. Swedish and Norway Iron, Bessemer anci Open. Beartli Steel. 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. CARLISLE WORKS, Late WILSON HAWK8WORTH, ELLISON & CO., (ESTABLISHED 1825.) OO., 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, MANtTPACTUKERS OP ALL KINDS OP STEEL. Tool Steel, Drill Rods, Needle Wire, Hot Roiled 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 CARli F. BOKFR), Sole Agents and Importers of/Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. Best Quality, K Bars, SheetsPlates, JESSOF’S STEEL MANUFACTURED BY WM. JESSOP a. SONS, L’D OF Large assortment of sixes In stock at 91 John St. - - - - NEW YORK And other Agencies. I \ Oold Medal Parli. > I ENG1.AND. I 1889. II F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL <fc FILES For further particulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. 83 John St., New York. Brices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Quantities Front Sheffield, Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Keamers, &c. .. .® £69 Per ton in Shefflald Warranted Extra Ca^t Steel tor Taps, Dies, Milling Tools, &c....“ 50 ^ onemoia. Warranted Cast Steel for tools. Taps, Dies, Turning Tools, &c.“ 44.10/ “ ** Best Crucible Machinery Steel.“ 30 « « *» Best C. S. EXTBA WEIGHT HAN D CUT FILES... ...© 50^ & 4st cash discount “ ** No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities otf assorted sizes. ; Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 21 Steel Re I steel A CAM CAMBRI. •Jr rii: K STBBL, feet Reil^ and Railway Fa^tening^, U BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. teel Olianxiels, Steel Forgings IDA M \/ Offlice, ai8 S. Fourth St., Philadelpla. 1 Jp /A Y _ Clilcago office. Plioenfx Baildins. “ (Works at Johnstown, Pa.) Ilpj STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHIS, JjU tngSEBlEB AND OPEN-HEAltT LXles, Steel A.n.gles, S BRIA IRON cow JL., Sc XrOBJBIR Pencoyd Iron Works, MANUFACTUBERB OF Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel. 0FF1CC: s 261 4tli Street, PfitlliADFliPHlA, Pa, TS Sc Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Go., DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OP Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables, Etc. WORKS, PKNOOITB, PA. EICKEN & CO.’S CRUCIBLE TOOL STEEL H-AlOHSN, -VSTEISTPHAI-jIA, Ca-ERMANY. 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 IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS. 1 1^;,’*£1;-. Stock for immediate wants and Trial Orders. Exclusive Local Agencies granted. A.. db 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— Chemical Analysis of Iron. A Complete Account of all the Best Known Methods for the FRANKFORD STEEL COMPANY FRANKFORD, PHIL.A., PA. i.nalysia of Iron, Steel, IPig Iron, Xrim Ore, lAmestone, Slag, Clay, Sand, Coal^ CoJce, and Furnace and Froducer Cases, SECOND EDITION. -by- ANDREW ALEXANDER BLAIR, Graduate United States Naval Academy, 1836; Cniaf Chemist United States Board appointed to Teat Iron, Steel and other Metals, 1876 ; Chief Chem¬ ist United States Geological Survey and Tenth Census, 1880 ; Member American Philosophical Society, etc. aandsomely Illustrated by l^o OiKllii# SnaraTings on Wood. Svo. 314 Paaes. Half Morocco. S4.O0. for itself among analytical chemists vrlU certainly be mcreased by the Improvements in the secondedlSon, Srery means has been taken to bring it up fully to the incoriwratlng all the new and improved methods, necessitating the addition of thirty p^es of letterpress and nine new cuts. snminary of a special and Iinportant department of Analytical chemistry by an author of prolonged and wide practical experience.”— Chemical News, London. .J* I ^ ® standard work which will prove tne chief guide of the young chemist, and a frequent guide to more experienced analysts.”—The Iron Aae New York. ^ Iron chemists will find this