The Iron Age : Vol. LII : No. 7 : August 17, 1893

cm. MK.G£r!iti.L'i THEpfROK Age A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. l:*ixblieh.ed every Tli-ursday MominiK by I>avid ^Williams, N'os. 96, 9S. lOO ScXQ2 Reade St., New Yorh:, LII: No. y. New York, Thursday, August ly, i8gj. $4.30 a Year, Including Postage^ Single Copies, Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents..._page 328 Classified List of Advertisers.... 103 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers 107 Advertising and Subscription Rates 335 U.M.C trade mark- HIGHEST GRADE PAPER SHELLS. METAL LINED GREEN PAPER. The increased demand for higE gxw will completely obviate the annoyance of occasional hang-fires incident .se of Nitro Powders in low grade Shells has induced ns to make a substantia*- reduction in the price of our Celebrated TRAP Paper Shells. Ilie Union Molnllio Coihiilge Co., BATTERY CAP. DEEP STRONG PRIMER. ST. UOXJXS Manufacturers of BOAT SPIKES Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE. Low In Price and Guaranteed. Send for circulars and fac-slmlle chart. THE BRiSTOLS’ MFG. CO. Waterbury, Conn. SOLID BRAIDED CORDAGE. All Kinds. Sizes and Colors. Sbhd for Sajiplss. Samson Cordage Works, RANDOLPH & CLOWES, TXm.N^X9T70KXaXSSI. brahoh officw : Cleveland 136 Liberty St.y City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, O. WATERBURY, - CONN, Western Depot, 71 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill, / 101 John St., New York. R,.an/«h ) 333 aluut !^t., Philadelphia, Pa, Branch Offices.^ Boston. Hass. Room :^08 Neave BaildiuB, Cincinnati, O, SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS AND COPPER TUBING. Hot and Cold Rolled Sheet Cepper and Brass ef 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’JESIM KXOJS BX=LO€l.« NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. BOSTON and CHICAGO. DRIPPING PANS. 40 Sizes. The best made. (Beaman’s Patent Improved.) MARYLAND ROASTER AND BAK ER. { c^apesTto^tMl^ket. Made only by 3VC.^.X^X*SC,^X, XI>3'OrXl..^.lVC cA» Factory and Main Office t BALTIMORE, MD. Branch : CliffSt., N. Y • heading manafaoturers of Stamped and latent Pieced Tin Ware and G-alvanized Iron Ware, tm£ williams printing CO., Commercial Printers ^ Binders. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SEE PAGE 3. the WILMOT a HOBBS MFC. CO. ^MOUNTfo €> ' 0l/\ . Maoucaonirers of Al. Nlokie Biaian Si^ndard Wrouffb Gongs CapaMty 60,000 Bells per day. Orders filled DTomptlv from st<^k Also imexceUed 18 Karat BRONZED BELLS. A cheap and ^esan finish. Mills and Kaotoriea, Bridgeport, Conn. Store. 20 Murray Street, New York. ESTIMATES FURNISHED FOR ALL CLASSES OF WORK. 96. 98, 100 and 102 READB STRBBT, Rainey Connellsville Furnace and Foundry NEW TORK. Coke. The only Ooke yon can buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works Is the heart of the Region, wltmnfour miles of Connellsville, Pa. OAFAJOVJrr, 3,000 TOM'S D.AJIXj'Sr. W. J. RAINEY, CmiAM), OHIO. Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE, y^ NSONIA QrASS ^ Qopper Qo, MANUFACTURERS OP BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot popper. Waterbury Brass Co. ThePlume&AtwoodMfg.Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings,Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 CiifT Street, New York. New Haven Copper Co.. BOUi MAUB8 or POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James^ Sept. 1)3,1876. ALSO MANUFACTURBBS AND DBALEBS IN SOLE MANUFACTURERS Established 1S45. i Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, I 13 I n I n Z German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger- ■ ^ ^ ^ man Silver Wire, Brass and (Trade-Mark.) Copper Tubing', Condenser Plates, Pump Linings,Wire, Round, copper rivets and burs Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. METALLIC EYELETS, - Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, 19 & 21 Cliff Street, - - New York. - shot Pouches, &o.. - AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. THE HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. New Haven Copper Co., "■ ■ ■ Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S BOUi MAUBS or Line of Sporting Goods. depots: POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 1)3,1876. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, ALSO HANTTFACTimBBS AND AGENTS FOB DEALEBS IN Brooklyn Brass & Coppor Co>, DEALERS IN BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING COPPER, ingot copper, spelter, lead, tin. Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, _ 1OO John Street, - New York. ALSO MAJrUFAOTUBBM OF _ \ _ fina, otaai I'n.vnTN nuA Diiii nf cvinaHAv fhiAiitv Itod aud Sstecl. The Joumal of the Itoii and Stcel Cost stool AHIZfirS Bits OI Snporlor QB&Uty. institute, no. 2,1892, 684 pages, with 27 plates. - 16.00 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. ForSalebyDAVIO WILLIAMS.96-102ReadeSt..N V. Yarnislies, Lacqners, Prmting Inks and Sealing-Waxes: THEIR RAW MATERIALS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE, To which Is added the Art of Varnishing and Lacquering, including the Preparation of Putties and of Stains for Wood, Ivory, Bone, Horn and Leather. By WII- 1 I- 1 IA.M T. BKFAISriSrT, IL.L.USTRATED BY THIRTY-NINE ENGRAVINGS. 338 PAGES, CUOTH, $3.00. Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 ReadeSi., N.Y. MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC CO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, OF SFELTEK.. AND MANUFACTURERS OF I 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. j ZlJfl'CS FOR BAlTTBRY. BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MASUVAOTUBBBS OF Cast Steel Aaizers and Bits ol Snporlor Qnallty. 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. Sheet and Roll Brass GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Fins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Triiiiiiiings, <&;c. 18 MUBRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLLING MILL, j FACTORIES: THOMASTON, CONN. I WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes, Booth & Haydens WANDFACIMIBBItS OF Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Brass and Copper THblnsT) Bare and Insulated Wire for Blec- tric liieltting and Street Rail¬ way CsO) Lamp Goods and Kerosene Burners in ereat variety. FACTORIES: Waterbury, Conn. 25 Park Place, New York. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of €3k>OOX>S JVEFGr.’ OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BR.ONZB3 IDOORr KNOBS Bronze and Plated Roses, Combined Rose and Escutcheon Plates, Socket Shells, &c., Patent Mirror Pin Cushion Business Cards, Mucilage Brushes. Novelties of new design made to order. SALESROOM: 88 Chambers St., New York. FACTORY: 86-92 Third St.,So. Brooklyn. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers of Bolt ^JtxciL JBlxo^tlxlJtxs OOBBBK WIKB AND KIVBTS. Importers and Dealers In Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc 40 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Sheet, Wire, Tubes. BUTT HINCES, BUTTONS, LAMP COODS, NOVELTIES. PUREALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 4S8 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 ^Iver, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless B^ass a/nd Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop¬ per BodSf Brass Ferrules, Fure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, <0c. FSoufirh Casting: of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, Gtorman Silver Bronze'and all kln<4 of Metals. Manufacturers of Chandeliers, Me^ Picture Frames. Ink Stands, Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Iioiiisjroiize & Alnmlnnm Works, : 374:1-3743 North Broadway, AT. 1.01719, MO. Hosted by Google ELEPHANT TRADE-HARE. //z/ genuine: I INGOTS & MANUFACTURES BEAR OUR f^EC.-fRAOE MARKS. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. The Phosphor bronze Smelting Co.Limiteo 512 Arch St. Philadelphia Pa.U.S.A. ORICINAL manufacturers OF Phosphor- Bronze IN THE United States and Sole Makers of'^ELEPHANT BRAND"Phosphor-Bronze. PHOSPHOR BRONZE. The Wl, Craip & Sods S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, penna. FOTJ 2 SriDH!R,S. ^ A. YORK AMO THOMPSON STS., OBN-UIITES PHOSPHOR TIN, MANTTFACTUBED BY TH* f^DnQRV STEAM GAUGE \/rcvOD Wand valve go. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Branches L NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON, TW MW iMme SOUB MANtnrAOTUBBBS 07 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 harger Caatings a/nd More of Them them A-ny Competitor^ THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS OR CASTINGS, AND DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD. Oa^stin^s a Specialty- 5z*iciseport IDeostlciizsod Sz*on 2 so SLxici lid;ota.l Oo., BRASS, BRONZE, COMPOSITION and ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heaiy and Lp. T^WILMOT ti HOBBS.MFC. COMPANY — Especltlly solicit orders for •'Soft'* and " Extra Soft" — '*■ Plain Bine Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP m PLATE STEEL. Great accuracy of ^uge and width and nniformlty of qnalUy will uways be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWN WORK, &c. ^ <rmBBAKnctjeaKK0ELavH>TO8r*r^*^^ . V‘''> Vv\ [niaoQi p jM S w PHOSPHOR “TIN By using my phosphor tin manufa-^I URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE LiS PHOSPHOR BRONZE themselves, BY SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING, much : CHEAPER THAN. THEY ARE NOW TO HAD IN THE MARKET. NEWOROLD COPPE;;;| CAN BE USED. FOR CIRCULARS 1 ADDRESS hALK ANAUMANN ^ J kcENts''‘’''”'U.S.‘''‘£CANADA.a’ Sy. "S,. ^Oo . WIRE NAILS. C«tfR>in$aa5wiiB The above lllostrates eomelhlno of the variety of Stamped and Drawn Work which can be made from thU Steel. prices greatly reduced .. bridceport, conn- A INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., Crawfordsville, Ind. Hosted by Google 4 THE IRON AGE, Washburn & Moen Manuf’g Co.j WORCESTER, MASS., NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO. MAKEES OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER EVERY VARIETY 0F‘'VV X Mrti JbS FOR ALL PURPOSES. Sard and Soft Drawn Co7yp*>r Wire for JEleoiri- eat Pnri oses ; Galvanized Iron anft Stf'cl Telegraph and Telephone Wire, Gul¬ den Datent Steel Darh Wire; Watch and Clock Main Spring Eyeglass Springs} St^el Wire for Jfeedies and l^r ills; lat¬ ent Steel Wire Date Ties; Damp Chain ^Two Strand Twisted ana Elat Twisted Eenee Wire without Darbs ; Fence Staples , Stretchers, &c,; Bright, A/nnealed, Tinned and Galvanized and Copper Wire, on Spools 1 ot. to 1 ib , Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships* Rigging, &c. Galvanized Steel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges. Transmission and Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes, Switch Ropes Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor Bronze and Copper Wire Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixt¬ ures and Appliances required for use with the foregoing. The famous yachts Mayflower, Vol¬ unteer and Sachem are all rigged with our Wire Rope. SEND FOR PRICE-LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. New York Warehouses, 16 Cliff St., and 241 Pearl St. Chicago Warehouse, 107 & 109 Lake St. San Francisco Warehouse, 8& 10 Pine St. Tbe American Metal Go. (LIMITED), Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. O. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. IIH, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, BULLION, IRON. Advances made on Consignments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton &, Co*. - - Liondou. Merallffesellschalc, Frankfort-on-Main. Williams, Foster &; Co., Ld., Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING CO. MANUFACTURERS OF V^aST -WIITKXjH!. MANnFAOTUBBBS OF ALL KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS : Shingiss and Bluff Streets, - PITTSBURGH, PA. Telephone 705. WNl. IRON FOHNBHR, treivtojn, - - wr. a Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Guaranteed. Best Anti-Friction Metal for all machinery bearings, sneecl and heavy crushing weight it has no eau^ *^ Introduced In this country since 1891 and has d?8^aced all Anti-Friction metals it has come In con- t not with THEODORE HIERTZ & SON, SOLE MFRS., Manufacturers Babbitt Metals, Solder, Lead Seals, &c. Both St., Park Ave.* St. I^ouIb, Mo. STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. oo Tempered Compression & Extension Springs OO OFFICE AND WORKS: 18 to 24 Bridge Street, I BROOKLYN, N. Y. VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPRINBS U Agricultural Implements, MaoUii« Q ery and various other purpoMl. Write for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. MONTPELIER, VI* Hosted by Google 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. tfakers ef Iron, Beaaemery Slemenfl-Qlartlii and Cmolble Cast Steal Wire oi all kinds, annealed, soft and hard drawn i Coppered Spring Wire for Fnmltnre Springe, dec.. Coppered Soft Wires, Baling Wires, Snspenslon Bridge and Rope Wires of all kinds, dee. STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Spoelalty of finest Cast Steel Wires, round, fiat, sgaare and any other shape, tempered and also In the soft state, guaranteed to harden and temper. Solid Rib and Paragon Umbrella Wires. Crinoline, Corset, Shade Roller, Lock, Hat, Brush, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Bell, Clock Verge and Watch Spring, Rale and Tape Line and Byeglass Wires, dee. 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 of all kinds and for all purposes. etpeoial Wires and @priiiRS of OBvery liesoriptioii. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. 9 FREMONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. o DUNBAR BROS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs of every description, from best Cast Steel, OOINTIV. FRED NOURSE CO., STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS, 315,317 and 319 East 22d St , New York. Manufacturers of Wire Rope for Cable Railways and Mining Purposes. HA-LMINIE’S patent wire roteway Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. THE CELEBRATED “SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOB BAI.B BT THE HARDWABB TRADE. BBT THB BHST c jgg- ,240 & 242 W. 291b ST. NEW-YORK Hosted by Google arid' "iSl'rSbUiiipT ■ BrodeilGk’ & Blscoir Hope |o., St. Louis, Mo. 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 XJ. S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights, Twenty Years’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert searches and opinions as to Scope, Valid- Ity and Infringement Patent Causes Prosecuted and Defended. Practice in U. S. Supreme, Circuit and Circuit Ap¬ peals Courts, and U. S. Patent Office. Send for “ Plain Words about Patents.’^ Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCLUSIVELY. References Furnished on Application. B. STOCKING) Attorney at LaW) 611 F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, B. C. PATENTS $40,000,000 Earned by Bell Telephone Patent in 1891, Pro¬ tect your invention by PATENT. No charj^e for examination to determine patentability. Send model and description. New Book Free. B. C. FITZGERALB, Washlnaton, B. C -A. T ES T S . H. W. T. JENN EH. Patent Attorney and Me- •hanlcal Expert. 519 Seventh St,, Washington, D,C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Estabi'Yhed 1883. F. H. ARNOLD, IDesignor* ARTISTIC METAL WORK, New Britain, Conn. SPRINGS-RIVETS. Specialties in SHEET METAL WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CLARK & COWLBS, PlaMe, Ct. MLLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO, Horth Peim Junction, Fhlladelpliia. WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked ^‘P" are not of our make. We make only first-class Norway Iron Rivets Williamsport Wire Rope Co-, Williamsport, Pa. ■V.* .•••!• -- - ¥'l=G^i liMOOKS [BTLibeJta ft., Hew YoJl^. wmeS. 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., Hanniacinreis oi WIRE in great variety. N'E’W HA-VEN. ooasrisr. Wire Cloth; Wire Goods Hardware Grade and Fanning Mill Wire Cloth, Poultry Netting, Heavy Window Screen Wire Cloth, Coal and Sand Screens, Riddles, Ash Sieves, &c., &c. Office and Counter Railings, Elevator En¬ closures, Wire Stall Guards, Hay Raoke Feed Boxes, Window Guards, &c., &o. THE NEWEST BOOKS ON Metal Working, Iron, Steel and Architecture and Building, promptly supplied on receipt of price. SJBNB FOR CATALOGUBS, mentioning the Itind of bookt you are looking for. DAVID WILLIAMS, 96-102 Reade St.. New York^. Hosted by Google TWS IRON AGE, .X >vi:.so MANTTFACTUBETRS OT GENERAIi ^ WIREWOBK. V Window GuatdlS, Stalle FixtuiB& JHAILINGSr ' SandScreeiiis Coal Scieens Etc. XO^Yv. SX^^V C,V^XW Mifi, ■ ■ li 'jP’% m m '■ i Tree Protector. McCallips’ Pat. Tlie Best Tree Onard on tJhe lUarket. Price $12 per doz. Blscount to tine Trade. Iron Fences,Wire Fences am Build ers’ Wi re Work. McCallip Fence & Wire Works, 485 OaK Street, COLUMBUS, - OHIO. E. H. Titchener & Co., BINGHAMTON, N. Y, —MANUFACTUREES OF- '-'■T' GW--' GWD : GWS 'fjWMO i' ’ ■•'•••••••.«• •!( :.■■'•■•.o.a ■!». ' ./•••••■••■■■’•It .TsasMsaM*'* •t«' : •'•:•.•;■.•«.••.•.« ail ' all ' ‘•■.•.■•••••■a ail : . ^■■'•.•■.■■•■.'•■'•li : vaa.'a^as.a.a.aa.aa’aii, . .'.••••■■••aiaa ail. ■.•••.••••.••a' •••.•••••••a •••••••••.•:• •••••••.••.•.a: .•■■■■■•■••a.. Elevator Enclosures. Brass Wire and Iron Rail¬ ings in plain or far cy designs. Wire and Wrought Iron Fences and Window Guards. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. LUDLOW-SAYLORWIRECO., 114 & 116 South 4th St., St. Louis, Mo. a WICKWIRE BROTHERS, ” Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, Goal Sieves, NEW PROCESS Floni Sieves, CoraPoppeis, COPtlanu DlshCoveis, POWER LOOM ^ Metallic WIRE CLOTH, CO&I l^6T6Si BveiT K>n wrapped In Pink Papei and lias onr name on labeL SiSS Kilmer Manufacturing Co. -Newburgh, N. Y. Manufactur- BALE TIES For Baling Hay, Straw, Excelsior, &.c. Also Wire Rods, Barb Wire, Coiled Steel Wire, Wire Staples, Galvd. Wire, Ornamental Fencing, &c., &c. Western Warehouse, 543 and 545 State Stree*, Chicago, Ill. Western Office, 21 Quincy Street, Chicago, Ill. New York Office, iii Water Street, New York City. Works and General Office, Newburgh, N. Y. STAPLES in All Varieties, Double*Pointed Tacks, Bed Links, Etc. Blind, ©taples a ©peoJalty* COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, Brast and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Staples. New York Agency, James S. JFfender- son, successor to Disosway & fienderson, Hardware. Agents for Philadelpliia Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. Architectural Iron and Steel and Its Application in the Con¬ struction of BniWings. Wully Illustrated with JEngravinga from Original Designs. GENERAL CONTENTS: Chapter I. The MANncrFACTUHE of Iron and Steel. Articles 1 to 24, Chapter TI. Eloors. Articles 25 to 51. Chapter UT. Girders. Articles 52 to 66. . Chapter IV. Cast Iron Lintels. Articles 67 to 76. Chapter V. Trusses. Articles 77 to 90. Chapter VI. Struts. Articles 91 to 101. Chapter VII. C ist Iron Columns. Articles 102 to 118. Chapter VITT. Wrought Iron Columns A rticles 119 to 124. Chapter IX. Stairways. Articles 125 to 139. Chapter X. Ornamental Iron. Articles 140 to 146. Chapter XT. Elevator Enclosures. Articles 147 to 150. Chapter XII. Doors and Shutters. Articles 151 to 160. Chapter XIII. Floor Lights and Skylights. Articles 161 to 165. Chapter XIV. Hollow Burnt Clay. Articles 166 to 167. Chapter XV. .A nchors. Articles 168 to 177. I Chapter XVI. Bolts. Articles 178 to 188. Chapter XVII Practical Details Illus¬ trated. Ai tides 189 to 239. Chapter XVIIl Finishing Iron. Articles 240 to 246. Chapter XIX. Specifications. Chapter XX. Tables. Chapter XXI. Selected Papers on iRoir WORK, PROM THE NEW YORK BUTLDINa Law, 1891. By William H. Biukmire, Svo Cloth, - - $3.50. SENT POST-PAID BY DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade St., N. Y. Hosted by Google 8 TIJB IRON A^fi. ♦ Jbr Reliance Wire & Iron Works. Milwaukee/ w<s. 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House Furnishing Wire Goods. WIRE CLOTH, NETTINt, Fencing, Cates, Fencing Tools, ^ Wir6 Goods, WireWork RAILINCSp WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. ESTABLISHED 1818 . WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., W rcster. Mass. PAT£NTrO“’ 166^ NEW PROCESS MANUFACTUBBBS OF BVBBY DBSOBIPTION OF HARD STEEL Wl^ "*™”''-WIIIEClOTHfflHEniNC WIRE NETTING Pointed Window Screen Wire Cloth, Patented March, 1884, Patents Pending. WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS SEND FOR I.ATEST OATAIiOGEE. PENNSYLVANIA” FRUIT PICKER. MANUFACTURED BY shows at “"o'* AS 4 FRUIT PICKER IT HAS NO SUPERIOR. It is made of Heavy Galvanized Wire, and easily adjusted to a pole, increasfnp?®®*^ several years, and the demand (as it is becoming known) is steadily detaching fruit and securing it unbruised is apparent to every one so which oommln^ the THE LOW PRICE AT WHICH IT IS SOLO halXrge q^intitfesf *®‘* ’'ho. Price per dozen, $6.00. It w:lU anther Apples, Peaches, Fears, Etc. 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Grain Cleaning Machinerj; Woolen, Cotton, Paper Pulp, Eice, Floor and Oil Mills^ Distilleries, Sugar and Malt Houses; Ga8,Water, Brick and Tile Works, Filters, Yentilators, &c; Oil, Gas and Yapor Stores, Lanterns, Lamps, etc. IpKnuHiiaNiHiHG in^HEinr ^ AHOAuoTRea ruRroees^ F« Paraffiae ffai, Colton- woii sngarand THE HARRINGTON & KING PERF. otletpmpoiei. Main Office & Works, 224 to 240 Union Street, nUinAOn III II ___1 Eastern office, No. 284 Pearl St., New York. UfllUHllU, ILLi, Ua Screen Plates for Coal, Coke, tmd Ore Separators, Jlgtf, Trommels, Washers and Sizers. Iiaw steel anil Iren PbtM and GTlinders lor Coal and Cole Breakers, Ore, Stona, pnosiliates & Grarel screeni. - if .— For Railroads, Loco* motire and Car Builderso —” Prices and Samples on Application. I UUMlorllNei- I Main Office & Works, 224 to 240 Union Street, Eastern office, No. 284 Pearl St., New York. GO., S.A. SCREEN PUTES TO WITHaTABD AOnOlt Of ACIDEATED WATERS HtrdneBS and life of Beit Steel THE MAIMNESMANN TUBE CO., LTD., LANDORE, South Wales, England, -Solo Maiiiifaotu.rors of* tlio- |7[^ ]Mannesmann Patent Weldless \®3^ steel Tubes 1 i\ADe MAnf\ Rolled Direct from the Solid Bar. The only Tubes with a Spiral Fibre. SPECIALTIES : Cold Drawn Steel Cycle and Boiler Tubes made of the finest Swedish Steel produced. Far superior to any others in the market. Best Quality Boiler'Tubes (ordi¬ nary Finish). Hydraulic, Well Boring and Shell Tubes. SAMPLES FREE. FOR PARTICULARS AND PRICES, APPLY DIRECT OR TO OUR AGENT D. B. MclLWAINE, I I I Chambers St., NEW YORK. aiGH GRADE WIRE HITS guaranteed to stand any usage and last twice as long as any wire mat offered the trade. Perfectly flexible corners. Will not turn up. Cheap as the cheapest. Write for discounts. T^ZXZT'SS INAlFCar. OO.^ IlMi:iXXX3LeAZ>OllS, HrZITI TIX- METAL PLATE WORK. Its Patterns and Their Geometry. Also notes on metals and rules in mensuration for the use of tin, iron and zinc plate workers, &c. By C. T. MILLIS. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 377 pages, 314 illustrations. ISIYIO, Olotli, - - - . $3.50.. Sent, postpaid,‘upon receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade St., N.Y. Hosted by Google 11 THE IRON AGE. The Berlin Iron Bridg^e Go., OKKICE A.NE) WORKS: No. 5 Railroad Avenue, EAST BERLIN, - • - CONN. CHAS. M. JARVIS, JPrea, and Chief > Engineer. BURE K. FIELD, Viee-Preaident, GEO. H. SAGE, Secretary. F. L. WILCOX, Treasurer, Engineers, Architects, and Builders in Iron and - Steel 12 THiB IRON AOB. 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. / DVNBAR, HOBART & CO., WHITHAN, HASS. LORINCt^ * PARKS, PLITHOBTH, MASS. 1 CiO 1 AcLiIoXUdiO in lolU. ICRTART T^TTICn TW tftiQ ■RANCHES: < A. FIBI.B * “ASS. TArNTON TACK cSTtaU^ON, HASS.; I ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. ' *™»«*«AN^^^O.j^FAIBHATEN* mass. orb COI.ONT RIVBT^C^, PITMOPTH, HASS. ■fAlTXTB'AO'PXTIS.BJK.S Oin Tsskt, Br«d», Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Llnlnfl and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nails, Patent Braito. Hungarian Nalls, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Taoks, Escutcheon Pins, Eyeless, Glailere* Po nte. Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other articles. We Imve the largest and only compl^ete and fully as^rted stock In the world. Our manufacturing facilities are uneoualed. The foreirolnir weU ■SJrMi^ouJfMtoriM^^''® to use, and either will he furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection ^th oS^ew^ork MJLJK OFFICJE, 508 SBJLJRS BVIZIDUSTG, 199 WASSriNGTOIf 'ST,, BOSTOIT. MASS. BBANCH OFBICM A WABEUOVSE, St WARBEN ST.. NEW TORE, BRANCH OFFICE & WAREHOVSE, 239 A 241 BAKE ST., CHICAGO, IBB. BRANCH OFFICE A WAREHOUSEfJLOS MAREEi ST., SAN J'MANCISCO, CAB BRANCH OFFICE A WAR^EOJISE, 406 COJM^MERCE ST., BHIB^ABEBJPHIA, JPA, Wood Screws, Machine Screws, Stove Bolts, Tire Bolts, Sink Bolts, Tacks, Trunk, Clout and Small Nails. CLEVELAND, OHIO. BEST TACK PULLER IN MARKET. FULL OF TACKS. Retails at $7.20 per Gross. Costs $4.00. Tacks, Wire Nails and Brads, Hoop Nails, Staples, Silver and Japanned Lining and Saddle Nailsg Double-Pointed Tacks, Slating and Roofing Nails. BONNIE BLUE TACKS. 100 Kegs full of Tacks for $1.50. PARISIAN GILT NAILS. 20 Papers in a Carton. Carton retails for $1.00'; costs 50 Cents. BILL NYE BRAD BOX. 168 Papers Wire Brads, assorted, from 34 to 2 in. Each paper just right to retail for 5 cents* Brings $8.40; costs $4.00. GUSTAVE EHRHARDT & SONS, M^OHITVE TOOL WOItKIS, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF IMPROVED METAL WORKING MACHINES. Branch of HEINR. EHRHARDT, DUESSELDORF, GERMANY. Cold Saws and Cold Sawing Machines of our own make a Specialty, Machine Tools Railway,Shops, Bridge Builders, Architectural Iron Works, Steel and Iron Foundries, Machine and Blacksmith Shops, Iron and Steel Works, Rolling Mills, Forges, etc. Hydraulic Machinery. Lathes special purposes, Presses for Corrugated Iron, Straightening Machines, Milling and Grinding Machines, and others. Catalogues furnished on application. Send for prices and discounts Machines can be seen in operation at our Works or at the Chicago Exposition. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 18 NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO. WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA Tie SALEM WIRE NAIL GO MANUFACTUKBBS WIRE NAILS, Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office; - SALEM, OHIO. BRANCH OFFlCBSs Room 28, 277 Broadway, New York. 415 Phenlx Bldg., CMcagc. 200 Amer. Central Bld’g, St. Louis. 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. 38 PickeriDg Bld’g, Cincicnati, O. Bryant No. 10 Cold Sawing Machine. E. 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Clout Nails, III nnilKV DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, Burrs, Wire NalISs Vl X/VVlIUi rLYMOUTH, MASS. DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, oe-lOS Reade Strieet, BTEW YORK. Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE. New and Standard Books -ON- METALLURGY. Wedding’s Basic Bessemer Pro* cess. Translated from the German by William B. Phillips Ph.D., and Ernst Puochaska Met. E. With w«upplementary chapter on De jp^hosphorization in the Basic Open-Heartk Furnace. 2^2 pages; cloth; illustrated.$3.5C I Gautier Steel Departient of GaiM Iroit JOHN-STO-WN-, FJL. -: MANtTPACTtTREBS OP . f ,■ ! 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. A Treatise on the Metallurgy of Iron. Containing outlines of the history of iron manufacture, methods ol assay and analyses of iron ores, processes oi manufacture of Iron and steel, &c. H. Bauerman, F. Q. S., associate of the Royal School of Mines Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. Ulus trated with numerous wood engravings from drawings by J. B. Jordan. 515 pages; cloth. $2 PLOW STEEL: Flat and Finished Plow Shapes Digger Blades, Slabs, (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Rolled Lay, etc. COLD tOllED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. The Metallurgy of Steel. Volume I. By Henry Mi Howe, A.M., S.B. mining and metallurgical engineer; illus¬ trated with many engravings and plates 883 pages; 11x14inches.o..$l€ Handbook for Charcoal Burners. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office, 102 Chambers St. $. W. Cor 5th & Commerce 3ts. 209 Phenix Building. Southern Office, Chattanooga, Tenn. |R0N*^SIELL RRIDGES.ROOFSt^ RUILDINGS Translated from the Swedish of G. Svedellus by Prof. R. B. Anderson, and edited with notes by Prof. W. J. L. Nicodemus, C.E,; 23 wood engravings; 217 pages; cloth..$1.50 BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Enerineers and Builders, The Metallic Alloys. A practical guide for the manufacture ol all kinds of alloys, amalgams and solders, used by metal workers; together with thetr 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- BERGER, with extensive additions by Wm.T, Brannt; Illustrated by 16 engravings; 426 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. 60 Electro-Plating. 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AQBNTSEdwabd Corning & Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORE ; Edwabd Cobnino & Co., 70 Ellby St.. BOSTON, MASS; Jauks B. Storks, 182 Market St., BAN FBAMOIBCO. WBSTBBN OFFICE: A. C. Stites, 931 The Bookery, CHICAGO. POTTSYILLE IRON AND STEEL GO., PonsviLLE, Pa. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET HANUTAOTUBHBB OF ALL EIHD0 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. l>es^rx^ex*s and. Oonstimctors ot Roofs, Trusses, Oolumns, Ako. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE & CO., - EMPIRE CHAIN WORKS, BeacU and Otis Streets, raiLAOELPHI 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 6. T. WBLLSLAN. President. J. H. ROOP, Treasnrer. C. H. WELLMAN, Superintendent. 8. H. CHAUVENET, Vice-President. BIOHARD PETEBS, Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -^MANUPAOTURERS OP- Highest Grade Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box aric 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, Thuriow, Delaware County, Pa. CMoago, Ills., No. 656 “ The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Street B. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BBLCHER, Agent. BARCLAY W. COTTON & CO., Successors to ESHERICK, COTTON & CO., Iron and Steel Merchants. AGENTS FOR AMERICAN WIRE GLASS MFG. C0. 418 Walnut St., PHILA. MIFFLIN WHEELER. G. W. NICOLLS. Nicolls, Wheeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., 216 South Third St., Plitladelplita, Pa. -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP. Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, &c., &c, Steel and iron Plates, New and Old Rails. EDWARD CORNING CO., MANUFACTURERS’ AQENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ' BEAMS, CHANNELS, inflil ©Tm HOOPS, BANDS, ANCLES, TEES, l|l||M VILLI SPIKES, FISH-PLATES. PLATES, BARS, RODS. IIIUII . OILLL BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS. MANUFACTURERS’ AQENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ^ IRON *nd SXFfF spiKK^nsHt^Liw muII V I LLL BOLTS. NUTS, RIVETS. SO. BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 237 SO. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERS. 70 KILBY ST. BOSTON. Hosted by Google Timi, mom . EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER &. COMMISSION MERCHANT; m S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Scrap. AGKNT FOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. Agent TREIVTOIV IROIV CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope, lionffdale (Ya.) and other Pig Irons* Storage Yard, Pier No. 67 Sonth (old Navy Yard), which Is connected with Penn. R. R. and Its various connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts Issued. Oabh advances made on Iron. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Foandryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Rails, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. . W. S. PILLtHG. PILLINQ- ■.. B. H. Wilson. J. B. M. Hlron. E. H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 224 South Third St., Philadelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J, W. Hoffman & Co,, 333 and 335 Walnut St., PKiladelphia, COMMISSION MERCHANTS PIG IRON, Iron and Steel Plates and Shapes. Ralls, Cars and Locomotives, and Railroad Equipment generally. | CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN S CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, BulUtt Building, 135 South Fourth St., Phila. Agents for Brier Hill, Letigli, Stratters AND MUIRKIBK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville Coke. NORTH 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 ALL PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PHILADELPHIA, PA. LUCKNOW FOJRGE. a-OBX>a- NJV. MSIX.TZ", Fort Hunter P. O., Dauphin Co., Pa., MANUFACTURER OF BIooidb 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. PHIIaADEIaPIUA. Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Structura Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents lor PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. 8TEEL AND IRON PLATES IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry u se. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. E3. R. ct3 OO., Sole Agrents* ACME PIG IRON. Guaranteed .03 ^ or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets^ Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Biyerside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, - - PHILADELPHIA. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANTJFAOTUBBBS OF Patent Planished, GalTanlzed, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloeeif cA$ SZXSSR37 ZROPO'. ALSO LIGHT PXlATES AKD SHEETS OE STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia. Pa. Irders Bolioited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke Stack CUMBERLANP NAIU ANP IRON CO,. MANUFACTURERS OF “ Guniherlttiid ” Ndils \ Wroug|t Iroij Pipe. 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 131 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. SOLE AGENT FOR- Sherldan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN*^ DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer in Scrap, Old Car Wheels, Alack Bars and Connellsville Coke* High Grade Tested Chains. Ac OO., SDTH & 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. C3-. &; OO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For aU purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. D'^forgeD MERRILL BROS.>465 to471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. T COLD DRAWN -MANTJFACTURBOEIS- SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON Hosterd by Google THE IRON AGE. Iff Francis Hobson, Seaman $( Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. '' Sole Haniifaotnren of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” (5^ Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. «OEIOICE>> Extra Quality INeedle 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. OK^TJO IBLEi OAST S TBBXj. JERK ABBOTT & CO.. Agents and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, SS OLIVER ST., BOSTON. S3 CLIEE ST.. NEW YORR. Si a 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 «b TOUGH ” •»" AUU ail OlUCl Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and Office and Warehouse, 95 John St. New York. all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. QUSTAF LUNDBERO Agent f6r N. M. HOGLUND’S SONS & CO. of Stockholm. Swedish and Norway Iron. Bessemer a,xici Open Heartia Steel. _ 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. _ SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. CARLISLE WORKS, E3X.«Z..ZSOT<r cS3 oo Late WILSON HAWKSWORTH, ELLISON & CO., (ESTABLISHED 1825.) 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 OF ALL KINDS OF STEEL. 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 all other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street, (Formerly 'CAKIa F« BOKK®l)f Sol© A gents and Importers of* Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. Best Quality, IE Bars, Sheets PlateSi JESSOP’S STEEL MANUFACTURED BY WM. JMSSOP a sows, L’D. OF Large asBortment of bImob In Btoek at 91 John St. ... - NEW YORK And Other AgenoieB. @S£:FF1X:X.<1>, I Gk>ld Medal Paris. ENGIiAND. I 1889. "F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES Prices for JDireet Importation in Wholesale Quantities From Sheffield, Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, R^m^ &c. .(g Per ton in Sheffield. Warranted Extra Cast Steel for^ps^ies^Uing T^ols, &c, . W Warranted Cast Steel for topl^ Taps^Dies, Turning Tools, &c.^.10/ lilt a S?^^!^^W^GHT Hijff'D CUT cashdiscount “ No oh^ge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities of assorted sizes. VOT further particulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. B Hosted by Google "20 THS mON A6hB. S^BBI Rsil^j standard and light weights, ^tPee! Railg and Railway Fa^teningg, BESSEMER AND OPEN-HEARTH BLOOIHS, BILLETS AND BARS. Steel J^xles, Steel Jungles. Steel 01ia.n.iiels, Steel F'orgiixga CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, Office, 218 S. Fourtln St., Flilladelpla. Cliloago office^ Phoenix Builoms. (Works at Johnstown, Pa.) -A.. Ac I». Ac 001MCI»Ji^I^Y, Pencoyd Iron Works, MANUTACTURBRS OF Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel, OFFIOC: J 261 S. 4tli Street, PSIIaABFIiPHIA, Pa* Pentaiyd Bridge & Gintstmction Co., J>BSiaNSBS ANJO sMANITFAGTURBRS OF Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables, Etc. WORKS, PFNCOTD, PA. EICKEN & CO.’S CRUCIBLE TOO