The Iron Age : Vol. LII : No. 8 : August 24, 1893

QR. MR. GExNRR'AL’S OFFICE. THE IRON . GE A Review of the Hardware, Iron and MlSaPTrades. Published every Thursday hloruine by David •Williams, IT^os. 96 , QS, lOO & 103 Reade St., NTew Yorh. Fa/. LI I: No. 8. New York, Thursday, August 24, iSgj lfna?e“cJ^/s. Reading Matter Contents.page ■ ■ ■ _ Classified List of Advertisers_ “ 97 - Alphabetical Index to Advertisers 101 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 375 I trade mark- HIGHEST GRADE PAPER SHELLS. Send for circular ” I ” to SHUL.TZ BE1.T1NG CO., BT. LOUIS, MO. HEW YORK, N. Y., 225 Pearl St., A. B. Laorenoe, Manr- BOSTON, MASS , 16i Summer St-, O. J. Kelley. Tvfgr PHTLADELPHIA. PA., 1 29 JN. 3d St.. J. OamettTMgr. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. XjOXTXS Manufacturers of BOAT SPIKES. STEEL BELT METAL LINED GREEN PAPER. TT^A? ?A?^7L BATTERY CAP. DEEP STRONG PRIMER. grade ~ will completely obviate tbe annoyance of occasional hang-fires mcid [^.idif’^vee-;f Nitro Powders in low ^ade Shells has induced ns to make a , ! ^ 4e nri?e^^^^ Celebrated “ TI6AP » Paper Shells. * '•fsjve,,., P™® le IlnioA Metillie (linn'iige Co., EtH.IDDC3rEI*OH.Tf OOTC’aV, OLFH So OIjO'WEjS, WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers of Seamless Brawn Brass and Copper Tubinff and Barffe Shells, Braxed Tabes and Mouldinffs, Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF- Brown’s Patent Seamless Drawn Copper Hense Boilers. CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Sash Cord, Bell Cord, Clothes Lines, Masons’ Lines. SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TXJZ1.3Si7BXJOKXiXIS. BaasoH OFFioa: Cleveland 136 Liberty St., City Forge and Iron Co., NEW YORK. CLEVELAND, O. Or^nary weight tested to 200 lbs., extra heavy to 300 lbs. pressure per sauare Inoh iriafiA less Drawn Copper Shells. Handsomest, best and strongest aSid safest boll^^ln the market aiJd I the end. Send for circular and instructions to preve nt Icoldents Wlag, &c.,X. ^ <*eapest in JENKINS’ STANDARD PACKING For Steim or Joint Packing- has no superior. It is manufactured in all thicknesses. It is not loaded to increase weight. Does not ROT or BORN OUT. Every sheet is stamped with Trade Mark, like cut. ^jENKIMb- <i'ENKINS> JENKINS BROS., New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chiogo. THE WILLIAMS PRINTING CO., Commercial Printers ^ Binders. ROOM IN KT. 3r. S O Zl. El . For desk-room, show-cases and storage, jointly or separately, at nominal charge, a moderate S ortion of the large, light and elegant store, o. 20 Murray Street, New York City, 25 feet front by 76 feet deep, which includes a light basement and sub-cellar connected with the street by a sidewalk elevator This location is quite a center for the brass mills and metal goods, hafdware and other trades. A long-distance telephone in the store and the many advantages afforded by close proximity to Broadway, the Post Office, City Hall, Postal Telegraph and Cable Co.’snew building. Second, Third. Sixth and Ninth Avenue Elevated R. R. and Brooklyn Bridge stations, and ferries to Jersey City, Hoboken and other central points, make the location a very desirable one. D. A. GOODRICH, Agent, 20 Murray Street, N. Y. ESTIMATES FURNISHED FOR ALL CLASSES OF WORK. 96, 98, lOO and 102 BEADB STBBET, - NEW YORK. Rainey Furna""anrFl,undry CokB. The only Coke you can buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our worki In the heart of the Region, wltmn four.mllee of ConneUsvllle, Pa. OAI»A,OIT-Y, S,000 TON'S P ATT. TT Wi Ji RAIN£T| Mercantile Bank Bulldlno. GLEmUID, OHIO. Mercantile Bank Building. GLETELiND, OHIO. Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE, y^ liSONIA g PASS ^ Qopper Qo. MAKUFACTUBERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot popper. Waterbury Brass Co. ThePlume&AiwoodMfg.Go. kaRufacturbrs of Sheet and Roll Brass ■W-IRB, SOLE UAKT7FACTURER8 Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings, Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pumo Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 Cliff Street, ■ ■ New York. THE New Haven Copper Co., BOLl 1U.UB8 OJ POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept« 12,1876. ALSO MANUFAGTURBBS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING C0PP% Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c.| ALSO MAHUFACTUBBRS OF Cast Steel iezeis aH Bits oi snperior Qieiitr. 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. EBtabltshed 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, Snot Pouches, &c., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the CAPBWELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. depots: 296 Broadway, New York. 125 Eddy Si., Prevl- dence, R. I. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN, _ JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN INGOT COPPER, SPELTER, LEAD, TIN, ANTIMONY, SOLDER & OLD METALS, lOO John Street, - New York. Iron and Steel. The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute. No. 2,1892, 584 pages, with 27 plates. 16.00 For Sale by DAVID WIL LIAMS.96-102 ReadeSi.. N Y. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Fins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CmCAGO. ROLUNG MILL, THOMASTON, CONN. FACTORIES : WATERBURY, CONN. Holmes, Booth & Haydens KAIOJFAOTURBRS OF THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTIKC DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS OR CASTINGS, AN» DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD, X^ar^e Oastings a ©peolalty. Bridgeport XDeosddizod Bronz© stud LAetetl Oo., BRIOGEPORT, COIVN. MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC GO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SMiELTERS OF SFELTER.. AND MA.NTJPACTTJRBKS OF SHEET ZINC AND SUDPHURIC 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. FOU. IuECILiA.]VCI3:3Ei BJLTTERY, OrOOX>S 3VEFG-. OO., Mfrs. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, DOOR, KlSrOBS 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. Sheet, Roll Brass, Brass and German Silver Wire. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS JACK CHAIN. SEAMLESS TUBING, BRASS AND COPPER. Brazed Brass and Copper XaMns^ Bare and Insulated Wire for Bleo- trle lilfflitlnff and Street Rail* way Use^ Lamp Goods and ' Kerosene Burners In creat variety. 25 Park Place, New York. FACTORIES: Waterbury, Conn. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers of J^xrci. IBIla.o^t;l3.l3Q.g "WIRrHS RfIVTSITS. 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. 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, Fare Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, ^tc. Rougrh Casting of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze. Gterman Silver Bronze ’and all kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of OhandeUers, Metal Picture Frames, Ink Stands. Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Lonls Bronze & ilnminnm folks, 3741-3743 North Broadway, 8 T. I.OU 1 S, MO. Hosted by Google Jill GENUINE INGOTS & MANUFACTURES EAR OUR REC.JRAOE marks. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. The Phosphor Bronze Smelting Go.Limited 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 Win. Cramp & Sons S. & E. B. Co., Philadelphia, penna. BR-A.SS FOXJ3^TI^ERS. C 3 -H 3 NXTIISrB 3 PHOSPHOR TIN, MAITDFACTXJKED BY TH* itmMm MMRic YORK AiMO THOMPSON STS., SOLS MAimSAOTUBSRS OF AMERICAN MANGANESE BRONZE, MANGANESE BRONZE PROPELLER WHEELS A SPECIALTY. Our Manganese Bronze Is invaluable where Castings of great Tensile Strength are needed. In this quality it is nearer Steel than any other alloy in the market, and in appearance the castings are unequalcd. We Make Larger Caati/nge arid More of Them than Any Competitor, nPOQRV STEAM GAUGE WrfVrODlAND VALVE GO. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Branches: NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LONDON, y)<^Aic.*cr Castings by new pressure jmto- ^ cess, equal to hand cut work, in Bronze, Brass, Aluminum and German Silver. Ma> cblnery Name Plates, Alumlnnn Bronze Dies, Intri¬ cate Mechanical Castings, etc. FINEST ALUMINUM CASTINGS. OL ■ Reel Warranted. I? ^TTT^ TIVF Hendryxp,:tented Adjustable Globe Bearing t VJUxJLliVjr Aluminum Reels, “perfectly constructed and beautifully finished in every part, these Reels work as truly watches.** Actual weights, Single Action, 2J^ ounces; Mul- tiplying, 434 ounces; Quadruple, 434 ounces. The Andrew B. Hendryx Co., New Haven. Conn.. U. S. A. CAN BE PTTRCHAS'ED FROM ANY FIRST-CLASS DEALERS IN FISECING TACE1.E. TRY IT? AND YOU WILL USE NO OTHER BRASS, BRONZE, ■- ■ i COMPOSITION and I. L. I ALUMINUM CASTINGS, Heaiy and Light. F.LGiyLOIIDCO. ANSONIA, CONN. Send Prices. TIN. IITHE NIGHE57AND Rf CHEST GRADE MADE ; I MANUFACTURED ONLY THECffESCENTPHOSMORIZED MErAL EO. OPFICe AND WORKS ZIQ7ZI03^«»ZIII INDIANA AV. I PHILADELPHIA,PA. Chester. Pan Biroxxse, Azxca. Ooxzi.x>oieiltl<33a. OAstliaa.s'. mventon and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” ManTifaotvirers o± raOSrBCOIi-TBILOlN^ZE TO TEIN'IN'SYIJVJLIVIJL SpeciflcatlouB in ingot fietal or castings. T!!f WILMOT «i HOBBS.MFG. COMPANY Espedally solicit orders for ••Soft** and ** Extra Soft" Plain Bine Finish or Annealed or Pickled HOT ROLLED BAND, STRIP m PLATE, STEEL. i Crfftt'accnracy of cange and wddth and nnifortnity of quality Will ^t«ays be maintained. Also THE CELEBRATED BRIGHT SURFACE and ANNEALED COLD ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP STEEL FOR DIFFICULT PRESSED, STAMPED, DRAWI^ WORK, & 0 . (rHESBARnctBBgttoRavgPTOacjmL), rasiO J 8 Ji 8RICES'greatly-REDUCED ®" amen In a hurry u»# Lone Olatanoe Telephone. BRipCEPJ>RT;>C.OIiN* A PHDSPHDR-TIN By using my phosphor tin MANUFAh URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE '.'<1 PHOSPHOR BRONZE THEMSELvb, BY SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING: much CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE, NOW TO Ta'] HAD IN THE MARKE'i. NEV* OR OLD COPPE.'^ CAMBE US£D. for circulars AFe^pgict.. «DREss hALK &NAUMANN vJI aIents"”"' U.S.‘>"£CANADAVo“ PCrV-V " WIRE NA1L5. INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., Crawfordsville, Ind. Hosted by Google 4 tH£ IRON AGE. WASHBURN « MOEN MANUFACTURINC CO., Worcester, Mass. New York City. Chicago. San Francisco. Houston, Texas. Waukegan, III. MAKERS OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER. EVERY VARIETY OF '\7S7' Z R £3 FOR ALL PURPOSES. F-A-TBISTT STEEIj "WIR-E B.A.IjE TIES. Wire Rope and Cable, Hard and Sott Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Pur¬ poses, Galvanized Iron and^Steei Tele¬ graph and Telephone Wire, Glidden Patent Steel Barb Wire, Fateh and Clock Main Springs, Eye¬ glass Springs, Steel Wire for Needles and Drills. Pump Chain, Two Strand Twisted and Plat Twisted Fence Wire without Barbs, Fence Staples, Stretchers, &c. Bright, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvan¬ ized and Copper Wire, on Spools, 1 oz. to 1 lb. Send for Price-lists, Circulars and D e - soriptive Pamphlets. ffarehonses: New York, 16 Cliff St. Chicago, 107 & 109 Lake St. San Francisco, 8 & 10 Pine St. Honston, Texas. The American Metal Co. (LIMITED), Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. O. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. TIN,, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, BULLION, IRON. Advances made on Consignments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton & Co., - - London. Merallgesellschait, Frankfort-on-Main. Williams, Foster & Co., Ld., Swansea. AMERICAN SPIRAL SPRING GO. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF SPIRAL SPRINGS. OFFICE AND WORKS : Shingiss and Bluff Streets, - PITTSBURGH, PA. Telephone 706. WM. lSdOKA.RIyA.NID, IRON FOUNBRR, trentoiv, - - in. J Chilled Cast Wire DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. Guaranteed. Rpflt Antl-Frictlon Metal for all machineij be^mgs. dSSiced au Antl-BVlctlon metafe It has come In con- tw hIERTZ 4 SON, SOLE MFRS.. Manufacturers Babbitt Metals, Solder. Lead Seal^&c. 30tb St.. & At.., St. J.onle, Mo 1AI3L.IL.EK, Ai VA-W WINICLE. MANUTAOTITBBBS OB' STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS. Tempered Compression & [xtension Springs OFFICE AND WORKS: 18 to 24 Bridge Street, ( BROOKLYN, N. Y. C» VOLUTE, WIRE and FLAT STEEL SPlINtS QC Agrioiiltural Implements, Maoliln* Aery and various other purpOMf. 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Solid itlb and Parapon Umbrella Wires, Crinoline* Corset* Shade Roller* liook* Hat* Brush, Saw* Band Saw* Clock Sprlnp* Clock Bell* Clock Perpe and Watch Sprlnp* Rule and Tape lilne and Ryeplass Wires* dkc* Plano* Needle* Fish Hook* Drill and Hair Sprlnp Wires, Special Cast Steel Wires of any kind made for 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, ISpeolarl Wires and (SpriniirB o± Every I>e8©riptioii# CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED, SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS ARD MIHIRG PURPOSES. DUNBAR BROS., Manufacturers of Clock Springs and Small Springs of every description, from best Cast Steel, _ EEISTOE* 003VYV , FRED NOURSE CO., STEEL WIRE AND STEEL SPRINGS, 315, 317 and 319 East 22d St , New York. TUCK M*F^G CO,, Brockton Mass, HALLIDIE*S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY, | Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. | ^ THE CELEBRATED O “SILVER FINISH”! GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. rOB B ATJ BT THE EUkBDWABE TBilDE. OBT TRH BBST, 1 ^ J < TamDered Springs of all kinds Hosted by Google Send for Catalogue 6 THE IRON AGE. Always Ask For and durability. Made Only by Broderick & Bascom Rope Go., St. Louis, Mo. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building, 119 S. 4th St. NEW YORK Potter Building, 38 Park Row- WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 F St. PATENTS U. S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights. Twenty Ytare’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert •earches 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 Ofl&ce. Send for “ Plain Words about Patents,^^ Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCLiUSIVEIiY. References Furnished on Application. B. STOCKING, Attorney at Ijaw, 611 F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. PATENTS 840 , 000,000 Earned hy Bell Telephone Patent in 1891. Pro¬ tect your Invention by PATENT. No charge for examination to aetermine patentability. Send model and description. New Book Free. 8. C. FITZGERALD. Washington, D. C r* A. T E3 IXr T S - H. W. T. JENN EH, Patent Attorney and Me- •hanioal Expert. 519 Seventh St., Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Established 1883. F. H. ARNOLD, IDesignoi* ARTISTIC METAL WORK, New Britain, Conn. SPRINGS-RIVETS. Specialties in SHEET MrU WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CUltK Sl COWLES, Plaliyih, Ct. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO., loitli Ptim iMctlon, PblladelpUL WIRE NAILS, - - - - - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “ Pare not of our make. We make only first'Cl&SS Norway Iron Rivets A. LESCHEN 8e SONS’ ROPE CO.. 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MANUFACTURED BY JOSHUA HORROCKS, 45 CLIFF STREET - NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. Tt has more superior qualities than any mat made. Its advantages can readiJy be seen by its construction. It will not break or wear out, and is con¬ sidered by impartial judges to be the best now on the market. It sells on sight and is galvanized after made and is reversible. Suitable for Elevated or Surface cars, and is recommended by the best medical authorities. Made in 8 sizes. No. 1, Size 16x24. No. 2, Size 18x30. No. 3, Size 22x36. No. 4, Size, 24x48. “ 5, “ 30x48. “ 6, “ 36x48. “ 7, “ 36x60. “ 8, “ 36x72. Extra Sizes Made to Order. Send for Price-List. SECURITY WAREHOUSE, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL., Do a general storage business. Rates reasonable. Insurance low. Located on B. & O. and Pennsylvania Lines. Direct connection with 26 Railroads entering St. Louis or East St. Louis, and all Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi River Lines. St. liOUiS JEtates of freight to all points West of Mississippi River. To points !East less. In addition to storage we do a general distributing business on commission. We have rep resentatives traveling all over the West and South, o.vi;)) nd with us. A Practical Workshop Compan. Ion for Tin, Sheet--lron and Copper-Plate Workers. By Leroy J. Blinh, new revised, enlarged edition, with over 170 newly engraved illustrations: 296 pages; 12mo, olotn.$2.60 This deservedly popular book has been thor¬ oughly revised and contains over 100 additional pages, with 170 newly engraved illustrations. The volume contains rules for describing vari¬ ous kinds of Patterns used by Tin. Sheet-Iron and Copper-Plate Workers: Practical Geometry; Mensuration of Surfaces and Solids; Tables of the Weights and Strengths of Metals and other Materials; Tables of Areas and Circumferences of Circles: Composition of Metallic Alloys and Solders, with numerous valuable Receipts and Manipulations for every-day use in the work¬ shop. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher, 96-102 Reade St., New To Hosted by Goog e 12 608 SEARS BUILDI|I 0 , ^ST#N, B. A. " I BUNBAR) HOBART & CO., WHITMAN, MASS. tiORiNG & P^RitS. jPltlTMOlJTH* IlIAks* ESTABLISHED IN 1810. BSTABLI&ED IN 1842, ’ A. FIBBB & SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS.’ ESTABLISHED m 1827. ESTABLISH^ IN 1864. > AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRHAVEN, MASS. OUB COUONIT RIVET CO., FUTMOUTH, MAM. ESTABLISHED IN 1867. . ESTABLISHED IN 1866, * Adiu^lTXJinu^OTXJRSlRS OF Talks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls, Finishing Nalls, Patent Brads. Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Tacks, Esoutcheon Pins, Eyelets, Blaziers’ Points. Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other articles. We have the largest and only complete and fully as^rted stock in the world. Our manufacturing facilities are uneaualed. 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OXFORD IRON AND NAIL GO., Cut Nails AND spncES. J. S. SCBANTON, Sales Agent. 81, 83 and 8o TFashingte^i Street, NEW YORK. Hosted by Google 14 THE IRON AGE, NEW ENGLAND MILL, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, U. S. A, WOOD SCREWS, In Iron, Brass, Bronze and all Varieties of Finish. COACH SCREWS, MACHINE SCREWS, RAILROAD SCREWS, HAND RAIL SCREWS, SIDE KNOB SCREWS, LOCK CAP SCREWS, DOWEL SCREWS, CHANDELIER SCREWS, RIVETS, BURS, TIRE BOLTS, STOVE BOLTS, SLEIGH SHOE BOLTS, SINK BOLTS, STOVE RODS, POINTED WIRES, TAPPED NUTS, WIRE NAILS, DOWEL PINS, TAPS FOR MACHINE SCREWS, TAPS FOR STOVE BOLTS. GOLD FORGED r Rogers Drive Screws, Side Knob Screws, Lock Cap Screws, Machine Screws, " Stove Bolts, Forged Wood Screws, Threaded Wires, Fluted Tire Bolts. American Screw Company, FROVIIDElSrOE, Tt, I. Chicago Store, No. 19 Lake St. European agents, THOMAS & STIRLING, Liverpool Hosted by Google CONSOLIDATED STEEL i WIRE GO. GENERAL OFFICES, THE ROOKERY, CHICAGO, ILL Branch f ST. 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Rivets, Trunk Nails, Tacks, Clout Nails, Burrs, Wire Nalls. JPLTMOUTM, MASS. Hosted by Google 16 THE IR©N AGHBi New and Standard Boolis - ON - METALI^URGY. Gautier Steel Departient (tf CartWrlrerGot JOHITSTO'WIT, FA.. -: MANUFACTCTBEBS OF - MERCHANT BAR STEEL: Wedding’s Basic Bessemer Pro¬ cess. Translated from the German by WilliamB. Phillips. Ph.D., and Ernst Prochaska, Met. E. With supplementary chapter on De- phosphorlzation in the Basic Open-Hearth Furnace. 222 pages; cloth: illustrated.$3.60 Includinsg Tire, Toe Calk, Machinery, Carriage Spring, Rail¬ road Spring, Hoe, Rake, Fork, etc. AGRICULTURAL. STEEL AND SHAPES: Finger Bars, Knife Backs, Rake Teeth Bundle Carrier Teeth, Tedder Forks and Springs, Spring Harrow Teeth, Harrow (Drag) Teeth, Seat Springs, etc. A Treatise on the Metallurgy of Iron. Containing outlines of the history of iron manufacture, methods of assay and analyses of iron ores, processes of manufacture of iron and steel, &o. By H. Bauerman, F. G. 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Nicodemua C.E.; 23 wood engravings; 217 pages; cloth..$l .60 BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, Engineers and Builders, The Metallic Alloys. A practical guide for the manufacture of all kinds of alloys, amalgams and solders, used by metal workers; together with theii chemical and physical properties and theli 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- BEROER, with extensive additions by Wm.T. Brannt; illustrated by 16 engravings; 428 pages; cloth.....$2*60 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- oratiOD and beautifying of the articles manu- factured therefrom, as well as their preser¬ vation. Edited from various sources by William T. Bkannt. 530 pages; cloth.$2.6€ Electro-Plating. A practical hand-book on the deposition of copper, silver, nickel, gold, aluminum, brass, 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; 220 pages; cloth. $2 MASON BVlIiBlNG, BOSTON, MASS. Roof of Machine Shop at Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. H. ANDREWS, Prop’r, J. R. WORCESTER, Chief Eng’r. A. S. MILLE]^ jTy S^’y R. ]Bl« Con. Bnt'r 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.$9 Aluminum. Its history, occurrence^ properties, metal¬ lurgy and applications, 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. 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MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. " " .SESs. IRON STEEL MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. " " IRON StEEL IIIVII V I LLL bolts, NUTS. RIVETS. 2A BROADWAY, MEW YORK. 237 SO. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED WITH BUYERS AND WITH MANUFACTURERS. 70 KILBY ST. BOSTON. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AGE. EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 322 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Bails, Scrap. AGENT POE THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. T3EIE1VT01V IltOlV CO., For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Lonadale (Va.) and other Fia Irons. Storage Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which Is connected with Penn. R. R. and Its varloui connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts Issued. Oajbh advances made on Iron. S. PILIjUSCt* ntv T flUAMn PILLING “■> CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON: Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. 8TEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Furnace and Foundry use. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & CO., 303 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Foondryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Rails, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. SI. R. IVC Jl. N N- db OO., Sole Afirents* ACME PIG IRON. Guaranteed ,03 or lower in Phosphorus. Blooms, Slabs, Plates, Sheets, Skelp, Muck-Bar and Scrap. Foreign and American Ore. Biverside Steel Pipe. Syracuse Boiler Tubes. 147 SOUTH 4th STREET, - - PHILADELPHIA. E. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hlron. E. H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 224 South Third St,, Philadelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Ohareoal BloeMf db SHJESJEST IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OP STEEL, No. 619 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Ordera Bolioited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow. Water Pipe, Smoke Stack Tank and Boat Iron; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. 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. CUMBERUAND NAIU ANP IRON C0„ MANUFACTURERS OF ‘‘ Gumherldiid ” Ndils ^ Wiouglit Iroii Pipe, 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. JOHN L. HOGAN & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Building, 185 Sonth Fourth St., Phila. Agents for Brier Hill, Letigt, Stmthers AND mUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., Connellsville Coke. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 131 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. -SOLE AGENT FOR_ NORTH BROTHERS MFC. CO., Iron and Brass Founders. Light Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor. 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. Sheridan, 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, Mnck Bars and Connellsville Coke. High Grade Tested Chains.^ W. H. THOMSON & CO., Dealers in ' IRON and STEEL and other METALS FOR ALL PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PBlLADELPHia, PA. JAIMES McKLA-Y Sc OO., 2gTH & 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. J-A.LABS O. LI3Srr)S-A.Y & OO., BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all purposes. Estimates Fuimlshed for Iron and Steel Structures. LUCKNOW FOMGE. iToaaiixr rtEiXjTr, Fort Hunter P. 0., Dauphin Co., Pa., MANUFACTURER OF Blooms and Billets for Boiler Plate, Tubes, Sheet Iron and Wire, made from Pig Iron and Scrap, Prices Quoted — Correspondence Solicited. nHOP n IB rrvni*sr~lB MERRILL BROS., 465 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N. T B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston. C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PB[II,A»EI,PHIA. Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Strnctura Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES db OO., s -^MANUFACTURERS- fiHAPTIIMf^ IRON DRAWN ^nAr 1 II^U STEEL CLEVELAND, OHIO. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 19 Francis Hobson, Seaman Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. Sole Manufacturers of HOBSON’S CHOICE” (3^ Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. Extra Quality INeedle Wire. SEAMAN’S NEL.SON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &c. __Warehouse, 97 John St., New York._CHAS, HUGILL, Agent._ THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. OI^TJOIB LES OAST S TEEL. JERE ABBOXX & CO., Agents and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, OLIVER ST., BOSTON. S3 OLIEE 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 «e Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I ■ I all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St, New York._Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG Agent for N. M. HOCLUND’S SONS & CO. of Stockholm. Swedish and Norway Iron. Sessemer sLxid Open Heartli Steel. 19 KIIiBT STREET, BOSTON. CARLISLE db OO., SHEFFIELD. WORKS, Late WILSON HAWKSWORTH, ELLISON & CO., ENGLAND. (ESTABLISHED 1825.) CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents. 31 OlilVEB STREET, BOSTON. 93 lilBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, MANtnPACTUKBKS OF ALL KINDS OF STEEL. Tool Steel, Drill Rods, Needle Wire, Hot Rolled Sheet Steel, Cold Roiled Steel for Cor¬ set Springs, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and Parts, and all other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street, (Formerly OARI, F. BOKBR), Sole Agents and Importers of’Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. JESSOP’S STEEL MANDFAOTUBSI) BT WM. JESSOP & SONS, L’D JL Best Quality, K Bars, Sheets Platesj Large assortment of sixes in stock at 91 John St. .... NEW YORK And other Agencies. I I GoW Medal Paris. > I EMeiiAMD. I 1889. “F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES VOT further partioulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. 83 John Bt«» New York. Prices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Quantities From Sheffield* Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Reamers, &o.@ je69 Per ton in Sheffield. Warranted Extra Cast Steel for Taps,I)ies,Milling Tools, &c.50 ** “ ** Warranted Cast Steel for tools. Taps, Dies, Turning Tools, &o.“ 44.10/ “ “ ** Best Crucible Machinery Steel. ..** 30 “ ** “ Best C. S. EXTRA WEIGHT HAND CUT FILES.SOX & 4X cash discount “ No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities of assorted sizes. B Hosted by Google 20 THE IRON AGE. CAMBRIA ^STBEIv, S^BBI R&il^j ^NDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, StPeei Rail? and Railway Fagtening?, BESSEMER AND OPEN-HEARTH BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. Steel ^xles, Steel -A.ri.gles. Steel OlisLirnels, Steel Forgixigs CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, A-. Ac HOB-ETETTS Ac OOIMOPATN^Y, Pencoyd Iron Works, MANUFACTURERS OF Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel, OFFICE J a61 S. 4tli Street, PHIliABEliPBlIA, Pa. Pencoyd Bridge & Gonstractlon Co., DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables, Etc. WORKS, PENCOYB, PA. EICKEN & CO.’S CRUCIBLE TOOL STEEL HA-OHSIT, WESSTPHAIjIA, OH3RMA1TY. SPECIAL No. 8 works and Fine-Finishe