The Iron Age : Vol. LIII : No. 18 : May 3, 1894

The IRO QK. MR. G£R£Rm’< j ^ecFion. E A Review of the Hardware, Iron ^etal T -Shelf. radjMCZI Priblielied'every Tli-arsd.ay IVlorziixLa "by IDavid. 'W'illiamB, I^ob. 96,98, lOO &X03 ]Reade St., iNTew Yori:. Vol. LIII: No. i8. New York, Thursday, May y, z8<)^. $4.SO a Year, including Postaga Single Copies, Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents.page 859 Classified List of Advertisers— 119 Alphabetloal Index to Advertisers 123 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 879 Send for Sittnples, SAMSO N CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TURN BUCK liES. Branch Office: 136 Liberty St., New York. j Clevela nd City Forge and Iron Co., - Cleveland. O. Jobbers Carrying a large Stock of theJVilmo^ aobbs Mfg. Co, Celebrated Copperized Oilers. Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co.. 1 Sargent & Co., 1 nEW YORK. 3-reen, Tweed & Co., . Dhurcn & Sieigbt, Montgomery & Co., I rhe Bigelow & Dowse Co., 1 BOSTON. Frye, Phipps & Co., \ Jiddle Hardware Co., rhiLiA., rA. lorton, Gilmore, McWilliams & Co.,] libbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., I CHICAGO i’airbanks, Morse & Co., I Charles H. Besley & Co., I L. F. Shapleigh Hardware Co., ] j. M. Rumsey Mfg. Co., ^ST. LOUIS. I. M. Buck & Co., JahlU, Collins & Co., j ['he Geo. Worthington Co. i CLEVELAND. Icintosh, Huntington Co. J i'letcher Hardware Co., I DETROIT. luhl Sons & Co^ S ^ohn Pritzlaff Hardware Co., I j^mL^AUKEE. tUndell-SpenCe Co., S ^.vrr'.rxrxr Arpr lowell, Gano & Co., CINCINNATI, rt’A f LOUISVILLE. lym^fcarey % Co!! INDIANAPOLIS. >atrick & Luthe Co., DES MOINES, IOWA. [£app & Spaulding bo., ^ SIOUX CITY IOWA. II. Tredway & Sons Hardware Co., DUBUQUE, IOWA, lichards & Conover Hardware Co., KANSAS CITY, MO. lector as Wilhelmy Co., O^HA, NEB. lendrle & Bolthoff Mfg. Co., DENVER, COL. & & Hamilton, SAN FRANCISCjO. CAL. lobbs Hdw. Co., LONDON, ONT. Uce, Lewte & Co., i TORONTO,ONT Likenhead Hardware Co.. J ^.xTm Vood, Va lence & Co.,^^ :^MILTON,ONT. J (CLEVELAND. CINCINNATI, (LOUISVILLE. DENVER, COL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LONDON, ONT. I TORONTO, ONT HAMILTON, ONT. ’ood. Va lence & Co., HAMILTON,ON r. a^riiill, Learmont & Co., MONTRKAIi, P .Q. * AND M^Y OTHER PkOMINENT JOBBERS. YOU WILL NEVER MISS A BIRD IP YOU USE U.M.C. PAPER SHELLS. TRAP SHEIjIaS fgreen color) are equal to the best imported; have conical base, are water-proofed, have an extra strong primer with a battery cup, are metal reinforced, are WARRANTED gas tight and adapted to heavy loads of nitro-powders. Can be reloaded many times. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. XjOXJIS. Manufacturers of HARROW TEETH, MINING RAILS, SPIKES, TRACK FASTENINGS. Great Reduction in Prices ot Bristol’s. Patent STEEL BELT LACING. Send for show _ a r d, circular READY TO Afrcr rutisHEO JOINT Aud free samples. THE BRISTOL CO., • Waterbury, Conn. New York Office, 121 Liberty 8t. BRAIDED CORD. RMOKEIiESS (salmon color) are the same as the Trap Shell except that they are not metal reinforced, being intended for moderate charges only of nitro-powders, which should not exceed 3^ drams (measure) for 12 gauge, or m drams for lU-gauge. “ ^Itro OI-u-Td.” NITRO CbUB SHEIiliS are designed to meet the demand for a moderate priced shell adapted to nitro-powders. Quality is the same as our celebrated “ New Club ” shells, but they have special strong: primers (not sold except in these shells) and a new form of base, thereby giving qaicn. is^niiion and Stroug: Combustion to moderate charges of nitro- powder. NEW CliCB SBIEIiljS are designed for use with black powders. Conical base, primed with the celebrated U. M. C. No. 2 primers. All sizes and lengths. The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, Conn, RANDOLPH & CLOWES, WATERBURY, - CONN. Western Depot, 71 West Washington St*, Chicago, III. /104 John St.* New York. J 320 Phila. Bank Bldg., Phila., Pa, Branch Offices:./ Boston, Mass. ( Room 208 Neave Building, Cincinnati, O. SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS AND GDPPER TUBINC. Hot and Cold Rolled Sheet Copper end Brass of all kinds. - JENKINS’STANDARD PACKING For Steam or Joint Packing has no superior. It is manufactured in all thicknesses. It is not loaded to increase weight. Does not HOT or BURN OUT. Every sheet is stamped with Trade Mark, like cut. JENKINS BROS., New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. COPPERI ZED C. R . SWEDOH, ALSO WICKEL. PLATED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CTETFLAIII RETAIL HARDWARE and MILL SUPPLY HODSES Q III |ilJ||jjr|| TVe have arranged with all of the principal A9jTp||IJ^ I Jobbing Houses in the Country to carry p,N|SHf^^ A Large Stock of our styles, Ichea^^^eleg^t ^ | CELEBRATED OILERS i 13^^01 AND QUOTE T HEM AT BOT TOM PRICES. |_Jr These Oilers are verv durable, substantial and LARGE STOCK» BEST OF GOODS & FACILITIES beautiful, and sell at sight. The character of the Job- TUC WII MflT SL HQRR^ MFG CO bing Houses fully vouches for their excellence. I Ht Vf ILIVIU 1 CL nUDD^ mr WW , ,, . HOT&COLD ROLLING MILLS AND FACTORIES tin lO Please send your inquiries and orders to caoinr'ircann-r nnwisi ii k a your nearest Jobber and facilitate de- BRIDC^PO^, CONP^U, S. A. transportation ex- STORE, 20 MURRAY ST..NEW YORK. Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works in the heart of the Region, within four miles of Conuellsville, Pa. OAFAOITY 4,000 TONS W. J. MINEY, CIEVEMD. OHIO. LARGE STOCK, BEST OF GOODS & FACILITIES THE WILMOT & HOBBS MFG. CO HOT&COLD ROLLING MILLS AND FACTORIES BRIDGEPORT, CONN.U. S. A. ST0RE,20 MURRAY ST..NEWYORK. Coke. Hosted by Google ^ WSOWIA Qrass ^ Q opper Qo. HAHUFAOTUBERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper, jwaterbury Brass Co. ThePlume&AiwoodMfc.Go. UANITFAOTURBRS OF Sheet and Roll Brass wirtB, SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) 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References Furnished on Application. E. B. STOCKING, Attorney at I<aw, Oil F 8T., N. W.. WASHINGTON. D. C. JP A. T ES N TS - H. W. T. JENNER, Patent Attorney and Me¬ chanical Expert. 619 Seventh St., Washington, D.(X Charges moderate. Write for terms. Established 1883. Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport, Pa. rmoois l 87 LiieJtJ pi, HeW Yof^, wilkesbarTo, Pa. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., CHARLES N. BUTLER, C.E., ATTORNEY IN PATENT CASES, Mannlactanis of WIRE In great rariety. irm-w ■HA.vmuT, - ooitn. Represented in New York by HENRY B. NEWHALL CO., 105 Chambers St. Formerly of the Examining Corps, U. S. Patent Office. W. S. ESTEY, No. 65 FULTON ST., NEW YORK, MAKTJFAOTX7RBR OF Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanized and Steel Wire of mtt meshes and grades. For Mining. Milling andaU Other purposes. Juocomotive Spark Wire Cloth, ■VtriIX3ES 'VtT'OH.aSL VOr Bank. Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts Window Guards, &c. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. 8 T Pat. 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NAILS. _ 20 papers in Car ton. 5 cent seller. DOUBLE ENOUGH rr————-———— Cobblers* Nails. 200 MONARCH WOOD xt -i • tj KEG CARPET ^ Paper, 20 TACKS. Papers in Carton, 5 5 cent seller. cent seller. QUAR^SlZEcg.^ OF w Mark. r if***»***»*»l»**t'*«*t.r*\ 2JJi*********»^*»'*‘*^>«‘»\ BILL NYE BRAD BOX. 168 Papers Wire Brads, assorted 34 to 2 In. Each Paper just right to retail for 5 cents. ssif/e, ^ ^Chicago, ILL.U.S.A. Tlnsst dn^argdsl-Varisly of pj rst & WaSH IN GTO N Sts. c)h6&t /nsrais. Products manufaetursd in ths (J.§. .Jl^ -T.. SECTIONAL PANEL P" ■ M I* STEEL CEILINGS. ELEGANCE I Corrugated, Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Roofing & Siding The Superior Merits of our Steel Ceil¬ ings and Side Wall Plates are DUST PROOF JOINTS. Iroa Buildings, Roofs, Doors, Shutters, Cornices^ Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., Office 5 Dey Street, Room 13. NEW TORY We Manufacture Machine Screws. CO « £ « % I CO 1 eo III f Electric and Chandelier trade a specialty. 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Rounds Flat and Square BARS of all sizes. Especially adapted for Bridge and Ship Builders, Fire-proof Buildings, Shafting and all Structural Purposes. Specialtiss, in Wrought Iron or Steel i—Phoenix Columns and Upset Eye-Bars of all sizes, Roof Trusses, Girders, Joists and Built-up Shapes of every description. AGENTSEdwabd Cohhxhq & Co., 29 Broadway, NSW YOBK ; Edwabd Cornxho 9 c Co., 70 Eilby Bt., BOSTON, MASS; Jamkb B. Stokbs, 182 Market St.. SAN FBANOI8CO. WBBTEBN OFFICE: A. C. STITE8,981 The Rookery, CHICAGO. POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL C0„ PonsviLLE, Pa,, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET MABOTAOtCBaBS O* ALL KOmB OW STRUCTURAL IRON AND STEEL, viz., I Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Tees, Angies, Plates and Bars; and also Open Hearth Steel Billets, Blooms and Slabs. BREWERY, HALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Desig’ners Axid. ConstiraLCtors of Xl^oofs, I'ni.sses, Oolumms, &^c. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE & CO., - EMPIRE CHAIN WORKS, Bea,eli and Stireets, IPHIT4A T>EUPm A. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings, " D, B. G.” Special Crane Chain. Steel and iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. B. T. WELLMAN. President. J. H. ROOP, Treasurer. B. H. CHAUVBNKT, Vice-President. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -^HAHUFACTOBBBa OF- Highest Grade Open Hearth Low Phosphorus Steel Fire Box and Boiler Plate. Bessemer Steel Ship and Tank Plate. Open Hearth and Bessemer Blooms and Slabs. Low Phosphorus Pig Iron. --PLATES UP TO 126 INCHES IN WIDTH.- General Offloe and Works, Thurlow, Delaware County, Pa. Chicago, Ills., No. 656 “ The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Street, B. W. CRAMBR, Agent. C. H. WELLMAN. Superintendent I BARCLAY W. COTTON A CO., RIOHAKD PETEB8, Jr., Seoretary. Buocessor. to BSHEBICK, COTTON A CO., CTCpi QO 1*^®^ Merchants. s Steo, F,re BOX and ‘““"J*'' "FG. CO. ,_,, 4 ^_ _ 418 Walnut St., PHILA. BUFPLIN WHEELER. Q. ^ NICOLIiB. Nicolls, Wheeler & Co., rORMElRLY SITES, WnSEELER & CO., 3116 South Third St., Philadelphia. Pa -^DEALERS IN_ IRON AND STEEL SCRAP. Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, Ac., Ac Steel and Iron Plates, New and Old ftalls. ’ J. H. BELCHER, Agent. EDWARD CORNING i MANUFACTURERS^ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. -S.€S- IRON »«D STEEL & CO., BEAMS, CHANNELS. | ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, I RIVETED GIRDERS. | 29 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 421 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. OUR OFFICES AND MILLS ARE CONNECTED BY TELEPHONES. BARS, BANDS, HOOPS, BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS, ROOF TRUSSES. 70 KILBY ST.j BOSTON. Hosted by Google 16 THS IRON^ A&£. EDWARD J. ETTING. IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT saz S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pl£r« Bar and Bailroad Iron, Old Ball^ Sorap. AOBNT FOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware, ▲ffent TRENTON IRON CO,, For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Lonffdale (Ta.) and other PIff Irona. BroBAOE Yabd, Pier No. 67 South (old' Navy Yard)* which is connected with Penn.'R. B. and its varloai eonnectlona. N^otlable Warehouse Receipts Issued OABH AnyANOES MADE ON IBON. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME EEELEY & CO., The Philadelphia Bank Bldg., 421 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. Fonudryl Forge Pig Irons, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Ralls, etc. Muck Bars, BloOms, Scrap Iron. (Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. JUSTICE COX, JR.. 218 South 4th St., Phila., Pa. IRON and STEEL. -AGENT FOR- Haldeman, Grubb & Go’s. __ Chickies Bessemer Pig Iron. Mahoning Rolling Mill Co.'s , ox i Best Quality Skelp Iron and Steel. Pulaski Iron Co.’s _ ^ High Grade Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. Hainsworth Steel Co.’s _ . ^ . Standard Bessemer Steel Billets. Bars, Angles, Sheets, Tank. and Bridge Plates, Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron and Tool Steel. J. W. HOFFMAN & CO.. Bullitt Building, 135 So. 4th St., Phllad’a, Iron and Steel Merchants. PIG IRON, Iron and Steel Plates, Sheets, Bars and Shapes, Rails, Cars and Locomotives. Track Equipment. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. W; 8. PILMNG. CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Concentrates, Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIG IRON ; Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessemer and other grades. STEEL: In Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE: For Fur nace and Foundry u se. BUI.I.ITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, UAIHTFAOTURBRS OF ^Mtexit Planished, GalvanlKed, Gommon, Beat Reflaed, Cleaned and Chareoal Bloowit JOHN L. HOGAN & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Building, 135 South Fourth St., Fhlla. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Stmthers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel W. H. THOMSON & CO., Dealers in IRON and STEEL and other METALS FOR ALL PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PHILADEliPHlA, PA. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Bull ding. PHIIiADBIiPHlIA. Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Ralls, Structural Iron, Steel Caetinga and Fire Brick. Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLINS MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES Krancis Wistrr COIMLMISSION MERCHANT, Coke, Coal, Ores, PEA AND BUCKWHEAT (Red and White Ash). National Foundry Coke a ^eclalty. Sulphur less than 0.6. All Sizes National Crashed Coke. 420 Walnut Street, “ PHILADELPHIA. ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, ^ No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Fa. Orders solicited especially for Comigrated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack. Tank and Boat Iron: Last, Stamping, Ferrule, Looomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON G0„ MANTTFACTURBRS OF “ GunilierlBiid ” Nulls \ Wrouglit Iron Pip®- 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHIUDEIPHM. J. J. 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A thoroughly praotioal book that should be in the bands of every moulder. PRICE, - Cloth, - 460 Pages, - - $2.50. 8ENT^ J^O8T^BA.in,ONMB0JB!IBTOX’BM10JEBlc DAVID WILIjIAMS, Publisher and , Bookseller, 96-102 Reade Street* • • - New York City. Hosteij by Google THE IRON AGE. 17 Francis Hobson, Seaman a Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. Sole ManiLfaotiurerf of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. <<OIIOICE»» XSxitra. Qna^lll::^ INeedle Wire* SEAMAN’S ** NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &o. WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. CHAS« HUGILL, Ag^ent. THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. OR.tTO IBX.Ei OAST S TEIEL. ABBOTTT, "NATHBBI^OCK & CO.. Agents and. Importers of SWEDISH IRON, 8S OX^IVXSR SX., BOSXON. S3 CX.II'JB’ SX., NEW YOItK. S. & C. WARDLOW, 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 ai TTI^IIOLI Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I W \di ■■ all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St., New York. Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. CARLISLE WORKS. TST .T .ISAOriJ db OO. liate WIIiSON HAWKSWORTH, ELLISON & CO., (ESTABLISHED 1825.) , SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents. 31 OlilVXiB STREET, BOSTON. 93 lilBEBTY STREET, NEW YORK. JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. MAUUI'ACTUHEBS OF ALL KINDS OF STBKL. 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. 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PirtcDiiDr'u Pa s*&66s.c17ntonst. NEWYORK riU\>auMOii , r/{. Chicago. Slectnc Toy Making Dynamo Building and Elec- tnc-M<^or Construction. By T. O’ Conor Sloank A.M., E.M., Ph.D. This work treats of the mak- mg at home of electrical toys, electrical appara¬ tus, motors, dynamos, and instruments in general and IS desiped to bring within the reach of youne and old the manufacture of genuine and usefid ekctncal appliances. The work is specially de¬ signed for amateurs and young folks. Very fallw illustrated. ^ « For file by DAVID WILLIAMS, 96-102 ReideSt.N.Y. Hosted by Google 18 THB IRON AGB. CAMBRIA STBBL, SIBBI standard and light weights, StiiBefi Rail^ and Railway Fa^tenin^, BBSSEMBB AND OPEN-HBABTH BLOOMS, BILJLEITS AND BARS. Steel .A^lesf Steel Queries, Steel 01ia.im.els, Steel Forglxisa. CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, A.. Sc I*. 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AMERICAN WIRE NAIL MACHINES. Oyei 900 ^working satisfactorily in the United States, 25 in Europe and 100 in Canada. THB SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charooai- Iron Boiler Plates. Plans and estimates furnished and oontraots made for Iron and Steel Structures of every description. Please address, 29 Broadway, New BorM. O. Box 83. NORTH BROTHERS MFC. CO. Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N. W- Cor. 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA- Oorrespondence solicited. AMERICAN PIG IRON STORAGE WARRANT CO., (Bank of America Building.) 44 Wall St., N. Y. Correspondence of Furnaces Invited. A.. dks OO., Swedish (Norway) Iron and Steel, BLOOMS, BILLETS, BARS; WIRE, RIVET AND NAIL RODS. FOREIGN ^ DOMESTIC IRON STEEL. I Broadway, New York. 8 Oliver Street, Boston. GUSTAK LUNDBKRG, Agent for N. M. HOCLUND’S SONS A CO. of Stockholm. SWEDISH AND NORWAY IRON. Bessexxiex* ebzici Ox^en. £3;ea*r*t!bL Steel. 19 KILBY ST., BOSTON. OTTSTOWN IRON CO. Hunoreda of testimonials showing these casttags have proved the most satisfactory and tor all purposes requiring strength and doraDlUqr. CHROME STEEL WORKS, Brooklyn, N, Y. FRANKFORD STEEL COMPANY FRANKFORD, PHII_A., PA. SteelJIailroad and Machine Forgings, SOLID CRUCIBLE STEEL CASTINGS AMD Best Grades of Tool and Machinery Steel. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 19 VETNA-STANDARD IRON AND STEEL CO., SueceBBerB to iEtna Iron and Steel Co., and The Standard Iron Co., Man.iacwrer* of plates and SHEETS PT.Arrr, GALVANIZED and CJOKKTTGATED Plain Booflng, Siding and Celling, also of Sheet Steel, for special purposes. Cold Rolled or Plain and Patent Leveled. BARS LIGHT SECTION BAILS, ANGLES, TEES and CHANNELS, odd sections and sizes. Machine Straightened Steel Tire, Ordinary Shafting, J&orse-Shoe Bars. Ax-Poll Steel, Toe Calh, Nut, Bolt and Chain Rods, and other special Bars suited to every requirement. PROMPT SHIPMENT from STOCK. Inquiries solicited. Stock List Mailed on Application. 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No. 143 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK._ RIVERSIDE IRON WORKS, “RIVERSIDE” “RIVERSIDE” Steel Nails. Bessemer, Forge and Foundry Pig Iron. Steel Pipe, Steel Billets, Blooms, Bar Steel,!and Flat Rails. RIVERSIDE FURNACE, BESSEMER STEEL PLATE MILL AND TUBE DE¬ PARTMENTS AT BENWOOD, W. VA, •AR MILLS, FORGE AND COAL MINES-AT WHEELING, W. VA. NAIL FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSE A"! WHEELING. W. VA. FURNACE AND COAL SHAFT AT STEUBENVILLE ■ - TTST. -V-A.. St., Cincinnati, O. The Cambridge Iron & Steel [o. MANUFACTURERS OF SALYANIZEIXI BLACK SHEETS For roofing & corrugating ►SHEET IRON • PICKLED g,C0LD ROLLED FOR stamping Capacity Ranges From N9 30 (oRRESPONMnCE „ . — » ^(Solicited ^*'eice&VorksCAMBRIDGE, OHIO. B THE IRON FOUNDER. a comprehensive treatise on The Art of Molding, INCLUDING CHAPTERS ON Core-making; Loam, Dry Sand and Green Sand Molding; also Crystalliza¬ tion, Shrinkage and Contraction of Cast Iron, and a full explanation of the science of Pressures in Molds ; added to which are Formulas for Mixtures of Iron, Tables Rules and Miscellaneous Information. BY SIIVIF’SON Practical Molder and Manager of Foundries. nmstiated will OTer TlieB Hundred EngraTUi». 12mo. Cloth, $2.50. “ The Iron Founder ” Supplement. A Complete Illustrated Exposition of THE ART OF CASTING IN IRO