The Iron Age : Vol. LIII : No. 26 : June 28, 1894

The Iro A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. Fnblielied ev^ry Tlinrsday Miorxiizis by David Williams, Nos. 96, 98, iOO &102 l^eade St., New Yerfe. Vol. LIII: No. 26. New York, Thursday, June 28, i8g^ $4.50 a "Year, including Postaga Single Copies, Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents.page 1255 Classified List of Advertisers— “ 91 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers “ 95 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 1275 r^iaSHULTZ .,hg HONE ® U. M. C B», rtridges for Fourth of INTERIOR RAWHIDE KMWm^/ STAMPED EVER -ten feet Send for circular “ I ” to SHULTZ BELTING CO., ST. LOUIS. MO. NEW YORK, N.Y., 113 Liberty St., A. B. Laurence, Mgr. BOSTON, MASS., 104 Summer St., G. J. KeUey, Mgr. I PEULADELPfllA, PA., 129 N. 8d St. J. Garnett, Mgr. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. LiOXJIS. Manufacturers of HARROW TEETH, MINING RAILS, SPIKES, TRACK FASTENINGS. Great Reduction In Prices ol Bristoi’s Patent STEEL BELT LACING. Send for show card, circular and free samples. THE BRISTOL CO., • Waterbury, Conn. New York Office, 121 Liberty St. Loudest Report. [lie UrIoh pietullle Geitriilge Go., BZl.XX3<3-X2POZ1.1', OOM'M'. Ask Your Dealer For U. M. C. Blanks. RANDOLPH & CLOWES, WATERBURY, - CONN. Western Depot, 71 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill. Branch Offices: i 104 John St., New York. ) Room 3^0 Phila. Bank Bldg., Phila., Pa. i 90 Milk St.^ Boston, Mass. ( Room 208 Neave Building, Cincinnati, O. BRAIDED CORD. Samson and Massachusetts Brands. iSlend for Sa/ntplea, SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. tut? n buck les. Branch Office ; 1 30 i.iberty St., New York. Cleveland City Forge and Iron Co., * Cleveland, O. The Wilmot & Hobbs Mfg. Co., MAIN OFFICK, MILLS AND FACTORIES AT BR,IIDGVH3FOR.T, OONN. STORE, 2^ MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. (CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE.) SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS AND GDPPER TUBING. Hat and Cold Rolled Sheet Copper and Brass of all beds. IjESsSTANPARDwill^ 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 EOT or BCRN OUT. Every sheet is stamped with Tradis Mark, like cut. JBNKINS BROS .9 New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. Annual Capacity 16,000 tons. Annual Capacity 30,000 tons. BESSEMER, OPEN HEARTH, and the Celebrated and Unequaled “SWE DO H” (REGISTERED TRADE-MARK.) Hot Rolled also Cold Rolled Sheet. Band and Strip Steel Also COPPERIZED OILERS, Etc. SEE FRONT AND BACK COVER tor Special Notice to the Trade. It Pays to Handle “COPPERIZED” Oilers. &c., Stamped Seamless from the Wilmot & Hobbs Mfg. Co.’s Celebrated Cold Rolled “ SWEDOH ” Steel, BX30w^XJSX5: ■p iHST. frhey are ail perfect In construction and finish both inside and outside, are exceedingly durable, work perfectly, do not come back because of defects, but staj’ sold once and for all and sell at sight because of their beauty and very substantial construction. ^ ^ . .. j td 1, .4 SECON O. The manufacturers make the goods prlncipaUy to illustrate how their celebrat* d Cold Rolled ” SWEDOH ” Steel can be stamped, drawn and olated. and in consecnience of this excellent advertisement and their unequaled facilities for their manufacture, are enabled to oner a wonderfully large and fine line of goods at a very low price. , , , ^ „ , ... , THIKD. The Oilers are also thoroughly advertised and the manufacturers refer purchasers to those ! dealers who carry a stock, and they do uoi solicit trade from con>* 111110 vs, but carry out a broad minded policy in all their dealings. They carry at all times an immense stock of all the numerous sizes and fill ordere promptly. All houses ordering a stock of Si00 to §200 worth assorted sizes will be furmshed free 8,000 small envelope size catalogues or price-lists “ C.” illu.strating some two dozen sizes of Oilers, printed in copper, bronze and nickel and the jobber’s name and address will also be printed in bronze. Have you seen the salesmen’s dissected samples of No. VS size ? BEWARE of CHEAP AND INFERIOR IMITATIONS ot our “ COPPERIZED ” OILERS, 4 &c., or any goods infringing our Trade-Marks or Patents, AS WE SHA CL PROTECT ^ Illustration OVH. INTERESTS TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW. of Oilers ONE HUNDRED DOliLARS REWARD offered for any in- on back cover. which results in our convicting parties so infringing. Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buv ani know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works in the heart of tno Region, wltnin four miles of Conuellsville, Pa. OAJPAOITY 4,000 TONS W. J. RMNEY. CLEVEIAHD, OHIO Hosteid by Google 2 THE IRON AGE. ^ WSONiA QrASS ^ ^ OPPER 0O. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot popper. Waterbury Brass Co. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings,Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Pis'on Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 &. 21 Cliff Street, ■ - New York THi New Haven Copper Co.. ■OLS MAUBS OV POLISHED COPPER Unde? Patent of T. Jamea, Sept. IS, 187S. ▲LSO MANUFAOTirRBBS AND DBALBBS IN BRAZIERS'&SHEATHIHG COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., AIM tUjnTFAOTDBHB. 0 * Cast steel luiers aio Biti ol Sttiodoi Qialitv. 294 Pearl St, NEW YORK. Established 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers' Brass, German Silver, C^per, Brass and Ger¬ man Silver wire. Brass and Copper Tubingr, 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 CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. DEPOTS: 296 Broadway, New York. 126 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I. _ MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. _ WHEN IN WANT OF ANYTHING IN _^ ^ ^ ^ BRASS AND WRITE COPPER ROME 0RA8S & COPPER CO., ROME, N. Y. MATTHIESSEN & HE6ELER ZINC CO., U SALLE, ILLINOIS, SMELTERS OF SFELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. F’OH. BA-TTEHY. Ca-0033S AiXFO-. OO., Mfrt. of Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, DOOKp knobs fironie 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. SALESROOM : 88 Chambers St., New York. FACTORY: 86-92 Third St., So. Brooklyn, f\fWT O OBTAIN PROMPTLY the lates 111 ft I subject in which you ar< XlLk-ZN interested by addressing DAVID WILL IA.MS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Keade Street, New York. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers of JBoXt Sk.xx.c 3 L ieili.oA.tli.lzxs OOFFB3K 'W'lKEJ KIV^HSTS. Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. ThePlume&AiwoodMfo.Go. HASUFACTUBBBB OF Sheet and Roll Brass —AN1>— GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain* Kerosene Burners, Lamp ’ Trimmings, <&o. 18 MUREAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGK). ROLLING MILL, I FACTORIES: THOMASTON. CONN. I WATERBURY. CONN. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of Sheet, Wire, Tubes, BUTT HINGES, BUTTONS, LAMP GOODS, NOVELTIESi PUREALUMINUM INGOT and SHEETS. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: 428 Broome Street, New York. 210 Lake Street, Chicago. 29 High Street. Boston. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOB Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS m COPPER, TIN, SPELTER, LEAD, ANTIMONY. 100 John street, - New York. WILLIAM S. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet JBrasSf Fancy Sheet Frcus, German SH/verf Copper^ JBraae and German Silver Wire, "Brazed and Seamless Brass cmd Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop* per Bods, Brass Ferrules, Fure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, d^c. MISSOURI METAL COMPANY, 923 Security Building, ST. LOUIS. SPEITEC. Hosted by Google ELEPHANT BRAND All GENUINE ingots & MANUFACTURCS t; A K OUR f^EG.JRAOE MARKS. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Ingots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. ThePhosphor Bronze SmeltincCo.Limited 2 2 00 Washington Ave,Philadelphia..Pa. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF PHOSPHOR- Bronze in the United States and Sole Makers of "ELEPHANT BRAND"Phosphor-Bronze, PHOSPHOR BRONZE. Parsons’ Manganese Bronze and White Brass. MADE IN THE UNITED STATES EXCLUSIVELY BY THE WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS SUP and ENGINE BUILDING GO., PHILADELPHIA, PA« FIS.OFZ:rjriZ!Te.S -ARB USED BY THE- Cunard, Pacific Mail, Hamburg: American, White Star, International, Morgan, Canadian Pacific, North German Lloyds and many other Steam Ship Companies, and principal Naval Powers. Parsons’ White Brass; the Most Approved Anti-Friction Metal. 8. DOUGLAS PETRIE, Agent, Nos. 39 & 41 Cortlandt Street, New York. Rougfh Casting of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, German Silver Bronze and all kinds of Metals, Manufacturers of Chandeliers, Metal Picture Frames. Ink Stands, Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Louis Bronze & Aluminum Works, 3741-3743 North Broadway, ST. 1.0U1S, MO. EVANS FRICTION CONESw For regulating the speed of machines au¬ tomatically or by hand. Thousands of sets In operation driving all kinds of macmkerr which require from i to 60 H.-P. Address Evans Friction Cone Coii 85 Water Street, Boston, Mass. Solicits Correspondence about Fishing: Reels for 15 Cents to 20 Dollars each. Brass Bird Cages “ 50 “ “ 12 “ “ Japanned “ « 26 “ “ 10 “ “ Standard Bronze, Brass and Steel Chain. Standard Wire Picture Cord. Thc Anorcw B. Hcnoryx Co.. New Haven. Conn.. U. S. A. oo.. -MAN DFACTUREKS- Aluminuiri Bronze Castings, Aluminum Bronze Sheets, Alu¬ minum Bronze Ingots and Pure Aluminum Castings. Box 1147, Ansonia, Conn. TRY IT? ANDYOU WILL USE NO OTHER THE HIGHESTAND RICHESTGRASE MADE MANOraCTURED ONLY BV TIN. THECflESCEHTPHOSPHOmZED METAL COi ' OFFICE ANDWORKS p|||LflnCLPHIfi flDJZIOJ-oZIII INDIANA aV Chester, Pa. Sx*oi3.sBO. etixd Oomposlliloia. Oa s11 zxa ;e Inventors Euid Sole Manufaotnrers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” gcanufaoturere ot PHOSPHOlt-BiiorTaE TO tbnttS'ST.'VAJTIA. Specifications in Ingot metal or castings. The W. W. A R. M. KEYS CO. ^ 1.*^ BRlDdSPORI', CONN. PHDSPHDRjTIN By using my phosphor tin mahufa JRERS CAN MAKE ANY DcS'RlD GRADE PHOSPHORBRONZETHEMiFLVEsBYIH SIMPLE PROCESS Of MEL? INC muck : GHEaPER thaw they are N'AV to HAD INI THE MARKET-.-NE'W {.i.:! CGFI : GAN BE USED. rOR Oinc • ac* .-i;i ;doi'.£sj haLK Ik NAUMANN, V' i 'll F A ' >■ I ^ L Onaranteed Best Antl-Frlotion Hetal for all maohlnerr bearmgs. For high speed and heavy crushing weight it has no equal. It is used on bearings where no other known metal will stand. Tbeo. Hiertz Son, Sole Mfrs.* 3Uth St. and Park Atc*. St. Loais, HIo. Mfrs. Babbitt Metals, Solder, Lead Car Seals, etc. Boston Casting Co. MANUFACTURERS OP We make eound, soft Wi WROUGHT IRON ^ ^ ^ adapted for. mechanical A rNTI ILI O -A, A.* castings will be true to pi L j ^ _ 123 W First St., [ I n ^ x-/* O "j So. Boston, Mass. We make sound, soft Wrought Iron Castings 'ivitb a tensile strength of 60,000 to 70,000 pounds per square inch and gua,rantee the same to be expr^sly adapted for, mechanical and electrical work. The castings will be true to pattern with a shrinkage of one quarter of aif inch to the foot. This company is In no way ^nnected with any other. Tbe American Metal Co. Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. O. BOX 057. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, BULLION, IRON. Advances mad e on Consignments AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton <&; Co.. * - London* Merallgeaellschaft. Frankfort-on-A am* WiUiarna. Foster <& Co.. JLd., Swansea* Hosted by Google THE II^qN AGE. .__ WASHBURN tt mOEN iWANUFACTURINCi CG.» Worcester, Mass. New York City. Chicago. San Francisco; Houston, Texas. Waukegan, HU MAKERS OF IRON, STBBE AND COPPER. ' V . EVERY VARIETY OF XV I HL !ES FOR ALL PURPOSES, F.A.TE1TT STEJEXj WIK.B BA.Li3B TIBS. Wire Rope and Cable, Hard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Pur¬ poses, Galvanized Iron and Steel Tele- rraph and Telephone Wire, Glidden Patent Steel Barb Wire, Watch and Clock Main Springs, Eye¬ glass Springs, Steel Wire for Needles and Drills. CROSSHEAD) rABJUSTABlE) {TRIPLE LOOP.) Pump Chain, Twp Strand Twisted and , Plat Twisted Fence Wire without Barbs, Fence Staples, Stretchers, ^o. Bright, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvan¬ ized and Copper Wire, on Spools, 1 oz. to 1 lb* Send for Price-Usta, Circulars and De¬ scriptive Pamphlets. farehouses: New York, 16 Cliff St. CMcago, 107 & 109 Lake St. San Francisco, 8 & 10 Pine St. Honston, Texas. BRISTOL CONN, f THB NEWEST BOOKS ON Metal Working, Iron, Steel ebA Metallurgy; Mining, Mechanical and, dvil Bngineerii^; Caetlng ebA Founding; ElectnSoity End Bleotrlo Lightlnr; PrEftiUBEBlkiB, Arohlte^E^ and BuilAii^ jiromtly supplied 0n reoelpt of prlot. SBND FOR. €ATA1uOC 1USSI» mennoncing the land of boohi you are looking for. ! DAVID WILLIAMS. 00-102 Reado St.. Now Yorlb Hosted by Google THB IRON AGB. 5 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. Irons Bouemer* Stomona-lHarttn and Cmetble Cast Stool WIro oi all klndo, annoalod* ooft and hard drawn | C( Snrinff Wlro for Fnrnltnro SnrtnffOs dke«s Connored Soft Wlreo» Balinc Wlroos Snoponolon Brldffo and Ropo Wlros of all klndo* dko* STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Spoolalty of flneat Ca«t Stool WlreP« round, flat, oquaro and any othor ohapo, tomporod and also In tho soft otato, Ruarantood to hardon and tompor. Solid Rib and Parapon Umbrolla WIroo. Ciinollno, Coraot, Shado Roller, Lioek, Hat, Brash, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Spring, Clock Boll, Clock Torffo and Watch Spring, Rnlo and Tape Lilno and SyoRlass Wires, dec. Plano, Noodle, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Sprlnp Wires. Special Cast Stool Wlros of any kind made' lor special purposes. Also Covered Wlros—Braided and Cloth and Paper Covered—for ciinolino, corset and othor purposes. Cold Rolled and Silt soft and Tempered Steel Strips of all kinds and for all purposes. Speolcil Wlpemi and. Sprinars of Every I>e8orlp'tloii. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. THE LONGEST COIL OF STEEL EVER ROLLED OF ITS DIMENSIONS, 2<^ IN. WIDE X 2250 FEET LONG X .00425 IN. THICK. SUPERIOR STEEL COMPANY, - Pittsburgh, Pa. -MANUFACTURERS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF- HOT and COLD ROLLED STRIP STEEL. In widths up to 10 inches and in thickness from .0025 to 2 inches and from ordinary hot rolled soft steel to the finest cold rolled watch mainspring steel. Fine crucible steel onr specialty. Coils Furnished up to 5000 feet long according to width and gauge oi'dered* - AOENOIES:- Ely & Williams, 38 Park Row. New York; 1239 Market St., Philadeiphia, Pa.; Samuel T. Rolley. 1030 Monadnock Bld’g, Chicago. Wire Cloth 1 Wire Goods Hardware Grade and Fannlag Mill Wire Cloth, Peoltry Netting, Heavy WIndew Screen Wire Cloth. Coal aad Sand Soreens, Riddles, Ash Sieves, &o., &o. VOLUTE, vyiRE -Mid" FLAT STEEL sniNts Offloe and Counter Railings, Elevatsr En¬ closures, Wire Stall Guards, Hay Racks Feed Bsxes, WIndsw Guards, &o., ItOe on AffTloultural Implements, Maohln- A and yarions other purposes, 2 Wilte for prices to SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. BfONTPBlilBR, TT. SPRINGS-RIVETS. Specialties in SHEET METAL WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CURK a COVIBS, PlaMe, Ct. WIRE GOO^ COMPANY. Worcester, IHass. Hardware and Kitchen Wire Goods. Special¬ ties to order. Everything in Wire. Vbe ^uotloal Polish uud Tarnish Maker. By H. C. STiLitDAGK. A treatise containing 760 re* eelpts and formulas for the manufacture of war- Blshea, pellshes, &c. 12mo. cloth.IkSO Ftr sale by David Williams, 96-102 Reads St., N. Y Hosted by Goog e . yneauali^d fpr . 8i|f0nBth i 0hd Dur^iiltFin; ; ■ Made Only by Broderick ft Bascom ^opo Go., St. Louis, Ho. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law j, Solicitors of Patents « PHILADELPHIA Forrest Buildlngr, 1 19 S. 4th 8t. ST. LOUIS, YORK ^ Potter Bulldingr, 38 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Bulldlnfif. 928 P St. PATENTS U. 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.’’ Frts. VIMGOIS i87 LillEI'tj HbW wilkesbane, Pa. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO, PATENT PRACTICE EXCLUSITEIiT. References Famished on Appltoatlen. B. B. STOCKING^ Attorney at liAW) 611 F ST., N, W„ WASHINGTON, D, C, laniifactni'ers of WIRE to great Yariety. CHARLES N. BUTLER, C.E., ATTORNEY IN PATENT CASES Formerly of the Examining Corps, U. S. Patent Office. P H3 TST . H. W. T. JENNER, Patent Attorney and Me¬ chanical Expert, 519 Seventh St.. Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Established 1883. W. S. ESTEY, No. 66 FULTON ST.; NEW YORB:, MANUFACTUEER OF OIaOTS Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanized and steel Wire of all mashes and grades. For Mining, Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive SparR Wire Cloth, dkc., -AND- ISTEW H.A.'VEIT, OONIT. Represented in New York by HENRY B. NEWHALL CO., 106 Chambers St. CALIFORIilA WIRE WORKS, 600-^ 1 1 IMTax'lce''^ St., - Sbii FirBiioiBOO, Oal* For Bank. Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts, Window Guards, &c. Galvanized Twlat Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. & 'X' H al iv x» ^ o xt £1 ]>r IS • SEND FOR CATALOGUE. PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND i GO. loith Ptm Inctton, PUlidtlpUL WIRE NAILS, - - - 7 MANUFACTURERS OF - - NORWAY RIVETS. hke rope foe cule rihvits ird Hinie pdbposes. hallidie’s patent wire ropeway, IxoN Rivxts. Bimpleit and most eoonomioal means of transportation. Send for Dlustmted Catpbff^S!». Hosted by Google ^r.so MANUFACXUBERS OT GENERAL 'WIBEWOBK. V 'Windo'wGuarls^ Stalils FixtuasL ' Dii rv'r&r/vra ' . XHV^v'L C,VQ^W. RAILINGS^ SandScreens . Coal Scieens \ Etc. -f-f- ifjtfj* - '- - Vfjs ,■_■ X fj-.aj f- ri' lA/IPI^U/lDC RDflTUCD^ cortland, n. y. IfluMimt PIlUintnd, ^anutactcbebs or Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, Coal Sieves, new process Flour Sieves, Corn Poppers, Cortland Oish Covers. Metallic ■ WIRE OLOTH. g Every roll wrapped in Pink Co 31 SI6Y6S Tl^l^ nanie od MANUTACTURERS OF Every roll wrapped in Pink Paner and has onr name od label. Kilmer Manufacturing Co. Mantifacttir'' BALE TIES Newburgh, N. Y. M For Baling Hay, Straw, Excelsior, &c. AL.SO WIRE RODS, BARB WIRE, COIEED STEED WIRE, WIRE STAPLES, GAL¬ VANIZED WIRE, ORNAMENTAL FENCING, &c., &o. Western Warehouse^ 543 and 545 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Western Office, 21 Quincy Street, Chicago, Ill. New Ydrk Office, iii Water Street, New York City. Works and General Office, Newburgh, N. Y. ID WIR, Prompt shipment made direct from our Warehouses. BA-lLiS TIXiS, sta.fil.es, FEITOE WIFE, WIFE 1TA.ILS. WRITE US FOR PRICES. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIBE CO., $!■ Louis, Mo. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. Offio« and Balaaroom, 137^ Enelld At9«, MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING stableFixtureSiCrestinM, Terminals, Wire Office and Counter RaillngTLawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. FtANGE STEEL SCREENS OF PERFORATED METAL For SAND, GRAVEL. COAIa and ORE. THE HENDRICK MFC. GO., LTD., _ carbondale, pa. _ E. H. Titchener & Co., BINGHAMTON, N. Y, —^MAmTFACnmSBS OF— Double-Pointed Tacks, Bed Links, Etc. New York City Agents, HARMON & DIXON, 118 Chambers Street. Quick Shipment. Write for Prices. BARBED TUTTIll PLAIH WIKKsTAPLES GABLE 11 lilLl STRETCHERS INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., Crawfordsville, Ind. CHAMPION IRON CO. SPECIALTIES. Iron Stairs and Jail Work, Builders’ and Or¬ namental Iron Work and the only manufact¬ urers of Malleable Iron Cresting guaranteed against breakage; also manufacturers of th© Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and Lift Pumps. Send for lOO-page Catalogue. Largest Iron Fence and Railing Works In U. S. COBB & DREW, PliYMOXJTH, MASS. Manufacturers of Norway Iron Rivets, Brass and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Staples. New York: Agency, James S. Henaex- son, successor to Disosway dc Henderson, Hardware. Agents for Pbiladelplila Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. Hosted by Google CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO > Manuftciifrert of Every. Dotcrlfitlon of« WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE i? 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Factories, -j Chicago, Illinois. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester, Masi: DXT F WT r ft-- Vft ft A NEW PROCESS HAiniVACIIITBXBS 01 XyMRT DBSORIPWON 0» HARD STEEL QLQTH M NETTING GALVANIZED wi iiaa- wi-w ■ ■■ - liiifir* IIr’TTT'iII Pointed Window Screen Wire Clothe W RE NETTINu VllltiM 11^1 I lllViaiAfiDC I ATUiyiS Uflliec rilDMICUIAIC UIIDC cnniltt HARD STEEIU Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. WIRE UTHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS, SEND FOR liATFST 0ATA1.061JF. ’ PENNSYLVANIA 6AtV^ POULTRY NETTING, CORTLAND PAINTED VVINOOWSCReCII WIRE CLOTH. AOJUSTABta WINDOW SCREENS, BRASS AND IRON 6RILUS,WftOU6HTmON RAILINGS, I AND Y/INOOW GUARDS;8RASS,C0PPCR^ST«:LAND aRpM WIRE cloth: galvanized wire CLQTH '^CORRESPOND&NCL SOUCtTES. /?WARD Darby & Sons.-PEnnsylvani/W PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON. STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS NEW JERSEY »"» WIRE CLOTH GO. LATHING. ' — ■' VREKTON, 117 and 119 EIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY. 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