The Iron Age : Vol. LIII : No. 8 : February 22, 1894

QR. MR. GENERAL'S OFFICE. AGE Ihiblish-ed A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. every Thiarsday ayioriiiiig: by David Williams, Nos. 96 , 98 , lOO 4& 103 Ileade St., New York: Vol. LIII: No, 8. New York^ Thursday, February 22,18^4. Reading Matter Contents.page 379 Classified List of Advertisers_ 97 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers 101 Advertising and Subscription Rates “ 399 $4.80 a Year,- including Postagoi Single Copies, Ten Cents. BEl’f’co. Send for cironlar “ I ” to ST. LOmsSo.*'*'’'* BERING CO.. TUDOR IRON WORKS, ST. rjOXTXS. Manufacturers of HARROW TEETH, MINING RAILS, SPIKES, TRACK FASTENINGS. Every Hardware and Mill Supply Dealer Should Sell Bristol’s Patent STEEL BELT LACING. . Send for show nc.nv a r d, circular READY TO AW FwisHEo JoiKT aud free samples THE BRISTOL CO., • Waterbury, Conn New York Office, 121 liberty St. BRAIDED CORD. Samson and Massachusetts Brands. Send for Samples, SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TCTRNBTTrKlES. Branch Office : 136 Liberty St., New York. Cleveland City Forge and Iron ty st..r Co., ’ Cleveland, O. : NEW YORK. Jobbers Carryinj»- a large Stock of The Wiliuot & Hobbs Mfg. Co. Celebrated Copperized Oilers Russell & Er\vln Mfg. Co., Sargent & Co., Green, Tweed i'll Co., Montgomery & Co., i Church & Sleight, \ Frve, Phipps & Co., / The Bigelow & Dowse Co., Ht )STCN. The Dana Hardware Co.. > Horton. Gilmore, McWilliams & Co.,) cHir' Hibbard, .Spencer, Bartlett & Co.. ^ ^ A. F. Shapleigh Hardware Co., i L. M. Rumsey Mlg. Co., M. M. Buck & Co., Cahill, Co lins & Co., The Geo. Worthington Co , McIntosh, Huntington Co., Howell. Gauo & Co., Hart Hardw'areCo.. W. B. Belknap Sc Co.. Layman, Carey & Co. Patrick k Luthe Co., Knapp & Spaulding Co., : ST. LOUIS. ; CLEVEI.AND. CINCINNATI. [LOUISVILLE. INDIANAPOLIS. DES MOINES, IOWA. SIOUX CITY, IOWA. Richards & Conover Hardware Co,, KANSAS CITY, MO. Rector & Wllhelmy Co.. OMAHA, NEB. AND MANY OTHER PROMINENT JOBBERS. WE HEREBY GUARANTEE THE FOLLOWING ARMS When Use''" with U. M. C. Ammunition : ' ' Colt, Winchest^ff^^^.;^ Bullard, Whitney, Smith & Wes¬ son, Ballard, Stevens, ‘^Remington and others of first- class manufacture. % ' WE USO GUARIIITEE All OUR AMMUNITION. THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO.. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. N. B. Many of the above named manufacturers will guarantee their arms Only when U. M. C. Ammunition is used. RANDOLPH & CLOWES WATERBURY, CONN. Western Depot, 71 West Washington St.i ^ . 10<t John St., Ne Branch OOicesJ i • ’ (R( -« —hiiach. lyhiu.. ?*a. •21 Milk St., Bost^L^a. Room 208 Neave iij O. SEAMLESS DRAWN BRASS A' 1; XIPPEIi TUBING. Not and Cold RolleA Sheet Copper Uiiu trass of all Mnds. 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 ROT or BCRN OUT. Every sheet is stamped with Trade Mark, like cut. JTENKINS BR'OS., New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. COPPERIZED C. R. SWEDOH, ALSO NICKEL PLATED FOR THE CON\TENIENCE OF RETAIL HARDWARE and MILL SUPPLY HOUSES We have arranged with all of the principal Jobbing Houses in the Country to Carry a Large Stock of our CELEBRATED OILERS AND QUOTE THEM AT BOTTOM PRICES. ;mADE lMARKS Please send your inquiries and or¬ ders to your nearest Jobber. iSee Steel Dept. ivdv. on back cover. Large stock, best of goods &. facilities THE WILMOT & HOBBS MFG. CO HOTS. COLD ROLLINS MILLS AND FACTORIES BRIDGEPORT, CONN.U. S A. STORE,20 MURRAY ST..NEW YORK. Rainey Connellsville Furnace and Foundry Coke. he only Coke you oau buy and know you are getting the best that can be niannfactured. All our works lu the hesurt of the Region, within four miles of Counellsvllle, Pa. W. J. RAINEY, 4,000 TONS OAIXjY, MAIN OFFICE : Mercantile Bank Building. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Hosted by Google 2 THB IRON AGE. y^ WSOWIA g RASS ^ Qopper Qo, mahufaotitbsrs of BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. Waterbury Brass Co. ThePlume&AiwoodMfg.Go. MANtlFACmmERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass BOLS MANTTKAOTUBBRS Established 1845 > Tobin Bronze (Traob-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pumo Linings, Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 ClifT Street, New York. New Haven Copper Co., ■OLS ILiUBS OT POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. IS, 187S. ALSO MANUPAOTUBBBS AND DBALBBSIM BRAZIERS’&SHEATHIHG COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, die., ALSO MAVUFAOTUBBBS OF Cast nm Alien ail Bits ot Siperloi Qialitr. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger¬ man Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubing, COPPER RIVETS AND BURS PERCUSSION CAPS, TAPE MEASURES, METALLIC EYELETS, Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, &o., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the CAPE WELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. DEPOTS: 296 Broadway, New York. 125 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. 1. _ MILLS AT WATERBURY. CONN. _ WHEN IN WANT OF ANYTHINC IN _^ BRASS AND GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, e&c. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGO. ROLLING MILL, THOMASTON, CONN. FACTORIES ; WATERBURY, CONN. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, WRITE COPPER 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. THE CEUBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS OK CASTINGS, ANU DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD. Oa;St:liig:s eu Brlciso]port IDeoxldlzeci Bronz© etiici Ndleteul Oo. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. OOFFBZR RvIlTBlTS. Importers and Dealers In Insect Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. Hosted by Manufacturers of ROME BRASS & GOPPER GO., ROME, N. Y. r MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZINC CO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SLdlEILiTEIRS OF SFB3IL.TEK. AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHKKT ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID Special Sizes of Zinc out to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Litnographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZX.NC;» X.ECX.A.1VOHP2 BA.TTP21XY. CB&-OODS JVCFO-. OO., Mfra. of Stamped Brass, Sliver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, TDQQ’R KISTOSS Bronse 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 3Bc>Xt IBIla.oga>tlxlaa.s 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. 2EiHlgh Street. Boston. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN COPPER, TIN, SPELTER, LEAD, ANTIMONY. l oo John Street. - New York. WILLIAMS. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass, Fancy Sheet Brass, Grcrman SH/ver, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass amd Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop^ per Bods, Brass Ferrules, Fure Copper Wire, Sheet and Ingot Copper, Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, Sc. MISSOURI METAL COMPANY. 923 Security Building, ST. LOUIS. SPELTER, PIG LEAD. Google ELEPHANT TRADE-MARK GENUINE INGOTS & MANUFACTURES BEAR OUR REC.JRADE marks. PHOSPHOR-BRONZE Incots, Castings, Wire, Sheet &c. TheRhosphorBronze Smelting Co.Limited 2 2 00 Washi MGTON Ave.,Philadelph |A., 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 SHIP and ENGINE BUILDING CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. M:.A.N-C3-.A.3SrESE BRONZE PROFEEEERS -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. G. DOUGLAS PETRIE, Agent, - Nos. 39 & 41 Cortlandt Street, New York. Solicits Correspondence about Fishing Reels for 15 Cents to 20 Dollars each. Brass Bird Cages “ 50 “ “ 12 “ “ Japanned “ “ 25 “ “ 10 “ “ Standard Bronze, Brass and Steel Chain. Ij^ * " Standard Wire Picture Cord. The Andrew B. Henoryx Co.. New Haven, Conn.. U. S. A. THE F. L GAYLORD Co., ANSONIA, CONN. Brass, Bronze, Aluminum, Aluminum-Bronze, Manganese- Bronze Castings, Heavy and Light. Propeller Wheels, Crank Pins, Pump Valves and Journal Bearings for Ship Work a Specialty. Rough Casting of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, GFerman Silver Bronze and all kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of Ohandeliers, Metal Picture Frames, Ink Stands. Figures, Statues, etc. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Lonis Bronze & Alnminnm forks, 3741-3743 North Broadway, ^_ 8 T. I.OPI 8 , MO. _ EVANS FRICTION CONES. For regulating the speed of machines au¬ tomatically or by hand. Thousands of sets in operation driving all kinds of machinery which require from 1 to 60 H.-P. Address j Evans Friction Cone Co-, 85 Water Street, Boston, Mass. TRY IT? AMDYOUWIILUSENOOTHER I TIN. THE HIGHESTAND RICHESTGRAOEMAOE. WANUFRCTURED ONLY BV THE CRESCENT PHOSMORIZED METAL CO OFFICE AND WORKS ^IO 72 l 0 ^>•‘>Zllt INDIANA AV. /PHILADELPHIA PA Chester, Pat Bx*oia.9Be, Azxd Ooxxxpoeiltloia. Oei.istlxa.vai:. Inventors and Sole Manufacturers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” ManixfaotiirerB of I*H[0SI*H[0Ii-BIi03VZE TO rENTlVSYI-iVJLlVIJL Bpeolfloatlons In ingot metal or eastings. The W. W. 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MAKERS OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER EVERY VARIETY OF X Xib !ES FOR ALL PURPOSES. EVERY VARIETY OF .M. FOR ALL niTE! OIXj SPOaiNOS A. SI“H!OIA.XjTY. SPIRAL FURNITURE, BED AND SPECIAL SPRINGS. FLAT CLOCK and WATCH SPRINGS. EXPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. Warehouses: 16 Cliff and 241 Pearl Sts., New York; 107 & 109 Lake St., Chicago; 8 & 10 Pine St., San Francisco. SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. RIONTPELIElle VT. THE IRON AGE. M 7th to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. rnmltmvm •! Iron, Bosremor, Slonono-Martln and Gmelble Cast Steel Wire oi all kinds, annealed, eoft and hard drawn | Oowwerad Sprlna Wire for FnmUnre Sprinaa. See,, Coppered Soft WIroa, Balinc Wires, Snapenslon Brldco and Rope Wires of all kinds, dte. STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. 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By R, Nelson Boyd A Legislation Affecting It. Illustrated, 13mo, cloth.11.60 GET THE BEST. tile by DAVID WILLIAMS. 96-102 RoadtSL N V 6 THE IRON AGE. Always Ask For Unequaled for Strength and Durability. Made Only by Broderick & Bascom Rope Co., St. Lonis, Mo. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law ' Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA Forrest Building, 1 1 9 S. ^th 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 Years’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert etarches and opinions as to Scope, Valid¬ ity and Infringement Patent Causes Prosecuted and Defended. Practice in 7. S. Supreme, Circuit and Circuit Ap¬ peals Courts, and U. S. Patent Office. Send for Plain Words about Patents/’ Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCIiUSIVEIiY. References Furnished on Application. B. STOCKING) Attorney at l^aw, mi F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON. J>. C. T* N T* S . H. W, T. JENNBB. Patent Attorney and Me- ohanicai itopert. 619 Seventh St,, Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Established 1883. SPRINGS-RIVETS. Specialties In SHEET METAL WORK, CLOCK and INDICATOR POINTERS, CUIK i COVLES, PIllDTllle, a W. S. ESTEY, No. 65 FULTON ST., NEW YORK, MANUFACTURER OF OIaOTEIL Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanized and Steel Wire of all meshes and ^ades. For Mining. Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth, For Bank. Office and Counter Railing, Store Front# Window Guards, &c. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. M aSlA;ZXd SoxroozxBi. SEND FOE CATALOGUE. COBB & DREW, PLYMOUTH, MASS, Manufacturers of Norway iron Rivets, Brass and Copper Rivets, Burrs, Washers, D. P. Tacks and Staples. Yorli Agency, James S. Hender¬ son. snecessor to Dlsosway & Henderson) Hardware# Agents for PLiladelpliia Star Carriage and Tire Bolts. A. LESCHEN & SONS’ ROPE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF ST. LOUIS, MO. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport, Pa. b 7 LiberiiJ p., Hew Yorl^. MeS, pa. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., lanniactnieis of In gnat Tariety. WIRE irm'w viA.'vmiT, - ooktim. Represented In New York by HENRY B. NEWHALL CO., 105 Chambers St. OsA.lAir'OU.KTIjflL \X7'0E1.ZS.S^ 509-511 MARKET STREET, - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. MANUFACTURERS OP WIRE ROPE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS AND MINING PURPOSES. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRE ROPEWAY, Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. MANUFACTUPEH3 OF ' GENERAL ^ WIRE WOBK. y^WindowGuards, StaHe Fixtures, ^ BAILINCS. _^ SamdScreens Coal Screens V Etc. IVA VKSN XO^. filter C\5^W. c laiji ,di 'in w«jji ip.'H ,M ■m*?} Ixi THE HENDRICK MFC. CO^ LTD. CARBONDATiE, PA. WICKWIRE BROTHERS, Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, CORTLAND, N. Y. E. H. Titchener & Co., BINGHAMTON, N. 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Clinton “Standard” (Number 33 Wire) Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth. FACTORY AND GENERAL OFFICE: CLINTON, MASS. NEW YORK, 76 Beekman Street._BOSTON, 199 Washington Street. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street. The Gilbert ^ Bennett Mfg. Co PMrl Window Screen Wire Cloth. Salvanized Steel Wire Cloth. Salvanized Wire Poultry Netting. “ Cottage” Lawn &. Carden Fencing. The World’s Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens, ailbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. Noose Furnishing Wire Goods. WIRE CLOTH, NETTINR] Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, Wire Roods, WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHINR WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. 44 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. J GEORGETOWN, CONK, Factories, j Chicago. Illinois. ESTABLISHED 1818. PENNSYLVANIA WIRE WORKS, EDWARD DARBY & SONS, 233-235 Arch St, Phila., Pa., t.aiA.KrXJFA.OTXJREK.S. BRASS, COPPER, STEEL, IRON and GALV’D WIRE CLOTH. 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Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 9 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. i BUNBAR, HOBART & €0., WHITHAN, MASS. 1«ORINO A PARKS^ PIiYMOPTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. A. A SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRHAVEN, MASS. OUB COUONY RIVET CO., PIiVMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1807. ESTABLISHED IN 1800. !M‘Aa!t'TTT!FiAa^n^r L *T J ‘1 P^ r ^ - Tacks, Brads, Small Nalls, Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nalls, TufllM Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nalls. Finishing Nalls. Patent Brads, Hungarian Nalls, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire lacks. Escutcheon Pins, Eyelets, Glaziers’ Points, Hungarian Nails, Steel Shanks for Boots and Shoes, Wire Escutcheon Pins, V Glaziers’ Points, We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock In the world. Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The foregoing well known brands we continue to use, and eltner will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our New York Store and our factories. M^IN OFJFICX!, SOS SBAItS BUIJLI>ING,199 WASHINGTON 8T., BOSTON MASS, BBANGH OFJFIOE A WABBHOVSJ^ 81 WABBBN ST.^ NEW TOBB. BBANOH OFFICE A WABEHOTTSE, 939 A 941 BABE ST,, CHICAGO, ILL. BBANCH OFFICE A WABEHOTTaE,408 MABBET ST., SAN FBANCISCO, CAL. BBANCH OFFICE A WABEHOTX8E. 400 COMTHFBCE ST.. FHILABELFHIA, PA. BBANCH OFFICE A WABEHOTTSE, 14 WEST GEBMAN ST., BALTIJNOBE, MB, Tacks, Wire Nails and Brads, Hoop ,,adtfp Nails, Staples, Silver and Japanned Lining and Saddle Nails, Double Pointed Tacks, ^ Slating and Roofing Nails. mS^ ■ BONNIE BLUE “JUST ENOUGH” M ^ TACKS. Brass Nails. loo ^ 100 Kegs in a Box, ^ P Assorted 3 to i2 oz. . Retails 2 Kegs for 5 cents. enough to top a pair of shoes; 20 papers in Carton. 5 cent seller. w Mark. PARISIAN GILT 5..... NAILS. - 20 papers in Car ton. ^ 5 cent seller. DOUBLE ENOUGH MONARCH WOOD KEG CARPET TACKS. 5 cent seller. Cobblers’ Nails. 200 Nails in a Paper, 20 Papers in Carton, 5 cent seller. BILL NYE BRAD BOX. 168 Papers Wire Brads, assorted ^ to 2 in. Each Paper just right to retail for 5 cents. ossiKe, 1 LL.U.S.j Wire and Iron Fences, Bank and Office Railing, 1 Station Houses or .7all Cells, jj Lawn Vases, Cheese Safes, /) ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE. vy/ E. T. BARNUM, DETROIT. y MICHIGAN. P PUREKA'ICENCE [JATCHET. Cb' CHEAPEST.STHE BEST. THE SIMPLEST. „ write for trade prices. J. STAUFFER, srr, 1630 E. 3d Street, DAYTON, 0. lATCHET. Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Platei* Finished to order, round, square, oval or flat, TINNED WIRE OF ALL SIZES A S PE CIALT Y A T Particular attention given to j production of goods adapted to I XArTTPJU' special lines of business. Dupli- * * A-t\'eating samples a specialty. W'RITE FOR TRADE PRICES. TACKS NAILS. Taunton Wire Nail Co. Taunton, Mass Hosted by Google 10 THE IRON AGE. .U. S. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION 1876 METROPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE American Screw Company, Providence, Rhode Island, Has Received an Award at the World’s Columbian Exposition HARTFORD CO. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 1842 FRANKLIN INSTITUTE THE iROJSr AGE. 11 IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c.. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BI-AKE & JOHNSON, Waterbury, Conr, NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO., OF* WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA, The SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. BIANUFAOTXJRBBS WIRE NAILS, Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDLAY, 0. General Office; SALEM, 0H10> BRANCH OFFlCBSs Room 28, 277 Broadway, New York. 416 Phenix Bldg., Chicago. 200 Amer. Central Bld’g, St. Louis. 19-20 Ainsworth Block, Portland, Ore. 38 Pickering Bld’g, Cincinnati, O. Do You Handle Iron or Steel Roofing? We manufacture every variety, in¬ cluding “Corrugated,” “V Crimp,” “Standing Seam,” etc., etc. We want entei’prising agents, of good standing, in each county, and so¬ licit correspondence. Our Little Book, “ The Life of an Iron Roof, or how long will it last,” sent free. The Cincinnati Corrugating Co., BOX 3«2, PIQUA, OHIO. OXFORD IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIjCES. I J* S. SCBANTON, Sales Agents I SI, S8 and 85 WaatUngten Street, I NEW YORK, PSILLIPS, TOfNSEND & CO., lottb Pern JoicUoD, PbllidilpUiL WIRE NAILS, - - - • - NORWAY RIVETS. Rivets marked “P” are not of our make. We make only firat-Class Norway Iron Rivets THE BOND NAIL. These nails are made from different sizes of wire with head at any desired position between the points. For coopers, box and furniture manufacturers’ dowels they are unsurpassed. Builders and repairers of all kinds will find these nails useful. We also manufacture Dowel¬ ing Machines and Sets for driving these nails. Address THE BOND NAIL CO.. P.O.Box23, RAYNHAM, MASS. Cortugatedp Crimped and Clap-Board iron Rooling & Siding YOU CAN OBTAIN PROMPTLY the latest 111’ 11 I K 1 subject in which you are interested by addressing DAVID WILL MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., 1 AMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Beade Street, New York. office 5 Bey street. Room 13, new york. Hosted by Google 12 THE IRON AGE > C30 o c 1- ONZE To wit > H m o g* CO i 53d > . 1 ^ p m 30 ATES 1 of PERFORATORS OF STEEL, IRON, COPPER, ZINC, BRASS AND TIN. GBAIN CLEANING AND MINING MACHINERY, WOOLEN, COTTON. PAPER AND PULP MILLS, BICE. FLOUR AND COTTON SEED OIL MILLS, SUGAR AND MALT HOUSES, DISTILLERIES, FILTER PRESSES, FOR USB IN STONE. COAL AND ORE SCREENS, BRICK AND TILE WORKS, FILTERS, SPARK ARRESTERS, GAS AND WATER WORKS, OIL, GAS AND VAPOR STOVES, COFFEE MACHINERY, ETC., ETC. STANDARD SIZES PERFORATED TIN AND BRASS AL.WAYS IN STOCK. Main Office and Works, 222 to 240 N. Union St., Chicago, III., U. S. A. Eastern office, No. 284 Pearl st., New i3:Ensrr)PiioK:s’ ARCHITECTS AND BDILDERS’ GDIDE CONTRACTORS’ DIRECTORY OF -A.2SAH1FLIO-A. —:for:- BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, 'MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF BUILDING SUPPLIES. A Complete Directory of all the Construction Industries of the Country, containing over 170,000 Names. Addresses and Bus¬ iness Classifications, comprising Builders and Contractors of Material and Construction in the Building and kin¬ dred Industries. With Full lists of the Manufacturers of and Dealers in Everything employed in the Manufacture of Material and Apparatus used in these Industries—from the Raw Material to the Manufactured Article, and from the Producer to the Consumer. Architects; Arch’l Wood Workers; Car Builders; Carpenters; Builders and Contractors of all kinds; Blast Furnaces ; Brick Mfrs. (Common, Fire, Ornamental, Pavingr, Pressed, &c.); Boiler Mfrs.; Bridpre Builders; Builders’ Hardware; Mfrs. of Building; Iron of all kinds; Cement; Cornices; Dumb Waiters; EngineiMfrs.; Engine and Boiler Dealers; Electric Lighting; Co.’s Dynamos and Motors; Elevators; Engineers (Civil land ,Me- chanical); Electricians; Fire Escapes; Furnates; Fire Proof Building Material; Dredging Machinery and Contractors; Dock Builders; Contract¬ ors for Railroads (Steam, Electric, Elevated, Cable, Street, &c.); Granite Producers, Dealers and Workers; Granite and Marble Monument Work¬ ers and Dealers; Iron and Steel Ceiling and Siding; Iron and Steel Roofing; Lathing (Iron, Steel and Wire); Lightning Rods; Mantel Mfrs. (Iron Marble, Onyx, Slate, Wood, &c.); Mantels, Grates, Fenders, Tile, &c.; Marble Producers, Marble Dealers and Workers; Mason and Builders’ Ma¬ terials; Paint Mfrs.; Paint, Oil and Glass Dealers; Plumbers’Specialties; Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters; Plumbers’ Gas and^SteamiFitters’ Supplies; Roofers and Roofers’Supplies; Steam Supplies (Gauges, Feed Water Heaters, Traps, Valves, Pipe and Boiler Coverings, Castfand Wrought Iron Pipe and Fittings); Steam and Hot Water Heating Apparatus; House Heating Boilers and Heaters; Steam and Hot Water] Heat¬ ing Contractors; Railroad Purchasing Officials; Radiators ; Rolling Mills, Acc.; Sashes, Doors and Blinds; Skylights; Stone Dealers; Terra Cotta; Varnishes; Ventilators; Vault and Sidewalk Lights; Weather Vanes; White Lead Mfrs.; Wire Mfrs. and Workers; in fact everything connected with the Building Industries. FOR THE YEARS 1893-94. FRIOE. - FIVE EOLLA-RS. -®-— SENT, POSTPAID, ON RECEIPT OF THE PRICE, BY DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade Street, N. Y. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 13 Gautier Steel Department of Cambria Iron Go., F-A.. -: MANUFACTURERS OF :- 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. PLOW STEEL: Flat and Finished Plow Shapes, Digger Blades, Slabs, (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Rolled Lay, etc. COID ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office, Southern Office. 102 Chambers Si. S. W. Cor. 6ih & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenix Building. Chattanooga, Tenn We TTiv<> Better Value Brass Shoe Nails, As we carefully sift and assort them, so that all the dust and imperfect nails are removed. Prices no Higher. Prompt Shipments. CLENDENIN BROS., Baltimore, fid. IMPROVEMENTS PATENTEO 1890 IN THE U. S., CANADA AND CUROPt:. FIRE-PROOF. Easily applied by anyone. Send forSamples and Descriptive Price LMi H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, H. W. Johns* Asbestos Fire and Water-Proof Sheathing:, Building Felt, Steam Packln«i^ Boiler Coverings, Liauid Paints, Roof Paints, Roof Cement, Fire-rroof Paints, etc, 87 MAIDEN LANE. NEW YORK. JERSEY CITY, CHICAGO, PHIUOELPHIA, BOSTON, LONDON. fSSsMtl:’ ‘'B^Ocfino■ •tOBROGArlb IRON'EAYE TBGU&H? DU©T0R PIPE'ROQF p^lNTS-ETC. standard Books On METALLURGY. 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. &c. By H. Bauerman, F. Gt, S., associate of the Royal School of Mines. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. lUus- trated with numerous wood engravings from drawings by J. B. Jordan. 515 pages: cloth.3® The Metallurgy of Steel. Volume I. By Henry M. Howe, A.M., S. B., mining and metallurgical engineer; illus¬ trated with many engravings and plates. 383 pages; 11 x U inches.310* Handbookfor Charcoal Burners. Translated from the Swedish of C. Svedelius by Prof. R. B. Anderson, and edited witn notes by Prof. W. J. L. Nicodemus, C.E.; 23 wood engravings; 217 pages; cloth..? 1.5 (k The Metallic Alloys. A practical guide for the manufacture of all kinds of alloys, amalgams and solders, used hy metal workers; together with their chemical and physical properties and their application in the arts and the industries; with an appendix on the coloring of alloys. Translated and edited chiefly from the Ger¬ man of A. Krupp and Andreas WUjD- BERGER, with extensive additions by Wm.T. Brannt; illustrateu by 16 engravings; 428 pages; cloth....IS.OO 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 WHiLiAM T, Brannt, 530pages;cloth.$2.5O' Electro-Plating. A practical hand-book on the deposition of copper, silver, nickel, gold, aluminum, brass, platinum, &c. With descriptions of tne chemicals, materials, batteries and dynamo machines used in the art. Second edition; carefully revised, with additions. By J. W, Urquhart ; 220 pages; cloth. 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 WilIi- TAM Henry Greenwood, F.C.S. With 97 diagrams: 536 pages; cloth.$2. An Introduction to the Study of Metallurgy. By W. C. Roberts-Austhn, C. B., F. R. S., Associate of the Royal School of Mines, Chemist and Assayer of the Royal Mint, Professor of Metal¬ lurgy in the Royal College of Science, with which the Royal School of Mines is incorporated. Con¬ tents : Physical properties of metals; alloys; the thermal treatment of metals; fuel; materials and products of metallurgical processes: furnaces; means of supplying air to furnaces; typical metal¬ lurgical processes; economic considerations. With numerous diagrams, 292 pages, cloth.$2.50 Sent, 'postpaid, ,on receipt of price ^ hy DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade St., New York* Hosted by Google 14 THE IRON AGE. 311S i 3 ?oii r steel The First to make Boiler Plates In America. A. F, Huston, Viee-Prest* 0, L, Huston^ QmL Mgr, BobU B. Balnea, Jr„ Secy, Jot, Hwnpton, Treas, Ohas, Huston, Prest. STEEL AND IRON PLATES, ALSO SHEETS TO bxtrbuib dimensions. WORKS ; OoA^toflixrlllOy WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, No. 12 GAUGE TO INCHES. -1810.- NEW YORK OFFICE: PHILADELPHIA OPFIOB; N'Oe Se 38 cOi 34 ^SUlXXltt FRANK SAMUEL, 186-138 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. LOW PHOSPHORUS PIG IRON-.03 or under. SCRAP—.03 or .05 or under. ORfc—For O, H. and Furnace Use. MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer BlUets. ^elp, Muck Bars and Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANinrAOTUBB ALL THBIB PROLUOTS BOTH IN WROrCIHT IRON AND OPCN HEARTH STEEL. Beams. Channels, Deck Beams, Angles, Tee-bars, Zee-bars and other shapes. Round, Flat and Square BARS of all sizes. Especially adapted for Bridge and Ship Builders, Fire-proof Buildings, Shafting and all Structural Purposes. Spbcialtibs, in Wrought Iron or Steel:—Phoenix Columns and Upset Eye-Bars of all sizes, Roof Trusses, Girders, Joists and Built-up Shapes of every description. AGENTS -Edwabd CoHNiMG & Co., 20 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning A Co., 70 EUby St., BOSTON, MASS; Jambb B. Stokes, 183 Market St., SAN FRANOISOO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. C. Stiteb, 931 The Rookery, OHIOAGK). POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL CO, PomviLLE, Pa, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET XANUFAOTUBHBS OF ALL KINDS OF STRUCTURAL IRON AND STEEL, viz, I Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Tees, Angles, Plates and Bars; and also Open Hearth'Steel Billets, Blooms and Slabs. BREWERY, MALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. l>esig-ne]:*s and Oonstxnictora of Roofs, ’Trusses, Oolumns, &c. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE & CO., - EMPIRE CHAIN WORKS, Beads and Otis Streets, BHILABELraiA. 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. BARCLAY W, COTTON & CO., Bucoessors to ESHERICK, COTTON ft CO., Iron and Steel Merchants. AGENTS FOR AMERICAN WIRE GLASS MFG. CO. 418 Walnut St., PHIL A. KIFFLIN WHEELER. G. W. NICOLLS. Nicolls, Wheeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER & CO., 216 South Tlilrd St., PlUladelphla, Pa -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP. Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Charcoal Blooms, &c., &c, Steel and Iron Plates, New and Old Rails. 8. T. WELLMAN. Prealdent. J. H. ROOP, Treasurer. O. H. WELLMAN, Superintendent 8. H. CHAUVENBT, Vice-President. RICHARD PETERS. Jr., Secretary. WELLMAN IRON AND STEEL CO. -MANUFACrrURERS 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 120 INCHES IN WIDTH.- - General Office and Works, Thurtow, Delaware County, Pa. Chicago, ills.. No. 656 “ The Rookery.” New York, N. Y., No. 7 Nassau Street, E. W. CRAMER, Agent. J. H. BELCHER, Agent. EDWARD CORNING i MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. BEAMS, CHANNELS, | IK ■ ■■W WMmm msMsm m IRON SXEEL & CO., 29 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 42 1 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 THE IRON AGE. 15 W. S, PI LLIN O. T, I. OBAim PILLING—CRANE. 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. EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 222 8. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Hails, Sorap» AGENT FOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BR1CK» Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. THOBIVTOIV IHOIV CO.^ For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Longdale (Va.) and other Pig Irona. Storage Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which is connected with Penn. R. B. and its variona connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts Issued. Cash advances hade on Iron. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, jEROMrKElEr& co.. MANUPA.OTURERS OP The Philadelphia Bank Bldg., 421 Chestnut St., Patent Planished) Galvanized, Common, Best Refined* Cleaned and Charcoal Bloem, PHILADELPHIA. a 'JlaJI c*3 XXXFoandryl Forge Pig Irons, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, IrOIl OreS, CokC, COUl, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack. Tank and Boat Iron: Last, Stamping, Ferrule, Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. Steel Blooms, Billets, Ralls, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers In Metallurgy and Mining. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON C0„ MANUFACTURERS OF “ Gunilierlaiid ” Nails ^ Wrouglit Irog Pipe. 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. J. J. MOHR, Bullitt Building, No. 131 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. -SOLE AGENT FOR- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley F0UN» DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer in Scrap, Old Car Wheels, Muck Bars and Conuellsvllle Coke. C3-. LIISTIDS^Y & OO. BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. High Grade Tested Chains. IMCcKA-Y Ac OO., 29TH A LIBERTY STREETS, PITTSBURGH, PA. Manufacturers of Coil, Crane and Stud Chain. We also manufacture High Grade Steel Chain made of Basic Steel and Special Crane Chain made of U. S. Iron. Cold Drawn Seamless Steel Tubes « -for- Locomotives, Fire, Marine and other Boilers, Hydraulic Presses, Hollow Spindles, Bicycles, etc., etc. Ellwood Shafting & Tube Co., Works, Ellwood City, Law. Co., Pa. New Yorh Office, ^o,277 Broadwoy^ Hoorn 26. FXa^ZSXAAOrsrS dCs OO., COLD SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. IRON DRAWN STEEL JUSTICE COX. JR. 218 South 4tn St., Phila., Pa. IRON and STEEL. -AGENT FOR- Saldeman, Grubb & Go's. Chickies Bessemer Pig Iron. Mahoning Rolling Mill Co.’s Best Quality Skelp Iron and Steel. Pulaski Iron Co.’s High Grade Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. Hainsworth Steel Co.’s Standard Be.ssemer Steel Billets. Bars* Angles. Sheets, Tank and Bridge Plates, Muck Bars. Blooms* Scrap Iron and Tool Steel. IW. HOFFNI&N & CO., Bullitt Building, 135 So. 4th St., Philad’a, Iron and Steel Merchants. PIG IRON, Iron and Steel Plates, Sheets, Bars and Shapes. Ralls, Cars and Locomotives. Track Equipment. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN S CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bullitt Building* 135 South Fourth St., Phila. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigb, Stmthers AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel Co., ConneUsvllle Coke. W. H. THOMSON & CO., Dealers In IRON and STEEL and other METALS FOR ALL PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PHILAnPLPHlA, PA. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston. C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building. PHILA DELPHI A. Mg Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, 8tructur& 1 Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES KRA.NCTS5 WISTER, COMRIS8ION MERCHANT, Coke, Coal, Ores. PEA AND BUCKWHEAT (Red and White Ash), National Foundry Coke a Specialty. Sulphur less than 0.5. All Sizes National Crushed Coke. 420 Walnut Street, • PHILADELPHIA. Hosteid by Google 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 ii Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and i w %A ■■ all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St, New York. Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. WM. JES80P a SONS, L’D. I 1 “F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES For further particulars apply to NEWTON & SHIPMAN. 83 John St., New York. Prices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Qua/ntities From Sheffield, Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Reamers, &c.@ £69 Per ton in Sheffield. Warranted Extra Cast Steel for Taps, Dies, Milliner Tools, &c.“ 60 “ “ “ Warranted Cast Steel for tools, Taps, Dies, Turning Tools, &o.“ 44.10/ “ “ “ Best Crucible Machinery Steel .30 “ “ “ Best C. 8. EXTRA WEIGHT HAND CUT FILES. ^ 50% & 4:% cash discount “ “ No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities of assorted sizes. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 17 CAMBRIA STBEIv, Steel Reil^, STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS rStiieet Rail0 end Railway Fadteningd MUUUl AiUlipj uuillou JLlUlljJ UUU 1. UfJ UUUlU^fJj BESSEMER AND OPEN-HEARTH BEOOMS, BIEEETS AND BARS. St©©l ^xl©s, Steel Angles, Steel 01iSLn3i.els, Steel Forgings. CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, A.. iSc I». ROBSIEt.'X'S Ac OOM3P.AJVY, Pencoyd Iron Works, PenCOjd Bridge & ConStrUCtlOn CO., MANUTAOnniERS OF U W | - - ■ II I I DBSIGITBBS AND MANUFACTURERS OF Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel, Bridges, viaducts, rum rabies, etc. OFFICB t 261 S. 4tli Street, PBLIlaABBliPB:!A, Pa. WORKS, PBNOOTB, PA. EICKEN & CO.’S CRUCIBLE TOOL STEEL HAOBllSr, -WESTFUAlLiIA, C3l-B3R.MA2SrY. SPECIAL No. 8 works and Fine-Finishes the HARDEST Rolls and Material. BOSS Cold Chisel ; HIGH-GRADE ADAPTED Twist-Drill, Tap, Punch, Die, Reamer, Wood and Milling-Cutter-Steel and Blanks. HIGHEST QUALITY, LOW PRICES, INDUCEMENTS to the TRADE and large USERS. importers and exporters. 1 stock for immediate wants and Trial Orders. Exclusive Local Agencies granted. KCXX^nXTKS dBs OO., Swedish "o'"’* Iron and Steel, BLOOMS, BILLETS, BARS; WIRE, RIVET AND NAIL RODS. FOREIGNV’ DOMESTIC IRON STEEL. I Broadway, New York. 8 Oliver Street, Boston. JPOTTSTOWNIRONCD. ] a. H. Wilson. J. B. M. Hlron. FRANKFORD STEEL COMPANY FRANKFORD, PHILA., PA. E. H. WILSON & CO., and Hgd South Third St., Philadelphia BBOKBRS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. PIERSON & CO.. -DEALBBS IN- IRON and STEEL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 29 Broadway, cor. Morris Sti NEW YORK. 4 . R. WHITNEY & CO., KANUFAOTXmSBS AKD DKALEBfl n IRON STEEL. AGFNOIFS;: DABNEOrS STEEL CO., Limited, Structural Material, Steel and Iron Columns, Beams, Channels, Shapes and Plates. Steel Beams Boiled to 24 inches deep. POBTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron, Bars, Angles, Hoops and Cotton Ties. BROOKLYN 'VHBE NAIL CO., Steel Wire Nails. Export Nalls a Specialty. MYERSIDE IRON WORKS, Steel Pipe. GLASGOW TUBE WORKS, Boiler Flues. AMERICAN WIRE NAIL MACHINES. Over 900 working satisfactorily in the United States, 25 in Europe and 100 in Canada. THE SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charcoal- Iron Boiler Plates. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts made for Iron and Steel Structures of every description. Please address, « .n. « Broadway NeW Fork. F. O. Box 33. _ * _ NORTH BROTHERS MFC. CO. Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor, 2Sd and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. —American- Steel Railroad and Machine Forgings, p!Lij>!!!! Storage warrantco. SOLID CRUCIBLE STEEL CASTINGS AND Best Grades of Tool and Machinery Steel. (Bank of America Bulldina.) 44 Wall Street, NEW YORK. Correspondence of Furnaces Invited. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AGE. >ETNA-STANDARD IRON AND STEEL CO., Successors to iGtna Ipoii and Steel Co., and The Standard Iron Co., manuiacturers of PI.ATES and SHEETS BLACK, GALVANIZED and CORRaGATED Plain Roofing, Siding and Ceiling, also of Sheet Steel, for special * purposes. Cold Boiled or Plain and Patent Leveled. BARS LIGHT SECTION RAILS, ANGLES, TEES and CHANNELS, odd sections and sizes. 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