The Iron Age : Vol. LIII : No. 9 : March 1, 1894

\fSWk SI \T TTS YOUIt POWER. YOUR BELT^ OUR IRONEY ST. LOUIS. MO. pn^ Pearl St., A. B. Laurence, Mgr Summer St., O. J. KeUey. &r. PHILADELPHIA. PA. 129 N. 8d Bt,. J. Garnett mV» VALLEY STEEL CO., ST. IjOXJIS Manufacturers of STEEL CUT NAILS, RAILS, CHANNELS AND MERCHANT STEEL. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE. Low In Price and Guaranteed. Send for circulars and fac simile chart. THE BRISTOL CO., _ ~ _ Waterbury, Conn BRAIDED CORD. TRADfc.'%ra — m mm _ Gtin Wadding SUPERIOR TO ALL IMPORTED WADS. Black Edge, Pink Edge, Card Board, White Felt. His Union Melnlllc Milp Co., __oo»r2\r. <sb ohjO'wbis, 1 WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers Of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tnbina and Larire Shells, Brazed Tubes and Mouldings, Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver. -SOLE MANUFACTURERS OP- Eton’s Pitfent Seamless Dim Copper Hesse Boilets. CANNOT COLLAPSE WILL NOT LEAK. Samson and Massachusetts Brands. Send for Samples, SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TURNBUCKLES. Branch Office : 136 Liberty St., New York. Cleveland City Forge and iron Cleveland, O. Jobbers Carrying a large Stock of the Wilinot &: Hobbs Mfg. Co. Celebrated Cop- perized Oilers. Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co., I Sargent & Co., ^ V Green, Tweed & Co., J-NEW YORK. Montgomery a Co., Church & Sleight, j The Bigelow & Dowse Co., ) Frye, Phipps & Co., • BOSTON. The Dana Hardware Co., ) les 8 ^DrS?n^cTnnflr*< 5 ^?Ai^ Pressure, per square inch. Made of two Seam- tife end? Send^nr strongest and safest boiler In the market and oheapestto me ena. send for circular and instructions to prevent accidents from freezing, Ac., &o. y » in TO THOSE INTERESTED IN OR USING VALVES. We have recently macle improvements in the manufacture of JENKINS BROS.’ VALVES having increased the number of bolts, thickness of flanges, &o. We shall manufacture OTie grade of valve only, suitable for high or low pressure steam. The Jenkins Discs used in these valves are suitable for high or low pressure. We guarantee all valves stamped with Trade-Mark. or£S]xrs:xiNrfii I __ NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. BOSTON and CHICAGO. COPPERI ZEP C. R . SWEDOH, ALSO NICKEL PLATED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF n'T*inr*l ^ ^^^TRADC Frye, Phipps & Co., The Dana Hardware Co., Horton, Gilmore, McWilliams & Co., Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Fairbanks Morse & Co., Besley&Co., Crane & Co., A. P. Shaplelgh Hardware Co., L. M. Rumsey Mfg. Co., M, M. Buck & Co., i Cahill, Collins & Co., j The Geo. Worthington Co., ) McIntosh, Huntln^on Co., \ Fletcher Hardware Co., ) Buhl Sons & Co., i Pritzlaff Hardware Co., ^ Rundell Spence Co., S Howell, Gano & Co., Hart Hardware Co., / W. B. Belknap & Co., S Layman, Carey & Co., I Patrick & Luthe Co., DES J [CLEVELAND. 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 T HEM AT BOT TOM PRICES. These Oilers are very durable, substantial and beauthul, and sell at sight The character of the Job¬ bing Houses fully vouches for their excellence. Please send your inquiries and orders to your nearest Jobber and facilitate de- lessen transportation ex- AaSIZESA IllBURNISHED FINISH^ STYLES^ ! CHEAP & ELEGANT ^ <jt ,^CALE 1-12 SIZE ^ oil LARGE STOCK, BEST OF GOODS A FACILITIES THE WILMOT & HOBBS MFG. CO HOT&COLD ROLLING MILLS AND FACTORIES BRIDGEPORT, CONN.U. S. A. STORE, 20 MURRAY ST..NEWY0RK, [ MILWAUKEE. CINCINNATI. J LOUISVILLE. INDIANAPOLIS. DES MO/NES, IOWA. SIOUX CITY, IOWA. Rainey Connellsville Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buy aud know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works In the heart of the Region, within four miles of Connellsville, Pa. Knapp & Spaulding Co., SIOUX CITY, IOWA. Richards & Conover Hardware Co., BCANSAS CITY, MO. Rector « Wlllrelmy Co.. OMAHA, NEB. Handrle & Dotthoff Ml’g. Co., DENVER COL. AND MANY OTHER PROMINENT JOBBERS. OA3PA.OITY ^,000 *rOXTS O^^UXilT. Wi Ji RAINEY I Mercantile Bank Bulldina. CLEYEM Mercantile Bank Building. GLEYELAND, OHIO. Hosted by 2 THE IRON AGE, THB ^ WSONIA QrASS 0 OPPER ^O. MAHUFAOTUBERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. BOLS MAHIJFACTUBERS Tobin Bronze (Tbadb-Hakk.) tondenser Plates, i^umo Linings, Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 Cllir Street, • New York. THE New Haven Copper Co., SOLS MAUBB OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12,187Q. ALSO MANUPAOPUBSBB AND DBALBBS IN BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING CqPPEk Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MAaeVAOTUBBBS OF Cut stni kum ui Biti 01 sipenoi oioutr. S94 Pearl St., NEW YORK. Waterbury Brass Co. Established 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, &o., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HICK’S PRIMERS. BERDAN PRIMERS. CdTtvidge JMLetdl vki Sheets or Shells a Specialty* Sole Agents for the CAPEWBLL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods. DEPOTS: 296 Broadway, New York. 126 Eddy St., Provi¬ dence, R. I. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONPL_ WHEN IN WANT OF ANYTHING IN ^ BRASS AND COPPER WRITE ROME BRASS & COPPER CO., ROME, N. Y. THE CELEBRATED ACID RESISTING DEOXIDIZED BRONZE IN INGOTS OR CASTINGS, ANC DEOXIDIZED BABBITT METALS. BEST IN THE WORLD. X^a/rge Oastings a ©peolalfy* JBz^Lclgepoz*t Deoxldizeci Brozi^e CLZxci Metal Oo. BRIRGRPORT, CONN. MATTHIESSEN & HEGELER ZING GO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, SMELTERS OF SFELTER. AND MAJjTUFAOTDRBRS OF SHEKT ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc out to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers* and Lithographers* use. ^ Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers' use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. BJLTTJBItY. Ifil €31-003361 OO., Mfrs..af Stamped Brass, Silver and Nickeled Goods, Brass Labels for Cans and Rubber Moulds, BRONZES DOOB. KISTOBS aroaie and Plated Boses, Combined Rose and Esontcheon Plates, Socket Shells, &c.. Patent Mirror Pin Oushion Business Cards, Mucilage Brushes. Novelties of new design made to order, SALESROOM: 88 Chamliers St., New York. FACTORY: 86-92 Third St., So. Brookly n. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Manufacturers of loXt IBIJbLo^tl3LAja.g OOPPBB -WTBBJ BIVHITS. Importers and Dealers In Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 48 CUFF ST., NEW YORK. ThePlume&AtwoodMfg.Go. MANUFACTUBERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass WIPLE, GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL. COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COP¬ PER ELECTRICAL WIRE, Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain. Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON. 90 MARKET ST., CHICAGK). ROLUSQ MILL, THOMASTON, CONN. FACTORIES : WATERBURY, CONN. SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY, Manufacturers of Sheet, Wire, Ttuhee, 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. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOB Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN COPPER, TIN, SPELTER, LEAD, ANTIMONY. too John Street, - New York. WILLIAM 8. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, 8ELL8 TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass^ Fancy Sheet Brass, German Silver^ 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, Speller, Tin, Antimony, Lead, ' MISSOURI METAL COMPANY. 923 Security Building, ST. LOUIS. SPELTER, PIG LEAD. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 3 ELEPHANT BRAND GENU I N E INGOTS & M ANUFACTURES BEAR OUR REG.TRADE marks; P H O S P H O R-B R O N Z r Ingots, Castings, WiRE^ Sheet &c. The Phosphor Bronze SMEtTiNc Co.LiMiTEO 2 2 QOWashingtoiiiAve,Philadelphia.,Pa ORICINAL 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 aid ENGINE BOILDING CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. MA.lsrG!--A.lsrESE BROISTZE PR.OPBrj 3 LER,S -ARB USED BY THE- Cunard, Pacific Mail, Hamburg* American, White Star, International, Morgan, Canadian Pacific, North Germ*an 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. Standard Wire Picture Cord. The Andrew B. Hendryx Co., New Haven, Conn.. U. S. A. Rougrh Casting: of Aluminum. Aluminum Bronze, German Silver Bronze and ail kinds of Metals. Manufacturers of Ohandellers, Metal Picture Frames, Ink Stands, Figures, Statues, eto. Stair Carpet Holders a Specialty. St. Loais Bronze & ilnminiun Works, 3741 -3743 North Broadway, 8T. LOUIS, MO. EVANS FRICTION CONES. 0 |)eration^ drlvl^ aU Boston, Mms.^ 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, TRY IT? ' AND YOU Will USE no other THE HIGHESTAND RICHESTCRAOEMAOE. WAHUreCTURED DHLV BY TIN. THECRESCENTPHOSPHORiZED METAL CO OFFICE ANDWORkS .ZI07I!II3‘"‘'2lll INDIANA Chester. Pai BirOXl.Ke, EHrASS AXXd. 0O33a.X>OSlltlO3aL OAStlXXflrs!. Inventors and Sole Mannfaetnrers of “Crown Bronze” Bearing Metal and “Crown ROLLING MILL Babbitt Metal.” axanufaotlirers of PBOISFBOR-BICOITZX: OTO PSNN'STTX.V.A.NI.A. R.4.IX.Itb.A.l>. Speolfloatlon. In ingot metal or eaatlnga. The W. W.R. M. KEYS CO., ‘5?’ ^ -S' My >57 BIl,II>»EI»OPlT, C01V3V. BEST, EOX dfe OO., 26 th Street and A, V. Ry. - PITTSBURG, PA. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF PHDSPHDR-TIN ■By USING MY PHOSPHOR TIN MANOFA ■ URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE v PHOSPHOR BRONZE THEMSELVES, BY li SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING , MUCkr? CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO • HAD IN THE MARKET-rNEW OR OLD COPI uC; CAN BE USED, for circulars - ;UDRESS HALKANAUMANN ^“aoentsU.S.''"£CANADA'' NEW'YO!*. N vV] CLIMAX BRONZE FOR A-LUj P>XJK.F»0SES. CASTINGS from I oz. to 12,000 lbs. A Tbe American Metal Go. (LIMITED), Levin Building, 80 Wall St., New York. P. O. BOX 957. COPPER. COPPER ORES AND MATTES. ' TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, AIDMINDM, BULUON, IRON. _ Advances made or^Consfgnments. AGENTS FOR Henry R. Merton Co„ - . Uondon Merallgeselleclialc, Frankfort. on-Maln* Williams, Foster & Co. Lid., Swansea. Hosted by Google 4 THE IRON AGE, Washburn & Moen Manuf’g Co., WORCESTER, MASS., NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO. MAKERS OF IRON, STEEL AND COPPER EVERY VARIETY OF "VV X XS FOR ALL PURPOSES. X1.<3P:E2 Sard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for JEleotri- oatPurposes ; Galvanized Iron and Steel Telegrapit- ondTelephoneWire; Glid- den latent Steel Darh Wire; Watch and Clock Main Springs: Eyeglass Springs ; Stt el Wire for Ifeedles and Drills; Dat- ont Steel Wire Dale Ties; Dump Chain iTwo Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted ;Ji^S BBfe=g^ ==agai Denee Wire without Darbs ; Fence Staples , Stretchers, &c,; Dright, Annealed, Tinned ana 'Galranized and Copper Wire, on Spools 1 oz. to 1 lb ^SBBSSSEbMI^^ SEND FOR PRICE New York Warehouses, 16 Cliff St., and 241 Pearl Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging, &c. Galvanized Steel Wire Cables for Suspension ! Bridges. Transmission and \ Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes j Tiller Ropes, Svrltoh Ropes w Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash ' Cord, Phosphor Bronze and Copper Wire Rope, Wire Clothes _ _ Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized ^ ures and Appliances required virith the foregoing. The famous yachts Mayflower, Vol- -LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. St. Chicago Warehouse, I07*& 109 Lake St. San Francisco Warehouse, 8 & 10 Pine St. SABIN MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS. MONTPELIER. VT. THE IRON AGE. 6 CLARK&COWLES 11 Tth to 118th Street and Harlem River. General Offices, Foot 118th Street, New Tort •! Iron, Bosaomer, Slomons-lllnrtln and Cmelblo Caat Stool Wlro oi all kinds, annoalod, ooft and hard drawn | Coh»orod Spring Wlro for Fnrnlturo Sprlnca, dkow, Copporod Soft Wlroo, Ballni: Wlros, Snaponolon Brldpo and Ropo Wlroo of all kinds, dko* STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRINGS. Spoelalcir of flnoat Cast Stool Wlros, round, flat, sunaro and any ochor ohapo, tomporod and also In tho soR otato, paarantoodto hardon and tompor. Solid Rib and Parapon Umbrolla Wlroo. Orlnollno, Ooroot, Shado Rollor, Look, Hat, Brash, Saw, Band Saw, Clock Sprlnp, Clock Boll, Clock Porpo and Watch Spring, Rolo and Tapo Lino and Kyoplass Wlros, &o. Plano, Hoodlo, Fish Hook, Drill and Hair Spring Wlros. Spoclal Cast Stool Wlros of any kind mado for opoclal pnrpooos. Also Cororod Wlroo-Braldod and Cloth and Papon Cororod-for orlnollno, corset and other pnrposos. Cold Rolled and Silt soft and Tomporod Stool Strips of all kinds and for all purposes, Special Wires and Sprlnffs of Every I>e0orlptloii. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. SUPERIOR STEEL COMPANY, MANDFACTDKERS OF STRIP STEEL Hot Rolled of any Exact | hh ■ *,;?''2VvS.*s.',?i'’,n.'ii;?5;.ST RIP SX EEL ^ Bessemer, Open Hearth Soft, Special Soft and Spring, Crucible Cast Spring and TodI Steel, Clock Spring, Watch Main Spring, &c., &c. works located at MANSFIELD, PA. Capacity 30 Tons per Day. Capacity 30 Tons per Day. EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES: Ely & Williams, 38 Park Row, New York; 1339 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. ANUFACTURERS op ^ ^ / ^PFMNG^^noRivejc W ^ ESTABLISHED 1845 .. IlDUNBiR BROTHERS Q manufacturers OF J 4 )SPRINGSi pSTEEK S THE CELEBRATED OIL \ TEMPERED' I ALL K^INDS OF 1^ SMALL SPRINGS fvl/VDE Ff^Ofvl ■gSHEETSTEEL&STEEL&BRASSWIRE ^ BRISTOL, CONN. :— ^ AAAAA/WVAAA/VVv/ “SILVER FINISH” GALVANIZED POULTRY NETTINGS. FOR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. W m m Coal Pit8niul Pitiiieu. By R. Nelson Boyd a short History of the Ct»al Trade and the LeKislation 1 Atlecting It. niustrated. 12mo, clothTV?... .fi.Ofl QET THE BEST* Po* tllC by DAVID WILLIAMS. 96-102 RcidcSt.N V Hosted by Google e THE IRON AGE. Always Unequaled for Strength and Durability. Made Only by Broderick & Bascom Rope Co., St. Louis, Mo. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law Solicitors of Patents PHILADELPHIA ST., LOUIS, MO. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. NBW YORK Potter Building, 38 Park Row. WASHINGTON Atlantic Building, 928 F St. PATENTS U. S. and Foreigrn Secured. Trade Marks and Copy Rights, Twenty Ytart’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention for Free report as to patentability. Expert Marches and opinions as to Scope, Valid- liF 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 EXCIiUSIVKLY. Referenoea Furnished on Application. B. STOCKING, Attorney at 611 F ST., N. W.. WASHINGTON, D. C. ..A. 7 :E3 N U? S . H. W. T. JBNNER, Patent Attorney and Me¬ chanical Expert. 61» Seventh St,, Washington, D.C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Established 1883. Williamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport, Pa. TABEROOIS: [87 UMi Hew Yofl^. wiiieS. Pa. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC. CO., W. S. ESTEY, No. 66 FULTON ST., NBW YORK, Hanofaetiinrs of WIRE In great larlety. UANUFAOTUREB OF ITE'W HA-VEN, oomr. 'WXZt.nS 0X«O*FB Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanised and Steel Wire of all meshes and grades. For Mining. Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth, W JLl7t.m TTtT’OXt.S. Per Bank. Office and. Counter Railing, Store Fronts Window Gnards, he. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver's Patent Decoy Rat Traps. S T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. IBI SAXXd fiiox*ooxxM. SEND FOB OATALbOUB. Represented In New York by HENRY B. NEWHALL CO., 106 Chambers St. O.^XjZFOZt.rO'Z.^ 'WZZtE -WOZl.] S09-5M MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. THE IRON AGE. .TT4.'&13, Mfe ■7?^P MANUFACTURERS OF ^ GJENERAIi ^ WIBEWOBK. ^^WmdowGuards, StaWe Fixtures, ^ jtAiLmcs, ^ SandScreens Coal Scteens V Efcc. ill ,#!h III! RATED SHEE EVERY DESCR 0| >li I|P "1 te*/**; IHn Va7H\ 0E53 [♦Vi*! GVJSTw; THE HENDRICK MFC. CO., LTD. CARBONDAIiEt PA. WIGKWIRE BROTHERS, ''■ Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, Coal Sieves, NEW PROCESS Flow Sieves, « w, ^ CornPoDoers. LOPliailCI CORTLAND, N. Y. E.H. Titchener & Go., BINGHAMTON, N. Y, —MANUFACTUEKES OF— isiSlii Floni Sieves, Coil Poppers, Dish Covers, Metallic POWER LOOM WIRE CLOTH. Codl SiOYBSa Bve*T roll wrapped In Pink Paper and has oiur name on labeL Kilmer Manufacturing Co. STAPLES in All Varieties, Double*Polnted Tacks. Bed Links, Etc. New York City Agents, HABMON & DIXON, 118 Chambers Street. BILE TIES -Newburgh, N. Y. H— n I f n minii c.'sS., ‘ ° DaIiIj ALSO WIRE RODS, IIARB WIRE, COILED STEEL WIRE, WIRE STAPLES, GAL¬ VANIZED WIRE, ORNAMENTAL FENCING, »fcc., «fec. Western Warehouse^ 543 and 545 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Western Office 21 Quincy Street, Chicago, Ill. New York Office, iii \Vater Street, New York City. Works and General Office, Newburgh, N. Y. Quick Shipment. Write for Prices. BARBED PLAIN CABLE WIRE NAILS STAPLES STRETCHERS f iWMM> f>f ' . ■ ••••■■••••■(I ••■.■.•.oa.oooa !•«' ' ill; ■••.••.•.••••a lit • .tii .•ao.oao.faof a ■■••••ifoia Mil SASA«aa«5a v.iit . •ao.a.aoBooooj*''^' •9 •••••••'•• mM: feSC'l? iWI m •mmmmrn JO Elevator Enclosures. Brass Wire and Iron Rail¬ ings in plain or fancy designs. Wire and Wrought Iron Fences and W.indow Guards WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO.. 114 & 116 South 4th St., St. Louis, Mo. INDIANA WIRE FENCECO., Crawfordsville, Ind. CHAMPION IRON CO, SJPJSCXALTIJE8, — Iron Stairs and Jail Wonk, Build¬ ers’ and Ornamental Iron Work, and the only manufacturers ot Malleable [ron Cresting guaranteed against breakage j also manufacturers of the Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and 1 1 f ' ildl Lift Pumps. Send for 220-page ^ Catalogue L J_ - ^TlTr I Largest Iron Fence and r~J fTTTi Railing Works in U. S. | | | | | | [ ||^ KENTON, O. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. BORDEN & LOVELL, Office and Salesroom, 1S7H Enolld Ato., MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING. stable Fixtures, Crestlngs, Terminals, Wire Office and Counter Railing, Lawn Seats and Vases. iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. ro AND 71 WEST STBKK* NEW YORK. Steel, Iron and Wire NaiU. Hosted by Google 8 THE IRON AGE. CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., -Manufacturers of Every Description of- WIRE CLOTH, HEX. NETTINGS, WIRE LATH AND FENCING. Perforated Metals, Wire Cloth and Nettings. 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 4b Bennett Mfg. Co I'T-n— _-:-—-r—-r —-M.A^NXJI^.ALCTXJIi35:- Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth. Calvanized Steel Wire Cloth. Salvanized Wire Poultry Netting. ** Cettage” Lawn & Sarden Fencing. The Werld’e Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. Sllbert’s Rival Ash Sifters. Neose Furnishing Wire Goods. WIRE CLOTH, NETTINC, Fencing, Cates, Fencing Tools, Wire Goods, WireWork RAILINGS, WINDOW GUARDS. WIRE LATHINO WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRINO. 44 GlUf Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ( GEORGETOWN, CONK. raotorles, ^oHiCAao, ilmnois. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO . Worcester, Mass. HARD STEEL WIRE NEW PROCESS HARD STEEL GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING. Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. MANUrAOTUBBRS OF-EVERY DESCRIPTION OF WIRE CLOTH m NEniNC Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS $£N1» FOR IiATFST OATAIeOGUF. PENNSYLVANIA WIRE WORKS, EDWARD DARBY & SONS, 233-235 Arch St, Phila., Pa., M A-lSr UF A-OTXJRE RS. BRASS, COPPER, STEEL, IRON and GALV’D WIRE CLOTH. Pennsylvania Halv’d Poultry Netting, Sieves, Riddles, Wire Window Guards, Wire and Iron Goods. Cortland Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, Coal and Sand Screen, Wrought Iron Work of Every Description. OOK-RESFOlSmElTOE SOXjIOITEE. PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS theROEBLING STANDARD WIRE LATHING. NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO. TOENTON, 117 and 119 LIBERTY STREET, NEW JERSEY. NEW YGRK. 171 and 173 L.AKE STREET, CHICAGO. “JERSEY” POULTRY NETTING AND FARM FENCING. ‘-45 and ‘>47 FREWIOIST STREET. SAN FRANCISCO- LOW PRICES For every kind of fancy or staple wire goods, for in¬ terior or exterior use. Send for Prices and Catalogue “ B.” UNGE FENCE and WIRE CO. - - St. louis, Mo. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE, inihniiii.'aju PERFORATORS OF STEEL, IRON, COPPER, ZINC, BRASS AND TIN FOR USE IN grain cleaning and mining machinery, stone coal and ore ROrpfv^ WOOLEN. COTTON, PAPER AND PULP MILLS, BRICK AND TILE hSuSE^SPAK f ARSRrGAl'i:J|'\lATEB WORKS, mS'ILlSmES P?T TER PRF^ STOVES. DISTILLERIES, FILTER PRESSES, COFFEE MACHINERY, ETC., ETC STANDARD SIZES PERFORATED TIN AND BRASS ALWAYS IN STOCK Main Office and Works, 222 to 240 N. Union St., Chicago, lii., U. S. A, Eastern Office, No. 284 Pearl St., New York. SECTIONAL PANEL STEEL CEILINGS The Superior Merits of our Steel Ceil¬ ings and Side Wall Plates are DUST PROOF JOINTS. A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON Mouliliiiirs varying in depth Irom inch to inches. 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, Tablei, Rules and Miscellaneous Information. lynEFINITE. Sagendorph’s Patent Sectional Steel Products Excel and Exceed all others combined. Ceilings and Side Walls Perfection Intact. SOLE MANUFACTURERS, THE PENN IRON ROOFING & CORRUGATING CO, (LIMITED), PHILADELPHlAp PA. SIMRSON BOLLAND^ Practical Molder and Manager of Foundries. lUiistrated witb Oier Tliree fleitred EisraTUo. 1 2mo. Clothf $2.50. The Iron Founder” Supplement A Complete Illustrated Ezposltlou of THE ART OF MANUFACTURERS OF poods, COMPRISING THE Erection and Management of Cu¬ polas, Reverberatory Furnaces, Blowers, Dams, Ladles, Etc.; Mixing Cast Iron ; Founding of Chilled Car Wheels; Malleable Iron Cast¬ ings ; Foundry Equipments and Ap¬ pliances ; Gear MoWing Machines; Molding Machines ; Burning, Chill¬ ing, Softening ; Annealing ; Pour¬ ing and Feeding ; Foundry Ma¬ terials ; Advanced Molding ; Meas¬ urement of Castings; Wrought Iron, Steel, Etc. ; also the Founding of Statues ; the Art of Taking Casts ; Pattern Modeling ; Useful Formulas and Tables. -BY- SIMPSON BOLLAND, Practical Molder and Manager of Foundries i Author of** The Iron Fouuder,” etc. Illustrated with over Two Hundred EngraYings. 400 Pages. l2mo, cloth, $2.50. ARTISTIC METAL WORK, ETC 316, 31S, 320 Terrace, near Genesee, 61, 63, 65 Jackson Street, Buffalo, N. Y HIGHEST AWARD:REC’D AT WORLD’S FAIR —ON— I Wire and Iron Fences. Bank and Ofllce Railing, Station Houses or Jail Cells, Lawn Vases, Cheese Safes. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE. E. T. BARNUM, DETROIT. MICHIGAN. EUREKA FENCE RATCHET SIMPLE, STRONG, AND CONVENIENT TO HANDLE. All parts held together by a pin inside of box ; no losing of pawls or rollers. It can be adjusted quickly and be bought cheap. Both large and small sizes. Write for prices and terms. Address J. STAUFFER, 1630 East 3d St., Dayton, Ohio. i$ 0 ne, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher & Booksuller, 96-102 R.aa. St., N.w Y.rk. Hosted by Google 12 THE IRON AGE. 608 SEARS BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. I BUNBAR, HOBART & CO., WHITMAN, MASS. l^ORINO it PARKS, PIiYMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHBD IN 1810. ESTABLISHED IN 1842. A. FIBliB & SONS, TAUNTON, MASS. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRHAVBN, MASS. OUB COUONY RIVET CO., PUVMOUTH, MASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1867. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. ’ OIF Tacks, 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. Escutcheon Pins, Eyelets, Glaziers' Points, Rivets, Burrs, Furniture Springs, Pilgrim Spring Bed, and other articles. "We have the largest and only complete and fully assorted stock in the world. Our manufacturing facilities are unequaled. The foregoing weE known brands we continue to use, and eitner will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our New York Store and our factories. MA.IN OFWICJEf 508 8BJLB8 BJ7IZI>INGfl99 Wj±8B:INGTON 8T., B08T0N, Mj±88, bbj±N€Jb: offiom a wabbh:ov8:^ si wabben 8t,, few ibBB. BBANCJS OFFICE & WABFIJBEOUSE, 239 A 241 LAKE 8T,, CHICAGO, ILL, BBANCH OFFICE A WABEHOlJ8Ef408 MABKET 8T,, 8AN FBANCI8CO, CAL, BBANCH OFFICE A WAItEHOU8E, 406 COMMBBCF ST., JPHILABELFHIA, FA, BBANCH OFFICE A WABEHOU8E, 14 WEST GEBMAN 8T., BALTIMOBE, MB, Tacks, Wire Nails and Brads, Hoop ^..ApTrp c?..* Nalls, Staples, Silver and Japanned Lining CUT OF And Saddle Nails, Double Pointed Tacks, mM] ^ Slating and Roofing Nails. ^ BONNIE BLUE “JUST ENOUGH” TACKS. Brass Nails. loo . f Nails in a Paper, just Assorted 3 to 12 oz. . Retails 2 Kegs for 5 enough to top a pair cents. of shoes; 20 papers in T-k A r* Tc*T A XT r'TT Cactoo. ^centscller. » HAMMER , CABPETTACKS Mark. PARISIAN GILT NAILS. 20 papers in Car ton. 5 cent seller. MONARCH WOOD KEG CARPET TACKS. 5 cent seller^ DOUBLE ENOUGH Cobblers’ Nails. 200 Nails in a Paper, 20 Papers in Carton, 5 cent seller. BILL NYE BRAD BOX. 168 Papers Wire Brads, assorted 3 ^ to 2 in. Each Paper just right to retail for 5 cents. GRAi^o S^Chicago, I LL.B.S.A. nnssfanMar^dSt Vafisfy oF Fl RST & WaS H IN GTON 'StS. Shsst- Mst’als. Products manufactured in the U.S. rEj Gity, Ivf. J. Tbe Practical Brass and Iron Founder’s Guide, A Treatise on Brass Founding, Molding, the Metals and their Alloys, etc. By JAMES LARKIN, Late Conductor of the Brass Foundry Department of the Penn Works, Philadelphia. A New Revised and Greatly Enlarged Edition. CONTENTS: Among the most important and entirely new sections of this edition of this valuable and popular book are the following: Behavior of Metals and Alloys in Melt¬ ing and Congealing ; Malleable Iron Cast¬ ings ; Wrought Iron or Mitis Castings; Manufacture of Steel Castings ; Casting of Brass ; Casting of Bronze ; Bell Founding ; Chill Casting; Casting without Core ; Casting on to other Metals ; Casting Iron and other Metals upon Lace, Embroideries, Fern Leaves and other Combustible Ma¬ terials ; Some Modern Bronzes. In one volume, i2mo, 400 pages, $2.50. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID Williams, Bookseller and Publisher^ 96-102 READE ST., N. Y. S PROTECT Your Offices, Stores and Warehouses from fire and burglars by using I Metallic DoorsShutters |\\ J Made from wood and covered with Iron or steel, render- Ing them stifl and preventing warping In case ot flro* Made from heavy boiler plate Iron. B Made from double corrugated Iron or steel. Made to flt any size opening. V Estimates furnished upon application. CARRY IRON & STEEL ROOFING GO., Mention The Iron Age, OILiEVEIL.Al]VI>, OHIO. BRASS AND IRON Machine Screws. NEW ENGLAND SCREW CO., GOOD SLOTS, SHARP THREADS, CORRECT TO GAUGE . . QUICK DELIVERY . . . PRICES RIGHT, Best of Workmanship 14 MT. WASHINGTON AVE., BOSTON, MASS. Best of Workmanship Contracts solicited for FINE SOFI eiEI IRON CISTINCS, At lowest possible prices. A.1L.L "W’OK.IC GS-XJA.K,A.TSrTEED. UNION LOCK& HARDWARE CO.. Ltd., Lancaster. Pa. Hosted by Google U. S. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION 1876 METROPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE UTICA MECHANICS ASSOCIATION 1856 FRANKLIN INSTITUTE 1856 m M AMERICAN INSTITUTE 1855 WORLD'S FAIR, N.Y- 1853 ESTABLISHED 1838.11 American Screw Company, Providence, Rhode Island, Has Received an Award at the World’s Columbian Exposition For Wood ^ Machine Screws, Bolts and Rivets. HARTFORD CO. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 1842 FRANKLIN INSTITUTE 1842 I ? f^j^ocCc&eecK^ fm. MASS. CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASS'N 1844 AMERICAN INSTITUTE 1891 MASS. CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASS»N 1890 AMERICAN INSTITUTE 1847 >y WORCESTER CO. MECHANICS ASS'N 1849 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE PARIS, 1889 MASS. CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASS’N 1850 MIDDLESEX MECHANIC ASSOCIATION 1851 Hosted by Google 14 THE IRON AGE. IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c.. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. PL-AKE & JOHNSON, Waterbury, Conh, NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO.. MA.lS’XJFACTXJUEiltS OF WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA, OXFORD IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIjCES. Js S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent* 81, 88 and 88 Washington Street, NEW YORK, PHILLIPS, TOWNSEND & CO. M Fin JneUoii, FUelptli. WIRE NAttS, - - . - - NORWAY RIVETS, Rivets marked are not of our make. We make only tirst-class Norway Iron Rivets THE BOND NAIL. The SALEM WIRE NAIL GO. MANUFACTUBBKS WIRE NAILS. Works: SALEM, 0.; FINDUY, 0. General Office: SALEM, OHIO. BRANCH OFFICBS: 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, 0. We fiivp Better Value . . IN . . . Brass Shoe Nails, f These nails are made from different sizes ol As we carefully sift and assort them, so that all the dust and manufacturers’ dowels they are unsurpassed. Builders and repairers of all kinds will find c .-.’i j these nails useful. We also manufacture Dowel- LlTipCrtCCt DBllS 3.YC rCmOVCCl. ing Machines and Sets for driving these nails. Address THE BOND NAIL CO., P. O. Box 23, RAYNHAM, MASS. Prices no Higher. Prompt Shipments. Corrugated, Crimped and Clap-Board Iron Roofing & Siding CLENDENIN BR OS., Baitimore, fid. /Y T/^ O OBTAIN PROMPTLY the latest skyughts, Bridges, *0. i|S II IIA ^ woTK On any subject in which you are MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO.. A-'Vy interested by addressing DAVID WILL- Office 5 Eey street, Koom 13 , NEW TORE. lAMS, Publisher and Bookseller! 96—102 Reade Street, New York. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 15 Standard Books On METALLURGY Gaatier Steel Department of Cambria Iron Co., JOHNSTOWN- FA.. -: MANUFACTURERS OP :- 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^ bigger Blades, Slabs, (Penn and Pernot), Hammered Lay, Rolled Lay, etc- COLD ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. New York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office, Southern Office, i02 Chambers St. S. W. Cor. 5th & Commerce Sts. 209 Phenfx Building. Chattanooga, Tenn. The Cincinnati Corrugating Co., We are the largest manufacturers of Iron and Steel Roofing in the country, and are prepared to ship on short notice, and at the lowest prices. We want enterprising agents of good standing, in each county, and solicit correspondence. Our little book, “ The Life of an Iron Roof, or how long will it last,” sent free. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Office and Works, Piqua, O. EHUfllUS LIQUID PAINTS SEND FOR SAMPLE CARD AND DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST- H. W. JOHNS MA-NUKACXURINO CO., Sol« Manufacturers of H. W. Johns’Asbestos Roofing, sheathing. Building Felt, Asbestos Steam Packings, Boiler Coverings, Roof Paints, Fire Proof-Paincs, etc, VULOABESTON Moulded Piston-Rod Packing Rings, Gaskets, Sheet Packing, etc. nubiished ,858. 87 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. IHC: >- rC0RRU(^Ei IBONstAVE TROUGH- ^ON DU C TOB PiPE* R 9OF PAIN TS ETC. k^CuiekiDEE RoonNc€° 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. G, S., associate of the Koyal School of Mines. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. Illus¬ trated with numerous wood engravings from drawings by J. B. Jordan, 515 pages; cloth— .. The Metallurgy of Steel. Volume I. By Henry M. Howe, A.M., S. B., mining and metallurgicaJ engineer; illus¬ trated with many engravings and plates. 383 pages; 11 x It inches.$10 Handbook for Charcoal Burners. Translated from the Swedish of G. Svedelius by Prof. R. B. Anderson, and edited with notes by Prof. W. J. L. Nicodbmus, C.E,; 23 wood engravings; 217 pages; cloth..91.6G The Metallic Alloys. A practical guide for the manufacture of all kinds of alloys, amalgams and solders, used by 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 Wild- bbrger, with extensive additions by Wm. T. Brannt; illustratea by 16 engravings; 428 pages; cloth... . % 3.00 The Metal Worker’s Handy Book of Receipts and Pro¬ cesses. Being a collection of chemical formulas and practical manipulations for the working of aU the metals and alloys, including the dec¬ oration and beautifying of the articles manu¬ factured therefrouL as well as their preser¬ vation. Edited from various sources by William T. Brannt. 530 pages; cloth. $2,5 O Electro-Plating. A practical hand-book on the deposition of copper, silver, nickel, gold, aluminum, brass, platiniim, &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 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: SSCp^es: cloth.$2 An Introduction to the Study of Metallurgy. ^ By W. C. Roberts-Austbn, 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 diAgraras, 292 pages, doth..,,..$2.50 Sent^ postpaid^ on receipt of price^ hy DAVID WILLIAMS. Publisher and Bookseller, 96-102 Reade St., New York, Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE. 311 S Ii^on ^ Steel The First to make Boiler Plates In America. A.. F. Button, Tice-Prea. 0. L. Button, OmU Mgr. BobU B. Botnet, Jr., Seep. Jot. Bumpton, Treat, Chat. Button, PreiL STEEL AND IRON PLATES, ALSO SHEETS TO BXTREMS DllllENSIONS. WORKS: OoA'tofli'^lXXe, 3 E*a. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THIG&NESS, No. IS GAUGE TO INCHES, -1810.- NEW YORK OFFICE: PHILADELPHIA OFFICE; 3Xro. 28 33x*OAcl.T7vrA;7^. 82 db 84 SuXXltt Sid.*. FRANK SAMUEL, 186-138 So. 4th St., Pbliaiiolphia. LOW PHOSPHORUS PIC IRON-. 03 or under. SCR AP—-03 or .05 or under. ORE—For 0. H. and Furnace Use. MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Billets, ^elp, Muck Bars and Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. EDWARD CORNING <: MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. IRON and steel & CO., 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.i BOSTON. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. IT W. S. PILLING, T. I. ORi PILLING - CRANE. IRON ORES: Lake Superior, Foreign, Coucentrat Magnetic and native Self-fluxing. PIC IRON : Low Phosphorus, Open-hearth, Bessen and other grades. STEEL : in Blooms, Slabs and Billets, and scrap. COKE : For Furnace and Foundry use. BULLITT BUILDING, 141 S. FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA. EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER &. COMMISSION MERCHANT 223 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA, Pig* Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Sorap. CSl AGFBNT FOE THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, ICT Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. A-arent XliON CO,, For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope, liongdale (Ya.) and other Fig Irons. Btobage Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which Is connected with Penn. R. R. and its varloni connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts Issued. qabh advances hade on Iron. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUPAOTURERS OP Patent Planlshedy Galvanized* Common* Best Refined* Cleaned and Charcoal Bloi ALSO LIGHT PLATBS AND SHEETS OP STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. , Orders solicited especially for Corrugated* Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke S Tank and Boat Iron : Last, Stamping, Ferrule* Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & GO., The Philadelphia Bank Bldg., 421 Chestnut St., ,Hi, PHILADELPHIA. Foandryl Forge Pig Ironm, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms, Billets, Rails, etc. taok. Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron. Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON Cl MANUFACTURERS OF “ Gunilierlaiid ” Nuils ^ Wrouffl[t Iroii Pr 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ive., PHIUDEIPHII D., JUSTICE cox, JR.. 218 South 4th St., Phila., Pa. „p IRON and STEEL. y tj , -AGENT FOR ^ Haldeman, Grubb & Go's. , Chickies Bessemer Pig Iron. Mahoning Rolling Mill Co.’s Best Quality Skelp Iron and Steel. 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 FI DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL AND BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer in Scrap* Old Car Wheels, IVIuck Bars and Connellsville Coke* 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 L. Plates* Muck Bars* Blooms* Scrap Iron and Tool Steel. DUN- . J. W. HOFFMAN & CO.. O. LIlSriDSJ^Y & OO. BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERL For all purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. Diiiiitt Diiilding, 135 So. 4th St., Phi lad a, Iron and Steel Merchants. FIG IRON, Iron ^d Steel Plates, Sheets, Bars and Shapes. Rails. Cars and Locomotives. Track Equipment. r% L CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. High Grade Tested Chain Ac OO., aeTH A LIBERTY STREETS, PITTSBURGH, Manufacturers of Coil, Crane and Stud Chain. We also manufacture High G] Steel Chain made of Basic Steel and Special Crane Chain made of U. S. Iron. JOHN L. HOGAN & CO., e IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS. * Bullitt Building* 135 South Fourth St.* Phila. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Stratbers pjV, AND MUIRKIRK PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown Steel fade Co., Connellsville Coke. „„ W. H. THOMSON & CO.. Dealers In UO IRON and STEEL and other METALS FOR ALL PURPOSES, Room 259, Bullitt Building, PHILADELPHIA, PA. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houatoa. C. B. HOUSTON & CO., J,, mUltt BuDdlng. PHILADEIiPaiA. Pig Iron* Coal* Coke, Steel Rails, Struoti^ vxl Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents for PAXTON ROLLING MILLS. STEEL AND IRON PLATES Cold Drawn Seamless Steel Tub FOR Locomotives, Fire, Marine and other Boilers, Hydraulic Presses, Hollow Spindles, Bicycles, etc,, etc. Ellwood Shafting & Tube C( Works, Ellwood City, Law. Co., Pa. JV’ew York Office, 2^-o,277 Broadway^ Boom 26, cA3 OO.* - MANUFACTURERS - DRAWN SHAFTING CLEVELAND, OHIO. 1 Francis Wister, ■ COMMISSION MERCHANT, 1 Coke, Coal, Ores. - 1 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. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AGE. Francis Hobson, Seaman <e Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. Sole Manufacturers of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” Extra Best and “Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. H[OBSO]V»/SI CJEIOICJB ” Extra Quality Pieedlle Wire* SEAMAN’S ** NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, &o. _ WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. _ CHAS, HUGILL, Afifent. _ THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. ORTTO IBXjB! oast s teel. ABBO'X'X, WHBBLOCK & CO.. Agents and Importers of SWEDISH IRON, SB OLIVER ST», BO ST OIV. _ QS CLIFJF ST.. 3NEW YORK . Si & Cl 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 ii Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I V/all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St., New York._Frank 8. Pilditch, Agent. GUSTAF LUNDBERG, Agent for N. M. HOCLUND’S SONS it CO. of Stockholm. Swedish and Norway Iron. Bessexxier etrid Open Xleeirtli Steel. 19 KILBY STREET, BOSTON. CARLISLE WORKS, ESXjiZjiX&ioria' db oo. liate WIliSON HAWKSWOBTH, E1.1.ISON dk CO., (ESTABLISHED 1826.) , SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents. 93 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. 81 OLIVER STREET, BOSTON. JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. ENGLAND. MANUFACTUBERS OF ALL KINDS OF STEEL. Tool Steel, Drill Rods, Needle Wire, Hot Rolled Sheet Steel, Cold Rolled Steel for Cor¬ set Springs, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and Parts, and ail other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street, (Formerly OARI. F. BOKER), _ Sole Agents and Importers of Steel and Cracible Wire Bod s, &c. Best Quality, K Bars, Sheets ifi Plates. JESSOF’S STEEL OF MANUIACTUHBD B1 WM. JES80P A SONS, L’D. I Large assortment of sixes In stock at 91 John St. . - - . NEW YORK, And other Agenolea. I Gold Medal Parli. ENGliAND. i 1889. WIRE WORTLES, PLATES and JEWEL DIES, DRAWING DIES NEWTON & SHIPMAN, 83 John St., - New York^ Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE CAMBRIA STBBL, Steel Reil^,; STANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGHTS, :Sti'eet Reil^ end Reilwed Fe^tenins^, bi:sssmi:b and open-heabth blooms, billets and bars. Steel jfiLXlesy Steel Angles, Steel Oliannels, Steel Forgings. CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, ^ CWOEKS AT Pencoyd Iron Works, Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co., MANinrAOTURBR8 OF V \J | --- , - ■ #% II -L I DBSIGNBBS AND MANUFACfTUBBRS OF Wrought Iron and Open Hearth Steel. Bridges, viaducts, rum rabies, Etc. OFFICE s 261 $• 4tli Street, PSIlliABFliPlElA, Pa. I WORKS, PENCOTO, PA. EICKEN & CO.’S CRUCIBLE TOOL STEEL HA-O-BIN-, ■WHSSTFKA.IjIA., Gt-HJiaMANY. 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. "‘edwTvorsteb } IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS. 1 tLUYi U YUnoiiin.) ( 79_8B North Moon St., New York. Stock for immediate wants and Trial Orders. Exclusive Local Agencies granted. ) A H. Wilson. J. B. M. Hlron. Swedish >•<>...,> iron and Steel, BLOOMS, BILLETS, BARS; WIRE, RIVET AND NAIL RODS. FOREIGN tP DOMESTIC IRON ^ STEEL. I Broadway, New York. 8 Oliver Street, Boston. E. H. WILSON & CO., and »24 South Third St., :Philadelphia BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. • Cotrespondenc© solicited. PIERSON & CO., -^DBALBRS IN- POTTSTOWN IRON CO. DflTTCTnWM Dft llQk FRANKFORD STEEL COMPANY FRANKFORD, PHILA., PA. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 29 Broadway, cor. Morris St., __ NEW YORK. _ A. R. WHITNEY & CO., MAKTTFACTUBBBS AND DSIALBBfi IK IROil and STEEL, AOENCIES’: 3AIINE6IB 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 WIRE NAIL CO., Steel Wire Na ils. Export Nails a Specialty. aiTERSIDE IRON WORKS, Steel Pipe. 9-LASGOW TUBE WORKS, Boiler Flues. IMERICAN WIRE NAIL MACHINES. Over 900 working satisfactorily in the United States, 25 in Europe and 100 In Canada. THE SEIDELL & HASTINGS CO., Charooai- Iron Boiler Plates. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts asade for Iron and Steel Structures of every lesorlption. Please address, - Broadway, New Xoriu P» O. Box 33. _ _ _ NORTH BROTHERS MEG. GO. Iron and Brass Founders, Light Castings a Specialty, N> W. Cor. 2Sd and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. —^AMERICAN- " Steel Railroad and Machine Forgings, piK Storage wanamco. SOLID CRUCIBLE STEEL CASTINGS AND Best Grades of Tool and Machinery Steel. B (Bank of America Building.) 44 Wall street, - NEW YORK. Correspondence of Fnmaces Invited, Hosted I Google 20 THE IRON AGE, VETNA-STANDARD IRON AND STEEL CO., Successors to ,ffitna Iron and Steel Co., and The Standard Iron Co., Manufactuorers off PLATES and SHEETS, BLACK, GALVANIZED and CORRUGATED Plain Roofing, Siding and CeiHng, also of Sheet Stesl, for special purposes, Cold Rolled or Plain and Patent Leveled. BARS LIGHT SECTION RAILS, ANGLES, TEES and CHANNELS, odd sections and sizes, Machine Straightened Steel Tire, Ordinary Shafting Horse-Shoe Bars, Ax-Poll Steel, Toe Calk, Nut, Bolt and Chain Rods, and other special Bars suited to every requirement. PROMPT SHIPMENT from STOCK. Inquiries solicited. Stock List Mailed on Application. Address, □SH.IIDC3rIE!3E=*^>HT» OXXXOa CARBON STEEL COMP AN pittsburcb, pa. -MANUFACTURERS OF- Universal Mill Plates. Sheared Plates and Sheets. Boiler, Ship and Armor Plates. Also Miekel Steel Plates. XjX)S 7 oas* jsx!zx:s( s(z::n’'X' TTx»03Nr .A.FFx.xo.^'FXoaNr. A.a-Ei3SrOIE!S: L. S. BOOMER, 647 The Rookery, Chicago, Ill. THE CONDIT-FULLER CO., Perry-Pnyne Building, Cleveland, O. geo'. KINSEV *fc CO., ‘249 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, O. .IAS. G. LINDSAY & CO., Bullitt Building, Philadelphia, Pa. BULLARD «fe POST, Milk Street, Boston, Mass. GEO. C BEALS, Erie Co. Savings Bank Building, Buffalo, N. Y. THE S. OBERMAYER COMPANY. Factories, Cincinnati, 0., and Chicago, Ills. MANUFACTURERS OP THE HIGHEST GRADES OP FOUNDRY FACINGS and FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. -IMPORTERS AND REFINERS OP-- GRAPHITE, PLUMBAGO OR INDIA SILVER LEAD. Iron, Brass or Steel Foundries Completely Equipped CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. GENERAL CATALOGUE SENT ON APPLICATION. Hnndrede of testimonials showing these castings hare proved the most satisfactory andeconoml^ for all purposes requiring strength and duraDlUty. CHROME STEEL WORKS, BrooklTn, N. V._ VADE HECUH. A work of reference for the use of Architects,'Archi teotural Iron Workers. Builders, Blacksmiths. Boek keepers, Boiler Makers, Contractors, Civil, Mechanical Hydraulic. Mining, Stationary, Marine and Locomo ttre Engineers. Foremen of Machine Shops, i'lremen Master Mechanics of Railroads, Master Car Builders Machine Shop Proprietors, Machinery Jobbers, Ma¬ chinery Salesmen, Machinists, Pattern Makers, Rail¬ way Superintendents, Railway Supply Agents, Road- masters, Superintendents of Factories and Business Menigenerallj. RIVERSIDE IRON WORKS, FURNACE AND COAL SHAFT AT STEUBENVILLE 'WZZSSESXjiXNG-, - - "W. V-A.. REPRESENTATIVES : CHAS S. STEPHENS, No. 21 Beekman St., New York: E. R MANN & CO., No. U7 So. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa.; CASEY & DAY, No. *46 Rookery, Chicago, Ill. ; Tl^ HAZEN CO., No. 69 W. 4th St., Cincinnati, O. Cemplled and Arranged by D. B. DIXON, knd with a most.exhaustive Electrical Department by THOS. G. GRIER, A Prominent Specialist. 480 Pages, S^xSM inches, Cloth, $2.50. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS. Publisher & Booksniler, 96-1 Of Reade Street, New York* 0 ; Gresgent Steel Go. 4eOPEARLST. PtTTC^DI i D U Dn 64-8c66 SXUNTON ST. NEW YORK m iODUMlyfl, r/i, CH/CAGO/ Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 21 BETHLEHEM iRoisT oon^F.A.iq~sr. SOUTH BETHLEHEM, PENNA. STEEL RAILS, BILLETS AND MUCK BAR, STEEL FORGINGS. HOLLOW SHAFTING, CKANKS, BOLLS, GUNS AND ABHOB. Rough, Machined or Finished, Fluid Compressed, Hydraulic Forged. NEW YORK OFFICE, ... 80 BROADWAY. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, - - 421 CHESTNUT ST. PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO., Paterson, N. J. -MANUrAOTUBS- ROLLED STEEL or IRON BEAMS Cbaunelo, Angles, Tooo, Bars, RIvotod Work, Forgings, Eyo Bars, &e., &e.. Also OPEN HEARTH STEEL BILLETS and SLABS. NEW YORK OFFICE, - Rooms 151 and 152, No« 45 Broadway. THE MO]llTOin[ n^OB \ pR COHpM, DANVILLE, PA. PIG IRON, T AND STREET RAHS.^iJB Light LUMSf 19 to 4t0 tbs, per yard* ^ RAIL JOINTS, SPIKES AND BAR IRON. NAYLOR ft CO., New York; 45 Wall Street. PITTSBURGH, PA.i Lewis Block. PHILADELPHIA, PA.i Bullitt Bids* IRON ORE, PIG IRON, SPIEGEL AND FERRO, IRON AKD STEEL WIRE RODS, STEEL BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS, METALS AND OLD MATERIALS. itf I -BJL XT S STEEL II TITANIC,’ For Ohlielf, Tapi, Diet, Chilled Boll Tnmlnf • Punoheft *0.. Be. SPECIAL,” roR ULTHB AND PLANBR TOOLS. (The Trade-Marks " of which are registered in the United States.) MANTJFAOTUBBD ONLY BY SAMUEL OSBORN & CO., - - Clyde Steel & iron Works, Sheffield, Eng. SOLE RBPRESENTATIVBS IN THE UNITED STATES, B. M. JONES & CO., Nos. I i and 13 Oliver St., Boston. No. 143 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. STANDARD FOUNDRY & MFG. CO., - -HEADQDABTBRS FOB- XjXO- 3BCT GA-Z«..£L'W XlcKOXC O. CLEVELAND, OHIO. E.IS*l*XN-Ca-IS, -^UNEQUALED IN- SOFTNESS and SUPERIOR FINISH. Our Castings in anishing will saye time and tools. We solicit a trial order knowing that we can please you. Send samples for prices* “CATASAUQUA” HIGH CRADH Bars. CATASAUQUA MFG. CO. Charles K. Barns & Co.. Agents, 224 South Fourth St., PHILADELPHIA. L. & R. WISTER a COi, Sa57 So. 4th &»t., Philadelphia. Dunbar Foundry and Forge Irons. Kemble Pig Iron. Tuscarawas (Black Band). Warner & Co’s Wash Irons. Dealers in all kinds of Scrap Iron and Steel. HENRY LEVIS &CO., Mannfacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments.