The Iron Age : Vol. LIV : No. 19 : November 8, 1894

SA.V YOUR POWER YOUR BEETS, YOUR MONEY By covering your pulleys with SHULTZ Patent Leather Pulley Covering Send for Circular I to SHULTZ BELTING _ CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. r NEW YORK, N.Y.,113 Liberty St., A.B. Laurence,Mgr. BOSTON, MASS., 164 Summer St., G. J. Kelley, Mgr. PHILADELPHIA, PA., 129 N. 3d St., J. Garnett, Mgr. VALLEY STEEL CO., ST. LOUIS, Manufacturers of STEEL CULMS. Every Steam Plant Should be provided with BRISTOL’S RECORDING PRESSURE GAU6E. Low in Price and Guaranteed. Send for circulars and fac simile chart. THE BRISTOL, CO., Waterbury, Conn. BRAIDED CORD. Send for Scvmples, SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TURNBUCKLES. Branch Office : 136 Liberty St., New York. Cleveland City Forge and Iron Co., - Cleveland, O. nr QUPP You sell the best Dtl 0U V± Glue it is possible to make by selling only DODD’S RHODE ISLAND TOOL GO., PROVIDENCE, R. I. TRADE MARK. Ammunition Sporting and Military. PAPER SHOT SHELLS, Etc The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. ASR YOUR DEALER FOR U. M. C. GOODS. RANDOLPH & CLOWES, WATERBURY, CONN., Manufacturers of Seamless Drawn Brass and Copper Tubing and Large Shells, Brazed Tubes and Mouldings, Sheet Brass, Sheet Copper, German Silver, -SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF- Brown’s Patent Seamless Drawn Copper House Boilers. CANNOT COLLAPSE. WILL NOT LEAK. Ordinary weight tested to 200 lbs., extra heavy to 300 lbs. pressure per square Inch. Made of two Seam¬ less Drawn Copper Shells. Handsomest, best and strongest and safest boiler In the market and oheapest In the end. Send for circular and instructions to prevent accidents from freezing, &c., &o. We claim the follow¬ ing Merits for JENKINS BROS.’ VALVES: 1. They are Mechanically Made 4. Nothing but the best Steam Metal is used. 2. They have improvements that 5. All parts are Interchangeable. no other valves have. 6. Every Yalve Tested before leaving the 3. The Metal is in the right p ace. manufactory. JEnsrKIN'S BROTHERS, New York. Chicago. Philadelphia Boston. m JJM otttcs. arua in Mcsoma at BR.ITKMrPOR.T, CONN, 8V0RE, *K MURRAY 8T, NEW YOBX. (coiucro, bt mzrvonj THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE LINE OF NICKEL PLATED ALSO “COPPERIZED" a r. 8WUDOH- STEEL BOOT ( The Wilmot & Hobbs Hfg. Co., W* affll through tbo trade And principally to adver¬ tise our Wonderful Hot and Cold Boiled Swedoh - f OILERS, LAMPS, FILLERS, TALLOW POTS, TORCHES, ENGINEERS AND STEAMBOAT SETS, ETC. Are CBKAP, DURABLE and ELEGANT end are an B«r»Uy Electro-Cooper Plated Inside to Proven* Rust tax and the Oil from "becoming Gritty. The Out- side oftno "Cop periled ” Oiler. Perfectly Reeemble. Burnished Copper. Buy tbe best-ebeapeat in the end. Sond for Catalogue" a- Rainey Furnace and Foundry Coke. The only Coke you can buy and know you are getting the best that can be manufactured. All our works In the heart of the Region, within four miles of Connellsvllle, Pa. CAPACITY 4,000 TONS DAILY, I. J. RAINEY, CLEVELAND, OHIO Hosted by Google 2 THE IRON AGE, y^ WSOlilA g RASS # Copper Qo. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. IWaterbury Brass Co. ° - rr I Established 1845. TkePlume& Atwood M fg.Go. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass WIRE, SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (Trade-Mark.) Condenser Plates, Pump Linings,Wire, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 19 & 21 Cliff Street, - - New York. THE New Haven Copper Co., SOLI MAK1BI Ol 1 POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. IS, 1870. ALSO MANUPA0TURBB8 AND D EALERS IN BRAZIERS’& SHEATHING COPPER, Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c., ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF Cast Steel Algers aid Bits of Superior Qialitr. 294 Pearl St, NEW YORK. 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JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOB Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN COPPER, TIN, SPELTER, LEAD, ANTIMONY. 1 OO John Street, - New York. WILLIAM S. FEARING. 100 Chambers St., NEW YORK, SELLS TO THE TRADE Sheet Brass, Fancy Sheet Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Brass and Cop¬ per Bods 9 Brass Ferrules, Fare Copper Wire? Sheet and Ingot Copper / Spelter, Tint Antimony, Lead; <£c. ACID RESISTING MANUFACTURERS OF t Drop Hammers, Turn buckle* and Paral¬ lel Vises. - Deoxidized MERRILL BROS., 465 to 471 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, E.D.,N.Y. HENDRICKS BROTHERS, Proprietors of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, Bronze, Manufacturers of lr*Blerai% Bolt and. Ib.eatb.lnf Copper or Brass, also Aluminum, Phosphor Bronze and Compositions of all kind in Ingots, Wire Bars and Castings. Large Castings a Specialty. Babbitt Metals. OOPPDR k.i"V"B3ts. 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Galvanised and Copper - - — — Wire, on Spools 1 os. to 1 lb SEND FOR PRICE-LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. rigged with our Wire Rope. New York Warehouses, 16 Cliff St., and 241 Pearl St. Chicago Warehouse, 107 & 109 Lake St. San Francisco Warehouse, 8& 10 Pine St. Houston Warehouse, Houston, Texas. VADE MECUM. A work of reference for the use of Architects, Archi¬ tectural Iron Workers. Builders, Blacksmiths. Book keepers, Boiler Makers, Contractors, Civil, Mechanical Hydraulic. Mining, Stationary, Marine and Locomo¬ tive Engineers. Foremen of Machine Shops, Firemen, Vaster 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 Men generally. Compiled and Arranged by D. B. DIXON, And with a most exhaustive Electrical Department b> THOS. G. GRIER, A Prominent Specialist. 480 Paget, 8M x 5% Inches, Cloth, $2.50. Sent poetpald on racelpt of price ky MUD WILLIAMS, Pablbbar tod Bookseller, 98-102 Reads Street, New Ytrk. Mchny MORGAN CONSTRUCTION CO., WORCESTER, MASS. Continuous and Belgian Rolling Mills, Wire Mill Machinery, Furnaces, Gas Producers, Cranes, Etc. Mills SYRACUSE SMELTING WORKS, -MANUFACTURERS OF- Highest Grades Anti-Friction Metals FOR ALL MACHINERY BEARINGS. Also several grades of Solder, Stereotype and Needle Metals. Dealers in Block Tin, Lead, Antimony, Alu¬ minum, Phosphor Tin, Copper and Brass Ingots, Refined Spelter. All Kinds of Brass, Bronze and Babbitt Castings made on short notice. OFFICE AND WORKS t 243 & 245 West Onondaga St., Syracuse, New York. All metals manufactured by us are warranted to be as represented. Give us a trial and you will use no other metal but ours. Special discounts given to jobbers and large consumers. Hosted by Google 117th to 118th Street and Harlem River. Genera! Offices, Foot 118th Street, New York. Bakers ef Iron, Bessemer, Hlemens-Itt&rtin and Crucible Coat Stool Wiro of all kinds, annealed* aoft and hard drawn | Cornered Spring Wtro for Fnrnlturo Sprints, dfcc., Copporod Soft Wlroa, Ballnr Wires. Snaponalon Brldco and Ropo Wlroa of all klnda, dfco. STEEL MUSIC WIRES and MUSIC SPRING WIRES, UNRIVALED FOR PIANOFORTE STRINGS. FOR THE HIGHEST CLASS OF SPRIN6S. ■•Ml.llT «f Gad St..l Wire., round, flat, n»rt aad any other .hare, toma.rod and aloo In the oert .tat., caarantoedte kardon and tompor. Solid Rib and Parapon Umbrolla Wlroa. Crlnollno, Coraot, Shado Roller, Look, Hat, Brush, Saw. Band Saw, Clock Sprint, Clock Bell, Clock Vorpo and Watch Sprint, Rule and Tape Lino and Byet lass Wlroa, &c Plano, Needle, Flab Hook, Drill and Hair Sprint Wires. Spoolal Cast Stool Wlroa of any kind made for apoolal purposes. Also Covered Wlres-Bralded and Cloth and Paper CoTorod-for crlnollno, coraot and other pnrpoaoa. 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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 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 44 Plain Words about Patents.” Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCLUSIVELY. References Furnished on Application. E* B. STOCKING, Attorney at Law, 011 F ST., N. W.. WASHINGTON, D. C. CHARLES N. BUTLER, C.E.. ATTORNEY III PATENT CASES PHILADELPHIA, PA. Tenth and Chestnut Sts., Formerly of the Examining Corps, PATENTS. H. W. T. JENNER, Patent Attorney and Me¬ chanical Expert, 608 F. St., Washington, D. C. Charges moderate. Write for terms. Established 1883. __ W. S. ESTEY, No. 66 FULTON ST., NEW YORK, MANUFACTURER OF WIRE OliOTEE Of Brass, Copper, Iron, Galvanized and Steel Wire of all meshes and grades. For Mining, Milling and all other purposes. Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth, **" -AND—— WIRE WORK For Bank, Office and Counter Railing, Store Fronts, Window Guards, &c. Galvanized Twist Netting. Oliver’s Patent Decoy Rat Traps. 8 T Pat. Adjustable Foundry Riddles. g T SAND SCREENS. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. A Manual of Mining. Based on the course of lectures on mining delivered at the School of Mines of the State of Colorado; By M. C. Ihlseng. C.E.. E.M.. Ph.D., Pro¬ fessor of Engineering. Colorado State School of Mines: formerly of Columbie College School of Mines, New York City. Contents- Geognosy: Preparatory and Explanatory work: Methods of Mining; HoistingMachinery Electricity and Water Power:Hoisting operations; Hoisting Con¬ veyances: Underground Traffic Surface TransDortation: Pumping: Ventilation; Methods of Ventilation: Distribution of the Air: Regulation of the Air Current; Il¬ lumination: Hygienic Conditions; Shafts; Sinking in Running Ground; Timbering; Drifts, Tunnels ana Adits; Boring ; Break¬ ing Ground ; Blasting; Drills and Drilling; The Compression of Air: Mine Examination. 427 pages, cloth .. .$4.00 For sa'e by David Williams, 96-102 Read® St., N. Y. All genuine Hercules Wire Rope is made with a red strand. W1RERD0MS: 87 LifteftlJ f&, MeW if Oft wilkesbams, Pa. NEW HAVEN WIRE MFC GO., Mannfactnrers of WIRE In great variety NEW HA-VEIST, THE STEWART WIRE COMPANY, - ANNEALED I BRIGHT COPPERED RIYET -ALL SIZES- -ALL VARIETIES- CONN, Office and Works, EASTON, PENNA. LIQUOR E BRIGHT SPRING SCREW New York Sales Office 239 Broadway. ? ce ’ Wire Straightened and Cut to Specified Lengths. OALIFOHKTIA WIRE WOH. 509-511 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. mmms XX® Manufacturers af Wire Rope for Cable Railways and Mining Purposes. HALLIDIE’S PATENT WIRtJ ROPEWAY Simplest and most economical means of transportation. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Hosted by Google 11/IMMAflDC SDflTUCDQ cortland, n. y. VVlUIVVVlIlL DnUinUlO, MANUFACTURERS OP Wire Cloth and Wire Goods, fr Coal Sieves, new process f% if JS Flour Sieves, j corn Poppers, Cortland Dish Covers, PO "" L °°“ , Metallic _ JIMRE^ &L0TH. ■’ Coal Sieves. Paper and has our name on MANUFACTURERS OF Every roll wrapped In Pink Paper and has our name on label. Kilmer Manufacturing Co. Write for Prices. INDIANA WIRE FENCE CO., Crawfordsville, Ind. Manufacture -Newburgh, N. Y. For Baling Hay, Straw, IRON CO, Fxcelsior, &c. ALSO WIRE RODS, BARB WIRE, COILED STEEL WIRE, WIRE STAPLES, GAL¬ VANIZED WIRE, ORNAMENTAL FENCING, &c., «&c. Western Warehouse^ 543 and 545 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Western Office, 21 Quincy Street, Chicago, Ill. New York Office, m Water Street, New York City. Works and General Office, Newburgh, N. Y. 4 MU ffletal IN WIRE, BRASS and WROUGHT IRON. . BANK AND OFFICE t i| a 1 1 j |i SPECIALTIES. — Iron Jffll Stairs and Jail Work, Build- Ml ers’ and Ornamental Iron Work, and the only manufacturers ot Malleable Iron Cresting guaranteed against breakage; alflo manufacturers of the Celebrated Ohio Champion Iron Force and > t fl $ Qlm\A Ui Lift Pumps. Send for 330-page SOSS Catalogue. IT ■ 1 I jTWtf j B Largest Iron Fence and FTH )TfTW Ratling Works in U. S. j | 1 j[| 1 1| j)J KENTON, O. m * K.A.I3L.I3STOS In Great Variety and of Handsome Designs. ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES, k; Iron and Wire Fences, Coal and UiLdlliSd 'M3) Ore Screens, Wire Cloth and Wire Rope, Brass and Copper Sheets and Tubing, Plain and Barbed Fencing "Wire. Send for Catalogue and name this Paper. FLOWER POT STANDS. Do you handle them? It will pay you to send tor cata¬ logue. WIRE and IRON WORK of every description. Send for Catalogue and name this Paper. Mention this Paper. "*£. T. BIUHI, Detroit, Mich. THE VAN DORN IRON WORKS CO., Cleveland, Ohio. OUle* and Salesroom, 157)4 Euclid At*., MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE and RAILING. Stable Fixtures, Castings, Terminals, Wire Office and Counter Railing, Lawn Seats and Vases. Iron and Steel Jail Cell Work. Orna¬ mental and Structural Ironwork. Hosted i WE§5$PARK GUARDS In the U. S. Write for prices. Dow Wire Works Co., iQogle Louisville, Ky, 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 s CLINTON, MASS. NEW YORK, 76 Beekman Street. BOSTON, 199 Washington Street. CHICAGO, 137 Lake Street. The Gilbert & Bennett -MANUFACTURE- WIRE CLOTH. NETTIN6, Fencing, Gates, Fencing Tools, Wire Goods, Stable Fixtures, Railings, Window Guards. WIRE LATHING WITH HAMMOND’S METAL FURRING. Pearl Window Screen Wire Cloth. Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. Galvanized Wire Poultry Netting. 44 Cottage" Lawn & Garden Fenolng. “C.&B” Web Wire Fencing. Sieves. Riddles, Screens. Gilbert's Rival Ash Sifters. House Furnishing Wire Goods Mfg. Co. 44 CUff Street, NEW YORK. 148 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ESTABLISHED 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Worcester. Mass. NEW PROCESS HARD STEEL GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING. Patented March, 1884. Patents Pending. MAMUYAOTURMRJ} OT 1THBT DMOMPTION OF WIRE GLOTH M NETTING Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, WIRE LATHING, HOUSE FURNISHING WIRE GOODS. SEND FOR LATEST CATALOGUE, “PENNSYLVANIA” FRUIT PlftKFP This Cut almost speaks for itself —the device being so much like the human hand shows at once the utility of the article. AS A FRUIT PICKER IT HAS NO SUPERIOR. It is made of Heavy Galvanized Wire, and Easily Adjusted to a Pole. It has been sold for several years, and the demand (as it is becoming known) is steadily increasing. The difficulty of detaching fruit and securing it unbruised is apparent to everyone so engaged. This overcomes the difficulty, and saves the finest fruit, which commands the highest prices. THE LOW PRICE AT WHICH IT IS SOLD. k ave but little fruit to gather as well as those who have large quaniities. Price, per dozen, $6.00. Liberal discount to dealers. It will gather Apples, Peaches, Pears, etc. Manufactured by PennBylvanla wire Works, _ EDWA RD DARBY & SONS, 233 & 235 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa PAINTED AND GALVANIZED WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. IRON, STEEL, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE CLOTH. MANUFACTURERS th. 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Hosted by VjOO^IC CO GO« Eg h| 2 n?S 5 ag S 35 >? 3 H P 12 ga S «> B PERFORATORS OF STEEL, IRON, COPPER, ZINC, BRASS AND TIN FOB USB IN GHtiJN CLEANING AND MINING MACHINERY, STONE, COAL AND ORE SCREENS, WOOLEN, COTTON, PAPER AND PULP MILLS, BRICE AND TILE WORKS, FILTERS, RICE, FLOUR AND COTTON SEED OIL MILLS, SPARK ARRESTERS, GAS AND WATER WORKS, SUGAR AND MALT HOUSES, OIL, GAS AND VAPOR STOVES, DISTILLERIES, FILTER PRESSES, COFFEE MACHINERY, ETC., ETC. STANDARD SIZES PERFORATED TIN AND BRASS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Main Offloe and Works, 222 to 240 N. Union St., Chicago, III., U. S. A. Eastern office, No. 284 Pearl st„ New York. Curved Roofing Sheets. • Made of Iron or Steel. We give special attention to exactness in this kind of work and have a large patronage from the leading Arch. Iron Works, Bridge Works, Builders and Contractors. / Our \ Little Book, 44 THE LIFE OF AN IRON ROOF, or HOW LONG WILL IT LAST," V Sent Free. > The Cincinnati Corrugating Co., Box 312, Piqua, Ohio. 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Taunton Wire Nail Co. v Taunton, Mass* THE WIRE GOODS COMPANY, T^orcester, Mass. Hardware and Kitchen Wire Goods. Special¬ ties to order. Everything in Wire. Hosted by Dogle 14) the; iron. age. ERLIN if ™ Eiaaa . fv'S' yp <5® l! r’ i.1f» THE IRON AGE. Iron ^ Brass Rivets, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &C-, For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, WATERBURY, CONN. Pn &SSWX3SB&' fi \X\ii\SUSS' V-} pff t ) y •/ JV ? /•> /-xfcxcTV uBbttl # jf 1 t> 4 J » }■ A *i'* ,f ' NEW CASTLE WIRE NAIL CO., MANUFACTURERS OF "ST E EIT WIRE NAILS. r WIRE RODS AND WIRE. Office and Works, NEW CASTLE, PA. CINCINNATI BARBED WIRE FENCE COMPANY, Manufacturers of BARBED ANNEALED GALVANIZED BALING WIRE The SALEM WIRE NAIL CO. T N AILS. GOODS . STAPLES. B ALE TIES. CINOIKTisJ^LTI, O THE BOND NAIL. -MANUFACTURERS OF- STEEL WIRE NAILS, FENCE STAPLES, ANNEALED and CALVANIZED WIRE. Works: SALEM, 0.: FINDLAY, 0. General Office : - SALEM, OHIO. 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PRICE, - Cloth, - 460 Pages, - - $2.50. SENT POSTPAID, ON RECEIPT OF PRICE, BY DAVID WILLIAMS, Publisher and Bookseller. • 96-102 Reade Street, New York. Hosted by BORDEN & LOVELL, 70 AND 71 WEST STREET NEW YORK. Steel, Iron and Wire Nails. Goosle 205 Qu 12 THE IRON AGE. 608 SEARS BUILDING. BOSTON MASS., U. S. A. , HOBART A CO., WHITMAN, HASS. CORING * PARKS, BEANOHHS: DUNBAR ESTABLISHED IN 1810. A. FIELD Sc SONS, TAUNTON, HASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. AMERICAN TACK CO., FAIRHATEN, HASS. EST ABLISHED IN 1867. 1 CONSOLIDATED 1891. PLYMOUTH, HASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1848. TAUNTON TACK CO., TAUNTON, HASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1864. OLD COLONY RIVET CO., PLYMOUTH, HASS. ESTABLISHED IN 1866. MANUFACTURERS OF Tacks, Brads, Small Nalls. Shoe Nalls, Lining and Saddle Nalls, Tufting Nalls and Buttons, Wire Nails, 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 well- known brands we continue to use, and either will be furnished upon request. We have long distance telephone connection with our New York Store and our factories. MAIN OFFICE, 608 BEAMS BUILDING. 199 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON, MASS. BMANCH OFFICE A WAlt IS HO USE, 81 W Alt JR JEN ST., NEW TOMB. BMANCH OFFICE A WAlt EH O USE, 193 LAME ST., CHICAGO, ILL. BMANCH OFFICE A WAMJBHO USE, 408 MAM BET £27, SAN FMANCIBCO, CAM, BMANCH OFFICE A WAREHOUSE . 339 MARKET ST., PHIZ ADEEM HI A , PA. BMANCH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE. 14 WEST GERMAN ST., BALTIMORE, MB, GRAND CROSSING TACK CO. p GRAND CROSSING, CHICAGO, ILL., IT. S. A. 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Titchener & Co. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. —MANUFACTUBEBB OF— Double-Pointed Tacks. Bed Links, Etc. New York City Agents, HARMON & DIXON 118 Chambers Street. Pocket Companion. Containing useful informatiot and tables appertaining to the use of wrought iron and steel as manufactured by Carnegie, Phipps & Co., Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pa, For engineers, archi tects and builders. 1892 edition. Edited by C L. Strobel, C.E., assisted by F. H. Kindl, C.E. Leather with flap, 334 pages...$ 2 .oc Fer Sale by David Williams, 98-102 Reade St., N.Y. TACK AND NAIL Machinery. BEST! LARGEST ASSORTMENT. Wm. A. Sweetser,Brockton,Mass. Tack, Shoe and Wire Nail M AO KCUSTEIR, Y. KIMBJL BROS. & CO., Mfgrs, BROCKTON, MASS. Send for Prices. Hosted by Google __ j __THE^RON AGE. 13 American Screw Company, PROVIDENCE, R. I. NEW ENGLAND DULL, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, U. S. A. 'MANUFACTURERS <->~wv =^=. WOOD SCREWS, In Iron, Brass, Bronze and all Varieties of Finish. 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A comprehensive treatise on the art of molding including: chapters on core-making:, loam, dry sand and green sand molding, also crystallization, shrinkage and contraction of cast iron and a full explanation of the science of pressures in molds, added to which are formulas for mixtures of iron, tables, rules and miscellaneous information. By Simpson Holland. Illustrated with over 300 engravings. 12mo, cloth_$2.50 The Iron Founder Supplement. A complete illustrated exposition of the art'of casting in iron, comprising the erec¬ tion and management of cupolas, rever¬ beratory furnaces, blowers, dams, ladles, etc., mixing case iron, founding of chilled car wheels, malleable iron castings, foundry S ments and appliances, gear molding ines, molding machines, burning, chill¬ ing, softening, annealing, pouring and feed¬ ing, foundry materials, advanced molding, measurement of castings, wrought iron, steel, etc. Also the founding of statue*, the art of taking casts, pattern modeling, use¬ ful formulas and tables. By Simpson Bol- land. Illustrated with over 200 engravings; 400 pages; 12mo: cloth.$2-50 The Encyclopedia of Founding and Dictionary of Foundry Terms, used in the practice of molding. Together with a description of the tools, mechanical appliances, materials, and methods em¬ ployed to produce castings in all the useful metals and their alloys, including brass, bronze, steel, bell, iron and type founding, with many original mixtures of recog¬ nized value in the mechanic arts. Also aluminum, plating, gilding, silvering, dip¬ ping, lacquering, staining, bronzing, tin¬ ning, galvanizing, britannia-ware, German silver, nickel, soldering, brazing, ores, smelting, refining, assaying, etc. By Simp¬ son Bolland. J2mo: cloth.$3.00 Modern Molding and Pattern Making. A practical treatise upon pattern shop and foundry work. By Joseph P. Mullin,M.R: 267pages; cloth; illustrated.$2.50 Iron and Steel Founding. Illustrated with39 diagrams. By C. 'Wylie. Second edition, revised and enlarged; 324 pages; 8vo ; cloth.$2 The 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 In the Penn Works, Phila¬ delphia. A new revised and greatly en¬ larged 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 Melting and Congealing; Malleable Iron Castings; 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, Emoroid- eries. Fern Leaves and Other Combustible Materials; Some Modern Bronzes. In one volume; 12mo; 400pages.$2 50 American Foundry Practice Treating of loam, dry sand and green sand molding, and containing a practical treatise upon the management of cupolas and the melting of iron. By Thomas D. West, practical iron molder and foundry foreman. Fully illustrated. Eighth edition, revised. 408pages; cloth. $2 50 Molder’s Text Book, being Part II of American Foundry Practice. A practical treatise on molding, discussing the question of economy in casting and the arrangement of a foundry in regard to rapid work. Treating of cupolas, methods of firing, best means of securing perfect and sound castings, &c M being a continuation of Yol. I on this subject, and dealing with a class of work requiring more skill and greater care. By Thomas D. West. With numerous Illus¬ trations. Fifth edition. 461 pages; cloth $2.50 Bent, Postpaid, on receipt of price , by DAVID WILLIAMS, Bookseller and Publisher, 06-102 Reade St., - New York. 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. COLD ROLLED STEEL SHAFTING. STEEL HARROW DISCS. CAMBRIA LINK BARB WIRE. Mew York Office, Philadelphia Office, Chicago Office, Southern Office, 102 Chambers St. S W. Cor. 6th & Commerce Sts, 209 Phenlx Building. Chattanooga, Tenn. J?L • black sheets for roofing & corrugating ■ , : : . •/ : Vc> -•Capacity-. Ranges From IfcSfftS- r>TTI rrT I DAM MwOrUt ±1IKUn : ICKLPP •... . V\. . • f &COLD/ROLAED FOR STAMPING N!° 30 ,;,J' V ** 40*120 (pRRE SPONDENCE ; ’ A ’* 6 IMcHES WlPL ^ • y < . (Solicited ^fige&WorksCAIVIBRI D5Ev OHIO STOVE F»IF»E. All sizes Plain, Russia and Galvanized Iron. 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GARRY IRON & STEEL ROOFING GO., Mention The Iron Age , CLEVELAND, OHIO. Hosted by * Google THE IRON AGE. j_jTjJK:en.s Iron #> steel Co.~ ATED The First to make Boiler Plates in America. Cftas. Huston, Prest. A. F. Huston, Vice-Preat, C. L. Huston, Ge.nl. Mgr. BoM. B. Haines, Jr., Secy. Jos. Hampton, Treat. STEEL AND IRON PLATES, ALSO SHEETS TO EXTREME DIMENSIONS. WIDTHS UP TO 10 FEET. THICKNESS, No. 12 GAUGE TO 1H INCHES* -ESTABLISHED 1810.- Main Office & Works : New York Office . Philadelphia Office : Coatesyille, Pa. No. SO Broadway. OS & 64 Bullitt Bldgf* FRANK SAMUEL, I SB-138 So. 4th St.. Philadelphia. LOW PHOSPHORUS PIG I ROM— .08 or under. SCR AP— >03 or .05 or under. ORE— For 0. H. and Furnace Use. MELTING BAR- Open Hearth and Bessemer Blllett, Bkelp, Muck Bars and Scrap, Foun¬ dry and Bessemer Pig Iron. Syracuse Tube Co.’s Tubes and Pipe. THE PHOENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut St., Philadelphia, MANTJFACTUR1 ALL THUS PRODUCTS BOTH IN WROUGHT IRON AND OPEN 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. Specialties, In Wrought Iron or Steel i—Phoenix Columns and Upset Eye-Bars of all sizes, Roof Trusses, Girders, Joists and Built-up Shapes of every description. ▲GENTS Edward Corning ft Co., 29 Broadway, NEW YORK ; Edward Corning ft Co., 70 Kilby St., BOSTON, MASS; Jamkb B. Storm, 182 Market St., BAN FRANCISCO. WESTERN OFFICE: A. 0. Stiteb, 931 The Rookery, CHICAGO. POTTSVILLE IRON AND STEEL GO.. Pottsville, Pa., PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 226 SOUTH 4th STREET MANUFACTURERS 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, HALT AND ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Designers and Constructors of Roofs, Trusses, Columns, fte. TESTED CHAINS. BRADLEE & CO., - EMPIRE CHAIN WORKS, Beach and Otis Streets, PHILADELPHI A. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings, “D. B. G.” Special Crane Chain. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. High Grade Tested Chains. barclayw - cotton& co., ■ ■ ■ ^ ^ W ■ ■ Mi ■ ■ ■ Successors to E8 HE RICK, COTTON ft CO., JAMKS McKAY Ac CO., Iron and Steel Merchants. 29TH * LIBERTY STREETS, PITTSBURGH, PA. agents fob Manufacturers of Coil, Crane and Stud Chain. We also manufacture High Grade “ Continental ” Corrugated Fnmaces. Steel Chain made of Basic Steel and Special Crane Chain made of U. S. Iron. 418 Walnut St., Phil A. XiIOECT, STH03NT C3c JSL3XT13 ST7BSTA.3>JTIjgLlj. EUREKA WELDLESS TIE OUT OR LARIAT CHAINS for tethering cattle; with swivel every ten feet. Manufactured by 0-A.R.HjAITD CHAIN CO., Ra.rLkLin,'^Pa. EDWARD CORNING & CO., MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS * IRON AND STEEL, ■™L,""LsF 29 BROADWAY, — --- 7 NEW YORK. BARS, BANDS, HOOPS, BOLTS. NUTS, RIVETS, ROOF TRUSSES. 421 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. OUR OFFICES AND MILLS ARE CONNECTED BY TELEPHONES. 70 KILBY ST.| BOSTON. Hosted by Google 16 THE IRON AGE. EDWARD J, ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT 222 8. Third St., PHILADELPHIA, PA Pig, Bar and Railroad Iron, Old Rails, Scrap AGEMT VOB THE MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK eastern Penns., West New Jersey and Delaware. Agent TRENTON IRON CO- For the Sale of Wire and Wire Rope. Lonsdale (Va.) and other Pie Irons. Storage Yard, Pier No. 67 South (old Navy Yard), which 1 b connected with Penn. R. R. and Ita various connections. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts Issued, Cash advances made on Iron. ESTABLISHED 1869. JEROME KEELEY & C0«* The Philadelphia Bank Bldg., 421 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. Foundry! Forge Pig Iron*, Iron Ores, Coke, Coal, Steel Blooms f Billets, Rails, etc. Muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron Consulting Engineers in Metallurgy and Mining. JUSTICE COX. JR.. 218 South 4th St., Phlla., Pa IRON and STEEL. -AGENT FOR- Haldeman, Grubb & Co’s. Ghickies 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 Bessemer Steel Billets. Bars, Angles, Sheets, Tank / and Bridge Plates, muck Bars, Blooms, Scrap Iron and Tool Steel. J. W. HOFFMAN & CO.. Bullitt Building, 135 So. 4th St., Phllad’a, Iron and Steel Merchants. PIG IRON, Iron and Steel Plates, Sheets, Bars and Shapes. Ralls Cars and Locomotives. Track Equipment. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. JOHN L. HOGAN & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bmllitt Building, 136 South Fourth St., Phlla. Agents for Brier Hill, Lehigh, Strother* AND MUIERIER PIG IRON, Delaware Rolling Mill, muck bars. Youngstown 8tee> Co., Connellsville Coke. W. H. THOMSON & CO, DEALERS IN IRON AND STtEL, COAL AND COKE, STEAMSHIP OUTFITS, RAILWAY EQUIPMENT. ROOM 373 BULLITT BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA. C. B. Houston. J. Max Bernard. H. H. Houston. C. B. HOUSTON & CO., Bullitt Building, PHILADELPHIA. Pig Iron, Coal, Coke, Steel Rails, Structural Iron, Steel Castings and Fire Brick. Sole Agents for Paxton Rolling Mills. STEEL AND IRON PLATES. Francis Wister COMMISSION MERCHANT, Coke, Coal, Ores. PEA AND BUCKWHEAT (Red and White Ash). National Foundry Coke ^Specialty. Sulphur lee* All Slates National Crushed Coke. 419 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. W. 8. PI LLIN G. t. L O&AJfl 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 Fnr nace and Foundry u se. BULLITT BUILDING, MIS. FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA. ALAN WOOD COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom, PLATES tfc SMESEST IRON. ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, 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 Jaoket Iron. J. J. MOHR, “ Bullitt Building, No. 181 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. -SOLE AGENT FOB- Sheridan, Temple, Brooke, Leesport, Mill Creek, Keystone, Mt. Laurel, Logan and Oley FOUN¬ DRY, FORGE, CHARCOAL ANt) BESSEMER PIG IRON. Dealer In Scrap, Old Car Wheels, Muck Bars and Connellsville Coke. JAMES O. LINDSAY & O O. BULLITT BUILDING, 133 South Fourth St., PHILA. IRON and STEEL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL For all purposes. Estimates Furnished for Iron and Steel Structures. Tensile Strain. | 56,000 to 64,000 lbs. WM. MclLVAIN & SONS. ( Plates 1 inch thick to No. 12. Capacity. ■< 30 feet long. (70 inches wide. READING, PA„ MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEEL BOIL ER PLA TES. Locomotive, Fire Box, Flange, Shell, Tank Iron and Steel, Including Plates for Bridges, Girders, Stacks, Pipe and Fire and Burglar-proof Safes. EDITION FOR. 10 0 4=. DIRECTORY -OF THE- Iron and Steel Works OF THE UNITED STATES. Embracing a complete list of the Blast Furnaces, Rolling Mills, Steel Works, Forges and Bloomaries in every State and Territory; also Wire Mills, Wire Nail Works, Car Axle Works, Car Wheel Works, Car Builders, Locomotive Works and Cast Iron Pipe Works and Wrought Iron Pipe Works, Tin Plate Works, Rod Mills, Cut Nail Works, Shipbuilding and Bridge¬ building Works. 304 pages, cloth. Published by The American Iron and Steel Association. FRIOEI , - 95.00. Sent on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS, - Publisher and Bookseller, 96-103 Reade Street, NEW YORK. Hosted by Google THE IRON AGE. 17 Francis Hobson, Seaman a Co., Successors to FRANCIS HOBSON & SON, DON STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD. Sole Manufacturers of HOBSON’S “CHOICE” G°Q Extra Best and 11 Warranted Best” Cast Steels for Tools, etc. HOBSON’S “ CHOICE ” Extra Quality Needle Wire. SEAMAN’S NELSON ” Brand Extra Cast Steel for Turning Hardest Chilled Rolls, Ao. WAREHOUSE, 97 John St., New York. CHAS, HUGILL, Agent. THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED, SHEFFIELD. ORUO IBLiB OAST S TEEL. ABBOTT, WH EELOCK & CO., Agents and. Importers of SWEDISH IRON, as OLIVER ST., BOSTON. 83 CLIFF SX„ NEW YORK; Si £ Ci WARDLOW, SHEFFIELD, England. Manufacturers of the Celebrated Cast and Double Shear Steel, In Bars, Sheets and Colls, for fine Pen and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Carvers, Butchers’ Knives, Flies, Band Saws, Clock, Watch and all other Springs j also Sole Makers of the Special Brand hi T^VI Cast Steel for Leather Splitting and Machine Knives of every description, and for Turning and I \J W \A ii all other Tools, Dies and Punches. Office and Warehouse, 95 John St,, New York. Frank S. Pilditch, Agent. ■ — - - ' 1 ' ■ - - - - - ■ — — ■ " - - CARLISLE K.AYSER, EIIjILiISON dto CO., SHEFFIELD, WORKS, LateWILSON HAWKS WORTH, ELLISON A CO., ENGLAND (ESTABLISHED 1826.) CRUCIBLE STEEL AND STEEL WIRE. WETHERELL BROS., Agents. 81 OLIVER STREET, BOSTON. _ 93 L IBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. JONAS & COLVER CONTINENTAL STEEL WORKS. SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. MANUFACTURERS 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 all other Purposes. HERMANN BOKER & CO., 101 & 103 Duane Street, (Formerly CARL F. BORER), Sol© Agents and Importers of Steel and Crucible Wire Rods, &c. 9L Best Quality, H Bars, Sheets and Plates. Large assortment of sizes In stock at MANUFACTURED BY 91 John St., WM. JESSOP & SONS, L’D. And other Agencies. SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. NEW YORK. * Gold Medal Paris, 1880. “F.W. MOSS” SHEFFIELD STEEL & FILES For further particular* apply NEWTON & SHIPMAN. S3 John St., New York. Prices for Direct Importation in Wholesale Quantities From Sheffield. Improved Mild Centered Cast Steel for Taps, Reamers, &c. .a JB69 Per ton in RhAfliaid Warranted Extra Cast Steel for Taps, Dies, Milling Tools, &c. ^ 50 Warranted Cast Steel for tools. Taps, Dies, Turning Tools, &o. “ 44 10 / « <» ». Best Crucible Machinery Steel .»* 30 * „ „ „ Best C. S. EX TRA "WEIGHT HAND CUT FILES................... .. 50 % A 4)1 cash discount ** •* No charge for extra sizes when steel is ordered in wholesale quantities of assorted sizes. Stay-Bolt, Rivet, D. Link, Axe, Hatchet, Carriage and Wagon Axle IRON. Superior Quality Refined Bar Iron “ VULCAN” AND “LOCKHART” BRANDS. ' LocwAffrmmsmEkco .. ■MATA CHANNELS AND AN6LKS, HEXAGON IRON AND 8 TEEL. All Merchant Bar Sizes of 80 ft STEEL WFFLIN WHEELER. q, NIOOLLI Nicolls, Wheeler & Co., FORMERLY SITES, WHEELER a 00 M El6 Soith Third St., Philadelphia, Pa -DEALERS IN- IRON AND STEEL SCRAP. PI, lr.ii. Mack tors, Charcaal SIMMs, to., to. StMl an, Iran Plntaa, Naw and 01* kails. Hosted by Google 18 THE IRON AGE. OA IIVi: BHIASTEE X^, Stssl RStT^ ^TANDARD AND LIGHT WEIGH!sT Street Rail? and Railway Fastening?, BESSEMER AND OPEN HEARTH BLOOMS, BILLETS AND BARS. Steel -A-acles, Steel Angles, Steel Channels, Steel Forgings CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, New York Office for Rails and Fastenings, 33 Wall Street. Designers and Builders of Manufacturers of I Pencoyd Iron Works.l DeSlgner8andBulIde -<>f Iron and Open-Hearth I „ ^Bridges, Viaducts, Steel Bars and Struct-1 offloe 26 , s 4th st _ phlu _ Pa t Train-Sheds, Elevated ural Shapes, Car and$ ^Railroads and All Iron Engine Axles.I A. <X P. IvODCrtS & wO. | and Steel Structures. . ... - „ . _ XBridges, Viaducts, Works, Pencoyd, Pa. ♦ Office, 261 s. 4th st., Phiia., Pa. I Train-Sheds, Elevated Y n ^ ; i i _ _ i A.. * E. H. Wilson. J. B. M. Hlron, E. H. WILSON & CO., Swedish (Norway) — ■ T. VJU v/v., A | ■ | | | | 222 and 924 South Third St., Philadelphia iSMt G Cl 1 S 11 (Norwa Y ) 1^00 SI tH Cl OftiG G I brokers and dealers in BLOOMS, BILLETS, BARS; WIRE, RIVET AND NAIL RODS. f IRON and STEEL, foreign & domestic iron & steel. correspondence solic