The Iron Age 1900-07-26: Vol 66 Iss 4

THE IRON .-AG hos tues A Review of the Hardware, Iron, Machinery and ae Trades. P blished every Thursday Morning by David Williams Co, 2 32-238 William St... New York. Vo’. LXVI: No. 4. Reading Matter Contents......... page 46 Aipsabetical Index to Advertisers ‘* 137 Classified List of Advertisers. .... o 136 53 Advertising and Subscription Rates ‘ New York, Thursday, July 26, rgoo. $5.00 a Year, including Postage, Single Copies, Ten Cents Sportsmen Who load their own shells often find them- 8t. leone. Mo. OTS New York. IRON AND- STEEL CS G Dynamo LEATHER. G. 0 THE ss a L- THE BRISTOL COMPANY Waterbury, Conn. Bristol’s Recording Instruments, For Pressure. Temperature, ond Electricity. All Ranges, Low Prices and Guar- anteed Send for Uirculars. Iso Massachusetts and Phenix ame Brands of eich Cord, SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TURNBUCKLES. ranch Office, 11 Broadway, New York. oveland City Forge and IronCo., - Cleveland, O. TURN BUCEHEIES. | MERRILL BROS., <a 465 to 471 Kent Ave., PILL NG & CRANE Sirard Buitging Lewis Block. P PRODUCTS | paints. ittsburgh. Am-rican Sheet Steel Company Bat‘ery Park Building Ne. York facturers of all varieties of ‘rc and Steel Sheets Sic « and Galvanized ‘ewees Wood Company’s shed Iron (20S w ville Polished Steel Sheets 5, A selves in a locality where the use of several different charges is almost a necessity if they would bring down their fuil quota of game. U.T1.C. Empty Shells Are adapted to the use of EVERY GRADE OF POWDER. The closest possible atten- tion is given to every detail in their manu- facture especially to the PRIMER, which will be found absolutely reliable, and to the construction of Bases which insure the full carrying power of the charge for which each is particularly designed. “inion Tietallie Cartridae Cor Winners of Handicap 18903-94-95-97-98-90. 313 Broadway, New York. Bridgeport, Conn. GAHALL BOILERS === CAPEWELL HORSE NAILS. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, BOSTON, DETROIT, CINCINNATI, SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE., BUFFALO, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS. THE CAPEWELL HORSE NAIL COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. BRANCHES: Jenkins Bros.’ Valves are manufactured of the best steam metal, and are fully guaranteed. Why experiment with cheap valves? If ycu want the BEST ask your dealer for valves manufactured by Jenkins Brothers Re member all genuine are stamped with Trade Mark like cut. JENKINS BROTHERS, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston. Brass Prices High So Use Bright“Swedoh” Stamp- gee 13] ing Steel, Easily Brass Plated and Save Money, pase MAGNOLIA METAL Best Anti-Friction Metal for all Machinery Bearings. Beware of Imitations. Genuine Magnolia Metal is made up in bars of which this is a fac-simile : The name and trade mark appeer on each words aoufactured in ‘United States: $ an “ Patented June 3, 9,” are stamped on the un- er side of each bar. it has always sold at—No advance. }egneiio i Mets An oes Lower 5 the | fo oMce, e 2 cae i ' —s Fisher Bull fg. uu! MAGNOLIA MET AL 00, 2 268 gud 307, Wem * $i Dearborn 8” Francisco. THE IRON AGE. THE ANSONIA BRass p° COPPER CoO. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Wetetiaes 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. TAPE MEASURES, METALLIC EYELETS, Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, &c., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. DEPOTS: 60 Centre St., New York. 125 Eddy St., Provi- dence, R.!. 38 Mechanic St., Newark, N. J. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. Deoxidized Genuine Babbitt used by United States Govern- ment in some of FASTEST TORPEDO BOATS. Write us about it. Bridgeport Deoxidized Bronze & Metal Co., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Ingot Copper. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (TRADE-MaRK REGISTERED.) Condenser,Plates,Pump Linings, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 99 John Street, - . New York. é = Randoiph- Clowes Co., Main Office and Mill, WATERBURY, CONN. MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET BRASS & COPPER. BRAZED BRASS & COPPER TUBES. SEAMLESS BRASS & COPPER TUBES TO 36 IN. DIAM. New York Office, 253 Broadway, Postal Tel- egraph Bidg., Room 202. Chicago Office, 602 Fisher Bldg. Boston Office, Cor. Oliver and Purchase Sts. se tt te te el te et te Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS. SMELTERS OF SPELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACiD. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographcrs’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR LECLANCHE BATTERY. BRASS Finisuers J.J.RYAN & CO, = 3 = bay a aaa —)_ 30. Cobeb ao] — i — hee OJ oble!-h-cor Best Bronze, Babbitt Metals, Brass and Aluminum CASTINSS, YOU CAN OBTAIN PROMPTLY the latest work on any subject in which you are interested by ad- B O () KS. dressing DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, Pub- lishers and Booksellers, 232-238 William St., N. Y. HENDRICKS BROTHERS PROPRIETORS OF THE Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, | Braziecers’ meets canal Sheathing COPPER, a COPPER WIRE AND RIVETS. Importers and*Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. THE PLUME & ATWOOD MEFs. | MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Bra: s —AND— WIRE PRINTERS’ BRASS, JEWELERS’ METAL, Gi SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER | AND BURRS. Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, sene Burners, AN ETS ro« Lamps, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 29 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 144 HIGH ST., BOSTON. 199 LAKE ST., CHICA ::0, ROLLING MILL : | THOMASTON, CONN. FACTORIES WATERBURY, CONN. = SCOVILL MFG. CO., Manufacturers of BRASS SHEET, WIRE, TUBES. Hinges, Buttons, Lamp Goods, Nipples, Pumps and Oilers for Bieyeles, Braziers’ Solder. FACTORIES, WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: CHICAGO, NEW YORK, BOSTON. JOHN DAVOL & SONS AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co. DEALERS IN COPPER, TIN, SPELTER, LEAD, ANTIMONY. 100 John Street, - New Yor Arthur IT. Rutter SUCCESSOR TO WILLIAM S. FEARING, 256 Broadway, New York. Sheet Brass, German Silver, Co per, Brass and German Silvcr Wire, Brazed and Seam-«ss Brass ‘and Copper Tubes, Small Tubing a Specialty. Brass au Copper Reds, Brass Ferru'es. Sheet and Inget Copper; S) Ite Tin, Antimony, Lead, etc. “PHONO - ELECTRIC’ WIRE. “IT’S TOUC TROLLE TELEPH ° and TELEGR LINES. Phono-Electric natin, BRIDGEPORT BRAS prey ts + >= =I | —— Wu & One oe me te ee CTF. WELCH MFG. CO, 68 SUDBURY STREET. eos «= “| Na SS / i ioe j } THE IRON AGE. REG ELEPHANT | BRAND PHOSPHOR- BRONZE. TRADE MARKS ,| THE PHOSPHOR BRONZE SMELTING Co. [I LIMITED, 2200.WASHINGTON.AVE. PHILADELPHIA. “ELEPHANT BRAND PHOSPHOR-BRONZE™ INGOTS,CASTINGS, WIRE,RODS,SHEETS, etc. -— DELIA ME TAL CASTINGS, STAMPINGS 4No FORGINGS ORIGINAL aNo Sore MaAKERSIN THE U.S. Dlinois Minc Company, MANUFACTURERS OF Spelter, Sheet Zinc, Sulphuric Acid and Acid Phosphate. Ww. FISHER, Agent, S1t-S3 Fulton St., New Vork City. Telephone, 139 John. PERU. ILxXa. OILLESS BEARINGS: A strong letter Sd commendation from a firm whose r epnaton. ¥ ‘world wide” e manufacturers of the celebr ated * «BE. iRL New Foam, _ Nov. 26, 1897. NORTH AMERICAN METALINE CoO., 43 Third St , Long Island City, N Gentlemen: Your favor of 20th inst. received; in reply are pleased to say that et Metalined Bushings have given us entire satisfaction. We first applied them Nel886 or "87 under very trying conditions, put them in fast running loose pulleys with high tension belt, and they gave perfect satisfaciion. Since then, we have extended their use throughout our works, ond they have given si atisfaction where- ever we have placed them. Very truly y ours, JAS. PYLE & SONS, R great Tensile Strength, Elasticity and Elongation, coupled with unusual Non-Corrosive qualities, CASTINGS AND PROPELLER WHEELS made from PARSONS MANGANESE BRONZE cannot be excelled. Write for particulars. SOLD MAKERS: THE WILLIAM GRAMP & SONS SHIP and ENGINE BUILDING CO., PHILADELPHIA PA. SSS Has sold 2,000,000 standard Fishing Reels in 12 years to Domestic and Foreign Jobbing trade and will mail you any Reel you may select from our illustrated catalogue on receipt of list price, and if not satisfactory will, on return of Reel refund the money. Catalogues mailed free on application. Tre Anonew B. _Henonyx Co., New Haven, Conn. Best Anti- Friction Metal for all mac shinery bearings. For ~ speed and heavy crushing weight it has no equal. THEO. HIERTZ & SON, Sole Manufacturers, 30th St. and Park Ave., St. Louis, Meo. Manufacturers all grades Babbitt mate, Solder, Bar Tin, Bar Lead, Lead Oar Seals, Pig Tin, Pig Lead, Antimoay, Copper, Spelter, ete. SS SSSSS SSS SSSE SS SSSSSSSSSO We make a specialty of bronze tablets for buildings and monuments; also brass name plates for engines, dynamos and machinery. Bronze Grey iron and aluminum castings of every description. JOHN W. CLARK, - ALBANY, N. Y. UNITED METALS SELLING CO. it BROADWAY, NEW YORK. EUROPEAN ACENTS: C.S. HENRY & CO., 1i2Leadenhall St., London, E. C. [ ABBITT. et weracs ‘Merchant & C0., inc, on any subject in which you are interested by ad- WRITE US ALWAYS. ° YOU CAN OBTAIN PROMPTLY the latest work ..| The American Metal Co, (LIMITED), Exchange Court Building, 62 Broadway, New York! P.O. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES Tin, Lead, Spelter, Antimony, Nickel, Aluminum, Bullion, Irons ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. AGENTS FOR HENRY R. MERTON & CO., London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. METALLGESELLSCHAFT, Frankfurt-on-Main. WILLIAMS, FOSTER & CO., Ltd., Swansea, Eng SOCIETE LE NICKEL, Paris, France. BALBACH SMELTING & REFINING CO., Newark, N.J. PHOSPHOR-TIN BY USING MY PHOSPHOR TIN MANUFACT URERS CAN MAKE ANY DESIRED GRADE OF PHOSPHOR BRONZE tHemsecves.BY THE SIMPLE PROCESS OF MELTING mucH CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TO BE HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OROLD COPPER CAN BE USED. FORCIRCULARS AND PRICE ADDRESS HALK & NAUMANN, NEW-roRK, y ee RTHEL).S_ANOCANADA’S. PERRY Nis tosphorized Metal Co. Philadelphia, Pa. Phosphor Tin, Phosphor Bronze, Phosphor Copper, Manganese Copper. LOWEST MaRKRT PRICES. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. A¥uuVvs SLHAHS SSvad Ol WOIHL HONI &-t WOS 'S3IZIS Nv WIO1LS NI ‘WHOA MIN ‘L3394H1S HLHOM IZ NIIMNVHS PRIS ‘INOHdaIaL GdadvH A IVWH IONVD Be BABBITT METALS ? ALL GRADES. ; PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, CHICAGO. BROOKLYN. BOOKS. dressing DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, Pub- lishers and Booksellers, 232-238 William St., N. Y. A 04) Hdl) ONE SHAG CROHEEDADH | 4 THE IRON AGE. i COCHRAN, Preeia ERT; 1G. Mi B42 RELIES SELLE RA MASON EVANS Sacy & Treas. JOHN 0. PEW, Gewt. Mana V. CRIMPED EDGE IRON. | yee © z THE. YOUNGSTOWN E | TithPos Pease htem = : x | COMPANY... KE B .joun 0.Pews — - PATENT, od IRON & STEEL WEATHER BOARDING. a = - he = pee == i 1 > Ay 4 0 5 5m 6. i EOD Ou 8 Fi < = a3 y © Y NGSTOWN, OHIO. SEND FOR CATALOGUE.AND PRICES eo Eastern Agents: Chicago Office : W. H THOMSON & “9 , Philadelphia, Pa 81081] New Vork Life Sidg. | PATENT COLD... . THE GALVANIZING PROCESS, Paper: ar Cane , We notify our customers and others 3a LE. | i my E ie ‘that we are enlarging our Jobbing Plant to a Capacity of “SIX” 25 “90t tanks and will be equipped WI rs E RO to handle any kind of heavy work up to 25 feet in length, -and also, with our special a NIWAY Patent machinery and de- 3 Vices, small work of every description, such as We furnish and other systems of oo eanape mails, screws, bolts , plants ef any tation. etc., at very low Manufactured by ertees. “Spectat ae ae prices made for , ane sone [srantahon right THE TRENTON IRON CO., and 2 " = . : . . oe large or censes on a rey- TRENTON, N.J. 2 alty basis. Bleichert Tramway of The Solvay Process Co. Engineers and Contractors and sole licensees in North America for the Bleichert System. Also Wire Rop ~ Equipments for Cable Hoist-Conveyors, Surface and Underground Ha , Ete. Illustrated book upon application. J S FI New York Orrice—Cooper, Hewitt & Co., 17 Burling Slip. CHICAGO OFFICE—1114 Monadnock Building 1 Us ectro- bf Galvanizing Co, Hahn’s {ica Watchman’s Time Detector, With Safety Leck Attachment. JOBBING PLANT: Y tion. 108-110 W. 1ith St. Highest Award at Columbian Expesition This Clock is neat, thoroug reliable and very durable Bales Covneat be tampered with. » moderate. Is adapted t 346 Broadway, New Vork. Cannot for each. is 6, 12 or 18 stations, having a different ke yee & Seecccccoseocccccseosooeee® one by numbers from 1 to 6, 1 to 12 and 1 to 18, each having its number. Send for circulars, prices and further par- ticulars Use lIronsides Paints For Roofs, Boiler C. NANZ & CO., 127 Duane St., New York, U.S. A. Fronts, Stacks, ==) & SPIRAL SPRINGS Work. We make a specialty of making to order only a superior “Up, wl Y cs | | 4S RRR ES MERE f2Boee OOeee | lronsides Rope and Gear Lubricants. quality of ast Steel Wire Springs. either for extension or compre-s:on. Get Catalogue 7. THE IRONSIDES CO., Tbese Springs are all oil tempered and are made of an ex- tra quasity of wire drawn specially for our own use, of e@ SHELD Fier COlumbus, 0., U.S.A, SSSSSHSSSSSSSSSSSHOSSESSSSECE the same grade of stock as we use for the Springs that we put in our Spring Scales. ELECTRO GALVANIZING JOHN CHATILLON & SONS, ON ALL KINDS OF iron, Steel, Screws, Nails, also : Steam and Drainage Fittings 85 to 93 Cliff St., and 12 Jacob St., EMPIRE PIPE BENDING AND SUPPLY CO., NEW YORK CITY. #38 to 253 Park Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Established 1835. _ Telephone “429 B Main.” — ELECTRO GALVA KS. , SS a en CLARK & COWLES, Specialty made of Galvanizing Plainville, Conn. Steam, Water and Drainage Fittings, Nails. Screws. Bolts and Nuts, “Springs, All Kinds of Castings and Wreught Jl lren Work. i j $01 Greenwich St., Bet. Jane and 12th Sts., W Your Dies or we can make Dies for yo" New York Press ork ° Specialty. Send sample or sketch for pri’ Nickelized-Sheet-Zinc NICK EHIL.OID 4 ts a highly polished, NON-CORROSIVE weial, packed with r between each sheet. Is being used for Wash- House Numbers, Re": Buttons, Name-plates Stove-boards, Refrigerator Lining, Fruit Jer Cape. Can be soldered, stamped and bent to the - meme turn, retaining a po! ue aimebpinvegoress- Zine Polished for the Trade. AMERICAN NICKELOID CO. PERU ILLIN: > ©60066666600660 COCO CCCOOEEESOOO GAD Lae THE IRON AGE. THE HARRINGTON & KING Main Office and Work ERFORATING CO. s, 209 North Union Street. ( hicag Fe coc-nnms-¢0e-cmns'6¢¢-<emme-0¢-0-cnmr-¢-00-enmnehiammesan nanan j SSCS GO wT COC GUEUEBE Be) me ' FOR ROLLING MILL AND BABBITT META OTHER MACHINERY. BRASS INGOTS and SPELTER. Smelters and Refiners. Brand: GOLDEN ROD. SCRAP METALS OF ALL CLASSES BOUGHT. H. M. SHIMER & CoO., - zz1a8 Cherry Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. t SO SAS=S ~ BOS SSS BOO888S8 28828 02288" ITTTTITIIIItiITITitiG9ntiiiliiialtitiiltiagiiiliiaetiiiit i | SPRING and — REYSsS. —..m In 300 sizes in STEEL and BRASS. BRIGHT IRON AND BRASS WIRE GOODS, *PROLAL, WERE ORE M, §, BROOKS & SONS, CHESTER, CONN, °A7ALQGUE.sxr on yw PRICE and QUALITY i ° Ne ys. are the two essentials. MY No. 3 BEARING METAL HAS STOOD THE TEST AND I CAN PROVE ALL ICLAIM FOR IT. . or Lim |. SHONBERG, 172 Hudson Street, N. Y., Mezu!seouese% THE WAGGONER WATCHMAN CLOCK. Latest, Simplest, Best. REDUCES INSURANCE. Givesa printed record on the back of the dial of the watchman’s move- ments. The record is hidden, the dial cannot be stopped; any attempt to manipulate the clock is recorded on the dial. Has ALARM features that are alone worth its cost. You throw away good tools and buy new types thatdv. more work. Why not ¢o the -ame with your “ out of date’ type of watchman clock, and get the best protec- tion vet offered ? “ndorsed by the Insurance Bureuus. The Waggoner Watchman Clock Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. Send for Samples, -RIVETED — SPLITKEYS | TO, - S COTTERS ate Bos KEYS HOLLINGER FENCE Co. = 3 = VAD od oe = @ * THE '$ NEW HAVEN WIRE MFG. CO., MANUFACTURERS OF Wik :E: IN GREAT VARIETY. NEW HAVEN, ° CONN. WIRE AND SPRINGS: MORGAN SPRING CO., WORCESTER, Mass. lalallala 2 2 SMALL 3 ° SPRINGS bs OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 2 ® —MADE BY — @ @ © THE WALLACE BARNES CO., : 2 Bristol, Conn., U. S. A. * Established 1857. iC 2 Flat or Round Wire, Steel or Brass, ® ® COLD ROLLED STEEL 3 e Kept in Stock. .003 to .049 in. thickness. . ) Springs Enameled or Plated. O Send Samples and Write for Quotations. @ Coeecececososecesosoeceoes FOR ORGANS -PIANOS -GOVERNORS AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 4"© SPECIAL SPRINGS —MADE FROM CRUCIBLE SHEET STEEL’ Be - ™ oo SABIN MACHINE Co. MONTPELIER VT. OIL TEMPERED SPRINGS i) “BICYCLES ano GRISWOLD WIRE CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF CROSS HEAD, IMPROV*’D, MONITOR, HOOK AND SINGLE LOOP STEEL WIRE BALE TIES. Wire Straightened and cut to lengths, Wire Nails, etc BRADDOCK, PA. Wire Cary Spring Works, 240 and 242 W. 29th St., N. Y. City. WIRE*SPRINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. E. JENCKES MFG. CO. PAWTUCKET, R. lI. CRESCENT COAT AND HAT HOOKS, BRIGHT WIRE GOODS, COTTERS AND KEYS, SPECI4L WIRE WORK TO ORDER. Sole Selling Agents, JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., 113 Chambers St., New York. ~ 313 134 isis: IN THE IRON AGE. R. H. WOLFF & CO., Ltd.. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL FINE GRADES OF OOLD ROLLED STEEL, For Corset, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and all parts thereof, and all other special purposes. FINEST QUALITIES OF STEEL WIRES Round, Square, Flat and all other shapes, for Cables, Wire Ropes, Spokes, Needles, Piano Wire. and all other special purposes, tempered and untempered, etc. Also Makers of Wolff-American High Art Gycles. Works, 118th, 117th and 116th Sts. and East River, NEW YORK CITY. WE make all kinds of ™ as well as Wire goods. i All our work is done by / Automatic Machines, and consequently cheap in price and good in quality. B.C. JENKINSON & 60., Sheel [etal goods 289-297 Washington St., NEWARK, N. J. A few of the Wire shapes we have made. “AMERICAN” TRANSMISSION THE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 65 Wall Street, NEW YORK. ‘¢A LITTLE BLUE BOOK ON ROPE TRANSTIISSION,”’ Second Edition—AUGMENTED. Published by THE AMERICAN MANUPACTURING CO. ROPE. Established 1845. DUNBAR BROTHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF S881 (rede) SDIIDNS & ALL KINDS OF SMALL SPRINGS MADE FROM SHEET STEEL and STEEL and BRASS WIRE, BRISTOL, CONN. WM. McFARLAND. IRON FOUNDER, TRENTON, - N. J. CHILLED CAST WIRE DIES A SPECIALTY. Any Size or Style Made at Short Notice. 2 { 4 . ~ ART METAL WORK IN BRASS, STEEL | B¢3> \ t ’ 5 Walt h2: Pande N t WAR DETROIT, , MICH. AND IRON. E£, T. BARNU WATERBURY ROPE CO. FACTORIES, Brooklyn. OFFICE, 69 South St., N. Y. MAKERS OF See Adv. Ist Each Month. Also Manila, Sisal, Russia and in Steel Straightened and Cut TRANSOM LIFTERS. American Cordage and Binder Twine. WI R CHancoa. IFOM __.. All Lengths. BriCoy Cote CEAIN S&S for Bicycles and Mechanical Purposs: OF ALL KINDS. Screw Rods, WOOD SCREW SB, Iron and Brass. READING SCREW CO., Norristown, Penna. T OUR TRADE MARK PROTECTS YOU. oN, vf Bros, cHurghr Stel Wie Gam licKEE’S ROCKS, PA. Sole Manufacturers of KIDD SPECIAL DRILL RODS, NEED -= WIRE AND HIGH GRADE STEEL WIRES. THE IRON AGE. Y * u ~*~ ; \ a rE \\ \ [26 § , 4489 ro t OF Oy 22 4 < yy oO SBE Wi} €Qc Fray 4 rs) \ NY \ ©) fox 4 OP £| \8¢5 uP “ 0 5 cue oO x —it ff Sm . . . , 0 az ane Yh Y \' . HS LAND STE > i ‘ EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE Heavy Stee! Témpered Y National Battery and Bolting Wire-Cloth.. BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO., SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF “PATENT STEEL : RECRRSES THE MOST DURABLE ROPE MADE; IT HAS NO EQUAL. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. A. LESCHEN & SONS ROPE CO., tN. SS eE_— Manufacturers of t “Se PATENT: FLATTENED _? soda STRAND WIRE ROPE. AND ALL KINDS OF wiRnhnh Rordke, Manilla, Sisal, Blocks, Eto. Tran WIRE ROPE 920-922 Nerth Main Street, Branch Office. 47-49 South Canal St., Chicago, Ill Tt only satisfactory Tramway en im 1848. AT Established 1876 St. Louis, Mo. market, Estimates Given on Application. ST. LOUIS, MO. ESTABLISHED =o “ROPE- HAZARD M’ me = (ASULATED WIRES and CABLES. HARD ana SOFT DKAWN COPPER WIRE. warercoms: 50 DEY STREET, NEW YORK. Works: WHKESBARRE, PA. WILLIAMSPORT WIRE ROPE CO., WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WIRE 1 “ROPE OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES AND FOR ALL PURPOSES. THE STEWART WIRE COMPANY. LEA Office and Works, * EASTON PENNA. BRIGHT —-ALL S1ZES—— LIQUOR BRIGHT a WM SPRING ly COPPERED : SCREW TINNED RIVET — ALL VARIETIES—— HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law, Solicitors of Patents. PHILADELPHIA West End Bidg., 82 So. Broad St. NEW YORK Potter Building, 838 Park Row, WASHINGTON National Union Bidg., 918 F St. PATENTS U.S. and Foreign Secured. Trade Marks and Copyrights. Twenty Years’ Experience. Send model or sketch and brief description of your invention and secure report as to patentability. Expert searches and opin- ions as to Scope, Validity and Infringement. Patent Causes Prosecuted and Defended. Prac. tice in U, S. Supreme, Circuit and Circuit Ap- peals Courts, and U. S. Patent Office. Send for *: Plain Words about Patents,” Free. PATENT PRACTICE EXCLUSIVELY. References Furnished on Application. 611 F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. ATEN TS. GEO. R. HAPSILIN, Patent Lawyer, 800 H Street, N. W., - - Washington D. O. Booklet, ‘ ‘Information for Inventors,” free Moderate Charges casy Pay ments. Estey Wire Works Co. 65 FULTON St., NEW YORK, Manufacturers of every variety of » | WIRE CLOTH 2 WIRE WORK Bank and Office Railing, BRASS AND IRON WORK, RIDDLES AND SCREENS. SEND FOR CATALOGUES. GOEPEL & RAEGENER Counselors at Law, Registered Patent Agents, 290 BROADWAY, - Dun Building, - NEW YORK. fpecial experience in and connections for obtaining Patents in foreigu counuies. JANNEY, STEINMETZ 4& CO., Seamless Cold Drawn Steel Shelis, Cylinders and Tanks, for Air, Water, Steam, Gas, Soda, Ammonia or Fluids under pressure and explo- sives. Seamless Tubing, Heavy Section Tubes, Hy- draulic Forgings for Cream Separator Bow!ls. INGOT ALUMINUM for STEEL MAKERS. DREXEL BUILDING, Philadelphia. H. P. & H. F. WILSON, MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE BALE TIES For Baling Way, Straw. Jute, Moss, Rags, Paper stock and all C ompressible Material, - New York City. 577+ 7 +579 Tenth Ave.. WIRE GOODS GOMPANY Worcester, Mass. Hardware and Kitchen Wire Goods. Specialties to Order. Wire Straightened and Cut to Specified Lengths. EVERYTHING IN WIRE E. B. STOCKING, Attorney at Law, at heen lll Re eae + ene lila a - t ao ee 5 THE IRON AGE. *, ° _ op loaleclontecfoete: ok SoelocfoeleefocfoatoehecQoefoe oeeoess ee : THE SUMMIT} WIRE CO. o. 2. @. eee eloetoeton Potatetetetestetentend rah Ah O00 oer g Me eee - o* Art Metal Works IN WIRE, BRASS and WROUGHT IRON. BANK AND OFFICE RAILINGS In Great Variety and of Handsome Designs. ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES. Iron and Wire Fences, Coal and Ore Screens, Wire Cloth and Wire Rope, Brass and Copper Sheets and Tubing, Plain and Barbed Fence Wire, Send for Catalogue and Prices. THe LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., St. Louis. GEO. W. PRENTISS & CO., - MANUFACTURERS OF -St Lou's, Mo. HOLYOKE, IIASs. 2 * ¢ CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO. + os 2 $ M nufacturers of $ $ = ee oe $ + + ss $ St st ¢ $ (BROOM WIRE, ¢ % TINNED ) MATTRESS WIRE, % ? ( LANTERN WIRE, % $ BRIGHT MARKET WIRE, $ ¢ COPPERED MARKET WIRE, % ¢ ANNEALED STONE WIRE. ¢% $ stot ut $ + % + WIRE STRAIGHTENED % ¢ AND CUT TO LENGTHS. ¢ ee 2 ) eX eters 3 4 3 : z ——ee ee * °@ Sodtect ret, 7 Peoeoecoetoetoeseecoe lee loesoaoece nett +3 ocr eee z Tempered Rolled Wire, j We carry complete stock of Flat Tem- vered Rolled Wire in 4g4in to 2 in. widths, and .008 to .022 in thickness in ali qualities. We make a specialty of coated rust-proof cation. THE WARNER BROTHERS CO., Tempered Wire; absolutely water-proof. Prices and further particulars upon appli- L Bridgeport, Conn. ee a ee ee Rossman’s Lawn Fence. r f f { SARA SIA NaI nRa REORDER REameneamaTi U0 UWeveveneLekenexenenere ) WOOT OOOO O00 0000 AAS IN eaten ee, SS ea eSee Made especially for Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries and all I ublic ‘and Private Ground. Has no equal. Thoroughly Galvanized and made of best Besse- mer No.6 steel Wire. Cheaper and just as sub- stantial as Iron Fence. = Write for Catalogue Rossman Woven Wire Fence Co. ROSSMAN, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. Hard Golled Galvanized Steel Wire tor Fencing We make and sellin the roll to the hardware trace on Galvanized Coiled Wire for farm fencs rposes. Has twice the strength o of soft wire the cot Dori ectly provides for expansion and contraction, apc costs about the same as the soft. THE FROST WIRE FENCE CO.., Welland, Ont., Canada. Cleveland, 0 WIRE FENCE. COILED WIRE. STEEL GATES Iron and Steel of every description for General and Special Purposes. LAWN FENCE, WINDOW GUARDS, OFFICE RAILING, TREE GUARDS, FARM FENCE. Send for Catalogue and Discount Sheet. TERRE HAUTE, IND., 959 No.Tenth Street, DWIGGINS WIRE FENCE CoO. a * Ind, Wire Fencing, Ready Made. © for | iiitl Lawn, Farm and Railroad, Write ter Catalogue. Agents Wanted. UP-TO-DATE MFG, co., es ORNAMENTAL FENCE! 25 different designs, they are all steel and cheaper than wood fence. Special prices to Churches and Cemeteries. Write us for catalogue. KOKOMO FENCE MCH. CO» Kokoma, Ind., U. S. A. ES SCOTT ‘SPRING! 0 of Cruciate ot ene ” NGS | OF pacity” FROM AN Ounce NS | | CHE tt reroennin oe) @) Ve , | DELPHIA. seat ' ' ' \ , Ded ae spLES — (eet . THE IRON AGE. F For Operating Windows in Monitor Roofs, = O Cc U Transoms = il . N — sSs=_ Churches N p and = = E R a amd sg [ Sky Lights aa Schools. e E | Pp S,E, A. ORMSBY,| § Melrose, Mass, S. MANUFACTURERS OF = Compression, Extension and Torsion i ©: SPRINGS CE ST. JOHNS SPRING CO., St. Johns, - - - Mich. High-grade, Hand-made Stud, Crane, Dredge, CHEERED CHAINS. CHAINS MADE TO ORDER FOR ALL PURPOSES. . of any size and shape and for any purpose. CHILLCOTT-EVANS CHAIN CO., Office, 652 Preble Avenue, ALLEGHENY, PA. ANYTHING IN ARTISTIC AND LIGHT IRON, WIRE AND BRASS WORK Such as Iron and Wire Fences of every description, Office and Bank Railings, Window Guards, Fire Escapes, iron Stairways, Roof Crestings, [ron rs and Shutters, Flower Stands and other Floral Designs, [ron Vases Urns, Chairs and + now me General Builders’ [ron Work, etc.. etc. 100-page illustrated catalogue, with close prices, sent free. ORNAMENTAL IRON & WIRE CO., ° . Largest concern of the kind in the entire South. ADAM’S STEEL and IRON WORKS, Ornamental Steel Fencing, Woven Wire Fencing. Door and Window Guards, Bank Work, Jail Work, etc. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. W. de ADAM, = ” Joliet, Ill. Chattanooga, Tenn. OHIG. tractors. J Cy S 20.000 oat. For Nails, Spikes, Bolts, Nuts, Rivets and Horse Shoes. THE EDWIN BELL & SONS CO., YOUNGSTOWN, O. PENNA. NEW YORK. t m’f'rs a of Iron Fence in the U. 8. alte : Architectural and Ornamental! Iron | iit] work, Jails, ete. <a Write for Catalog 33, HARTMAN pine! Red THE STEWART IRON WORKS, ““Sitio.v-4.» F-> Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries, School “ unds; also Tree Guards, Window Gr ards, Wire Mats, Woven Wire Fence, HARTMAN MFG. CO., Of Ellweed City, Pa. IRON & WIRE FENCINC, Garry Iron and Steel Roofing Co. Roll Roofing. , Corrugated , Covering. P Standing Seam Roofing. Steel Brick ¢ Siding. , Metallic . Shingles. A Shutters. Cor. Coe and Lake Sts., yw CLEVELAND, OHIO. > na > + - aa - 2 < + as ELLIS & HELFENBERGER Ye Ve ? P 9 ate . , . , Sapo, GeO Dwar, B. To Coe 200 SENATE,— INDIANAPOLIS, IND. TECHNICAL BOOKS. Building. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND SUPER- INTENDENCE. By F. E. Kidder. Vol. I. Masonry Construction. 409 pages....... 4.00 Vol. II.. Carpenter’s Work. 544 pages $91 -eeee ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ POCKET- BOOK of Mensuration, Geometry, Geometri- cal Problems, Trigonometrical Formule and Tables, Strength and Stability of Founda- tions, Walls, Buttresses, Piers, Arches, Ports, Ties, Beams. Girders, Trusses, Floors, Roofs, &c. By F. E. Kidder. 857 pages ....... $4.00 ESTIMATING FRAME AND _ BRICK HOUSES. A Thoroughly Practical and Comprehensive Treatise, showing in a Pro- gressive Manner the Method of Estimating the Cost of Labor and the Quantities required of the Various Materiais which Enter Into the Construction of Frame and Brick Build- ings. By F. T. Hodgson. 147 pages ..... $1.00 HICKS’ BUILDERS’ GUIDE. Comprisin Easy, Practical System of Estimating ys terials and Labor for Carpenters, Contractors and Builders. A comprehensive guide to those engaged in the various branches of the building trades. By I. P. Hicks. 160 pages. $1. PEOPLES’ POCKET STAIR BUILDER AND CARPENTERS’ HANDBUOK. By Wm. Peoples. 265 pages; 51 folding plates; leather. “$2.50 COTTAGE DESIGNS WITH CONSTRUCT- IVE. DETAILS. A series of 25 designs of cottages, most of which have already been erected, ranging in cost from $600 to $1500, together with the details of interior and ex- terior finish, all drawn to convenient scale. and accompanied by brief specifications. Se eee CN <, cccnnscesaecasaaatar $1.00 MODERN AMERICAN DWELLINGS WITH CONSTRUCTIVE DETAILS, containing 37 designs of modern residences, illustrated by full-page half tone engravings of the com- leted buildings and 127 full-page plates of levations, Floor Plans and Constructive Details. all drawn to scale, and 40 of descriptive text. Size, 9 x 13 inches; oblong. $2.00 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING. By ¢. Franklin Edminster, Instructcr in Depart- ment of Fine Arts. Pratt Institute. 210 pages; illustrated with 96 full-page piates.$2.00 Sheet [Metal Working. THE NEW METAL WORKER PATTERN BOOK. A treatise on Pattern Cutting as applied toall branches of Sheet Metal Work. 430 pages ; 744 illastrations ; quarto..... $5.00 ART OF COPPERSMITHING. A practical treatise on Working Sheet Copper into all forms. By Jno. Fuller, Sr. 327 pages...$3.00 A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP COMPANION FOR TIN. SHEET IRON AND COPPER PLATE WORKERS. By L. J. Blinn. 296 DOBOB. oc cccccccccecssccccccccccccecteccoosce $2.50 THE PRESS WORKING OF METALS. By Oberlin Smith. 276 pages; a .00 Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, 232-238 WILLIAM 8T., NEW YORK. THE IRON AGE. American Steel & Wire ba, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, DENVER, Empire Bldg. The Rookery. 8 and 10 Pine St. 809 7th WIRE ROPES, ON and STEEL, PLAIN and GALVANIZED. YY Por TRANSMISSION, HOISTING, HAULAGE. Yy SSN \N For - Mining Cableways Logging, Ships’ Rigging, Mooring A : Towing, Dredging, Etc. j - - _ EXTRA FLEXIBLE ROPES A SPECIALTY. “JUNIATA” 3 HORSE AND MULE SHOES. "Made at the celebrated “ JUNIATA IRON WORKS.” WMP yj y TRADE MARK, SQ GG GW;|MA AN’ SS PINS MAAN ~ SINS OS OO AMERICAN uniata [ron Shoes, Yy WY Y Y, “YY o | Juniata Steel Shoes, 2 Juniata Toe Calk Yy yy YY yy MOQ ‘ bs ~S WSS SSS SSS Va 27Ao SSSSQ Sv > 4 SS 5 SS > S S SS REESE QJ GW. Lj j | Write tor Catalogue and Prices to ich | Steel & Wire Col SS sce... WSs S S SS THE IRON AGE. VI ONTINUOUS MILLS FOR BILLETS, MERCHANT BAR, RODS, HOOPS, AND COTTON-TIE. WIRE-DRAWING MACHINERY---FOR STEEL, COPPER OR BRASS. MORGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. WORCESTER, MASS., U. S. A. wan...) ; WIRE, WIRE NAIL ® CHAIN } Ss! NS eG The Turner, Vaughn & Taylor Co. YS urs os. a. § Requires but few posts and no top M. M. S. POU LT RY 7 ENCI NG. or bottom rail. Is stronger and better, and completed fence costs from 40 per cent. to 50 per cent. less than any other. Also a large line of Hog, Sheep, Field and Cattle Fencing to meet all requirements, and Steel Web Picket Fencing with gates, posts and rail, for lawns, cemeteries, etc, DE KALB FENCE CO., Main Office and Factories: DeKalb, Illinois, U. S. A. Selling Agents : Rotherham, Woo1 & Co., Melbourne. Australia. Buhler & Co., Buenos Aires, Argentioe Republic. Bravch Offices and Warehouses: 154-.56 First St., San Francisco, Cal, ew a a er ee SAS vawaw 304 Delaware St., Kansas ‘ ity, Mo, Patented July 21, 1896, (TRADE MARK. ]} == July 6, 1897. VAVAVAVAVAY>: os eA VAVAVAVAVAVA me/\/ \/\/ \ *S410]09 U} YsIVUI Opvs} 8}y} UlB,UOD 11 Bupouey “Ss “W “W eujnueds jjos As0Aq These Patents are owned and controlled by the De Kalb Fence Co. and Union Fence Co., of De Kalb, Illinois 171 Main Street, Dailas, Texas. arth eataletaatiler BT IO) “qe itches ° Manufacturers of » ® Barbed Wire Sta. 3/3 : ples, » : ; Steel Wire Nails, 3 = ~ =" ® Kilmer’s Stock or Hog Fence. ° Strongest and will last the longest. It per- : e Annealed, Bright fectly adjusts itself over hilly or uneven G oad e (i ~.* _ only agree Fence ye ye at w absolutely overcome xpansion or and alvanize @ contraction, therefore will pot break, sag, Or Markel Wire. BF | 0 Ge siso manufacture WircLawnFenctagile @ , Woven Wite Fence @ ” KitMER WIRE MFG. Co. Chicago. $ Copper, iron and SSL LOLSO LOLOL SG POLOLVOLSO® Steel Rods. Special Wires and ImGewuk euce, eeograpiical distribution Aa eos nN Wire Straightened So Pg ee and cut to length. a eigen M] Spans venie, rubber : DILLON SRISWOLD WIRE CO,, 3 = oe STERLING, ILLS. - sealed : ax RAAAAAARAAA fer sale by David Williams Co., 232 William St.,N ¥ 2 = et EE er a = “—... TS 12 THE IRON AGE. : Wire Cloth, Netting, Fencing and Perforated Metal. : We Manufacture a Complete Line of these Goods, Including “*OLINTON ” Brand. “SILVER FINISH” Brand. Painted Window Socreen Cloth. Galvanized Poultry Netting. Galvanized Poultry Netting. Galvanized Window Screen Cloth. Wire Lath. Woven Wire Fence. Mlectrically Welded Wire Fence, | 6% venized Fruit Drying Cloth. 6 PERFORATED METAL FOR °°*!: Ore and Gravel gereens, Spark Arrestere.Ktin Figors, iter Press Plates OLINTON Wink] OLOTH OoO., : CLINTON, MASS. BOSTON. NEW YORK, CHICAGO. SAN FRANCISCO. SSSHSSSSSSSSSSSSHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSSSSEEe 600000008000 80000000888 ee 22233 @ sas eee Pearl Wire Cloth. - : (LOTH, | Wire € NETTING, y OS eri Wie tre WORN. Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. f Galvanized Wire Poultry ‘ Netting. **Cettage”? Lawn and Garden FENCING Fencing. ff (jare SG & B*? Web Wire Fencing. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. ou Fiat TURES “ a ce Winonw Gua Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifter. : : n Me House Furnishing Wire . 2 A 20 |ATH NG A TH NAMMONDS TAL 7 URRING y/ “oI wee YVToRe=z.. 153 Lake Street, ys CHICAGO. Georgetown, Conn. . Factories:<~ Wireto gases miles Le ; from )» il, Established 18158. enn i... RD r SAWA WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH Co. = Galvanized, Tinned, =a e Coppered. Bright and {ear Annealed. \ == > * Cold Rolled Flat, and == Straightened and Cat. SPECIAL WIRES PREPARED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES. Tinned, Mattress, Broom and Lantern Wire. Annealed, Tisned and Galvanized Stone and Market Wire. WORCESTER, [IASS. 79 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. Pennsylvania Wire Works. EDWARD DARBY & SONS, 233-235 Arch St., PHILA. PA. MANUFACTURERS OF Adjustable Window Screens and Screen Doors, Painted Window Screen Wire Cloth, Galvanized Poultry Wire Netting, Brass, Copper, Steel, Iron and Galvanized Wire Cloth. SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. Wire Netting, Wire Fencing, Wire Cloth, Wire Lathing THE ROEBLING ST a aa, FIRE-PROOF CONSTRUCTION. ' _ IRON, STEEL, GALV’D, BRASS, FLY-SCREEN CLOTH, BRONZE AND COPPER CLOTH. ~@=—_HARDWARE GRADES —mut> he New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Trenton, N. J. NEW YORK CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISC wom « THE IRON AGE. 13 i : ' WickwirE Brotuers, CortLanp, N. Y. | WIRE CLOTH AND NETTINGS. | GORTLAND feo, WNJGKTHTRE Yor, WHITE JIDETAL Mig ss, WGK ing, | Madefrom Hard Drawn Made from Hard Drawn Made from Hard Drawn Steel Wire. Bronze Wire. Galvanized Steel Wire. TISNED, BRIGHT BLUED, BRASS, COPPER WIRE GLOTH, FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. CORN POPPERS, DISH COVERS, METALLIC AND SQUARE. GOAL SIEVES, FLOUR SIEVES. Galvanized Before or After Weaving. NEW HAVEN, CONN., NATIONAL WIRE CORP., NEW HAVEN, cor WIRE, WIRE RODS AND WIRE NAILS, §& Fence, Market, Straightened Galvanized, and Cut Wire Screw, Bolt, 1 in. and smaller. Telephone and Special Wire Telegraph all Purposes, i Eastern Agents, JOHN WALES CO., 141 High St., Boston, Mass. Send for Prices, u MICHICAN WIRE CLOTH Co., manuracturers OF WIRE CLOTH o ALL KINDS From BRASS, COPPER, STEEL, IRON, GALVANIZED,TINNED and BRONZE WIRE Including PAINTED, GALVANIZED and BRONZE WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. nee m “ 2... A See ESTABLISHED 1863. 500 HOWARD ST., DETROIT, MICH. ESTABLISHED SPENGER WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. Mansfaatorore lron and Bessemer Steel Wi re of all kinds. FINE WIRE A SPECIALTY. 1828. No order too small for our best attention Mills at Worcester and Spencer, Mass. n. Write us for pr nd particulars. CRESCENT MANUFACTURING CO., ‘1878 RIPLEY & BARTLETT, 1898 BELLEVILLE, ILLS., rn TA [; K 8S veee"™™ |! HIRE and GUT MAIL JIRCRIRES, | Double-Pointed Tack Machines PLYMOUTH, MASS., U:S. A. and Wire Flattening Machinery. f ij Ene 44 ED 94 cE 4} GI FG NEW FREEDOM WIRE CLOTH OoO., MANUFACTURERS OF ‘“*SUMMIT’’ BRAND SCREEN WIRE CLOTH. MADE FROM HARD DRAWN STEEL WIRE. Main Office and Works, Be mee eo $0 comme $$) ee 9) eee SE PAINTED BLACK, GREEN, OR DRAB. NEW FREEDOM, PA. a j : bb aresese bo soumae > + a ++ come +4 mmm ++ commun 94 rv. vv Tapping, Screw Slotting, Riveting Machines. Agents, Manning Maxwell & Moore, HARVEY HUBBELL. screw "EM ACHINERY & TOOLS. wus mawasnerg BRIDGEPORT, CONN. New YORK, THE IRON AGE. Brass and Iron SEWO FOR CATALOCUE. CHICAGo. Chandler & FarQuhar, Besron Machine Screws. @ SAM’L HALL’S SONS, 229-233 West 10th St., New York. Established 1839, MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY Tachine Bolts, Lag Screws, Washers. ) BRADDOCK MACHINE & MANUFACTURING CO. Engineers, Founders and Machinists, BRADDOCE. PA. q Rod Mill Plants, Wire Mill Plants, Nail Machines, Barb Wire Machines, Galvanizing Plants. Wire Drawing Machinery, Flange and Compression Couplings, Hangers and Pillow Blocks, Pulleys ; and Shafting, Power Transmission Machinery, Air Compressors. i NUT & WASHER MFG. CO., Milwaukee, Wis. MANUFACTURERS OF Wrought and Steel Plate Washers Felloe Plates, Burrs, &c. CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTED. NUTS.. ——AND BOLTS is National Elastic Nut Co., i MILWAUKEE, WIS. st | We make a specialty of Square and f Hexagon Hot-Pressed Nuts (Blastic and Common); Machine Bolts, Track Bolts, | etc., to large users at lowest prices. i | Our Elastic Self-Locking Steel Nut never works loose, and is the strongest, best and cheapest Nut on the market. { : Our Elastic Nut Track Bolt makes the best Rail fastening. Write for prices. |THE POSITIVE EXPANSION BOLT j 4 ePta 7.98/ : 4 CAN'T SLIP.” i Mfd, by DANIEL O. SEAMAN & CO., utchinson 8t., Phila.,.Pa. Writefor price 8. ss by NEAL & BRINKER, 18 Warren St., New Y ork. t yy Niagara Screw C0,, BUFFALO, N. Y. W. D. ZEHNDER, President. Cc. H. WELLES, Vice-President. L. M. HORTON, Secretary and Treasurer. E. M. ZEHNDER, General Superintendent. * Ft Rolling Mills. FF ANNUAL CAPACITY. 12,000 TONS. FF Catalogue and Prices on Application. FF Correspondence Solicited isso. The Pliymouth Mills, Plymouth, Mass. Complete New Plant. Bolt and Nut Works. RIVETS aw TACKS, : Pra TAAL AAAALALALALALLALALALALLALLALLLALBLAAALALALALAALALALAAAARARAAAARAAAAAASAASALAAAALAL ALL ARAL AAA RAR AREA RRR ET TT a THE IRON AGE, AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY STEEL BRIDGES, STEEL BUILDINGS AN D — RARAARAAARARAAAAARARAAAARAAAARAARARARAAAAARAAAAARAAARAAARAAARARARAARAARAAAARARAARRMARRAARARRRARY on | | 2 All Classes of Metallic Structures GENERAL OFFICES: No. 100 BROADWAY, - NEW YORK. BRANCH OFFICES: BOSTON. PITTSBURG. NEW ORLEANS. PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE. CLEVELAND. CHICAGO. MINNEAPOLIS. tT PRR RA AARARRAAAA ARAL LALLY SS A PARA AAALARALALAL EAL AAS SA TPRAAAAAASEAA SAAR ADDR ADAG TP RRRLAAARE ARAL ELE DE Be ‘ a ee a THE IRON AGE. % [ron and Brass Rivets, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, WATERBURY, CONN. owiinlre nit rillela & 3 Se Our Rod and Wire Mills are now in full operation and we are well equipped to furnish wie RODS, once. WIRE “ce For information concerning _ Seen and WIRE, address TELEPHONE, 2529 CENTRAL. N. D. PRATT, 9] Lake Street, CHICAGO. E. H. TITCHENER & CO., BINGHAMTON, N. Y: STAPLES AND c_ & > tl WIRE SHAPES omy wwe’ |F panklin Moore Co., Winsted, Conn. . Milwaukee Tack C0,, Pacific Coast Office, 105 Front St., San Francisco, Cal. — PITTSBURGH SCREW & BOLT Co., TACKS, PITTSBURGH, PA. NAILS, nwvers MACHINE BOLTS All Bizes—34. to 204. fill orders promptly. ti. J. MILLER, Bridgewater, Mass j | : = ES $4) aRES Foe URE FE a HH 7 COBB & DREW, {| SHELTON COMPANY. a - A. PLYMOUTH, MASS., and . TACKS, SMALL NAILS, Etc. kt SOX, jy K CARRIAGE, TIRE and STOVE BOLTS. Malle and Double Pointed Tack $ Factories, SHELTON, CONN, NEW YORK OPPICE and WAREROOM, 64 READE ST. _ Staples, Burrs, Washers, © | Py FY RCD $ 4+ cm Gp cm Bey | a. eee. O42. 4 Ge. GG OG. 24. eS OO THE IRON AGE. 17 | The [tilton N Manufacturing Co., MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA. U PLAIN, CHAMFERED, SEMI-FINISHED Cold Punche AND CASE HARDENED ALSO, HOT PRESSED Wrought and Steel Washers. Cold Punched Nuts a Specialty. gome BRIGHTON, Pa. MANUFACTURERS OF RIVETS, WIRE to arr haarrct WIRE NAILS. a Tre er of RANKLIN S. MILES, & CREWS » Philadelphia, Pa. Manu OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. F 205 Quarry St., < RHODE ISLAND TOOL Co. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Bolt ana Rivet Glippeks, For Cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, Liberal discounts to the trade. ) CHAMBERS BROTHERS COMPANY, 52d 8t., Below Lancaster Ave , pelts. | |= AKD AUTOMATIC COLD PRESS : KUT MACHINES. ‘ockford Bolt Works, “gs 20 Mill Street, ROCKFORD, ILL. (UPL | kinds of Bolts, Lag Screws; ; Rivets, Washers and odd : Bok Work, Mention Taz Imen Acz. FL lelel SERRE BR ee wuUrT Unienville, Cenn., U. 8. A. BREE BERR 18 THE IRON AGE. WM. H. HASKELL. Pres WM. H. HASKELL MFG. CO. WM. H. HASKELL CO., and PAWTUCKET NUT CO., MANUFACTURERS OF JAOOB STEPHANS, Gen’l Manacer. J. MILTON PAYNE, Treas SUCCESSORS TO Bolts, Coach Screws, Set Screws, Cap Screws, Nuts, Washers, Chain Links, Stirrups, Levers, Clearer Springs, Etc. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO SPECIAL WORK. Office and Works, 451 Main Street, - PAWTUCKET, R. I., U. S. A, WORCESTER MACHINE SCREW CO,, Worcester, Mass, | SET. CAP AND MACHINE SCREWS. Manufacturers of STUDS FOR STEAM ENGINE, PUMPS, &«. EXPANSION « BOLTs. Fer Susteninns = ponene ots a Saag cture te brie? ewe _Srewaae "4 ROMAINE MFa. Ce. MANUFACTURERS. PHILADELPHIA EXPANSION BOLTS For fastening all Kinds ofstructure to trick aid stone Work Patentee and M'f'r, ISAAC CHURCH, Bend for Catalogue A. Toledo, Ohio- j 7 encase FOR MAKING RIVETS, NUTS, AND FOR ROLLING THREADS. BUILT BY The WATERBURY FARREL FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO i Waterbury, Conn., U. S.A 4 ee PURE ROLLED ZINC PLATES. Gut te any dimensions for Batteries, Boliers and Special uses. E. PHILLIPS & SONS. So. Hanover, Mass., U. &. A. Prices on application. PORT CHESTER BOLT & NUT CO., PORT CHESTER, N. Y. ——MANUFACTURERS OF-— 2 Cold Punched, Chamfered and Trimmed, Case Hardened and Semi-Finished ‘-NUTS- Bicycle Supplies, &c., &e. Tire Bolts a Specialty. 0 ed fy SET, CAP and Sole Mfrs.of the Gen: sree = CHICAGO ScREWCO. Huntington Eme » MACHINE Ay \\\' 31 RES \\ Wheel Dresser SCREWS, SG Rinwes se teorge Milled Coupling Case Harde Bolts, etc. 94-108 W.WasHincton S TM Bicycle Parts. : ~ % S x 2 y 5 5 5 5 2 PD : t e —_= BSTAYATAYATAYOTA YA TALLY ATA TALLY LG YALA A BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS STRUCTURAL WORK, ~-THE IRON AGE. BOSTON, MASS., FOR ALL KINDS OF 19 > Se ee eee Steel Buildings, Roof Trusses, Bridges, Etc., Large or Small. SEND FOR ESTIMATE AY AANA ANAVAY ALANA YA OVAL A ANALG AYA NAYANTARA OYA THOS. B, RITER, Pres, WM. C. COFFIN, Vice-Pres. JOHN 8. CRAIG, Sec’y and Treas. ROBERT A. McKEAN, Gen. Mgr. STEEL CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS DESIGNED AND ERECTED IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. ALL BRANCHES. Roof Frames, Trusses and Girders, Blast Furnaces and Steel Works, Cupolas, Ladies, Converters, Boilers, Tanks and Heavy Plate Work, Gas Holders, Purifiers, ete Open Hearth Furnace Casings, Chimne ys , Riveted Pipe, Corrugated Iron. RITER-CONLEY MFG. COMPANY, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. A. NEW YORK OFFICE: 39-41 CORTLANDT STREET . i STEEL BUILDINGS New England Structural Co., BRIDGES. Boston Office: 186 P. O. SQUARE. Ornamental Iron Work, Bronze Work. ee works: EVERETT, MASS. A. 8. MILLER, JR., Treasurer. R. H. Brown, Chief Engineer Eastern Bridge and Structural Co., Engineers, Contractors, and Manufacturers of STEEL STRUCTURAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Steel and iron frame work for buildings, roofs, turnished. Write us. 58 Front St., Worcester, Mass. railroad and highway bridges. Plans and estimates Works beside tracks of Fitchburg and B. & M. Railroads, Worcester, Mass. WILSON & SMITH, Worcester, Mass. coe Punching and Die Work. ey Nuts ~ Washers SPECIALTIES IN LINE OF PRESS WORK. ONLY 2 PARTS. lest Ex sion Bolt in the market. Re Be NEWHAL! 26 Cortlandt 8t., NY Tel. + Costiandt HIGHEST SPEED \Tack Machines Ryan’s Patents. WM. A. SWEETSER, 39 Montello St. BROCKTON, MASS. EXPANSION BOLTS. ; The Best Bolt i on the Ma:ket. Y MFD. BY THE McCABE HANGER MFG. CO., 833-543 West 224 St., N. Y. WRITE FOR PRICES Seen Our Have You TRIANGLE FEED for Tack Machines ? IT IS A WONDER!! GUARANTEED INCREASE 25¢ IN SPEED. KIMBALL BROS. & SPRAGUE, BROCKTON, MASS. Corrugated, and all Other Shapes of Iron Roofing and Siding. iy ~s aig Se: [SSS oy ae <a = SS =o ———— =a SSS aes Iron ccm Roofs, Doors, Shutters, Cornices, ylights, Bridges, &c. Moseley tien Bridge and Roof Co., Office, 39 Cortlandt St., Room 13, NEW YORK. STEEL FRAME MILL BUILDINGS, Tanks for Water, Gas or Oil, Sheet and Plate Iron Work, Corrugated Iron, Water Filters, 10 to 10,000 gal. capacity. WM. B. SCAIFE & SONS, - Pittsburgh, Pa, ‘ DIAMOND TACK AND NAIL WORKS, RAYNHAM, MASS. MANUFACTURERS. SEND FOR QUOTATIONS. oan 'g 5 a ty THE IRON AGE. ., ‘ MANUFACTURERS OF BLACK AND GALVANIZED Wrought Merchant Pipe ALL KINDS, SIZES 1-8 TO 30 INCHES. BOILER TUBES. Mild Steel and Charcoal Iron for Stationary, Locomotive and Marine Work. CASING, TUBING AND DRIVE PIPE FOR WELL PURPOSES. GAS AND OIL LINE PIPE. Cylinders Lapwelded and Seamless, tested 100 Ibs. to 3,700 lbs., for Com- pressed Air, Carbonic Acid Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia, Etc., Etc., Etc. Water and Gas Mains. CONVERSE AND MATHESON, LEAD JOINT, PIPE FOR MAINS. SEAMLESS TUBES, SHRAPNEL, PROJECTILES AND MISCELLANEOUS FORGINGS. OFFICE OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, MERCANTILE AND MANUFACTURING DEPT’S, Havemeyer Bldg., New York. Conestoga Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. — LOCAL SALES OFFICES Havemeyer Building, New York. 95 Milk Street, Boston. 267 So. 4th Street, Philadelphia Conestoga Building, Pittsburgh. Western Union Building, Chicago. — FOREIGN OFFICE — Dock House, Billiter Street, London, E. C., Eng. NATIONAL TUBE COMPANY io hae Cae Ce ea ®D) TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, - - TNBULIFORM, LONDON, _a —— ~ £ >» (E Le) LLG — i ee ee ee a THE IRON 21 POCO SS COCCCCOCH COO EE Oe ae American Steel Hoop Company General Offices, Battery Park Bldg., New York. MANUFACTURERS BAR IRON Common, Refined and “BB” Iron. Flats, Rounds, Squares, Ovals, &c. Chain and Rivet Iron, Bolt and Nut Iron. “STAR” and “EAGLE” Horse Shoe Iron. Skelp Iron, &e. STEEL Bessemer and Open Hearth. Flats, Rounds, Squares, Ovals, Angles, Channels, Special Shapes. Round Edge Steel Tire. Agricultural Shapes, &c. BANDS and HOOPS Bessemer and Open Hearth. All widths and gauges. Steel Skelp, Hame Back, Tongue Cap, Cotton Ties, &e. BAR DISTRICT SALES OFFICES Chicago Marquette Building St. Louis Fullerton Building Cleveland Williamson Building Pittsburg Empire Building Philadelphia Land Title Building Boston No. 8 Oliver Street Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Building St. Paul Endicott Building San Francisco No. 23 Davis Street New Orleans Hennen Building Montreal Temple Building POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OO OOOOH OOOEOOOOOOOOO POS SSCS SOSSSOSSOSSSSSS GOSSSSSSOOSSSSSSSSS GOSS SOSSOOO COO COCCCOCCCLS ® ® © ® ® ® ® ® © ® © © ® © ® © ® ® ® © © ® ® © ® ® ® © ® ® ® © ® ® ® ® © © © © © © © © ® © © ® © ® ® ® © © © ® ® ® 22 THE IRON AGE. AMERICAN SHEET STEEL COMPANY Battery Park Building New York Manufacturers of all varieties of Iron and Steel Sheets BLACK AND GALVANIZED W. Dewees Wood Company’s Planished Iron Wellsville Polished Steel Sheets DISTRICT SALES AGENTS STOCKTON & BRAINARD, Marquette Building, Chicago T. W. Simpers, Land Title Building, Philadelphia W. J]. WetsTEIN & JoHN W. Goon, Security Building, St. Louis F. C. MILLIKEN, Times Building, Pittsburgh S. J. WATERMAN, Neave Building, Cincinnati S. L. MitcHeL, Hennen Building, New Orleans Hoce & Swirt, Portland, Oregon W. T. SHANNON, 34 West Ninth Street, Chattanooga T. H. Speppy, San Francisco LEE CHAMBERLAIN, Los Angeles B. & S. H. THompson & Company, Montreal, Canada. f=> i ® ° : 4 American Tin Plate Company MANUFACTURERS ..... Tin Plate Terne Plate Black Plate GENERAL OFFICES: Battery Park Building, new yorkycrrv. AAPM PAB®MAMDSOOFOHOOOFOOOOCOOOOOCOOCO a eats GS a A A A 8 A A A A AN A AN A A ss aw THE IRON AGE. 23 Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company, General Offices, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. MAKERS oem Basic Open Hearth Steel. Blooms, Billets and Slabs. Foundry, Forge and Basic Pig Iron. Merchant Bar-Iron and Steel. Steel Castings. Spiegeleisen & Ferro Manganese. MINERS AND SHIPPERS Coal, Coke, Ore, Limestone and Dolomite. Export Facilities ee Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Charleston, Port Royal, Brunswick, Savannah and Norfolk. Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron emia Sloss Iron and Steel Company, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. Manufacturing following well Known brands of foundry iron: “Sloss,” “Florence,” “Sheffield,” “Lady Ensley.” Selling Agents: SHIPPERS OF CR re md Bow A mere Leg hell Gite FOUNDRY COKE FROM WASHED COAL, DL, Cobo: 8 Becurity Bag. Bt Leva. Mo. CELEBRATED J. K. Dimmick & Company, 911 Drexel Bdg., Philadelphia, Pa. oe. £ Company, (5 Board of Trade, Columbus, Ohie. SLOSS PRATT STEAM AND J. R. Lehmer, 1212 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. Bisse E'ilaons te Coit so as Dernaa soe of anton BLOCK DOMESTIC COAL. Cabie address SLOSS, BIRMINGHAM, using Lieber's A-1, Watkins, Western Union Telegraphic and the Atlantic Cable Directory Codes. GALVANIZED STEEL SHEETS Corrugated Sheets, Galvanized or Painted BLACK STEEL AND IRON SHEETS ROOFING AND SIDING McCULLOUGH IRON CO., - Wilmington, Delaware. PIERSON & CO., 29 Broadway, New York, N. Y. SOFT STEEL SS HOOPS AND BANDS. AND SPECIAL SHAPES. YOUNGSTOWN, O Correspondence Solicited. MANUFACTURERS OF Refined Base, Pate, Senter Hooe bon. + (BON AND