The Iron Age 1900-08-16: Vol 66 Iss 7

. a ‘ THE oa coe “fo OMNYAS1 WSU IRON 44G «109 LUvHHostp Hugs A Review of the Hardware, Iron, Machinery and Meta: . .—des. Published every Thursday Morning by David Williams Co., 232-238 William St... New York. Vol. LXVI: No. 7. Reading Matter Contents......... page 46 iphabetical Index to Advertisers ‘‘ 141 jassified List of Advertisers... .. ss. “QS 53 New York, Thursday, August 16, rgoo. $5.00 a Year, including Postage. Single Copies, Ten Cents. dvertising and Subscription Rates “ Sportsmen Who load their own shells often find them- Dynamo Bt. Sou, Mo. DELTING® New York. sists Patent Steal Belt Lacing SAVES Time, Belts, Money. GreatestStrength READY TO APPLY § FiNisHEDVowY With Least Metal. Send fer Circulars and Free Samptes. THE BRISTOL CO., Waterbury, Conn. SAMSON SPOT CORD Stee eet SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. 7 7. a ranch Office, 11 en New York. Clveland City Forge and IronCo., - Cleveland, O. DROP HAMMERS. MERRILL "BROS. $.. Brooklyn, N.Y. MILL CINDER. PILLING & CRANE firsre Bultging Lewis Block. F p Pamete. ittsburgh. American Sheet Steel Company Battery Park Building New York Manufacturers of all varieties of Iron and Steel Sheets Fiack and Galvanized > WV. Dewees Wood Companv’s 'lanished Iron : ‘Vellsville Polished Steel Sheets selves in a locality where the use of several different charges is almost a necessity if they would bring down their full 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 cach ji is particularly designed. Union Metallic Cartridge Co, Winners of Handicap 1893-94-95-97-98-99. 313 Broadway, New York. Bridgeport, Conn. Se 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 ’96 Packing. Pronounced by steam users throughout the world the best joint packing manufactured. ive ? Not at all, as it weighs 30¢ less than other pack- ings sold at about the same price per pound, con- sequently is much cheaper. JENKINS BROTHERS, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago. Brass Prices High So Use Bright“Swedoh” Stamp- gg (93 _ ing Steel. Easily Brass Plated and Save Money, page 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 hr pe The name and trade- x agpeer om cash box and bar, and at nufactured r, in United States” “ Patented June 3, '90,” are stamped on the un- er side of each bar. Magnolia Metal ts call Lo body at the same s it has #iways sold at—No advance. an Francisco, Montreal, Boston and mails METAL C0., "268 pad 367 W West St ( hicago Office, Fisher Building, 281 Dearborn ft. set +9 5 = e 4 ~ - ~ ~ 2 Pia € ie petit aS e: hay ~ Md : Pe 4 ns = s a " THE TRON AGE. THE ANSONIA BRass p” COPPER CO. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (TRADE-WaRK REGISTERED.) Condenser,Piates,Pump Linings, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 99 John Street, - . New York. 000000004 Waterbury Brass Co. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and Ger- man Silver re, Brass and Copper Tubing. COPPER RIVETS AND BURS. TAPE MEASURES, METALLIC EYELETS, Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, &c., THE PLUME & Arwoop Mrc. C: MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass —AND— WIRE PRINTERS’ BRASS, JEWELERS’ METAL, GER wan SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER Rivets AND BURRS. Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, K ro. sene Burners, Lamps, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 29 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 144 HIGH ST., BOSTON. 199 LAKE ST., CHICAGO, ROLLING MILL : THOMASTON, CONN. FACTORIES : WATERBURY, CONN, 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. 1. 38 Mechanic St., Newark, Ned. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. DEOXIDIZED ORDNANCE and COMPOSITION METALS__ of all descriptions. Satisfactory prices. BRIDGEPORT DEOXIDIZED BRONZE & METAL €0., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Randolph-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 Bldg., Room 202. Chicago Office, 602 Fisher Bldg. Boston Office, Cor. Oliver and 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. rchase Sts. Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., 100 John Street, - New York. LA SALLE, ILLINOIS. —_ SMELTERS OF SPELTER Arthur T. Rutter, AND MANUFACTURERS OF SUCCESSOR TO SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. WILLIAM S. FEARING, pacer en orga pon lg 256 Broadway, New York Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR LECLANCHE BATTERY. BRASS Finisnens J.J.RYAN & CO. Sheet Brass, German Silver, Cop- per, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Small Tubing a Specialty. Brass and Copper Rods, Brass Ferrules. Sheet and Ingot Copper; Spe!‘cr, Tin, Antimony, Lead, etc. THE BRIDGEPORT BRASS (0. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 19 Murray St., New York. 85-87 Pearl St., Boston. 17 N. 7th St., Philadel) | ‘a. MANUFACTURERS OF Brass SHEET — 3 — Say a aes 13 ae. Robeb sok — 1a Ol eble!-hrco} Best Bronze, Babbitt Metals, Brass and Aluminum CASTINGS YOU CAN OBTAIN PROMPTLY the latest work on any subject in which you are interested by ad- B O 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, “ MANUFACTURERS OF Lamp Geeds of all Kinds. Braziers’ Bolt and Sheathing BRASS AND COPPER GOOD COP PP Ee RR. " In Great Varieties. bi COPPER WiiRE AND RIVETS. Importers and Dealers in ingot Copper,.Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. ano) TUBING Bf ¢ Copper | WIRE. | GESSEMER STEEL, “BRASS AND Om. TEMPERED srmmcs. | THE IRON AGE. S |THE PHOSPHOR BRONZE SMELTING CO. [IMITED; BRAND PHOSPHOR- BRONZE. CASTINGS, STAMPINGS ano Aan 2200.-WASHINGTON.AVE.PHILADELPHIA. ‘ELEPHANT BRAND PHOSPHOR-BRONZE~ INGOTS CASTINGS, WIRE, RODS, SHEETS.etc. — DELTA METAL-— FORGINGS ORIGINAL ano SoLce MakerRsin THE U.S. Dlinois @Zinc Company, MANUFACTURERS OF Spelter. Sheet Zinc, Sulphuric Acid and Acid Phosphate. W. FISHER, Agent, %1-%3 Falton St., New York City. Telephone, 139 John. PERU, ITF... OILLESS BEARINCS. A strong letter of commendation from a firm whose re puaion ts“ world wide” as the manufacturers of the Ferry *PEARLINE.” Nuw York, Nov. 26, 1897. NortH AMERICAN METALINE Co., 43 Third ft , Long Island City, N. Y. Gentlemen : in i Metalined Bushings bave given us entire satisfaction im 1886 or "8? under ver i yr by be ne b tension bei ey gave outenaen their use throughout our wor ever we have placed them. We first applied them ut them in fast running loose pulleys erfect satisfaciion. Since then, we have , and they hive given satisfac tion where Very truly yours, JAS. PYLE & SONS. Por 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. SOLE MAKERS: THE WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS SHIP and ENGINE BUILDING CO., PHILADELPHIA PA. SSSA”. 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, amd if not satisfactory will, on return of Reel refund the money. Catalogues mailed free on application. Tue Anoncw B. _Henonyx Co., New Haven, Conn. Best Anti Friction Metai for all machinery bearings. savy crushing weight it has no THEO. HIERTZ & SON, Sole Manutacturers, sooeeoooeeeoos SSSSSSSSOSS Grey iron and aluminum castings of every description. EUROPEAN ACENTS: ALL GRADES. CHICAGO, Cuts 134 inch and Jeoe structs rapidly; leaves cut straight and smooth; has inserted knives, replaced at 30th St. and Park Ave., St, Louis, Me, We make a specialty of bronze tablets for JOHN W. CLARK, ALBANY, N. Y. C.S. HENRY & CO., 12Leadenhail St., London, E. C. NEW YORK, ae weet HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY PURCHASERS. Your favor of 20th inst. received; in reply are pleased tos 1y that | The American Metal Co. ‘LIMITED), Exchange Court Building, 52 Broadway, New York. P. O. BUX 957. COPPFR. COPPER OKES AND MATTES. Tin, Lead, Spelter, Antimony, Nickel, Alumiaum, Bullion, tron. ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. AGENTS HENRY R. MERTON & CO., Manchester and Glasgow. METalLGt-Et.LSCH' FT, Frankfurt-on-Main WILLIAMS, FOSTER & 0., Ltd., eraeene, Eng. SOCIETE LE NIt KEL, Paris, Fra BALBACH SMELTi..G & 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 MELTINC mucH CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW: TO BE HAD iN THE MARKET. NEW OROLD COPPER CAN BE USED. FOR CIRCULARS’ AND PRIC aooress HALK & NAUMANN, "77 “A Foe Ne 23.5.4 FOR London, Rirmingham, ‘OCANADA ‘© PEAS = Phosphorized Metal Co. Philadelphia, Pa. Phosphor Tin,‘ Phosphor Bronze, Phosphor Copper, Manganese Copper. Lowest MARKET PRICES. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED v-| WOS ‘S3ZIS NIV SIJIHONI Brx vz HS ssvaqd Gavuy A IVH boleh Gi ae. e-2-B fe) *“INOHdGIIGL Oi WOIHL HON! 4 YHOA MSN ‘L33H1LS HLHOM IZ VIIMNWHY PHIZ 04) Wd ONY SUG CHOREBIANH “| rr >» «€ I9ONWD BZ or high speed ard he Manufacturers all grades Babbitt seas 80 Solder, Bar Tin, Bar L ead, Lead Car Seals, Pig Tin, Pig Lead, buildings and monuments; also brass name WE MAKE q BABBITT. Merchant & Co., Inc., WRITE U3 ALWAYS. BROOKLYN. Patented and manufactured by HELWIG MFG. CO., St. Paul, Minn. equal. ronz plates for engines, dynamos and machinery. ii BROADWAY, NEW YORK. BABBITT METALS PHILADELPHIA, _HELWIG PNEU PNEUMATIC STAYBOLT CLIPPER A 4 THE IRON AGE. LE COCHRAM, Preeti s 227; Mi. MM, Sd 2 KEITEL AT Aa : 3006! MASON EVANS Say & Tacas. JOHN O.PEW, Gant. Mao. ; V. CRIMPED EDGE IRON. THE YOUNGSTOWN N yt IRON & STEEL ROOFING COM PANY. IRON & STEEL WEATHER BOARDING. GALVANIZED & BLACK RIDGING. SEND FOR CATALOGUE.AND PRICES. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Eastern Agents: Chicago Office: W.H. THOMSON & CO., Philadelphia, Pa 810-811 New York Life Bldg. PATENT COLD... GALVANIZING PROCESS, S WV I je E s Oo Pp E All kinds that, others make, and some that others | 8 : 4 : onot. For instance, THE We notify our customers and others that we are cnlarging our Jobbing Plant to a Capacity of “SIX” 25 foot tanks and will be equipped to handle any kind of heavy - work up to 25 feet in length, and also, with our special “yy a Patent machinery and de vices, small work of every . description, such as , nalis, screws, bolts, tea wthegee veer ete., at very low size and ya Prices. Special scriptio a prices made for ~ AE a yearly contracts grant shep right anf other i Note the smooth surface, and how the exterior wires interlock, resulting in long life, and no displacemen ad large or- b. ad censes on a roy- of wires. Nothing equal to it as a track cable for Hoist Conveyors. Also, alty basis. Iron and Steel Wire of al! kinds. 00 vt — Manufactured by THE TRENTON IRON CO,., Trenton, WN. J. i New York Office—Cooper, Hewitt & Co., 17 Burling Slip. Chicago Office—1114 Monadnock Building U, S. Electro- e* by ag Galvanizing Co. JOBBING PLANT: 108-110 W. 1ith St. MAIN OFFICE: 346 Broadway, New York. SPIRAL SPRINGS We make a apocioky of making to order only a superior quality of ‘ ast Steel Wire Springs. either for extension or compression. ne Soreagenay apse treet coten meseetenee . ra quaiity of wir ro aa : Preserve Your MANILA S, : the L grade io as we use for the Springs that a LEATHER BELTS, @ : GEARING. ; JOHN CHATILLON & SONS, . . e r * creo ian sol ° 85 to 93 Cliff St., and 12 Jacob St., E 8 fee Rooke Boles NEW YORK CITY. | 4 All Metal Work. § ; 1895 7 THE IRONSIDES CO., @ Established ae 4 ea DP rice Columbus, 0.,U.S.A. $ Seeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ELECTRO GALVANIZING WORKS BLACKIIAN & KING. Specialty made of Galvanizing Steam, Water and Drainage Fittings, Nails, Screws, Bolts and Nuts, Springs, All Kinds of Castings and Wreucht Iren Work. 1} = ——.- J sol waa et nd and 12th Sts., CLARK & COW Sap (MANUFACTURERS OF === ELECTRO GALVANIZING tion PRING\ "RIVETS Iron, Steel, Screws, Nails, also t PLAINVILLE Steam and Drainage Fittings. | EMPIRE PIPE BENDING AND SUPPLY CO., egg to 253 Park Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. | FT Telephone “ 429 R Main.” ‘ Nickelized-Sheet-Zinc Pye & Op — S&S 38 2 OR BB ts a highly polished, AUN-C+ KRUSIV2 metal, packed with paper between each sbeet. Is being used for Wash boards, House Numbers, Reflecto™ Buttons, Name-plates, Stove-boarda, Refrigera‘ an a ; stamped and bent to the sharpest turn, retaining a polish lik AMERICAN NICKELOID CO., PERU, ILLINOIS. tor Lining, Fruit Jar Caps. Can be sold nickel-plated brass. Jing Polished for the Trade. THE IRON AGE. : COEOOC OOIISCOSGOOS OOOOOCSOSOCOCOOSGOSCOCOOCOOOCOCOOCO ts 9900S 099000000009 00009909000 909099060009 9990999509058 BO TRADE FOLLOWS AND THE of the Procession. *O0 O2-4>20778M ae |. Purposes. Metals Perforated as Required for Eastern Office, 284 Pearl Street, New York. od ... THE FLAG H. & K, Flag Is at the Head SCREENS OF ALL KINDS. * ; THE HARRINGTON & KING PERFORATING (0, Main Office and Works, 209 North Union Street, Chicago, Ills. Diriacinted Sheet Metals for All 0000090C009000092000009020009209000 SOQOBIOS BOOGOS CO BOO: 000000600004 + NEW HAVEN WIRE MFG. CO., MANUFACTURERS OF WW IE E;; IN GREAT VARIETY. NEW HAVEN, ° CONN. 000000000000 WIRE ““— SPRINGS MORGAN SPRING CO., Worcester, Mass. eee DOS LESS LDLTL TLS L}DLVLGO 5 SMALL $ 2 SPRINGS : 2 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 2 ® —MADE BY — 2 iC © THE WALLACE BARNES CO, 2 ® Bristol, Conn., U. S. A. $ « Established 1857 @ 2 Flat or Round Wire, Steel or Brass, * ® COLD ROLLED STEEL $ Kept tn Stock. .003 to .049 In. thickne ss. * 4 Springs Enameled or Plated. ® @ Send Samples and Write for Quotation s. @ : : OSOSSSSPSESES*SESELSELOLELEO aot, EMPERED SF SPRINGS eT | AGRCACTURAL IMPLEMENTS SnoSPECIAL ee ad serif o-25 wg SABIN FARGEARTE — ead VT. VOLUTE/ ‘SPRINGS SCVOVOVSVOVF VO” OS GOSS 688288 G7 H 688888878 BABBITT META ; F M. SHIMER#CO., - OTHER BRASS INGOTS and SPELTER. Smelters and Refiners. Brand: GOLDEN ROD. SCRAP METALS OF ALL CLASSES BOUGHT. FOR ROLLING MILL AND MACHINERY. zza8 Cherry Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¢ St SBVSSESB~ $VSHVISSEVASVSVS HS > 8 BESES~ GRISWOLD WIRE CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF CROS3 HEAD, IMPROVED, MONITOR, HOOK AND SINGLE LOOP STEEL WIRE BALE TIES. Wire Straightened and cut to lengths, Wire Wire Nails, etc BRADDOCK, PA. MY Ne. 3 BEARING METAL HAS STOOD THE TEST AND I CAN PROVE ALL ICLAIM FORIT. . } PRICE and QUALITY are the two essentials. |. SHONBERG, 172 Hudson Street, N. Y., Nanufactyrer and oa.00 Howe, Pres. & Treas. Any specification. specialty. Sef we ENOCH PETERSON Pres. & Secy The Wm. 0, Gibson Co, MANUFACTURERS OF Coiled and Flat Springs required shape or size. Made to sample or Oil tem- pered Crucible Cast steel Springs for Machinery a 23-27 North Clinton 8t.. CHICAGO, iLL COTTERS SPLIT KEYS ee ee a CT - 3 =a =k VAD oe Oe HO. RIVETED © a a THE HOLLINGER FENCE Co. Cary Spring Works, 240 and 242 W. 29th St., N. Y. City. WIRE@@SPRINGS =| OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. E. JENCKES MFG. CO. PAWTUCKET, R. I. ‘ . CRESCENT COAT AND HAT HOOKS, BRIGHT WIRE GOODS, COTTERS AND KEYS, SPECIAL WIRE WORK TO ORDER. Sole Selling Agents, JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., 113 Chambers St., New York. | | & you see what you want, write us; if not, write | us anyway, for we make many shapes in Springs and Cultivator Shovels not shown in cut. ST. JOHNS SPRING COFIPANY, eR AS eae St. Johns, Michigan. THE IRON AGE. R. H. WOLEF & CO.. Ltd.. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL FINE GRADES OF COLD ROLLED STEEL, For Corset, Band Saws, Glock and Watch Springs and all parts thereof, and all other special purposes. FINEST QUALITIES OF STEEL WIRES, Round, Square, Flat and al! other shapes, for Cables, Wire Ropes, Spokes, Needles, Piano Wire, and all other special purposes, tempered and untempered, etc. Also Makers of Works: 118th, 117th and 116th Sts. and East River, Wolff-American High Art Cycles. NEW YORK CITY. » E make all kinds of WwW Sheel [letal goods as well as Wire goods. bea All our work is done by s Automatic Machines, and consequently cheap 'Fa\\ in price and good in J quality. Be sm a, SAE | 289-297 Washington St., Co NEWARK, N. J. A few of the Wire shapes we have made. ‘ ‘*A LITTLE BLUE BOOK ON & 9 « ROPE TRANSTISSION,”’ Second Edition—AUGMENTED. Published by THE AMERICAN MANUPACTURING CO. TRANSMISSION = ROPE. oman ®| WATERBURY ROPE CO. MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 65 Wall Street, NEW YORK. © DUNBAR BROTHERS, FACTORIES, Brooklyn. OFFICE, 69 South St., N. Y. ~‘ MANUFACTURERS OF MAKERS OF ‘ Oil i etm Diss | YVIRE ROPE. ALL KINDS OF . SMALL SPRINGS OF ALL KINDS. ea ages Also Manila, Sisal, Russia and SHEET STEEL and American Cordage and Binder Twine. STEEL and BRASS WIRE, BRISTOL, CONN. _ Wi ~~ in Steel - Straightened and Cut ‘ fe iC Charcoa, IFOM._. All Lengthe. Screw Rods, WWwOOD SCHRTWS, Iron and Brass. ¥ - TRANSOM. LIFTERS. Ww Ye Be TT BICYOuE CHAINS for Bicycles and Mechanical Purposes. ER, , TRENTON, - Nu ve READING SCREW CO., Norristown, Penna. CHILLED CAST WIRE DIES|THE STEWART WIRE COMPANY, - - °"°EAsron Panna. A SPECIALTY. Any Size er Style Made at Short Netic BRIGHT it LIQUOR COPPERED oREW ART METAL WORK IN BRASS, STEE}} — tiynep § AND IR DETROIT — ALL VARIETIES—— RIVET IRON. £.T BARNUM, ics” Gee Adv. 1st Fach Month. Wire Straightened and Cut to Specified Lengths. =~ SUCCESSFUL ’ | SANITARY f etahilehad THE IRON AGE. _ \ z Q ASA. OF Te wears 3 c) o 2] i , iy uHE 34 279 . < Qc of 8 ' : Taz nh ® ? d3 uP 9 oHo OMS ROVER . <4 2R8 - vo ¢ Dh Q 3 4 f a H& DLANC 2 HO : y NI . \ 8 } EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE Heavy Stee! Témpered | National Battery and Bolting Wire-Cloth. BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO., SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF “PATENT STEEL ; REGR DEES THE MOST DURABLE ROPE MADE; IT HAS NO EQUAL. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. & LASCHEN ck SONS ROFPE CoO., SOLE MANUFACTURERS PATENT FLATTENED STRAND Established 1876 St. Louis, Mo. SAN SAFE WIRE.ROPDENS LSS IRENE SECURE. EERE WSS SS (Trade Mark Registered. OVERHEAD WIRE Rope_TRAMWAYS AND CABLEWAYS. 920-922 NORTH MAIN ST., ST. LOUIS, Sranch Office. 47-49 South aie Chicago. af Su_We- LOUE ESTABLISHED MO. a ee. 71-1 == -)) 2) HAZARDMFG CO. IFSULATED WIRES and CABLES. HARD and SOFT DEAWN COPPER WIRE. Warerooms: 50 DEY STREET, NEW YORK. Works: WHKESBARRE, PA. ea = VIN UR ae ee $= Te WILLIAMSPORT WIRE ROPE CO., —— SCH —=WTREROPE.=4 7S WILLIAMSPORT, PA. RIO:N=8-GRU:CIBLE=CAST_STEEIS Macomber ,,, 7+ TRON & Whyte WIRE ROPE Rope Co., Manilla Rope, Blocks, Sheaves, Galvanized Wire, Steel Strand. 19 South Canal Street, CHICAGO. OUR TRADE MARK PROTECTS YOU. ™ Kidd Bros. & Burgher Steel Wire Company, IIicKEE’S ROCKS, PA. Sole Manufacturers of KIDD SPECIAL DRILL RODS, NEEDLE WIRE AND HIGH GRADE STEEL WIRES. HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law, Solicitors of Patents. PHILADELPHIA West End Bidg., 82 So. Broad St. NEW YORK Potter Building, 88 Park Row, WASHINGTON National Union Bidg., 91" 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. E. B. STOCKING, Attorney at Law, 611 F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, D. OC. ATEN TS. GEO. R. HAIMILIN, Patent Lawyer, 800 H Street, N. W., - - - Washington D.C. Booklet, “ Information for Inventors,” free Moderate Charges. Easy Paymen's Estey Wire Works Co. Manufacturers ot every variety of WIRE CLOTH = 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. Special experience in end connections for obtaining Patents in foreign countries. JANNEY, STEINMETZ 4 CO., Seamless Cold Drawn Steel Shells, 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 Bowls. INGOT ALUSINUIM for STEEL MAKERS. DREXEL BUILDING, Philadelphia. H. P. & H. F. WILSON, MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE BALE TIES For Baling Hay, Straw, Jute, Moss, Rags, Paper Stock and all Compressible Material. 577-579 Tenth Ave., - New York City. TErE WIRE GOODS COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. Hardware and Kitehen Wire Goods. Specialties to Order. EVERYTHING IN WIRE. in a men CAI i sca meal os a ee I Ce a — anioenenenadne linn gg negates = oO THE IRON AGE. ~~ yy poveowonenne poneseonseety THE SUMMIT: WIRE CO. ecoetoecoeseds ee ee ee °, 2, 7? Ff ¢ 2 ® * « « é ¢ « 2 CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO. é $ Mi: aufacturers of $ “~ : WIRE = z tt ot $ z BROOM WIRE, é 4 i, 5 TINNED - MATTRESS WIRE, (LANTERN WIRE, BRIGHT MARKET WIRE, COPPERED MARKET WIRE, ANNEALED STONE WIRE. Sokal WIRE STRAIGHTENED AND CUT TO LENGTHS, * AT FS 9 Gy RETF F4 OED #E Flat Tempered Rolled Wire. We carry complete stock of Flat Tem- pered Rolled Wire in 4 in to 2 in. widths, and .009 te .022 in thickness in all qualities. We make a specialty of coated rust-proof Tem ered Wire; absolutely water-proof. Prices and further particulars upon appli- cation. THE WARNER BROTHERS CO., Bridgeport, Conn. - ° . ° ° 4 q ¥ ¥ y : ; a a . LOOOOCOOOSOOOT Prrodedetedeaterterte tectedtnstedtocteatectedte ato os pearetostotoatoetectontontontndten RT rerencrtetretretoetoctoctenten as as 4s. el en ele ee ROSSMAN S LaWn FenCE. Loken AT Mannan 7X eC alec kD 00) | 7) | for Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries Made especiall {private Grounds. Has no equal. and all Public anc 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. Steel Rod HARTMAN ,, cket Fence For Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries, School Grounds; also Tree Guards, Window Guards, Wire Mats, Woven Wire Fence, etc. HARTMAN MFG. CO., Of Eliweod City, Pa. N. ¥. Office, 309 B’ way, N. Y. City. GEO. W. PRENTISS & CO., - MANUFACTURERS OF Iron and Stee] HOLYOKE, [IAss. 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. UP-TO-DATE MFG, co., OWIGGINS WIRE FENCE co. Pagan Ind, Wire Fencing, Ready Made. for Lawn, Farm and Railroad, Write ter Catalogue. Agents Wanted. ORNAMENT AL FENCE! 25 different designs, they are all steel and cheaper than wood fence, Special prices to Churchesand Cemeteries. Write us for catalogue. KOKOMO FENCE MCH. CO., Kokomo, Ind., U. S. A. | H Ht eter te ier ie er git cle ter ter testontiv iets oi bo tw — P — © Crveise Sree On eee ace «Pm NGS | OF Capacit | FROM ANO VUNCE To 50, Tone PRILABEL SH iN 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..J. ADAM, Joliet, Ill. BRIGHT IRON and BRASS WIRE GOODS Send tor Catalogue —_._..|:: Cae SPaiNG COTTERS AND KEYS. All Kinds of Special Wire Goods Made te Order. M. S. BROOKS & SONS, CHESTER, CONN. THE IRON AGE. aAaebbbaaaaaADDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADARAAAAA ARS The U. S. Wire Mat... Mz The cut shows a 50 ft. roll of our Wire Matting, from which the dealer can cut any length mat to suit his Tes come aes ype Sat on 8 U. 8. Wire Mat, all you have to do is—walk on it. To = Ine mat, all you have to do is—p ck it up. It does not curl up at the corners. It does not hold the dirt. it rolls up like a carpet. It is made in all widths. Write for our Booklet. UNITED STATES WIRE MAT CO.. - - Decatur, Ills The New Dean Wire Stretcher. Strong and reliable. Easy to operate. Made from approved patterns of latest design. The New Dean is well known to the trade and gives good satisfac- tion. We are prepared to execute orders for same promptly, and will guarantee to furnish a ect wor! article, made from best ma by competent workmen, WRITE FOR PRICES. VWNNNANY RURANARRNR NNN 14100014: 10101000000 pee FLY SCREEN C1LOvTrFt. Ht —— i | : ARCADE MFG. CO., FREEPORT, ILLS. wae BUFFALO, NY. G a aed CLOTH, : \ Oc E Go Garry Iron and Steel Roofing Co. ahhh bh ddd ddd ey OOP PNNNANRANN SD "MANUFACTURED BY 4 THE LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., - ST. LOUIS, M0. < Mls O160 1600040 OAO4IINNNINNA\NNNANANNANNANAN ANYTHING IN ARTISTIC AND LIGHT IRON, WIRE AND BRASS WORK — — Cor. Coe and Lake Sts., CLEVELAND, OHIO. a eee eo eae eS | 6S WIRE a specialty. THE WAGGONER WATCHMAN CLOCK. Latest, Simplest, Best. ig REDUCES INSURANCE. Givesa printed recerd on the back of the dial of the watchman's move- WE WANT ments. Rhe record is hidden, the dial cannot be stopped; any attemptto| AGENTS TO manipulate © the clock is recorded on the dial. SELL OUR Such as Lron and oe Fences of ove every description, Office and Baok Railings, Window Guards, Fire Fscapes, : tron Stairways, Roof Crestings, [ron rs avd Shutters, Flower Stands and other Fioral Designs, [ron Vases, Urns, Chairs and Sett General Builders’ [ron Work, etc. etc. * 100-page illustrated catalogue, with close prices, sent free. : 1 Buildings ORNAMENTAL IRON & WIRE CO., - - Chattanooga, Tenn. es i ggg Largest concern of the kind in the entire South * 00 ° - Structural _ Iron Work, cleveland WIRE SPRING Company Dryer Cars, Corrugated — CLEVELAND, O.—— ¢ Sheet Metal Oil tempered machinery SPR ' NG i ° Coverings. e © . ¢ a > > > > — — a a . > > ll > > > a RM features that are alone worth {ts cost. You throw away The largest m’f’rs good tools and buy new types that do more work. Why not do the same of Iron Fence in the pana ay nr ty date" type of watchman clock, and get the best protec- y U.S. tion yet offe ndorsed by the Insurance Bureaus. ; ‘Architectural and + Ornamental Iron The Waggoner Watchman Clock Co.,| + ban nny GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. THE STEWART 1RON WORKS, (Sitio Wiss. . a THE IRON AGE, NEW YORK? CHICAGO, ) SAN PRANCISCA, DENVER, y TRADE MARK, a MS th MA S\ J Vy Empire Bldg. The Rookery. Ba Steel Plates and Sheets. Bar Steel—All Shapes. Cold-Drawn Steel Shapes. Beams, Channels, Angles. VV ELUDES POR, PRICES. AS ie oe 9 G Aah kik © _- s J bs CAS YY EN y Se Extension—Compression—Torsion From the tiniest Watch Spring to the heaviest Car or Zz | Butter Spring, all made from our own special carefull vy tlested Steel. “Bound or Flat Springs to Order - TO MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS. Write for Prices to American Steel & Wire Co. THE IRON CONTINUOUS 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. be bb bn bn be bo be db bo A bo A hi A A Mi Ai hi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi A Mi hi Mi Mi Mi i Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Men Mn Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mh Me Mi i Mi Mi Mn i Mi Mi Mi Mh Mh Me Me Mn A Me Me vwwrrrrrrrrrvrvrvrvrvrevvevwvwvevwvrvwvevvvevwvevvevvwvevevyyeyryyyvyvyVvVYVYTVYTVYVVvVrVrVeVeVeeeeeeeveeeveveeeereeererrrrr re Y. 3 eRe WIRE, WIRE NAIL ® CHAIN canteen PLANTS. CUYAHOGA FALLS, The Turner, Vaughn & Taylor Co., qe eal ABP PPPP PPP PAPPPRP PLP PPP PPPP RP EPP PPP PEELE MPLA APE LARA AN LALAP LP ARAMPEL LAL ALC A A aE LPP PEP PAPAS oe bh bb bb bp fb by by bp be by bb bi bd bo be bh hi hi bh hh hi hh hh hi hi ha hi hi hi i hi hi hh hh hi hi hh hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi i hi hi hi hi hi hl M. M. S. POULTRY FENCING. 1t a. Cable Address: ** Vaughn, Cuyahoga Falls, O.’’ A, B. C. 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Is stronger and better, and completed fence costs from 40 per ee x< ate 1896, ny ani ] Patented July 6, 1897. e i ah Lhe os AL t. . : 2 nn _ SVAVAVAVAVAVA > cent. to 50 per cent less than any other 3, TX BVA 7\ 8 Also a large line of Hog, Sheep, 35 3 Field and Cattle Fencing to meet ees g= all requirements, and Steel Web Picket $58 Bs Fencing with gates, posts and rail, for = se8 lawns, cemeteries, etc., 2 | g&3 ig ::= DE KALB FENCE CO., 38s ; a Main Office and Factories: 326 Ba DeKalb, Illinois, U.S, A. $3 at | Selling Agents : $2 & Rotherham, Woo4 & Co., Melbourne; Aubtralia. . 4 Buhler & Co., Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. 3 ee = Brarch Offices and Warehouses: = SIR GRINS SS 154-156 First St., San Francisco, Cal, 304 Delaware St., Kansas City, Mo, 171 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, DILLON-GRISWOLD WIRE CO., “i"* MANUFACTURERS OF Barbed Wire Staples, Steel Wire Nails, Steel Bale Ties, Annealed, Bright and Galvanized Market Wire, Woven Wire Fence, Copper, Iron and Steel Rods, Special Wires and Wire Straightened and cut to length. SE8ins. FIINS. $F uns. / R5ins. f ' ’ ‘ l, 27 in} TAVAM _ \ Ray \ a4 / / / \ \A\ Ay \/\ \ \ | \ \ [ V/\A\/\/\ find ; Lo j 3OOO0000000000000000000000E ' ILMER’S LAWN FENCE 10 000 feet erected in Lincolu Park, Handsome, Durable and Cheap. Never Sags or Gets Loose. Live agente wanted in eve Mer Also Mfrs Wire -tock Fencing, Bale ails. Write for Catalogue. Kilmer Wire [ifg. Co., Chicago. COOOOOSOOOOOOOOO00000CO0eeE ) T IRON & WIRE FENCING, ELLIS & HELFENBERGER, *"200 SENATE, — INDIANAPOLIS, 12 THE IRON AGF. : Wire Cloth, Netting, Fencing and Perforated Metal. We Manufacture a Complete Line ef these Geeds, Including ‘*OLINTON ”’ Brand. “SILVER FINISH ’”’ Brand. Painted Window Screen Cloth. Galvanized Poultry Netting. Galvanized Poultry Netting. Galvanized Window Screen Clicth. Wire Lath. Woven Wire F'ence Mlectrically Welded Wire Fence, | C%!venized Fruit Drying Cloth. PERFORATED METAL FOR Co! Ore ane Crsvetsarseng, Spars Atreetare Kline Bio: wise” Preee Plates. OLINTON Win OL0TH OO., OLINTON, MASS. BOSTON. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. SAN FRANCISOO, SSSSHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSSSSSSECE Wire € (LOTH, ide GOODs. Renta. WIREW ORK. Pear! Wire Cloth. - Ngee Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. We ; oe CaaS Galvan sé A ing Poultry 8, , 153 Lake Street “Cottage” awn and Garden FF NC INC . eS y CEICAGO. “G&B° » Web Wire Fencing. UATES Fencinc TOOLS Georgetown, Cons. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. Se Sixrupes OD ailincs. Winnow Guanps Pactories:| Wiretos ‘three — Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifter. Teoma a Shea, Fcen \ from ), Mi. House Furnishing Wire : ec iitay —— Established 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH Co. 1 Galvanized, Tinned, Coppered. Bright and Annealed. SPECIAL WIRES PREPARED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES. Tinned, Mattress, Broom and Lantern Wire. Annealed, Tinned and Galvanized Stone and Market Wire. WORCESTER, [IASS. 79 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. “ PENNSYLVANIA” FRUIT PICKER. This Cut almost speaks for itself—the device being so much like the human hand shows at once the util ty 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 forsevera) years, and the demand ‘as it is becoming known) is steadily increasing The difficulty of detaching fruit and securing it fe dh is apparent to every one so engaged This overcomes the difficulty, and saves the finest fruit, which commands the highest prices. THE LOW PRICE AT WHICH IT IS SOLD brings 1t within the reach of those who have but little fruit to gather as well as those who have large quantities. PRICE, PER DOBVWEN, - - - $3.s5o. IT WILL GATHER APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, ETC. EDWARD DARBY & SONS. = 233-235 Arch Street, Philadelphia. LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE. Wire Netting, Wire Fencing, Wire Cloth, Wire Lathing, COAL AND SAND SCREENS, THE ROEBLING STANDARD FIRE-PROOF CONSTRUCTION. FRUIT DRYING CLOTH, IRON, STEEL, GALV’D, BRASS, FLY-SCREEN CLOTH, BRONZE AND COPPER CLOTH. ~<es—_HARDWARE GRADES —at> The New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Trenton, N. J. NEW YORK CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO. (0 fac Til = ~~ fe ae THE IRON AGE. 13 WickWIRE BrotHers, CorTLAND, N. Y. MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND NETTINGS. GOHTLOND fn, WYTGRTWIRE Sn, WHITE JODETAL FIgig vs WICK WIRE tng Wadefrom Hard Drawn Made from Hard Drawn Made from Hard Drawn Galvanized Before or Steel Wire. Bronze Wire. Galvanized Steel Wire. After Weaving. TISNED, BRIGHT BLUED, BRASS, COPPER WIRE CLOTH, FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. CORN POPPERS, DISH COVERS, METALLIC AND SQUARE GOAL SIEVES, FLOUR SIEVES. | NATIONAL WIRE CORP., NEW HAVEN, CONN., WIRE, WIRE RODS AND WIRE NAILS. Fence, Market, Straightened Galvanized, and Cut Wire Screw, Bolt, 1 in. ait tant Telephone and Special Wire Telegraph For all Purposes. Send for Prices, Eastern Agents, JOHN WALES CO., 141 High St., Boston, Mass. MICHICAN WIRE CLOTH Co., manuracturers or WIRE CLOTH ~ ALL KINDS From BRASS, COPPER, STEEL, IRON, GALVANIZED,TINNED and BRONZE WIRB Including PAINTED, GALVANIZED and BRONZE WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. 500 HOWARD ST., DETROIT, MICH. ESTABLISHED 1868. ESTABLISHED 1828. SPENGER WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. “me Iron and Bessemer Steel Wire of a1 kinas. FINE WIRE A SPECIALTY. No order too small for our best attention. Write us for prices and particulars. | Mills at Worcester and Spencer, Mass. RIPLEY & BARTLETT, soe. |e eee MAKERS OF ron || /WIRE ad GUT NAIL JIACHINES, | MFRS. OF | | A C K S rmice® |! Double-Pointed Tack Machines PLYMOUTH, MASS., U.S A. and Wire Flattening Machinery. ee ee ee ae NEW FREEDOM WIRE CLOTH GO., MANUFACTURERS OF ‘““SUMMIT’’ BRAND SCREEN WIRE CLOTH. | MADE FROM HARD DRAWN STEEL WIRE. PAINTED BLACK, GREEN, OR DRAB. Main Office and Works, NEW FREEDOM, PA. me 4 4 ) - ¢-4 cE heme Hh GoM § 4} mm +} ame +} eum ++ amr 8 14 THE IRON AGE. P FP PSS PAAAAAAASMSLAAMMMAWWWAAWBWUWAUABXABBABAAEEA ¥ 3 ROBT. L. HENRY, Pres TIN PLATE, \. aa Ah tf AA» >> >>>. D, B. SCULLY, Vice-Pres. THEO. D. MORGAN, Gen. Mer. WALTER E, STOY, Sec. & Trea: INDEPENDENT TIN PLATE WORKS, Champion Iron & Steel Co., Muskegon, Mich., Manufacturers of TERNE PLATE, Four Mills now running; four more Mills building. This Company has its own Open Hearth Steel Plant and Bar Mill, Also manufacturers of Merchant Bars, Steel and Iron. YOUR INQUIRIES SOLICITED. ; BLACK PLATE and SHEETS.’ 3 4 é Dea weeeeVVBBUBBWeWW&t&tEVssessssssvssvsswwsad Hard Golled Galvanized Steel Wire tor Fencing es tor We make and sellin the roll to the hardware trad Hard Galvanized Ceiled Wire for farm fenc pu Has twice the stre: of soft wire ; the cot perfectly provides for ex on and contraction, anc costs about the same as the soft. THE FROST WIRE FENCE CO., Welland, Ont., Canada. Cleveland, 0 WIRE FENCE, COILED WIRE. STEEL GATE* Conductor Pipe. Joins together perfectly. Uniform in size. Absolutely watertight. Eave Trough Elbows and Hangers ALL STYLES OF PAINTED AND GAL- VANIZED ROOFING AND SIDING. The Kanneberg Roofing and Ceiling Co., Canton, Ohio. TUCK M’F’G CO., Brockton, Mass. A191IND # SOO L ‘ssujudg Send for Tool Catalogue Tempered Springs of all Kinds. ARROW BRAND ASPHALT READY ROOFING. quired, bhis roofing comes in A E> Ready tor immediate rolls already coated with Notice the Lap Edge. use. gravel. No painting re ASHPALT READY ROOFING CO., 136 Water St., N. Y. The New Britain Hardware Mfg. Co., New Britain, Conn., U, 8. A, —— MAKERS OF ALL KINDS OF —— Special Machine Screws, Studs, Bolts, &o BICYCLE PARTS, SPECIAL HARDWARE. Pettern Makers’ Dowels and Emery Wheel Dressers Zlectro, Brass ano Nickel Plating. ; For Operating Windows in Monitor Roofs, " C U . H . ORMSBY’S D E R S MASS. H E O s, Sky Lights and Transoms in Churches and Schools. = INTILATING SYST | MELROSE, HANN'S improves Walchman’s Time Detector With Safety Lock Attachment. [Highest Award at Columbian Exposition. This Clock is neat. thoroughly reliable and very dura}! Cannot be tampered with. Price moderate. Is adapted t: 6. 12 or '8 stations, having a cifferent key foreach. Registering ': done by nnmbers from } to6,1 to 12 and | to 18, each station having its number. Send forcirculars, prices and further particulars. C. NANZ'‘&ICO., 127 Duane St., New York, U.S.A. S&S * IvppEm “BASY’ BOLT CLIPPER. WILL CUT ANYTHING. i) ; o Manufactured by | 5 ”) H.K. Porter, © 6 Ashland oe > = Everett, Mass. 1°) oO it is the BEST in the World. = For sale by the trade generally. Send ter Circular, Selig, Sennenthal & Ce., Lenden, Eng., Agents tor Great Britain and Ireland. EZelwig’s Fatemt Bolt and MRivet Clipper. Light, Strong, Powerful, Durable. neLwie mrc. co., No. 1 cuts & or less. ST. PAUL, #°'N. 6 or less No. 8 cuts 4 or less, No. 4 cuts $ or jess. CUTS CLOSE TO WORK. ° enwne AB IN: ‘IGHEST TESTIMONIALS FROM JOBBERS AND CONSUMERS SEND FOR CIRCULAR’ ARE THE ONLY ONE EVANS’ PATENT EXPANSION BOLT that wil! draw your work down hard and make it fit to stone,brick or concret>. They are unequaled for fire proof buildmgs, clecurie light and power instalime«ts, iron railings, frames, fencing, 4 balusters, awnings, etc — Agencies in all large cities. Send for catalogue. Fe A. EWANS, 596 to 614 Kent Ave,, Brooklyn, W. Y, sorcasnsteccs: eee UES CSE SCSCT UU CCST TES Vue VUE THE IRON AGE. AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF STEEL BRIDGES, STEEL BUILDINGS AW D : RRARARRARARRARRRAR RARRRRRARRRAR All Classes of Metallic Structures GENERAL OFFICES: No. 100 BROADWAY, - NEW YORK. BRANCH OFFICES: BOSTON. PITTSBURG. NEW ORLEANS. PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE. CLEVELAND. CHICAGO. MINNEAPOLIS. ; : B 3 ; : . 3 > 3 : : : 3 : ; x RARARAARRAARARARARRARRARARRARARARA RARAAAAAARARARARARAARAARAAAAARAR'ARARAAAAAARRAAAAAAAARAR ADRS 16 THE IRON AGE. wens «HARVEY HUBBELL. ose Screw Slotting, Machine Screws. 3 ser seein WA CH INERY & TOOLS. os sssvasnen Riveting Machines BRI DGEPORT, ‘e 0 N N SEMO FOR CATALOCUE. Manning Maxwell& Moore, wew vern, CHicaco Chandler & FarQuhar, 8 SA M 2 Al A LL’S ho ON. S, Established 1839, 229-233 West 10th St., New York. —_ ch 0 WH WCE 44 4 YE HCH VCH se MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY Machine Bolts, Lag Screws, Washers. BRADDOCK MACHINE & MANUFACTURING CO. Engineers, Founders and Machinists, BRADDOCK. PA. 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. NUT & WASHER MFG. CO.,' : cian, | ENN Niagara Screw Co,, : BUFFALO, N. Y W. D. ZEHNDER, gt : President. MANUFACTURERS OF LI. \\e : RY (i )} es c. H. WELLES, FX () ND ay. a Vice-President. Wrought and Steel Plate Washers, SAY MADEN L. M. HORTON, > Pe om BE Vs, Sec 4T . Felloe Plates, Burrs, &c. x ners @ =. M. ZEHNDER, CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTED. - Kory f-+ General Superintendent. i \ DS DZ DLN AN i})) Z a) Ft Complete New Plant. Rolling Mills. Bolt and Nut Works. oe National Elastic Nut Co MILWAUKEE, WIS. . acre ee Saree 2,000 TONS. Catalogue and Prices on Application. Rail fastening. Write for prices. et et Correspondence Solicited. THE POSITIVE EXPANSION BOLT. seeeeeeeeooooeooeeoeeoeeeeoooeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’ isso. The Piymouth Millia, RIVETS as TACES, Plymouth, Mass. Serle ws ey) “CAN'T SLIP." Mfd. by DANIEL 0. sSEAMAN 1638 Hutchinson St., Phila., Pa. Write ps Prices. For sale by Nzat & BRINKER, It Warren St., New York THE IRON AGE. 17 iit =O ipl aoe fenel STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c., For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. WATERBURY, CONN. IRON ano BRASS RIVETS BLAKE & JOHNSON, a, <—_ mamma 8 & FUVVUVUABRRRRARDUDUOQOGED bpnassnnnnsnnnnsnnnnandl equipped to furnish BESSEMER and Wire RODS, OPEN HEARTH, For information concerning _ and WIRE, address WSulierenin “ek it Our Rod and Wire Mills are now in full operation and we are well “WIRE GRAND CROSSING TACK CO., Grand Crossing, a HNN,, U.S. A. WIRE NAILS, SHOE NAILS, OF VARIOUS SHAPES. N. D. PRATT, 91 Lake Street, CHICAGO. BEST STOCK. ee PERFECT GOODS. § TELEPHONE, 2529 CENTRAL. SEND FOR BOOK ON BOLTS TO = itt Franklin Moore Co., wWinsted, Conn. In we ‘ne r free Pacific Coast Office, 105 Front St., San Francisco, Cal. ee on The Tron Age. MAKERS OF Set Screws, Square Head Bolts, Cap Screws, Hexagon Head Bolts, Coupling Bolts, T and Special Head Milled Stud Bolts, Bolts, Semi-finished Nuts, poygh Studs, etc., ete. Case-hardened Nuts. Also OFFICE AND WORKS : Special Work in Iron, Liberty five. and 25th 8i., Pittsburgh, Pa Steel or Brass made on Screw Machines. Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Co. + 99 ¢ em +44 emmme-+ 4+ emma +444 ” ; SHELTON COMPANY._—— —*"" | TACKS, SMALL NAILS, Etc., | CARRIACE, TIRE and STOVE BOLTS. Factories, SHELTON, CONN. NEW YORK OFFICE and WAREROOM, 64 READE ST. 91041 E-+6> EE +) ED 644 ED $$G co oy a E. H. Titchener & Co., BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Have made STAPLES For fifteen years. Know how to make ’em right. Pactories ; to me Mt. ¥. Milwaukee Tack Co,, MILWAUKEE, WIS. TACKS, NAILS, RIVETS. WRITE FOR PRICES. WIRE NAIL MACHINERY. impseves Perkins ty All Sizes—3d. H. J. MILLER, ceaieeiaaen Mass. ' COBB & DREW, hs FACTORIES: - PLYMOUTH, MASS., and ROCK FALLS, ILLS. : E IRON, BRASS and COPPER RIVETS, NAILS and DOUBLE POINTED TACKS. - S STAPLES,BURRS, WASHERS. THE IRON AGE. 18 Jee eT ee Be The [tilton N Manufacturing Co., MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA. U 9 , : : Fy PLAIN, CHAMFERED, SEMI-FINISHED k : Cold Punche AND CASE HARDENED a : ° ALSO, HOT PRESSED T | ee 7 ») Wrought and Steel Washers. Ss ; j Cold Punched Nuts a Specialty. PS VU De — = wn: P.TOW, = j 2 ie CoE Shy Siti! New BRIGHTON, PA. Soe: By RIVETS, WIRE & WIRE NAILS. ae RHODE ISLAND TOOL Co. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Bolt ana Rivet Clippers, For Cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets. Liberal discounts to the trade. CHAMBERS BROTHERS COMPANY, 52d St. Below Lancaster Ave , PHILADELPHIA, PA. SEND B/P OF THE SPECIAL BOLTS OR NUTS YOU ARE US- ING AND LET US QUOTE You. BEREE PE RRR ALL GRADES OF FINISHED NOoO'Ts AKD AUTOMATIC COLD PRESS KUT MACHINES. Rockford Bolt Works, “jn | 20 Mill Street, ROCKFORD, ILL. All kinds of Bolts, Lag Screws, DUNHAM NUT OOC.. Rivets, Washers and odd Unienville, Cenn., U. BS. A. CHE EEE RES EE EE RR Bolt Work, “ention Tae Imem Ags fj .|| _ nw ea tt ia a THE IRON AGE. 19 WH. H. HASKELL, Pres. JACOB STEPHANS, Gen’! Manager. J- MILTON PAYNA Treas. WM. H. HASKELL MFG. CO., SUCCESSORS TO WM. H. HASKELL CO., and PAWTUCKET NUT CO., MANUFACTURERS OF 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 C0., Worcester, Mass. SET. —— comm STUDS FOR MACHINE ENGINE, SCREWS. PUMPS, &c. : : y PORT CHESTER ‘= « BOLTs. BOLT & NUT CO., PORT CHESTER, N. Y. —-MANUFACTURERS OF— E Cold Punched, Chamfered and Trimmed, Case : Hardened and Semi-Finished For fastening all kinds of structure t9 brick and stone Work Patentee anc 1 M't'r, ISAAC CHURCH, : Send for Catalogue A. Toledo, Ohide = INT U ft Ty xo Bicycle Supplies, &c., &c. Tire Bolts a Specialty. i i li, . iil, i ' i r fastenin 7 aeate of structure to bries od stene work, STEWARD. & ROMAINE MFG. Ce. FACTURERS. PHILADELPHIA. EXPANSION Bo.Ts MACHINES FOR MAKING RIVETS, NUTS, AND FOR ROLLING § THREADS. BUILT BY The WATERBURY F ARREL FOUNDRY & MACHINE C0. Waterbury, Cona., U. 8. A. | HEADQUARTERS for ZINC ROOFING —AND— al SET, CAP and iia CHICAGO ScREWCO. <i SLATING NAILS MACHINE : rf? SCREWS, SOME RIENISID tiexscon nuts, || E+ PHILLIPS & SONS, saunem, samen v Pinished and South Hanover, pling Case Hardened. CORRESPONDENCE MASS Bolts, etc. 94 -108 W.Wasuin TON ST CHicaco Bicycle Parts. a i ~ THE IRON AGE. p © __— I ISISOSIS LIS SIS ONS NTA SISOS = BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, 2% ss BOSTON, MASS., x: x ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS x + FOR ALL KINDS OF . | STRUCTURAL WORK, § x Steel Buildings, Roof Trusses, Bridges, Etc., Large or Small. $ ¥ SEND FOR ESTIMATE < BNISZS2 NAVAN AYANTAYNYAYA NAVA AY AYAYA. | THOS. B. AIBER, Pres, WM. C. COFFIN, Vice-Pres. JOHN 8. CRAIG, Sec’y and Treas. ROBERT A. McKEAN, Gen. Mgr. STEEL CONSTRUCTION IN ALL BRANCHES. BUILDINGS DESIGNED AND ERECTED IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Roof Prames, Trusses and Girders, Blast Furnaces and Steel Works, Cupolas, Ladies, Converters, Boilers, Tanks and Heavy Plate Work, Gas Holders, Purifiers, etc., Open Heartb Furnace Vasings, Chimneys, Riveted Pipe, Corrugated Iron. RITER-CONLEY MFG. COMPANY, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. A. NEW YORK OFFICE: 39-41 CORTLANDT STREET. STEEL BUILDINGS New England Structural Co., AND Boston Office : BRIDGES. 18 P. O. SQUARE. Ornamental Iron Work, Bronze Work. works: EVERETT, MASS. Corrugated, and all Other Shapes of Iren A. 8. t ° ° Reefleg and Hidies. MILLER, JR., Treasurer turnished. Write us. 58 Front St., Worcester, Mass. Iron Buildings, Roofs, Doors, Shutters, Cornices Skylights, Bridges, &c. Moseley Iron Bridge and Roof Co., R. H. Brown, Ghief Engineer Eastern Bridge and Structural Co., Engineers, Contractors, and Manufacturers of STEEL STRUCTURAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, Steel and fron frame work for buildings, roofe, railroad and highway bridges. Plaas and estimates Works beside tracks of Fitchburg and B & M. Rallroads, Worcester, Masa. 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, WILSON & SMITH, Worcester, Mass. Metal Punching and Die Work. QOSe sO Nuts “Washers SPECIALTIES IN LINE OF PRESS WORK, “DIAMOND” EXPANSION BOLT. ONLY 2 PAR 8S. Simplest E Bolt in the market. HENRY B. NEW 26 Cortlandt 8t., NY Tel. 4 Cortlandt DIAMOND TACK AND NAIL WORKS, RAYNHAM, MASS. HIGHEST SPEED Tack Machines Ryan’s Patents. WH. A. SWEETSER, 39 Montello St., BROCKTON, MASS. EXPANSION BOLTs. The Best Bolt on the Market. MFD. BY THE McCABE HANGER MFG. CO., 833-543 West 224 St., N. Y. WRITE FOR PRICES MANUFACTURERS. SEND FOR QUOTATIONS. Have You TRIANGLE | FEED IT IS A WONDER! GUARANTEED INCREASE 25< IN SPEED. KIMIBALL BROS. & SPRAGUE, BROCKTON, MASS. ee THE IRON AGE. 21 NATIONAL TUBE COMPANY 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. Poy Ee OD REEeEEEEeENSh CASING, TUBING AND DRIVE PIPE FOR WELL PURPOSES. GAS AND OIL LINE PIPE. Cylinders Lapwelded and Seamless, tested 100 lbs. to 3,700 Ibs., 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, Philadeiphia Conestoga Building, Pittsburgh. Western Union Building, Chicago. FOREIGN OFFICE —— Dock House, Billiter Street, London, E. C., Eng. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, - - £=TIBULIFORM, LONDON. ——EEE ———— | 2 THE IRON AGE. rr ee American Steel Hoop: Company BAR IRON Ne 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. BAR STEEL © © © ® © © © @ © © © © ® © © © Bessemer and Open Hearth. 4 Flats, Rounds, Squares, Ovals, 4 Angles, Channels, Special Shapes. 4 Round Edge Steel Tire. © Agricultural Shapes, &c. 4 ® Ww an ¢ Bessemer and Open Hearth. © All widths and gauges. ¢ @ € € € @ é€ € € € € © € € € 7 Steel Skelp, Hame Back, Tongue Cap, Cotton Ties, &c. DISTRICT SALES OFFICES Pittsburg Chicago St. Paul Empire Building Marquette Building Endicott Building Philadelphia St. Louis San Francisco Land Title Building Fullerton Building No. 23 Davis Street Boston Cleveland New Orleans No. 8 Oliver Street Williamson Building Hennen Building Cincinnati Montreal Chamber of Commerce Building Temple Building PSSSSSSSSSSSSOSSSSSSSS HOSS SSSOSSSSOSOCOCSO ee eo ( A THE IRON AGE. 23. AMERICAN SHEET STEEL COMPANY Battery Park Building New York Manufacturers of all varieties of Iron and Steel Sheets BLACK AND GALVANIZED Wellsville Polished Steel Sheets DISTRICT SALES AGENTS SrocKTON & 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. MitcHet, 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 F. A. GoopricH & Company, Chamber of Commerce, Detroit L. A. HASTINGS, 1622 Arapahoe Street, Denver B. & S. H. THompson & CompaANyY, Montreal, Canada. YWOSCCOWWWVUOVOCVTCCVCCCCCCCCTCCCCCLCCVLeYW American Tin Plate Company MANUFACTURERS..... Tin Plate % Terne Plate Black Plate a © GENERAL OFFICES: Battery Park Building, ew york city. ee 9 @ ° GOSOSCOSSCOOOOSOH OO OOE EOE OOOOOOOCOE THE IRON AGE. aT Goal, Iron & Railroad Company. General Offices, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. MAKERS m= Basic Open Hearth Steel. Blooms, Bill