The Iron Age 1900-09-06: Vol 66 Iss 10

- THE A Review of the Hardware, Iron, Machinery and Meta” -ublished every Thursday Morning by David Williams Co., 232-238 William St. es ag eh i age 5 a4 a en ee re. eo oe [RON ;4GE EUR HOgy Mugg 1 rades. - New York. ol. LXVI: No. ro Reading Matter Contents.........page 48 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers ‘‘ 177 Classified List of Advertisers..... 179 Advertising and Subscription Rates ‘‘ 57 sé New York, Thursday, $5.00 a Year, including Postage, Single Copies, Ten Cents. September 6, 1goo. Sportsmen New York. IRON. ano cou STEEL — . gos SS * OS PRODUCTS THE BRISTOL COMPANY Waterbury, Conn. Bristol’s Recording instruments, For P perature and Boece ; All Ranges, Low Prices and Guar- anteed. Send for vUirculars. -husett a Phenix a rr SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TURNBUCKLES. Branch Office. 11 Broadway, New York. Cleveland City Forge and IronCo., - Cleveland, O. TURNBUCEHIES. Ee SO BESSEMER PIC Brooklyn, E.D., N.Y, PILLING & CRANE Girard Bucing, Phitada. Lewis Block, Bittsburgh. American Sheet Steel Company Botery Park Building New York iufacturers of all varieties of iran and Steel Sheets B\ ck and Galvanized Dewees Wood Company’s ished Iron sville Polished Steel Sheets Who load their own shells often find them- 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.r1.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 Metallic Cartridge Co., Winners of Handicap 1893-94-95-97-98-99. 313 Broadway, New York. Bridgeport, Conn. GAHALL BOILERS Se Page U4 | CAPEWELL HORSE NAILS. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, BOSTON, DETROIT, > CINCINNATI, at} SAN FRANCISCO, Q\ i PORTLAND, ORE., | 4 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- gqp lit 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 fac-simile : mark appear on each words Manufactured “Patented June bee 0," er side of each bar Tisqnolia Metal te spilt selling at the same price ft has always sold at—lio advanee. WAGHOLA WETAL 60. 28 PAE BS reason gm Deerrn Fisher Buildin San Francisco, Montreal, Boston and Pi vr IL ~~ THE IRON AGE. THE ANSONIA BRRaAss p” COPPER CO. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (TRADE-MAaRK REGISTERED.) Condenser,Piates,Pump Linings, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 99 John Street, New York. 00000 eeere 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 Bidg., Room 202. Chicago Office, 602 Fisher Bldg. Boston Office, Cor. Oliver and Purchase Sts. sa tt hd Weel 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 EYE LETS, 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. 1. 38 Mechanic St., Newark, N. J. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. DEOXIDIZED ORDNANCE and of all descriptions. Satisfactory prices. BRIDGEPORT DEOXIDIZED BRONZE & METAL CO., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. SHEET ZINC AND Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS. SMELTERS OF SPELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF Special Sizes of Zine cut to order Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR LECLANCHE BATTERY. SULPHURIC ACID. (29 MURRAY ST., COMPOSITION METALS THE PLUME & Atwood MF6. Co., MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass —AND—. WIRE PRINTERS’ BRASS, JEWELERS’ METAL, GERMA) SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVET AND BURRS. | Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kero. sene Burners, Lamps, Lamp Trimmings, &c. NEW YORK. 144 HIGH ST., BOSTON. 199 LAKE ST., CHICAG®, FACTORIES : WATERBURY, CONN ROLLING MILL : THOMASTON, CONN. SCOVILL MFG. CO., Manufacturers of BRASS SHEET, WIRE, TUBES. Hinges, Buttons, Lamp Goods, Nipples, Pumps and Oilers for Bicycles, 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 York. Arthur IT. Rutter, SUCCESSOR TO WILLIAM S. FEARING, Rolled Battery Plates. BRASS Fisuess J.J. RYAN & CO. S88S:74 West Monroe St 'Pievlat--ce) Best Bronze, Babbitt Metals, Brass and Alaminum ©4ST!NsS BOOKS. dressing YOU CAN OBTAIN PROMPTLY the latest work on any subject in which you are interested by ad- DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, Pub- lishers and | Booksellers, 232-238 William St., N. Y. HENDRICKS BROTHERS PROPRIETORS OF THE Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, MANUFACTURERS OF Brazicrs’ Bolt and Sheathing COPPER, COPPER WIRE AND Rivets. Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. 256 Broadway, New York. | Sheet Brass, German Silver, C0)- per, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes, Sma!! Tubing a Specialty. Brass «ud Copper Rods, Brass Ferrulcs. Sheet and Ingot Copper; Spe!‘cr, Tin, Antimony, Lead, etc. “deaIGH-Lignt OIL and GAS Bicucle Lanterrs Send ter Circulars and Electroty; ‘THE BRIDGEPORT BRASS 0: Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray st..N. Y. 17 No. ith St, Philac 85 to 87 Pearl St., Boston. MoAtaes % | “CT. F. WELGH MPG. CO. 63 SUDBURY STREET, BOSTS } THE IRON AGE. LEPHANT BRAND PHOSPHOR- BRONZE. | REG.TRADE MARKS || THE PHOSPHOR BRONZE SMELTINGCO. [I [IMITED; 2200 WASHINGTON.AVE.PHILADELPHIA. “ELEPHANT BRAND PHOSPHOR-BRONZE~ INGOTS,CASTINGS, WIRE,RODS, SHEETS etc. — DELTA METAL— ORIGINAL ano Sovce Makers in THE U.S. CASTINGS, STAMPINGS ano FORGINGS | MANUFACTURERS OF imois Zinc Company, Spelter, Sheet Zinc, Sulphuric Acid and Acid Phosphate. \. FISHER, Agent, 81-83 Fulton St., Telephone, 139 John. New York City. PERU, IL... i, OILLESS BEARINGS. A strong letter of commendation from a firm whose reputation is * world wide” a the manufacturers of the celebrated * PE. AR LINE.” j “ES NORTH AMERICAN METALINE CO., 43 Third St , Long Island City, N. Y. : Gentlemen: Your favor of 20th inst. received; inre ply are pleased tos ty that your Met aline d Bushings have given us entire satisfaction We first applied them 1886 or ’87 under very trying conditions, put them in fast ruoning loose pulleys with high tension belt, at.d they gave perfect satisfaciiun Since then, we have ever we have placed them Very truly 5 ours, JAS. PYLE & SONS, = great Tensile Strength, Elasticity and Elongation, coupled with unusual Non-Corrosive qualities, cannot be excelled. Write for particulars. SOLE MAKERS: HE WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS SHIP and ENGINE BUILDING CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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 applicetion. New York, Nov 26, i897 extended their use throughout our works, and they hive given satisfaction where made from Tre Anonew B. Henonyx Co., New Haven, Conn. Best Anti- Friction Metal for all mac hinery bearings. For high speed and heavy crushing weight it has 20 equal THEO. HIERTZ & SON, Sole Manutacturers, 30th St. and Park Ave., &t. Louis, Mo. ——— 4 , : 4 TNE | “META Manufacturers all grades Babbitt Metals, Solder, Bar Tin, Bar Lead, Lead Car Seals. Pig Tin, Pig Lead, ae Antimoay, Copper, 8pelter, etc VVVVVYVYS BRASS, ALUMINUM AND BRONZE CASTING OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY. Very much time saved by using clean and soft castings Pickets and Rosettes for wire workers, catalogue of same. Nickel Plat ng and Japanning, Metal P attern Making, also Bronze Tablets and Name Plates for Machinery to crder. We invite cor:espondence JOHN W. CLARKE, - ALBANY, N. Y. NITED METALS SELLING CO 11 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. EUROPEAN ACENTS: -S. HENRY & CO., 1i2Leadenhall St., London, E. C. SABBITT, WE MAKE ic Merchant & C0., Inc., BABBITT METALS ALL GRADES. PHILADELPHIA, Cen §= WRITE U3 Al WAYS. — 4ELWIG PNEUMATIC STAYBOLT CLIPPER 4 inch and less nreotis rapidly: leaves cut straight and smooth; has inserted knives, replaced at ’ 17 ost. W ee TIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY PURCHASERS. Patented and manufactured by HELWIG MFG. CO., St. Paul, Minn. A GRAY IRON, A trial will convince you AAAAAAAAAA NEW YORK, BROOKLYN. The American Metal Co. ‘LIMITED Exchange Court Building, 52 Broadway, P.O. BOX 957 COPPFR, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. Tin, Lead, Spelter, Antimony, Nickel, Aluminum, Bullion, Iron. New York. ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. AGENTS FO? HENRY R. MERTON & CO., Manchester and Glasgow. METalLLGFSELLSCHAFT, Frankfurt-on-Main WILLIAMS, FOSTER & : 0., Ltd., Swansea, Eng. SOCIETE LE NICKEL, Paris, Fra: ce. 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. J OPFICE. SS Sone NTs FOR THEU.S. ANO CANADA “8 Pe neo nyt hosphorized Metal Co. Philadelphia, Pa. London, Firmingham, FOR TH Phosphor Tin, Phosphor Bronze, Phosphor Copper, Manganese Copper. LOWEST MARKET PRICES. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED ‘SIHONI gr vz SLHAHS SSVAd WOO1S NI ANYYD NIIWNWHA PRIS ‘INOHdG3IIZGL GavH dA 1WH 04) Wd04) CMH SHUG) CUOEENAH |“ 4 THE IRON AGE. AE. COCHRAM, Puen pax, he. NM, Ad 2 KELLEY PAT MASON EVANS Scr & Trsas, JOHN O.PEW, Gawt Manan V. CRiIMPse EDGE IRON. THE. YOU NGSTOWN IRON -& STEEL ROOFING ° CORRUGATE, ' On COM PANY. SE IFIIIIIHIIIIIIOE || GALVANIZED & BLACK RIDGING. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. SEND FOR CATALOGUE.AND PRICES. Eastern Agents: Chicago Office: W.#H. THOMSON & CO., Philadelphia, Pa 810-811 New York Life Bldg IOIOIOIOOIDIOOO IOI PATENT COND ©“ catvava Pxocess. Cy |ermez: BALE TIES We notify our customers and others . eat we are cnlarging our 3 bing For baling Hay, Straw, Hair, Excelsior, Cotton, Wool, Sisal, Plant ton c: ape ft ty of “SIX? 2 Rags, Jute, Tobacco Stems and many other articles. al x be equippe to handle any kind of he ivy Work up to 25 feet in am, and also, with or = nt mach No.1. Hook and Loop, Fixed Length or Dimension Tie. vic mall work of very dex rf ) eu 1 - nails, screws, AV e turvish No. 3. Plain Adjustable Tie. etc., at very low plants of any prices s pecta size and de- prices made for scription and yearly contracts granatshop right and large and other ili- No.4. The Patent Fixed Length or Dimension Tie, known as ** The Anchor Tie.” ay censes on a roy- : alty basis. il EW YorkK OFFice—Cooper, Hewitt & Oo. i TRENTON IRON CO., Trenton, N. J... Se, BUEN ee wanoot Bi‘ U. $. Electro- : pinata XU” Galvanizing Co, 108-110 W. 1lith St. MAIN OFFICE: 346 Broadway, New York. ee awa es Seen oe : SOSHSHSSSSHOSHOSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSE - $ Use lrorsides @aints For Roofs, Boiler Fronts, Stacks, and all Metal Work. lronsides Rope and Gear Lubricants. Get Catalogue 7. THE IRONSIDES co.. FILLER Columbus, 0., U.S.A SOCCSSESCSEOSSOOOESOSSESESE (MANUFACTURERS Of OF —— Fag S-RIVETS @f PLAI co > ~ . ——_—--— ih 3S, q EO ET TIE ei a i. ed ligt BE ori Hs Pare ——i—= | sameavor’” USE SYRACUSE BABBITT Columbia Brand It is the Best for all Machinery Bearings. OC EO EEE UUW > 1 Phosphor Tin QUALITY GUARANTEED. PRICE REASONABL®S une SYRACUSE SMELTING WORKS, Br onze Ingots. __ SYRACUSE, N. Y. MONTREAL, CANAD 4. Nickelized-Sheet- Zing Pe Ob - 1s Os SB) ~a Is a highly polished, NON-CURROSIVE metal . packed with paper between each sheet. Is being used for Wash boards, House Numbers, Refie B L soko planed nee pases, Stove-boards, Refrigerator Lining, Fruit Jar Caps Can be soldered, stamped and bent to the sharpest turn, retaining a polis Zinc Polished for the Trade. AMERICAN NICKELOID CO., PERU ILLIN© >- THE IRON AGE. 5 thiamin. - TRADE FOLLOWS . THE FLAG AND THE H. & K. Flag Is at the Head of the Procession. ©O0 AZ=—4aPDO ™wMID: # icteeind Sheet Metals for All Purposes. Metals Perforated as Required for SCREENS OF ALL KINDS. THE HARRINGTON & KING PERFORATING CO., Main Office and Works, 209 North Union Street, Chicago, Ills. Eastern Office, 284 Pearl Street, New York. BOOOOIOOOOO SOOOIOOOCOGO OOOO OOO SOOO OOOOH FOI OOOO OOO OIG OGG sbinlaninla acon ices cual ia 1) ci nn atin aaa a ae acann ho ne Ate OOO NEW HAVEN WIRE MFG. CO., MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE IN GREAT VARIETY. NEW HAVEN, = CONN. WIKRE “*“— SPRINGS MORGAN SPRING CO., Worcester, Mass. soeesesesecosssecevesesete 5 SMALL : @ SPRINGS : 2 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION — MADE BY — ® : THE WALLACE BARNES CO., Bristol, Conn., U. S. A. Established 1857. ° > Flat or Round Wire, Steel or Brass, ® COLD ROLLED STEEL * Kept in Stock. .003 to .049 in. thickne ss. t)) Springs Enameled or Plated. @ Send Samples and Write for Quetations, 2 ° ° SO LOOOLOODLSLSVLOLSLOLDLE LOO OiIL TEMPERED SPRINGS 4 FOR ORGANS -PIANOS-GOVERNORS BICYCLES «no AGRIGULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 4"> SPECIAL SPRINGS —MADE FROM = SHEET STEEL Blas ~ = q SABIN MACHINE Go. “MONTPELIER vT. VOLUTE SPRINGS SOOO GOSSSF SSSS GOSS F HOF GOH BABBITT METAL o8_ROktinc mitt_anp OTHER MACHINERY. BRASS INGOTS and SPELTER. « Smelters and Refiners. Brand: GOLDEN ROD. q ‘SCRAP METALS OF ALL CLASSES BOUGHT. . H. M. SHIMER &CO., - 1148 Cherry Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SS OONGS6S SOS OSS SEGSESEOCSGE EH we HS A le Ul yl Ue le Wr Wr ll Nr i Consumers and Dealers will do well to get my prices and samples of. BEARING METAL . SHONBERG, bern $172 wupeie STREET, - - NEW YORK CITY. € oMAPRRRRRRRRAMARRRRADRRAMRARRDRRARANE Se BET) RARRADR mnenn apo oe ——~ Compression, Extension and Torsion ya | SPRINGS fe’ of any size and | Shape and for any purpose. ll ST. JOHNS SPRING CO., St. Johns, - - o Mich. S COTTERS _SPLITKEYS RIVETED ye ee i 2 KEYS g THE HOLLINGER FENCE Co. REENVILLE, OHIO. GRISWOLD WIRE CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF CROSS HE neg’ Rog’ ROVED, MONITOR, HOOK SINGLE LOOP STEEL WIRE BALE TIES. Wire Straightened and cut to lengths, Wire, Wire Nails, ete. BRADDOCK, PA. 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, COTIERS AND KEYS, SPECIAL WIRE WORK TO ORDER. Sole Selling Agents, JOHN H. = & CO., 13C ambers St., New York ELECTRO GALVANIZING WORKS BLACKIIAN & KING. Specialty made of Galvanizing Steam, Water and Drainage Fittings, Nails, Screws, Belts and Nuts, Springs, All Kinds of Castings and Wrought Iren Werk. 801 Greenwich St., Bet. Jane and 12th Sts., New York. ELECTRO GALVANIZING ON ALL KINDS OF Iron, Steel, Screws, Nails, also Steam and Drainage Fittings. EMPIRE PIPE BENDING AND SUPPLY CO., 235 te 2g3 Park Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone * 229 B Main.” lis Sal M. oe See pad Tasch a alc. SSS THE IRON AG a eg en eg tn at ellen a ly tn Seats PS . J R. H. WOLFF & 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 all other shapes, for Cables, Wire Ropes, Spokes, Needles, Piano W and all other special purposes, tempered and untempered, etc. Also Makers of Wolff-American High Art Uycles, Works: 118th, 117th and 116th Sts. and East River, NEW YORK CITY, WE make all kinds of as well as Wire goods. : All our work is done by i Automatic [lachines, vaee and consequently cheap in price and good in quality. PAC JENKINSON & 60, Sheel lletal goods 289-297 Washington St., NEWARK, N. J. A few of the Wire shapes we have made. — oe — m) “AMERICAN” ‘**A LITTLE BLUE BOOK ON Second Edition—AUG MENTED, Published by ROPE TRANSTIISSION,” THE AMERICAN MANUPACTURING CO TRANSMISSION ROPE. THE AMER'CAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 65 Wah Street, NEW YORK. Established 1845. DUNBAR BROTHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF S1861 Crenpered) Springs ALL KINDS CF SMALL SPRINGS MADE FROM SHEET STEEL and STEEL and BRASS WIRE, BRISTOL, CONN. McFARLAND, IRON FOUNDER, TRENTON, = N. Je CHILLED CAST WIRE DIES A SPECIALTY. Any St Size or r style Made at Short Netice. THE WIRE COODS COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. Hardware and Kitehen Wire Goods. Specialties to Order. EVERYTHING IN WIRE FACTORIES, Brooklyn. OFFICE, 69 South St., N. Y. MAKERS OF OF ALL KINDS. WATERBURY ROPE CO. WIRE ROPE Also Manila, Sisal, Russia and American Cordage and Binder Twine. WIRE #5!" Charcoa, IFON.__. All Lengths. Screw Rods, WOQOwxD)D sCREWS, Iron and Brass: TRANSOM LIFTERS. BriCYVYorte CHAIN & for Bicycles and Mechanical Purp *° READING SCREW CoO., Norristown, Penna. THE STEWART WIRE COMPANY. - - °™°zso¢a%"%y.. BRIGHT —aALL 8S1ZES— LIQUOR Bric! ANNEALED SPRING COPPERED SCREW TINNED RIVET — ALL VARIETIES—— Wire Straightened and Cut to Specified Lengths. Straightened and ©vt \| SUCCESSFUL SANITARY VENTILATION Established 4 Gliem « | THE IRON AGE. q ; \ \ £ 20 i: 7H Q AR 21 = O ° 57,5 €Qc 7 4 v \ A) o Zz Bue o¢n wl © Bun : oOo 0, 2 SCrwD oP PONE . a amg Rh Od SPELD 3 hgh ® A “ SLANG 43 L “A zi ea WE ‘ EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE Heavy Steel Tempered : 9 National Battery and Bolting Wire-Cloth. / RODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO., *SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF e75, $ RVG) (FHS _ iTHE MOST DURABLE ROPE MADE; Established St. Low IT HAS NO EQUAL, SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CaTALOGUE. A. LESCHEN & SONS ROPE CO., aS =——SSSEES SS Manufacturers of % PATENT: FLATTENED \ FINLAYSON WIRE ROPE \T ramway. \ The only satisfactory Tramway en the \ market. Estimates Given on Application. ST. LOUIS, MO. STRAND WIRE ROPE. AND ALL KINDS OF ww iRni ROoOrFrwk, Manila, Sisal, Blocks, Eto. 920-922 Nerth Main Street, Br apch Office. 4 47-49 South Canal St , Chieago, Ill 1848. ESTABLISHED — WIRE “ROPE HAZARD exe Ch . . - INSULATED WIRES and CABLES. HARD and SOFT DRAWN COPPER WIRE. Warerooms: 50 DEY STREET, NEW YORK. Works: WHLKESBARRE, PA. WILLIAMSPORT WIRE ROPE CO., WILLIAMSPORT, PA. rene, URAC HU-R-E RS SO te S20 0: Fats U: iC, J:C1.B Bt ABLEZCKS IE STESTEE ‘STEEL IRON WIRE ROPE & Whyte Manilla Rope, Blocks, Sheaves, Rope Co., fain Wire, Steel Strand. 19 South Canal Street, CHICAGO. OUR TRADE MARK PROTECTS YOU. mee Kidd Bros. & BUrgher Stee! Wire Company, IicKEE’S ROCKS, PA. Sole Manufacturers of KIDD SPECIAL DRILL RODS, NEEDLE WIRE AND HIGH GRADE STEEL WIRES. Macomber PATENT STEEL’ 2 HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law, Solicitors of Patents. PHILADELPHIA West End Bidg., 32 So. Broad St. NEW YORK Potter Building, 88 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 asto 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, a B. STOCKING, Attorney at Law, 611 F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C, Estey Wire Works Co. 65 FULTON St., NEW YORK, Manutacturers of 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. fFpecial experience in and connections for obtaining | Patents in fore ign countries. JANNEY, ‘STEINMETZ & 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 Bowls. INGOT ALUMINUM 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. Hard Golled Galvanized Steel Wire for Fencing. We make and sellin the roll to the hardware trade Hard Galvanized Coiled Wire for farm fence purposes. Has twice the stre ngth of soft wire ; the coil perfectly provides for expansion and contraction, and costs about the same as the soft. THE FROST WIRE FENCE CoO., Welland, Ont., Canada. Cleveland, 0. WIRE FENCE. COILED WIRE. STEEL GATES. THE TRON | AGE. Srecoegoncontonee Be eooeros — ‘ THE SUMMIT: WIRE CO. CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO. Sodteatoatoetees aX aX os ox oe. oeteetoes , * O°, oe. 2. * ‘2 2. & > » om “% roo o4, 4 Mienufacturers of * t Px & & WIRE } o*, e+, oe, FF ‘2 * o*, o. , > o¢, Oe Oe Oe fe fe, @, Potocfoatocfoafoafesfoefoeloetee’s ( BROOM WIRE, TINNED - MATTRESS WIRE, (LANTERN WIRE, BRIGHT MARKET WIRE, COPPERED MARKET WIRE, ANNEALED STONE WIRE. a9 Petes soeototens FF WIRE STRAIGHTENED | AND CUT TO LENGTHS. : ) Ore eccectectetectecten WW ecreteetectectectectneteetectecteg — —____ HARTMAN Png Rod cket Fence School Window Guards, Wire Mats, Woven Wire Fence, etc. For Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries, Grounds; also Tree Guards, HARTMAN MFG. CO., Of Ellwood City, Pa. N. ¥. Office, 309 B’way, N. Y. City. The Strength of Materials. BY MANSFIELD MERRIMAN, Professor of Civil Engineering in Lehigh University. HEADINGS OF CHAPTERS: Slastic and Ultimate Strength. General Properties. Moments for Beams. Cantilever and Simple Beams. Columns or Struts. The Torsion of Shafts. Elastic Deformations. Resilience of Materials. Miscellaneous Applications. Tables, 19 99 Zz I2mo. Cieth. $1.00. DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, 232-238 William St, New York. GEO. Ww. PRENTISS. & CO., - MANUFACTURERS OF Iron and Stee] WIRE . of every description for General and Special Purposes. HOLYOKE, MASs LAWN FENCE, WINDOW GUARDS, OFFICE RAILING, TREE GUARDS, FARM FENCE, Send for Cotstegue and Discount Sheet. TERRE HAUTE, IND., 959 No.Tenth Street. UP-TO-DATE MFG, co., - DWIGGINS WIRE FENCE CO. Anderson, Ind, Wire Fencing, Ready Made. © for Lawn, Farm and Railroad, Write tor Catalogue. Agents Wanted. ORNAMENTAL 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.. Kokoma, Ind., U. S. A. “> mit ' =) ) ) tow te Shoe bee Boe tow vilechar ter tere er grt > — ——— / Cruciate Siu Treen acmen Sp, —— TY FROM A OF aPAc! NOunc - CA ——~ | TTP RICAGE Uf FERRI? ADAM’S STEEL and IRON WORKS. Ornamental Stee! Fencing, Woven Wire Fencing Door and Window Guards, Bank Work, Jail Work i SEND FOR CATALOGUE. W. J. ADAM, - - Joliet, | (eae pagent ate eat ttt tat tt SPRING COTTERS, FLAT SPRING KEYS AND FLAT RIVETED KEYS MADE TO ORDER. yt aa - _ ¥—_ ; ‘ Bright Iron ; and Brass aa ne a . r Wire Goods. : y © Send for Catalogue. auiahanntaesdateeiene “ar” M. S. BROOKS & SONS, - CHESTER, CONN. 2 -s -- - oS.» DS Dee. 2 — ai THE IRON AGE. 3ALE TIES, WIRE NAILS, BARBED WIRE FENCE WIRE, STAPLES. Write us for Prices. Prompt shipment made direct from our warehouses. The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co., - St. Louis ANYTHING IN ARTISTIC AND LIGHT IRON, WIRE AND BRASS WORK h as Lron and 7 Fences of every description, Office and Bank Railings, Window Guards, Fire Escapes, mn Stairways, Roof Crestings, Iron Doors and shutters, Flower Stands and other Fioral De signs, Iron Vases, ns, Chairs and Settees, General Builders’ [ron Work. etc. ete. '100-page illustrated ‘catalogue, with close prices, sent Tree. ORNAMENTAL IRON & WIRE CO., . Largest concern of the kind in the entire South. Chattanooga, Tenn. i For Operating Windows in Monitor Roofs, ™ A U Transoms in q N a Churches N : , == —= amd og ! Sky Lights K | ||| Schools, 1 : || P S,E, A. ORMSBY,| | | Melrose, Mass, S- HAAN’S improves WAlCHMAN'S Time Detector With Safety Lock Attachment. 'Highest Award at Columbian Exposition. This Clock is neat. thoroughly reliable and very durable. Cannot be tampered with Price moderate. Is adapted to Mw 6. 12 or 18 stations, having a aiffere nt key foreach. Rexistering 1s 7 done by tu mbers from } to6, 1 to 12 and | to 18, each station having its number. Send forcire ulars, prices and further particulars. C. NANZ &ICO., 127 Duane St.. New York, U.S.A. E.T.BARNUM, MANUFACTURER OF DETROIT, MICH. Wire, Iron, Steel and Brass Work OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. i i AGAAARI Iron and Wire Fencing. , METAL COVERED SASH BARS _ FOR NEW OR REMODELED BUSINESS PLACES. Old Store Fronts can be mide New with comparatively little trouble or ex- pense, ” Artistic Grilles. r Send for Descriptive Circular. Pe ae ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Garry Iron and Steel Roofing Co. Cornice. Skylights. Weather Vanes. Finials. Window Caps. Crestings. Tin Solder. Store Fronts. Tin Valleys. Cor. Coe and Lake Sts. ° CLEVELAND, OHIO. > ad - — 4 ~~ = — - 2 — _ a a - - Grain and Seed Cleaning. iRDLE & SCHENCK, - Rochester, N. Y. If interested send for free metal sample. Rossman’s Lawn Fence. Made especially for Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries and all Public and Private Grounds. Has no equal. Thoroughly Galvanized and made of best Besse- mer No 6 Steel Wire. Cheaper and jus: as sub- stantial as Iron Fence Write for Catalogue. Rossman Woven Wire FenceCo. ROSSMAN, COLUMBIA CO N, Y. eh A 10 THE IRON AGE. The U. S. Wire Mat... The cut shows a 50 ft. roll of our Wire Matting, from which the dealer can cut any length mat to suit his customer...... To clean your feet on a U. 8S. Wire Mat, all ity have to do is—walk on it. To clean the mat, all you have to do is—pick 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 widtha. | | Write for our Booklet. UNITED STATES WIRE MAT CO, - - Decatur, Ills \ Hardware Dealers, WMT MeN, ===. [RON FENCE We are the largest manufacturers of Plain and Ornamental Iron Fence in the United States. We also manufacture Architectural and Ornamental Iron Work, Jails, etc. WRITE For CAT. NO. 33 GIVING SPECIAL DISCOUNTS We Pe eae na be prices THE STEWART IRON WORKS, that bring the trade. CINCINNATI, OHIO, U. S. A. +} tai oe | Felten & Guilleaume Carlswerk, ACTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT, MULHEIM-ON-RHINE, GERMANY, Manufacturers of Patent Steel, Warranted Perfect, “* -WU SIC YVIRE.- Sole Anan for the United States: HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO., - - New York. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSO SPS OSS CH SE TT? THE IRON AGE, 11 PALA ATA / AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY STEEL BRIDGES, STEEL BUILDINGS AN D od ARAAAAARAARARARARAAAAAARAAAAAARARAARARARARAARAR All Classes of Metallic Structures GENERAL OFFICES: No. 100 BROADWAY, - NEW YORK. : : 3 : . : > 3 3 : 3 3 > : » BOSTON. PITTSBURG. © NEW ORLEANS. PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE. CLEVELAND. CHICAGO. MINNEAPOLIS. BRANCH OFFICES: : : < x ‘RARAARARARRARAAAARARARARARAARAR'AARAARARARARRRARRARARARARAR THE IRON AGE. yqAmerican Steel & Wire Co, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, DENVER, Empire Bldg. The Rookery. 8 and 10 Pine St. 809 17th 5 ~ WIRE ROPES, ) IRON and STEEL, PLAIN and GALVAN IZED. For TRANSMISSION, HOISTING, HAULAGE. For Mining Cableways, Logging, Ships’ Rigging, Mooring and Towing, Dredging, Etc. EXTRA FLEXIBLE ROPES A SPECIALTY. Write for Catalogue and Prices. TRAD EX MARK. os B. “JUNIATA” 7 ha @HORSE AND MULE SHOES. __ Made at the celebrated “ JUNIATA IRON WORKS.” Juniata Iron Shoes, DALTILE Bey (ld ey Ibe Juniata Toe Calks.. | - ARE ALL LEADERS—IN QUALITY AND SATISFACTORY RESULTS. | | Write for Catalogue and Prices to } American Steel & Wire Co. | THE IRON AGE. 13 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. e— MODERN WIRE, WIRE NAIL &® CHAIN Peta ty §=6)dM PLANTS, ort eenee The Turner, Vaughn & Taylor Co., -°Y*" Oe Fans. M. M. S. POULTRY FENCING, «cn ee es ae "\/\ T\/ \ and completed fence costs from 4o per a A » 4 » 4 4 by by bp be bp be be be be be be Ln hn he wvvvrvVVVVeYVYeYeeeevevevevevevevee™ cent. to 50 per cent. less than any other. v € i) \ ~ < . 2. ar 3 Also a large line of Hog, Sheep, 3 a od e 25 / . Field and Cattle Fencing to meet =o J ° . Ses $= all requirements, and Steel Web Picket cos 3% ~ . ° : ss& 6§ Fencing with gates, posts and rail, for =7\-JN. J.UDhUULtltti(C(‘i OVD CNC ERETTTGGllCl OOOO OONO CTO O Sse , e PE= RS OE / Gee Sl (tei BR OO OO OC 5.3 lawns, cemeteries, etc., a zs a s° 3 .6;> 4”. Bf Yan) Ae Sasi ho 4X o® = 4 = 7 e5% 23, DE KALB FENCE CO., BTV TC TNT NG OU AY KC COT CT NCS far oft oon Main Office and Factories: an -7™V TV TAN ZL et Ae) SSee 46a 1-7 OO wo 3 " 7 ° 328 PR ——_ ee oe DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. A. oZ ai i RP tS as Selling Agents : Se EN ab UG aaa 3 Rotherham, Wood & Co., Melbourne. Australia. ra si =F eas eo ; Buhler & Co., Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. + i a Dl 08 le = Bra: ch Offices and Warehouses : e EAN SF A, A NA nS A aX i54- 66 Fiset St., San Francisco, Cal, RO EP iy RP OR TEE ER RE SN i te, FF Al NA 304 Delaware St., Kansas City, Mo, Patented July 21, 1896, (TRADE MARK.) Patented July 6, 1897. 171 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, reentry DILLON-GRISWOLD WIRE CO., “i3%*|s 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. = a & ® OQ) S58ins. nh $ e ® : 4910s SORTA MIS. 1\]}\]\i\{\{\ ‘inl $4.0. TY AKAN SAAD AAD AER: VAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAYAVAVAN {VAY Ring KIKI RK AKAD ARAIIA AAAS 27s ROOD OOOO KY Kilmer’s Stock or Hog Fence. ~ Strongest and will last the longest. It per- fectly adjusts itself over hilly or uneven ground The only Stock Fence manufactured that will absolutely overcome expansion or contraction, therefore will not break, sag, or get loose. Agents wanted in every county. e also manufacture Wire Lawn Fencing,Bale Ties, Nails, Ete Write for catalogue. wT KILMER,WIRE MFG. CO., Chicago. COLOLe COLOLO AVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAYANAVAVAY/ TAY, BD TATA ATA AZ AZ AAA We We Sa oe oe | DY a uh IVAN YA ‘GF: WLW AWAVAVAVAW. WAWAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAWAVAVAY 7° /AV 4 ary AAR | 7 ASO ERARAD AAA AO OOOO ORY |IRON & WIRE FENCING, AAA RRAA AAS AAR AAA ELLIS & HELFENBERGER, 200 SENATE,— INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 14 THE IRON AGF. BDSSSSSSSSSSSSSCSSCCCCCCCESCESES iain iia ania ietaliai inten Wire Cloth, Netting, Fencing and Perforated Metal. : . We Manufacture a Complete Line of these Geods, Inclading ° ‘“‘OLINTON ” Brand. “SILVER FINISH” Brand. ‘ 4 Painted Window Screen Cloth. Galvanized Poultry Netting. : : en svRMIeS Sour Seng. Galvanized Window Screen Cloth, * -4 wire Lath. Woven Wire Fence. ‘ | ® Mlectrically Welded wire Fence, | C8!venized Fruit Drying Cloth. ‘ B PERFORATED METAL FOR Com! Ore =n¢ Ocaver tarseng, Spars Aventare Maine acer ase” Prece Plates. > TB, 4 OLINTON Winn OL0OTH Oo., ° ® CLINTON, MASS. BOSTON. NEW YORK, CHICAGO. SAN FRANOISOO, « Til OTT T TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TT Ee ] (LOTH, = Jhe ow OD Wire ¢ NETTING. ber | tea Pearl Wire Cloth. et 7 44 Cliff Street, F Galvanized Steel Wire Cloth. a Galvanized Wire Poultry , e/ NEW YoRE. Netting. 153 Lake Street, “"Gomnge™ Jaze and Garden sy/ CEXICAGO. ncing. “G & B** Web Wire Fencing. £ a ts. Fencin Georgetown, Conn. Sieves, Riddles, Screens. Srasie FIXTURES. RAILING pow Guarps Factories: Wircton _— i T Gilbert’s Rival Ash Sifter. \ from ), Ul. Mouse Baraiehiag Wise en WIRE JATHING WITH HAMMONDS METAL FurR Geods, << OLOESTANDLEADING MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED WIRE GO Established 1818. WRIGHT & COLTON WIRE CLOTH Co. Galvanized, Tinned, _ Coppered. Bright and =. ‘ Annealed. | — Cold Rolled Fiat, and -3 i Straightened and Gat. 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 itselft—the device being so much like the human ha shows at once tbe util ty of the article. AS A FRUIT PICKER IT HAS NO SUPERIOR. It is made of Heavy Galvanized Wire, and Kasily Adjusted to a Pole It has been sold forseveral years, and the demand (as it is becomlng known) is steadily increasin; The difficulty of detaching fruit and securing it unbruised is apparent to every one so engu This overcomes the difficulty, and saves the finest fruit, which commands the highest prices THE LOW PRICE AT WHICH IT IS SOLD brings it within the reach of those who have but little fruit to gather as well as those who h jarge quantities. PRICE, PER DOVW™NEN, - - - $3.so. 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. ~<te—_HARDWARE GRADES —ut> The New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Trenton, N. J. NEW YORK CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISC( THE IRON AGE. 16 WIcKWIRE BrotuHers, CorTLANp, N. Y. MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND NETTINGS. GOHTLARD fit, WWIGKTWTRE $s, WRITE PLETAL FiyasH ws, WIGKTWIRE i... Madefrom Hard Drawn Made from Hard Drawn Made from Hard Drawn Galvanized Before or Steel Wire. Bronze Wire. Galvanized Steel Wire. After Weaving. TIBNED, BRIGHT BLUED, BRASS, COPPER WIRE GLOTH, FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. CORN POPPERS, DISH COVERS, METALLIG AND SQUARE GOAL SIEVES, FLOUR SIEVES. NATIONAL WIRE CORP., NEW HAVEN, CONN., - Manutacturers of . . WIRE, WIRE RODS AND WIRE NAILS. Fence, Market, Straightened and Gt me Spal sien Galvanized, Eastern Agents, JOHN WALES CO., 141 High St., Boston, Mass. Send for Prices, MICHIGAN WIRE CLOTH CoO.., Telephone and Telegraph manuracturers OF WIRE CLOTH oF ALL KINDS Prom BRASS, COPPER, STEEL, IRON, GALVANIZED,TINNED and BRONZE WIRB Including PAINTED, GALVANIZED and BRONZE WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. ESTABLISHED 1863. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 500 HOWARD ST., DETROIT, MICH. ESTABLISHED 1828. SPENGER WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. Manufacturers TREm and Bessemer Steel Wire of a! kinas. FINE WIRE A SPECIALTY. Mills at Worcester and Spencer, Mass. No order too small for ¢ yur best attention. Write us for prices and particulars. | RIPLEY & BARTLETT, —_—1609 | ego | 1879 1899 * | TACK S: on {lack Machines | MFRS. OF cia | Kyav’s Patents. WM. A. SWEETSER, 39 Montello St., PLYMOUTH, MASS., U.S A. BROCKTON, MASS. os +4 a} ¢) oD + 4) mE 4 ot comma py eer mun 52 NEW FREEDOM WIRE CLOTH GO., | MANUFACTURERS OF ‘*SUMMIT’’ BRAND 3 SCREEN WIRE CLOTH. ; MADE FROM HARD DRAWN STEEL WIRE. PAINTED BLACK, GREEN, OR DRAB. 3 Main Office and Works, - - - NEW FREEDOM, PA. 1S eee 44 cemmee $4 cee $+ cee +4 eee $4 OG cee (ee ++} ee +} - ee +} fee $f ee +} eee +} ee +4 EH) ee fe eR + game ® OTe Oo ae 99 ems 9 69 CREE >) OD 16 THE IRON AGE. Cold Punched, Chamfered and Trimmed, Case Hardened and Semi-Finished NUTS. Bicycle Supplies, &c., &c. Tire Bolts a Specialty. PORT CHESTER BOLT & NUT CO., PORT CHESTER, N. Y., MANUPACTURERS OP si i Nii 1 a wt ~ —, <i pe md VELL LLL LAL | ere Hungarian Nails. Shoe Nails FOR, LIGHTNING AND McKAY HEELING MACHINES. Daily Capacity 10,000 lbs. Export Orders Filled Promptly. nT AAR E. Phillips & Sons, Principal Office and Works, SOUTH HANOVER, MASS, U. S. A. BOSTON OFFICE, 143 Lincoln St. Zinc Plates Cut and shaped to order for Boilers, Batteries, etc. Zinc Shoe Nails For Export. Zinc Roofing Nails. Zinc Sheathing Nails. The Metal Worker's Handy-Book OF RECEIPTS AND PROCESSES, Bei aga Oollection of Chemical Formulas and P:ac- tical Manipulations for the Working of all the Metals and Alloys, Including the Deco- ration and Beautifying of Articles Manufactured Therefrom, as Well as Their Preservation. Edited from Various Sources by WILLIAM T. BRANNT 500 Pages, Cloth, $2.50. Sent, post-paid, upon receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY. Publishers and Booksellers, 232-238 William Street, New Yort, Givesa ments. tion vet offered ? Latest, Simplest, Best. REDUCES INSURANCE. rinted record on the back of the dial of the watchman's ‘he record is hidden, the dial cannot be stopped; any attempt manipulate the clock is rec »rded 62 the dial. Has ALARM features that are alone worth its cost. You throw awa’ good tools and buy new types thatd» more work. Why not do ths saa with your “ out of date” type of watchman clock, and get the best prot Endorsed by the Insurance Bureaus. The Waggoner Watchman Clock Co.., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. THE WAGGONER WATCHMAN CLOCK. mov “DIAMOND” EXPANSION BOLT. ONLY 2 PARTS. , “{mpilest prpeesion Bolt im the market. HENRY B. NEWHALL, % Cortlandt 8t, N.Y Tel. 44 Cortlandt | 9 ) EXPANSION BOLTS. The Best Bolt on the Market MFD. BY ,/ THE McCABE HANGER MFG. co. 833-543 West 224 St., N. Y. WRITE FOR PRI JES. THE IRON AGE. Tapping, Screw Slotting, HARVEY HUBBELL. Brass and Iron Machine Screws. crew Assembling Iam 1 Xe ome | % & RY & Bele LS Nuts and Washers, Riveting Machines. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Agents, Manning Maxwell& Moore, wew yorn, CHiIcaao. SEMO FOR CATALOCUE. Chandler & FarQuhar, Besron. SAM’L HALL’S SONS, 229-233 West 10th St., New York. \ = 2 \j : Established 1839, alaheralelablela eee MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY Machine Bolts, Lag Screws, Washers. BRADDOCK MACHINE & MANUFACTURING CO. Engineers, Founders and Machinists, BRADDOCE, 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. Niagara Screw C0,, BUFFALO, N. Y at al ot okt SET and SSCSHOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSESESESES isso. The Plymouth Millis, RIVETS ad TACEHS, Plymouth, Mass. Makers of WILSON & SMITH, - = Worcester, Mass. Pe Cold Punched Nuts and sosoding ||8 410} SICUSE A Metal Punching and Die Work SPHCIAL STAMPIN GS. CAP SCREWS, STUDS, Etc. NUT & WASHER MFG. CO., " Milwaukee, Wis. Wrought and Steel Plate Washers, Felloe Plates, Burrs, &. CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTED. National Elastic Nut Co., MILWAUKEE, WIS. We make a specialty of Square and Hexagon Hot-Pressed Nuts (Elastic and Common); Machine Bolts, Track Bolts, etc., to large users at lowest prices. Our Elastic Self-Locking Steel Nut never works loose, and is strongest, best and c Nut on the market. Our Elastic Nut Track Bolt makes the best Rail fastening. Writs fer prices THE POSITIVE EXPANSION BOLT, SEAMAN’S PAT/ SEPT. 7.96/ “CAN'T SLIP.”’ Mfd. by DANIEL C. SFAMAN & CO., 1638 Hutchinson 8t., Pbila., Pa. Write for prices for sale by Nzal & BRINKER, lv Warren &t.,New York. THE IRON AGE. ig : | 4 = Viaditiy Iron and Brass Rivets, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. Pm awTIVILILiTLiitiii | PALALUITIRLETILLL ITT tilt) | eee BLAKE & JOHNSON, peaecummmemmummiosmes PERERHLERER REL ° TT VERURSUCGRRDDRED EDC Optbees \ ’ . , ePpeete eee WATERBURY, CONN. GRAN od CROSSING TACK cO., Grand Crossing, Chicago, UL, U. S.A, : STYLE HEAD Our 1 and Wire Mills are now in full operation and we are well equipped to furnish wie RODS, ... WIRE BIT In inl f } (| ome TACKS. RIVETS, STAPLES, WIRE NAILS, SHOE NAILS SHAPES. For information concerning _ ator and WIRE, address TELEPHONE, 2529 CENTRAL. N. D. PRATT, 91 Lake Street, CHICAGO. OF VARIOUS E. H. TITCHENER & CO., BINGHAMTON, N. Y: es AND es a To, WIRE SHAPES Factories, {een a. Y. Milwaukee Tack Co,. MILWAUKEE, WIS. TACKS, NAILS, RIVETS. WRITE FOR PRICK&S. WIRE NAIL MACHINERY. Impro oe ‘rkins Pattern. All Siz ~s— Sd. to 204d. H. J. MILL ER, Bridgewater, lass. ® COBB & DREW, T ACT {IES ul PLYMOUTH, MASS.. and E ROCK FALLS, ILLS. z [RON panes and IPPER RIVETS NAIlI dbD UBLE Pt MINTED TACK K ) STAPLES, BURRS, WASHERS, Ss BEST STOCK. PERFECT GOODS. SEND FOR BOOK ON BOLTS TO Te Franklin Moore Co. vwinsted, Conn. se writing for free Pacific Coast Office, 105 Front St., San Francisco, Cal. ti ray Reg te = oa “ MAKERS OF » Set Screws, Square Head Bolts, y ; | Cap Screws, Hexagon H a Coupling Bolts, T tm goer Milled Stud Bolts, Bolts Semi-finished Nuts, poy h Studs etc., etc. Case-hardened Nuts. sd Raine waning . Also OFFICE AND WORKS: Special Work in Iron, Steel or Brass made Liberty Ave.. and 2518 GI. on Screw Machines. Pittsburgh, Pa. Geremmss0-emmscoocmmmereammneceemmn-e0ee ammnsopammmenpammenpamasesoammes | SHELTON COMPANY. eemgue TACKS, SMALL NAILS, Etc., CARRIACE, TIRE and STOVE BOLTS. WVVUNVUANMN ALA > 4444, 64.44 Factories, SHELTON, CONN. NEW YORK OPPICE and WAREROOM, 64 RBADE ST. Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Co. ~s e200 OVTTOVTSSSBSS® nase ae, (| THE IRON AGE. _ ve) The [lilton Manufacturing Co., Cold Punche “Wrought and Steel Washers. Cold Punched Nuts a Specialty. AND CASE HARDENED OSVSOSOSSS3SSSS4 SETS MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA. U/ PLAIN, CHAMFERED, SEMI-FINISHED ALSO, HOT PRESSED Yee Se Oo SS $686O888 pam «' ‘rw BRIGHTON, Pa. MANUFACTURERS OF = = . _— | RHODE ISLAND TOOL Co. PROVIDENCE, R. I. STUDS: ROUGH STUDS, MILLED STUDS. ‘ i 7 § a UO) 3 a. | zs 2.5): |e es tg Wi. =] > = 0: = O°. =) | ”. S « Bolt ana Rivet ieee For Cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, Liberal discounts to the trade. CHAMBERS BROTHERS COMPANY, 32d St., Below Lancaster Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Orr PENNA. NEW YORK. r Factores. KE CS. 20.000 oat For Nails, Spikes, Bolts, Nuts, Rivets and Horse Shoes. THE EDWIN BELL & SONS COC.; YOUNGSTOWN, O. POI OPTI ¢ OHIO. ROD PLD PAG OLS” ALL GRADES OF FINISHED AND stl H AUTOMATIC COLD PRESS Manufactured by Migs Dunnam nur o., Unionville, Conn., U S.A 2O THE IRON AGE. AM. BH. HASKELL, Pres. WM. H. HASKELL MFG. CO. WM. H. HASKELL CO., and PAWTUCKET NUT CO., MANUFACTURERS OF JACOB STEPHANS, Gen’l Manager. J. MILTON PAYNGS, 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, &c. EXPANSION ¢ BOLTs. Fer tastening al! kinds of structure to brte and stene work. STEWARD & ROMAINE MFG. Ce. GoLe MANUFACTURERS. PHILADELPHIA EXPANSION BoLts 'For fastening all kinds of structure 19 trick aid stone Work 1 Patentee and M'f'r, ISAAC CHURCH, ‘Bend for Catalogue A. Toledo, Ohide MACHINES FOR MAKING RIVETS, NUTS, AND FOR ROLLING THREADS. BUILT BY The WATERBURY PARREL FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. Waterbury, Coan., U. 8. A. Seen Our Have YOU TRIANGLE FEED IT IS A WONDER! GUARANTEED INCREASE 25< IN SPEED. KIMBALL BROS. & SPRAGUE. BROCKTON, MASS. ARROW BRAND ASPHALT READY ROOFING. Bhis roofing comes in rolis already coated with gravel. No painting re quired. \ Ready for immediate Notice the Lap Edge. use. ASHPALT READY ROOFING CO., 136 Water St., N. Y. 20 Mill Street, ROCKFORD, ILL, All Kinds of Bolts, Lag Screwr, Rivets, Washers and odd Rockford Bolt Works, “ae Bolt Work. “Mention Tae Inos Aor THE “HASY’ BOLT CLIPPER. WILL CUT ANYTHING. c arch? ° Manufactured by & W) H. K. PORTER, © 6 Somes 6 S Everett, Mass. ° it is the BEST in the World. ° For sale by the trade generally. Send tor Circular. Selig, Sonnenthal & Co., London, Eng., Agents tor Great Britain and Ireland. EXelwig’s Patent Bolt and Rivet Clipper. Light, Strong, - Powerful, Durable. heLwic mec. co., No. 1 cuts % or less. ST. PAUL, ¥'NN. No. 2 cuts 9-16 or less No. 8 cuts or less. No. 4 cuts 3¢ or less. CUTS CLOSE TO WORK. ° eens | HIGHEST TESTIMONIALS FROM JOBBERS AND CONSUMERS SEND FOR CIRCULAR PHILADELPHIA MACHINE SCREW WORKS, 624-626 Raee St.. Philad elphia 8 x 8 rent Manufacturers of all kind and Nuta, Bicycle and Elec of B8pactal Machine Bcrew trical Work and Studs, Thumb Screw Sole [frs.of the Genuine Huntington Emery SET, CAP and aan CHICAGO ScREWCHO. MACHINE aes \ Hypa CREWS\ Wheel Dresser. oc SCREWS, | 3 Hexagon Nuts, Finished and Milled Coupling Case Hardened Bolts, etc. 94-108 W.WasHinctonSr. Cuicaco Bicycle Parts. E y 5 PD 5 5 : ; : : THE IRON AGE. 21 BBE CAS Cd CACY CA AD CC) CCA CAD CAD CO CA) CADE CAD CAD CA CAD CANE CAD CAD LAD CAD GAD CO EAD COO CAD CAN GAS CAN OAD CONC BO BOSTON BRIDGE WORKS, BOSTON, MASS., ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS FOR ALL KINDS OF STRUCTURAL WORK, Steel Buildings, Roof Trusses, Bridges, Etc., Large or Small. SEND FOR ESTIMATE. F NYAYANTAY ANALY ATONTANYNT CA ANYON ATONTCAYANT NYA AYONTCAYANYAYCANTAYENTAY ANY ANTENA ANTAYANY AYA THOS. B, RITER, Pres, WM. C. COFFIN, Vice-Pres. JOHN 8. CRAIG, Sec’y and Treas. NANT ALON YANG ROBERT A. McKEAN, Gen. Digr. STEEL CONSTRUCTION ALL BRANCHES. BUILDINGS DESIGNED AND ERECTED IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Roof Frames, Trusses and Girders, Blast Furnaces and Steel Works, Cupolas, Ladies, onverters, Boilers, Tanks and Heavy Plate “ork, Gas H: ride ers, Purifiers pe Open He earth Furnace > Cas sings , Chimne , Riveted Pipe, Corrugated [ron RITER-CONLEY MFG. COMPANY, Pittsburgh, Pa., U S.A. NEW YORK OFFICE: 39-41 CORTLANDT STREET. STEEL BUILDINGS New England Structural Co. Boston Office: BRIDGES. 18 P. O. SQUARE. Ornamental Iron Work, WORKS: Bronze Work. EVERETT, MASS. > eee > . rinee Corrugated, and af Other Shapes of Iren A. S. MILLER, JR., Treasurer. R. H. Brown, Chief Engineer Roefing and Siding. Eastern Bridge and Structural Co., Engineers, Contractors, and Manufacturers of STEEL STRUCTURAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. = Steel and im age work for buildings, roofs, railroad and highway bridges. Plans and estimates SS furnished. Write us. Works beside tracks of Fitchburg and B & M. Railroads Iron Buildings, Roofs, Doors, Shutters, Cornices 58 Front St., Worcester, Mass. Worce my Ma ” Skylights, Bridges, &c. Moseley Iron Bridge and Roof Co., 39 Cortlandt St , Room 13, NEW YORK. | | REATING Fully of Explora-| STEEL FRAME MILL BUILDINGS, tory and Preparatory Work, Tanks for Water, Gas or Oil, or ‘ ‘ Sheet and Plate Iron Work, of The Physical Properties of Ores, za ho Field Geology, Occurrence an d Water Filters, 10 to 10,000 gal. capacity.$ Association of Minerals, Chemical | wy g, SCAIFE & SONS, - Pittsburgh, Pa, Analysis, Blow-pipe Tests, Working Mining, Place Mising, wes ad || DIAMOND TACK denda on Camp Life and Medica) AND NAIL WORKS, a RAYNHAM, MASS. 183 PAGES, CLOTH. ONE DOLLAR-—POSTPAID. DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS. 232-238 William St., N. Ys SEND FOR QUOTATIONS. THE [RON AGE. 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. CASING, TUBING AND DRIVE PIPE FOR WELL PURPOSES. GAS AND OIL LINE PIPE. Cylinders Lapwelded and Seamless, tested 100 lbs. to 3,700 lbs., for Com- pressed Air, Carbonic Acid Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia, Bte., Btc., 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 oa Dock House, Billiter Street, London, E. C., Eng. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, - - T'TIBULIFORM, LONDON. f ( ( | THE IRON AGE. 3 Oe ® American Steel. Hoop Company General Offices, Battery Park Bldg., New York. bo 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, &c. BAR 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, &c. DISTRICT SALES OFFICES @SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GSSSSVSSSSHSHSSSSSSSS SS SSSSSSSOOSSSSOSSSOOSO POPCOHOSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOSS OOOO OOO OS OOSO SOOO SCO OS SOOSO SEO OOOOCO 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. 3 Oliver Street Williamson Building Hennen Building © Cincinnati Montreal } 4 Chamber of Commerce Building Temple Building 4 COSCO OCOCOOCOCOOOCOSCOSOOOOOOOEELOOOOOOOCOOO ioe 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. Stmpers, Land Title Building, Philadelphia W. J. WeETSTEIN & Joun W. Goon, Security Building, St. Louis F. C. MILLIKEN, Times Baliding, Pittsburgh ee. Ap eaten eC T. H. Sreppy, San Francisco Ler CHAMBERLAIN, Los Angeles — ... catuumiimmameaa. o'r t . > li @ © @ * € ® @ © +