The Iron Age 1900-11-01: Vol 66 Iss 18

| THE omnes up A *lOPrur Moerpin IS$ ~ [RODM=4.GE A Review of the Hardware, Iron, Machinery and Metal Trades. Published every "Thursday Morning by David Williams Co., 232-238 William St... New York. Vol. LXVI: Reading Matter Contents......... No. 78. page 52 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers ‘‘ {81 Classified List of Advertisers..... . Advertising and Subscription Rates ‘‘ 63 New York, Thursday, November 1, rgoo. \5.CO a Year, including Postage, Single Copies, Ten Cents. 7 ‘Battee New York. IRON Ano STEEL qh - gS 2 no" ron A < | u ¢ geri SS Dropucis | x THE BRISTOL COMPANY, Waterbury, Conn. Bristol’s Recording Instruments. For Presstre, Temverature and Electricity, Silver Medal, P .ris Exposition. All Ranges Low Prices, and Guar apteed. Send for ire ulars ASON SPOT CORD assachusetts and Fpents rands of Sash Cerd SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TURNBUCKLES. ii __m@ Branch Office, 11 Broadway, New York. Cleveland City Forge and Iron € Co.. : , + Cleveland, oO. TURNBUCEHELES. MERRILL BROS., ning SD ial 465 to 471 Kent Ave, F ORCINGCS. Brooklyn, E.D., N.Y. PILLING & CRANE | Girard Building, Philada, ? Lewis Block ittsburgh. Alse 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 | Sportsmen 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.T1.C. Empty Shells Are adapted to the use of EVERY GRADE OF POWDER. The closest possible atten- tion is given to every detail in their manu- facture, especially to the PRIMER, which will be found absolutely reliable, and to the construction of Bases which insure the full carrying power of the charge for which each is particularly designed. Union Metallic Cartridge 0., | Winners of Handicap 1893-94-95-97-98-99. 313 Broadway, New York. Bridgeport, Conn. GAH AL | Bl) IL F RS See Page 120. CAPEWELL HORSE NAILS. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, BOSTON, DETROIT, CINCINNATI, SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE., BUFFALO, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS. THE CAPEWELL HORSE NAIL COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. BRANCHES: Jenkins Bros.’ Valves are manufactured of the best steam metal, and are fully guaranteed. member all genuine are stamped with Trade Mark like cut. ing Steel. Easily Brass Plated and Save Money. ave Ir Why experiment with cheap valves? If you want the BEST ask your dealer for valves manufactured by Jenkin: Brothers. Re- JENKINS BROTHERS, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston 9” Brass Prices High So Use Bright“Swedoh” Stamp- gue MAGNOLIA METAL. Best Anti-Friction Metal for all Machinery Beariugs. Fac-Simile of Bar. Beware of imitations. eo "aad We SSK ~ MAGNOLIA METAL CO., 266 aud 267 West St., London, Chicago, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Owners and Sole Manafacturers NEW YORK. Boston, Sar Francisco, Philadelphia. ANSONIA BRaAss sp” COPPER CO. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper. SOLE MANUFACTURERS THE IRON AGE. Established 1845. Waterbury Brass Co. | —— (| " , | Tobin Bronze Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, (TRADE-MarRK REGISTERED.) Condenser,Piates,Pump Linings, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 99 John Street, New York. 0002227‘ 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, <‘or. Oliver and Purchase Sts. German Silver, Domeer, Brass and Ger- man Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubing. COPPER RIVETS AND BURS. TAPE MEASURES, METALLIC EYELETS,,: Brass Kettles, Brass Tags, Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, &c., AND SMALL BRASS WARES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. DEPOTS : 60 Centre St., New York. 126 Eddy St. ee dence, R. {. 38 Mechanic St., Newark, NJ MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. DEOXIDIZED ORDNANCE and COMPOSITION METALS__. of all descriptions. Satisfactory prices. BRIDGEPORT DEOXIDIZED BRONZE & METAL CO., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS. SMELTERS OF SPELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND Special Sizes of Ziuc cut to order SULPHURIC ACID. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographcr# use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR LECLANCHE BATTERY. BRASS F OUNDERS INISHERS J.J. RYAN & CO, — 3 — Fa a ee — 1. Co pobao! —_h —) a @ieble!-t-col Best Bronze, Babbitt Metals, Brass and Alaminum CASTINGS On Short Notice No better counter - en a made Sm © e 4 Wheel, £3.00 3 , 6 5 Wheel, 83.25 Gu-ranteed BATTLE CREEK, MICH. R. A. » BART, HENDRICKS Tue Lecemetive Up te Date reating upon the construction and manag: m nt of modern to comotives both simple and compound By CHas McSHe*e& Profusely (ilustrated with full p ge bh if tone cuts ano diagrams and a copious inde « Nin teenth bousand vo. cloth 82 5 For sale by David Williams Co,, 232 William St., N.Y. BROTHERS PROPRIETORS OF THE Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, MANUFACTURERS OF Braziers’ Bolt and Sheathing COPPER, COPPrER WIRE AND RIVETS. Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. | THE PLUME & Atwood MF6. Co.. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass —AND— WIRE PRINTERS’ BRASS, JEWELERS’ METAL, GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS. Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kero- 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. 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, WEW YORK, BOSTON. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN COPPER, TIN, SPELTER, LEAD, ANTIMONY. 100 John Street, New York. Arthur I. Rutter, SUCCESSOR TO WILLIAM S. FEARING, 256 Broadway, New York. 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; Spelter, Tin, Antimony, Lead, etc. “DeaIH-Light ” OIL and GAS Bicycle Lanterns. Send ter Circulars and Electrotypes. THE, BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO., ip apelin Conn. 19 Murray S&t..N. Y. 17 No. 7th St, watiosaiphia. 85 to 87 Pearl St., Boston ~ a hie ae ee aa Ot ao ad THE IRON AGE. LEPHANT BRAND >HOSPHOR- BRONZE. CASTINGS, STAMPINGS ano ORIGINAL ano SoLce Mak REG.TRADE MARKS | THe PHOSPHOR BRONZE SMELTINGCO.|IMITEDA *2200.WASHINGTON.AVE..PHILADELPHIA. ‘“ELEPHANT BRAND PHOSPHOR-BRONZE™ DELTA METAL. '.INGOTS,CASTINGS, WIRE,RODS, SHEETS, etc. | — DELTA METAL— FORGINGS ERSIN THE W.S. MANUFACTURERS OF W. FISHER, Agent, 51-83 Fulton St., New York City. Telephone, 139 John. Lllinois ZMinc Company, Spelter, Sheet Zinc, Sulphuric Acid and Acid Phosphate. PERU, IL T.. OILLESS BEARINGS. A strong letter or commendation from a firm whose re paenen 15° ‘world wide” as e manufacturers of the celebrated “ PEARLINE.’ New te ag Nov. NoRTH AMERIC AN METALINE Co., 43 Third St , Long Island City, Gentlemen: Your favor of 20th inst. received; in reply are ple sased to say that our Metaline a Bushings have given us entire satisfac tion. We first applied them n 1886 or ’87 under very trying conditions, put them in fast running loose pulleys with high tension belt, and they gave perfect satisfaction. Since then, we have extended their use throughout our wor 8, and they have given satisfaction where ever we have placed them Very truly sh AS. PYLE & SONS. R great Tensile Strength, Elasticity and Elongation, coupled with unusual Non-Corrosive qualities, CASTINGS AND PROPELLER WHEELS made from PARSONS MANGANESE BRONZE cannot be excelled. Write for particulars. SOLe MAKERS (HE WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS SHIP and ENGINE BUILDING CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. SSSR Has sold 2,000,000 standard Fishing Reels in 12 years to Domestic and Foreign Jobbing trade and will mail you any Reel you may select from our illustrated catalogue on receipt of list price, and if not satisfactory will, on return of Reel tefund the money. Catalogues mailed free on application. Tre Anoacw B. Henoryx Co., New Haven, Conn. 26, 1897. Best Anti-Friction Metal tor all mac hinery bearings For high speed and heavy crushing weight it has po equal. THEO. HIERTZ & SON, Sole Manutacturers, : 30th St. and Park Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Manufacturers all grades Babbitt Motats, Solder, Bar Tin, Bar Lead, Lead Car Seals, Pig Tin, Pig Lead, ony, Copper, B8pelter, etc. GRAY IRON, BRASS, ALUMINUM AND BRONZE CASTING OF THE WERY BEST QUALITY. Very much time saved by vsing clean and soft castings. A trial will convince you. Pickets and Rosettes for wire workers, catalogue of same. Nickel Platng and Japanning, Metal Pattern Making, also Bronze Tablets and Name Plates for Machinery to order. We invite correspondence. JOHN W. CLARKE, - ALBANY, N. Y. UNITED METALS SELLING CO. ii BROADWAY, NEW YORK. EUROPEAN ACENTS: C.S. HENRY & CO., 12Leadenhall St., London, E. C. RBAAAAAAAAAAAG WE MAKE paBsiry merase; Merchant & Co., Inc., Abe GRADES. PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, WRITE US ALWAYS. CHl CA 60, BROOKLYN. HELWIG PNEUMATIC STAYBOLT CLIPPER “nts 13¢ inch and less ‘ibe rapidly; leaves cut straight and smooth; has inserted knives, replaced at mall cost. Weight, 1701 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY PURC HASERS. Patented and manufactured by HELWIG MFG. CO., St. Paul, Minn. A The American Metal Co, (LIMITED), Exchange Court Building, 52 Broadway, New York. P. O. BOX 957. COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. Tin, Lead, Spelter, Antimony, Nickel, Aluminum, Bullion, Iron. ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. AGENTS FOR HENKY R. MERTON & CO., London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. METALLGESELLSCHAFT, Frankfurt-on-Main. WILLIAMS, FOSTER & UO., Ltd., Swansea, Eng. SOCIETE LE NICKEL, Paris, Fran nce. BALBACH SMELTING & REFINING C 0. New ark ,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 mucu ' CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE NOW TOBE HAD IN THE MARKET. NEW OROLD corres CAN BE USED. FORCIRCULARS AND F ADDRESS’ HALK & NAUMANN, NEw-yor! OLE AGENTS FOR THE U.S .ANOCANADA ‘© Pt 3 Aa B Phosphorized Metal Co. Philadelphia, Pa. RICE Phosphor Tin, Phosphor Bronze, Phosphor Copper, Manganese Copper. on = Ul 9 04 ‘Ur 9 SISJOUTETP EpIsyNO SSENL YsddOO anv WOOLS NI AYO MHOA MOAN ‘LASYLS HLYOM IZ! 0p 1addog Ssbiq pojsabung °° ullyuesy pric ‘evoydeje, ‘4a7duaO OL SHZIS ‘IVIONdS “‘paaiaoay Si sapigQ Aeg paddiys sazig 490}5 40) Ssapug ssbig UMBIQ ssajwed ‘ut 8 sezig edig uoly 4 THE IRON AGE. LUE COCHRAS, S318 an" i. Ah, SEE AEE Sad MASON EVANS Sacer & Tasat, VOER OLAM, Seaxt. hare, = ° CORRUGATED, ye -v* “Rou Car eee COM PANY: Se jonn 0.Pews « ees IRON & STEEL WEATHER BOARDING. a rieks A ae GALVANIZED & BLACK RIDGING. MAT. = Dee SEND FOR CATALOGUE.AND PRICES. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. | Eastern Agents: Chicago Office: W.H. THOMSON & CO, Philadelphia, Pa 810-811 New York Life Bidc. PATENT COLD... THE GALVANIZING PROCESS, Ss iin. SE ea ks BLEICHERT WIRE ROPE TRAMWAY, and other systems of aerial transpor We notify our customers and others that we are enlarging our Jobbing Plant to a Capacity of “SIX” 25 fcot tanks and will be equipped handle any kind of heavy > work up to 25 feet in length, and also, with our special a patent machinery and de- vices, small work of every description, such as , ; nails, screws, bolts, ao Gaeenee etc., at very low tation. prices. Special sine and do- Manufactured by prices made for scription and ; grantshop right R 0 RO 0 yearly c . cia on and other li- THE TRENTON IRON CO., ders, Pay “9 ine | we ee ° y Saste. Bleichert Tramway of The Solvay Process Co. — Engineers and Contractors and sole licensees in North America for the Bleichert System. Also Wire Rope Equipments for Cable Hoist-Conveyors, Surface and Undergruund Haulage, Etc. Illustrated book upon application. | S$ , F| t New York Orrice—Cooper, Hewitt & Co., 17 Burling Slip. CHICAGO OFrFice—1114 Monadnock Building = . 0» CIBCITO ‘. 4 Galvanizing Co, JOBBING PLANT: ° 108-110 W. Lith St. MAIN OFFICE: 346 Broadway, New York. J ——p Tr a <& COWLES — (MANUFACTURERS oF — q RING RIVETS PLAINVILLE Use Ironsides Paints For Roofs, Boiler Fronts, Stacks, and all Metal Work. lronsides Rope and Gear Lubricants. Get Catalogue 7. THE IRONSIDES CO. Miaxeesor— '§ SYRACUSE BABBITT Columbia Brand It is the Best for all Machinery Bearings. Phosphor Tin = QvAvity GUARANTEED. PRICE REASONABLE. a SYRACUSE SMELTING WORKS, Bronze Ingots. syracuse, N.Y. MONTREAL, CANADA. Nickelized-Sheet-Zinc Sa Se — Se 18 OR SD) Is a highly polished, NON-CORE OSIVE metal packed with paper between each sheet. Is being used for Wash boards, House Numbers, Reflectors, Buttons, Name-plates, Stove boards, Refrigerator Lining, Fruit Jar Caps. Can be soldered, stamped and vent to the sharpest turn, retaining a polish like niexerpiates "SS Zine Polished for the Trade AMERICAN NICKELOID CO., PERU, ILLINOIS. THE IRON AGE, 5 THE HARRINGTON & KING FERFORATING CO. Main Office and Work Stre Chicag eee 000000000000--000000000000 NEW HAVEN WIRE MFG. CO., MANUFACTURERS OF Wik ts: IN GREAT VARIETY. NEW HAVEN, ° CONN. ocese BOOS OS 6OOO2F HOSS 6O4SF OOF HOOF BABBITT META FOR ROLLING MILL es OTHER MACHINERY. BRASS INGOTS and SPELTER. Smeliters and Refiners. Brand: GOLDEN ROD. SCRAP METALS OF ALL CLASSES BOUGHT. H. M. SHIMMER &2CO., «- 11188 Cherry Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. QD VS VOSS HOSS OSS 8858845588888 © eee Ns Ul Ae le Al Nr Ne Vr Nl Na Ns We le , Consumers and / Dealers will do well to get my prices and samples of. BEARING METAL . SHONBERG, DEALER, 3 172 wuodin STREET, - - NEW YORK CITY. ¢ oMMARRARARRAMINDAR PRRRDARARRARRRRMNE THE WAGGONER WATCHMAN CLOCK. Latest, Simplest, Best. REDUCES INSURANCE. AD ee Pe er Gives a printed record on the back of the dial of the watchman’s move ments. The record ts hidden, the dial cannot be stopped; any attempt to manipulate the clock is rec yrded 0a the dial. Has ALARM features that are alone worth [ts cost. You throw away good tools and buy new types thatd» more work. Why notdo ths same with your “ out of date” type of watchman clock, and get the best protec tion yet offered ? Endorsed by the Insurance Bureaus. The Waggoner Watchman Clock Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. _ SPLIT KEYS RIVETED a Att Sir ee KEYS THE HOLLINGER FENCE Co. CT -3 25 = AVAL i On ed WIKRE ““— SPRINGS MORGAN SPRING CO, ess: Mass. SOS LDNS OE 24 2G2 OLD OSLE SMALL SPRINGS 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. thickness. Springs Enameled or Plated. Bend Samples and Write for Quctations. Ry a a A YD in Oi TEMPERED SP SPRINGS I GNARTORAL DAPLEMENTS soo SPEC |. i SABIN MACHINE CC ‘ GRISWOLD WIRE CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF CROSS HEAD, IMPROVED, MONITOR, HOOK AND SINGLE LOOP STEEL WIRE BALE TIES. Wire Straightened and cut to lengths, Wire, _ | Wire Nails, etc. BRADDOCK, PA. Cary Spring Works, 240 and 242 W. 29th St., N. Y. City. WIRE2° 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 Aguate. JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., 113 Chambers St., New York. 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 Wrought Iron Work, 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., BROOKLYN, Bi. Y. B Main.” 235 te ag3 Park Ave., Telephone ‘ ee . THE IRON AGE. R. H. WOLFF & CO., Ltd., MANUFACTURERS OF —- ALL FINE GRADES OF COLD ROLLED STEEL, ‘ For Corset, Band Saws, Clock and Watch Springs and all parts thereof, and all other special purposes. ; a FINEST QUALITIES OF STEEL WIRES, a Round, Square, Flat and all other shapes, for Cables, Wire Ropes, Spokes, Needles, Piano Wire, “P and all other special purposes, tempered and untempered, etc. SM Works: 118th, 117th and 116th Sts. and East River, NEW YORK CITY. ay H E make all kinds ef 4 ¥ Ww Sheel Metal goods z i as well as Wire goods. < ih D 4 All our work is done by ‘“ Automatic [lachines, and consequently cheap 8 in price and good in quality. Vw pe A.C. JENKINSON & 60., =A /N- E y 289-297 ANSON St., : <O = NEWARK, N. J. A few of the Wire shapes we have made. 4 “A LITTLE BLUE BOOK ON . » 9 9 ROPE TRANSTIISSION,”’ Second Edition—AUGMENTED. Published by THE AMERICAN MANUPACTURING CO. TRANSMISSION | z ROPE. 1{. AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 65 Wall Street, NEW YORK. yams. @ | WATERBURY ROPE CO. : DUNBAR BROTHERS, FACTORIES, Brooklyn. OFFICE, 69 South St., N. Y. Sea SE | VV IRE ROPE! | SMALL SPRINGS ) OF ALL KINDS. SHEET STEEL and ‘ Also Manila, Sisal, Russia and STEEL and BRASS WIRE. American Cordage and Binder Twine. BRISTOL, CONN. Wi a FE in In Steel Straightened and Cut Caarcoa. FON... All Lengths. WwM. McFARLAND, Screw Rods, WOOD SCRHW SS, Iron and Brass. IRON FOUNDER, TRANSOM LIFTERS. TRENTON, - N. J. BrIOoYoOormsD CHAINS for Bicycles and Mechanical Purposes READIN R “ . CHILLED CAST WIRE DIES 0 GChEw 0O.. Norristown, Penna Any Size or te go Netice. THE STEWART WIRE COMPANY. = mice PASTON PENNA. TEE BRIGHT —-ALL SIZES—— WIRE GOODS GOMPANY,) teen | WY Ieee —_ Worcester, Mass. , COPPERED 4 Hardware and Kitchen Wire Goods. — ——ALL VARIETIES—— Specialties to Order. EVES YTHING IN WIRE Wire Straightened and Gut to Specified Lengths. THE IRON AGE. , \ AAD ATO fy e RL 2 Or ' TELLER. \ om ~~) R 4, | AUN e ( 11 | \S iy ene SUCCESS! WHOsINN SANITARY VENTILAWIW. ‘peeiuBseny eq MOU UBD NOLL 7ILLNEA ONICIINE Can now be accomplished. EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE Heavy Steel Tempered \ National Battery and Bolting Wire- Cloth. BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE fom SOLE ~ — enlig — OF Established St ee Mo. THE MOST DURABLE ROPE MADE; IT HAS NO EQUAL, SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CaTALOGUE. LESCHEN &* SONS ROPE CO., tie SSeS Manufacturers oi 3 ie PATENT FLATTENED es oof STRAND WIRE ROPE. ' AND ALL KINDS OF Winn ROoOPrPHs, Wanlia, Sisal, Blooks, Eto. Tan WIRE ROPE 920-922 Nerth Main Street, ST. y= Branch Office. 47-49 South Canal St., Chicago, Ill Tt only sree A iii on Estimates PB on Application. 1848, emo A. LouIS, MO. 1848. ESTABLISHED — WIRE =ROPE- HAZARD MFG Co. 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. STEEL IRON WIRE ROPE & Whyte Manilla Rope, Blocks, Sheaves, Rope Co., Galvanized Wire, Steel Strand. 19 South Canal Street, CHICAGO. OUR TRADE MARK PROTECTS YOU. mee Kidd Bros. & Burgher Stee! Wire Company, IicKEE’S ROCKS, PA. So'e Manufacturers of KIDD SPECIAL DRILL RODS; NEEDLE WIRE AND HIGH GRADE STEEL WIRES Macomber HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law, Solicitors of Patents. PHILADELPHIA West End Bidg., 82 So. Broad St. NEW YORK Potter Building, 38 Park Row, WASHINGTON National Union Bidg., 913 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. E. B. STOCKING, Attorney at Law, 611 F ST., N. W., WASHINGTON, D. CO. 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 CATAL OGUES. GOEPEL & RAEGENER Counselors at Law, Registered Patent Agents, 290 BROADWAY, - Dun Building, - NEW YORK. Special experience in and connections for obtaining Patents in foreign countries. JANNEY, STEINMETZ 4&4 CO., Seamless Cold Drawn Steel Shells, Cylinders and Tanks, for Air, Water, Steam, Gas, Soda, Ammonia or Fluids under pressure and exple- sives. Seamless Tubing, Heavy Section Tubes, Hy- draulic Porgings 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, - New York City. 577-3579 Tenth Ave., THE FROST HEAVY WIRE FENCE. STEEL FARM and LAWN GATES. COILED HARD STEEL GALVANIZED WIRE for fencing, supplied to dealers. Write for prices. THE FROST WIRE FENCE CO., Welland, Ont., Canada. Cleveland, Ohio. 8 THE IRON AGE. Con dy Or ~~ GEO. Ww. PRENTISS & CO. - HOLYOKE. MAS: 4 THE SUMMIT | ™*vracturzrs or +| Ironand Steel WIRE CO. 3 - CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO. ¢ W i R f | ‘ Manufacturers of $ «| Of every description WIRE :} 4 General and Special Purposes. °, * o, * 2, * oe, Ft st oatodtoe enone LAWN FENCE, WINDOW GUARDS, OFFICE RAILING, TREE GUARDS, FARM FENCE, Send for Catalogue and Discount Sheet. UP-TO-DATE MFG. CO., ~« TERRE HAUTE, IND., 959 No.Tenth Street. DWIGGINS WIRE FENCE CO. Anderson, Ini. Wire Fencing, Ready Made. ‘ for Coooooosooes Weoeceeeooess | Lawn, Farm and Railroad, Write ter Catalogue. hossman’s Lawn Fence, | —===== ( BROOM WIRE, TINNED « MATTRESS WIRE, (LANTERN WIRE, BRIGHT MARKET WIRE, COPPERED MARKET WIRE, ANNEALED STONE WIRE. Cx) moe Senseo o, -¢ Oe *9%,9%,"*, ee Ft vt WIRE STRAIGHTENED AND CUT TO LENGTHS. o*. SoSeSeSeSeSeSeSeSesSo see Hosee” °s _ epee oshodtpetpetectodtoet a "6 *, > oe ae te wstocrsnn tos oe =r | 7% 7 * ORNAMENT AL FENCE! ewes f oseegee De 25 different designs, they are all steel ’ } + and cheaper than wood fence, Special ti ie prices to Churches and Cemeteries. Write ‘} it + us for catalogue. ee | Siscaded leet KOKOMO FENCE MCH. CO., " Kokomo, Ind., U. S. A. = ~extie ANYTHING IN ARTISTIC AND LIGHT . sustain o,ceentc| RON, WIRE AND BRASS WORK § - and all Public am | PrivateGrounds. Has no equal. Thoroughly Galvanized and made of best Besse- | gych as Iron and * Fences aot eve description, Office and Bank Railings, Window Guards, Fire Escapes, mer N 7 6 ang Bho ire. Cheaper and just as sub- | [ron Stairways, Roof Cresti = hoors apd Shutters, Flower Stands and other Fioral Designs, Irom Vases, stantial as Iron Fence. Urns, Chairs and Settees, an hey Builders’ Iron Work, etc.. etc. ‘ Write for Catalogue. 100-page illustrated catalogue, with close prices, sent free. ORNAMENTAL IRON & WIRE CO., - - Chattanooga, Tenn. Largest concern of the kind in the entire South. Hitt ALBERT BERTHE OO LAL ALLA AP ALO +] { A D AM . Iron Work, Single and Double Gates, 1 { : Rossman Woven Wire Fence Co., ROSSMAN, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. Balconies and Railings, Cemetery THE FENCE MAN Enclosures, Green Houses of Makes Woven Wire Fence < ; ? that “ Stands Up.” Can- every description in general net Sag. iron work. Get his new catalogue It tells bo Fe avout The Best Farm 26-28 Poplar St., - Jersey City, N. J. \ Lawn and Cemetery Fences ( ie W. J. ADAM, Joliet, I. / HANN'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 6. 12 or 18 stations, voaving a different key for each. ogmeeeeng 3 done by bumbers from 1 to6, 1 to 12 and 1 to 18, each station having its number. Send for circulars, prices and further particulars. C. NANZ & CO, 127 Duane St., New York, U.S.A. PERFORATED rene — —— © Cruciate Steet On Tempereo Mackinery © SPRINGS —— ae {TY FROM A i OF aPAC NOun N° GRAIN AND SEED CLEANING. — UY ln 1 tbih Iya i ie a ERDLE & SCHENCK, Rochester, N.Y. ——— HA. 4 \ If interested send for free ae / metal sample. THE IRON AGE. 9 POSOPESOHOHOHOHOH ESOS OG OSODODEHEDED ODED HEHEHEHODOEHOHASODEDEDESEHESOSSEHOOOHEHEHOSD » ASPHALT READY ROOFING CO. 136 WATER ST., = NEW YORK. Arrow Brand Asphalt Ready Roofing SSS — CT Roll of roofing sho smooth edge or a Sesgegoegogoesge Suitable for all kinds of buildings. A gravel roofing which can be laid on a steep pitch and will not run. No coating or painting needed. Already sur- faced with gravel. Made from Trinidad Re- fined Asphalt and contains no Tar. Write for Booklet, Samples and Prices. SSeSeSeSeSeSeSeSesoseesosee soeceeeeooooooeoooooooooooooose oeOeSeSeSeSeSeSesesesososososososogooooes nT a OR EO FELTEN & GUILLEAUME CARLSWERK, ACTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT, MULHEIM-ON-RHINE, GERMANY. anaes aicol T saaigees — = | Manufacturers of every description of WIRE ana WIRE ROPES, Iron, Steel, Copper and Bronze Wire, For Electrical and Other Purposes. Fencing Wire and Strand, Netting and Mats, Music Wire, Springs, Tinned Cast Steel Wire Hed- dles, Electric Leads and Cables. WD Acunrs: {J. H. BUNNELL & CO., °0 Park Place, New York. FF. . Ac K & RORKERTSON, &% St. John St, Monrreau BARBED WIRE BALE TIES, FENCE WIRE, WIRE NAILS, STAPLES. Write us for Prices. Prompt shipment made direct from our warehouses. The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co., - St. Louis. J.B. &J.M. CORNELL, | ,occccccccce fnneaing Pos for Wire Jlanuactures. & sea, oti Co We make a specialty of an extra strong, heat-resisting metal peculiarly adapted for this purpose. Skylights. Weather Vanes. WRITE FOR PRICES. Finials. WORKS : West Point Foundry, ColdSpring-on-Hudson. OFFICE: 26th Street and 1th Avenue, Window Caps. 26th Street and 11th Avenue, New York. New York City. Crestings. Tin Solder. Store Fronts. Tin Valleys. ANN ee SSS Se ie SPRING COTTERS, FLAT SPRING KEYS AND FLAT RIVETED KEYS MADE TO ORDER. d ‘ : Bright Iron and Brass 7 a Cor. Coe and Lake Sts., CLEVELAND, a Wire Goods. Send for Catalogue. , — Kinds of Special Wire Goods Made to Order. ~ M. S. BROOKS 4&4 SONS, - CHESTER, CONN. , a tebehad deinen nh PSE EPR ee é..s bd SSDS DDD oT Lf == —=—----™ CSC ESE"_---.-.- THE IRON AGE. -=--@ American Stoo] & Wire Co.) ‘ i. "NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, DENVER, Empire Bldg. The Rookery. 8 and 10 Pine St. 809 17th § 3 ayIRE ROPES, IRON and STEEL, PLAIN and GALVANIZED. : 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. = _ “JUNIATA” mi@HORSE AND MULE SHOES. _ Made at the celebrated “JUNIATA IRON WORKS.” Juniata Iron Shoes, Jumiata Steel Shoes, _ Juniata Toe Calks. “AREA ALL LEADERS—IN QUALITY AND SATISFACTORY RESULTS. YU yy poh i BeeJ Ratalogue and Prices to | Bicticas gteel & Wire Co. —— THE IRON AGE. 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. = * 25 Years’ Experience. 10 to 500 Tons Capacity Daily. MODERN CHAIN FACTORIES. We ore be popared, be, erect WIRE MILLS for NAILS, FENCE, MARKET, MATTRESS or SCREEN wire, either GALVA- We build mills complete or in part. Latest devised, modern machinery in eve rtment. Our Chain Factories are equipped with modern WINDING, CUTTING and W LD G HAMMERS for chain links—up-to-date and complete in every department. Write for particulars. State capacities wanted in Wire, Nails, Chain. mie ~6=—sd Fhe Turner, Vaughn & Taylor Co., ("mm as U. 8, A. Hardware Dealers, Implement Dealers and others to handle 9 and sell our phiiih hhh hhh t tbat baba bn baba babr (Ap hh bh DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A, We are the largest manufacturers i . of Plain and Ornamental Iron Fence tt f § f in the United States. rT TT G TS olo do dio 4 Lal? & alelalt. We also manufacture Architectural th we TL it} 4} and Ornamental Iron Work, Jails, etc. pA ; ° al. 2am . if Lt | WRITE FOR CAT. NO. 33 GIVING SPECIAL DISCOUNTS We furnish first-class work i prices THE STEWART IRON WORKS, that bring the trade. CINCINNATI, OHIO, U. S. A. EY <DABYD 6B XD<D<~XD<B~ P< DAB“ CBX DABXD<BLDA BK D<DX IAD <2<Bx<_D | OOLSLDLGE OVOP @ ¢ Barbed, Wire Staples, Steel Wire Nails, Steel Bale Ties, Annealed, Bright and } 4 ) Galvanized Market Wire, Woven Wire Fence, Copper, Iron and ® Steel Rods, Special Wires and Wire Straightened and cut to length. @2e evese Kilmer’s Stock or Hog Fence. @ Pe ay st and will last the longest. It per- actly adjusts itself over hilly or uneven @ Pt. yAWAWAWA¥A Aaya wi L 277 ON »- Ayan x Avay 47 ‘ AITUVU VU UU . ai Vi KY TK <¥ A\\/\ es \ I IVIVLINIVNIN/I NVI \ vu i\/\ 5 woe >) — yuund. The only Ste oc ok Fence manufactured that will absolutely overcome expansion or $ « ontraction, therefo re will not break, sag, or get loose Agents wanted in every county. We also manufacture W ire Lawn Fencing, Bale ) C ) ? C Ties, Nails, Ete. Write for catalogue. } : Ss i$< KILMER WIRE MFG. CO., Chicago. SOLLO L020 202020 THE “STERLING” FENCE, DILLON-GRISWOLD WIRE CO. STERLING, ILLS. CAEP EAE CFO OL OOOO Oro rer rw’ IRON & WIRE FENCING, ELLIS & HELFENBERGER, 200 SENATE — INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ina C2 ALD ABI AD<IAB <A i wen a ee ee ee — = y e > e wre 12 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. 8. Wire Mat, all you have to do is—walk on it, To clsan 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. 0, - tthe ¥ > i \) F : f Se SOOSSSESESSOS OTD. - Decatur, Ills. Lo” & HARTMAN pict! Fence For Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries, School } Grounds; also Tree Guards, Window Guards, Wire Mats, Woven Wire Fence, 2 HARTMAN MFG. CO., Of Eliwood City, Pa. N. Y. Office, 309 B’ way, N. Y. City. STE HL. A MANUAL FOR STEEL-USERS. By WILLIAM METCALF. 12mo. Cloth, $2.00. CONTENTS.—— General Description of Steel, and Methods of Manufacture. é Applications and Uses of the Different Kinds of Steel. aati Old Store Fronts can be made New oy » i e e eee with comparatively little trouble or ex- General Properties of Steel. ~ Heating pease. Annealing. Hardening and Tempering. Effects of Grinaing. Impurities aad Their Effects. Theories of Hardening. E T.BARNUM, *o°0.... MANUFACTURER OF Wire, lron, Steel and Brass Work OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Bia li ¥ Peal nihil AAGAAL DASAAARH' Iron and Wire Fencing. — " " fo Ty METAL COVERED SASH BARS ain crcotin FOR NEW OR REMODELED BUSINESS PLACES. Artistic Grilles. Send for Descriptive Circular. Inspection. i Te = ; Sole [irs.ofth oo pefinitions of Shop Terms Usec SET, CAP and Ay as CHICAGO Scr EW Co. eodainsartneetee “Me, Sent, post-paid upon receipt of price, by eae =e | ple a aaas \ ‘ “| Wheel Dresser. DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, : Ss ede EWES: Hexagon — PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS, Milled Coupling Case Hardened 232-238 William Street, New York. Bolts, etc. Se AC EI eettm Bicycle Parts. - ew a ew” LL” _—_— = > _- THE IRON AGE. 13 M. ML. S. POULTRY FENCING is so pre-eminently superior to all others, that every dealer will handle it when he learns its real merit It leads in quality, strength, service and economy Requires few posts and notop or bottom rail. Does not sag or bag, and Is easily and quickly erected. Saves 60 percent. in cost of com- pleted fence. We constantly carry in stock over 220 different styles, heignts, weights and kinds of woven wire fencing. A LARGER VARIETY THAN ALL OTHERS COMBINED. Patented July 21, 1896, Trade Mark. Patented July 6, 1697. DEKALB FENCING is especially adapted to the most exacting service under all conditions. Write for free catalogue, describing our full line of Steel Web Picket Lawn Fence, Cabled Field and Hog Fence, Steel, Wood and Pipe Frame Gates, Posts, etc. cniiebinianenntin DEKALB FENCE Co. K City, Mo. can Ponmatbne, ed. No. 327 High Street, SELLING AGENTS: DeKalb, Ills., U. S. A. Rotherham,Wood & Co. Melbourne, Australia. Registered Cable Address: ‘‘DEKFENCE CHICAGQ.”’ Codes used A, B, C, 4th Edition and Western Union. | | \] | oo ae ey 14 THE IRON AGE. Wire Cloth, Netting, Fencing and Perforated Metal. We Manufacture a Complete Line of these Goods, Including ‘““CLINTON”’’ Brand. ‘‘SILVER FINISH”’ Brand. Painted Window Screen Cloth | Galvanized Poultry Netting. cocoate Poultry ia Galvanized Window Sereen Cicth. Wire La - Woven Wire e. Mlectrically Welded Wire Fence. | 72! vanized Fruit Drying Cloth. PERFORATED es ETAL FO Coal, Ore and Gravel Screens, Spark Arresters, KtIn Floors, Filter Press Plates Baa Centrifugal Machines, Fanning Mills, Etc., Etc. CLINTON Ww iREeE CLOTH co. , CLINTON, MASS. BOSTON. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. SAN FRANCISCO, SOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHSS SHOSHSSSHSHSSSSHSSSSSOOSOEEEES: PeSeOOOSSSSSESSESECESEEZSBE (LOTH, gn | 63 eee NETTING. bert Wir eee Woti | odie ie oon NE ie... | VA 4 Galvanized Wire Poultry e ees on yy NEW YyORKE. ¥ Netting ; Vy } ‘ “ Bie y 153 Lake Street, Cottage” Lawn and Garden * FENCING fd. O.: CHICAGO. “G&B” Web Wire Fencing. ( To ITES, a NG TOOL® etown, Conn. Georg Sieves, Riddles, Screens. 3 Srapie Fixtur a Factories: Wireton (three miles Gilbert's Rival Ash sitter. JA mES, RalLawes. Wieeew Guanes i W ot from Chicago), tl. House Furnishing Wire = IRE |ATHING WITH babbniepier secs _— sicaan RRING. S&S. Established 1818. paar Ss THE OLDESTANDLEADING MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZ et IN AMERICA 2 . ; Vagsy =e = Galvanized, vl Coppered. Bright and Annealed. Cold Rolled Flat, and Straightened and Cut. 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 hand shows at once the utility of the article. AS A FRUIT PICKER IT HAS NO SUPERIOR. It is made of Heavy Galvanized Wire, and Easily Adjusted to a Pole. The difficulty of detaching fruit ‘and securing it unbruised 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 it within the reach of those who have but little fruit to gather as well as those who hav: large quantities, PRICE, PER VDOBVWEN, = - - $3.50o. IT WILL CATHER 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, THE ROEBLING STANDARD COAL AND SAND SCREENS, FIRE-PROOF CONSTRUCTION. FRUIT DRYING CLOTH, IRON, STEEL, GALV’D, BRASS, FLY-SCREEN CLOTH, BRONZE AND COPPER CLOTH. ~<te—_HARDWARE GRADES —at> The New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Trenton, N. J. NEW YORK CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO. It has been sold forseveral years, and the demand ‘as it is becomlng known) is steadily increasing. \\ THE IRON AGE. 15 WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. Y, MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND NETTINCS. Cortland ix Wickwireti: White Metal Finish Wickwirettin, Made trom Hard Drawu Made trom Hard Draw I Steel Wire. Bronze Wire. Steel Wire. "We eav alee ng. TINNED, BRIGHT BLUED, BRASS, COPPER WIRE CLOTH, FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. CORN POPPERS, DISH COVERS, METALLIC AND SQUARE COAL SIEVES, FLOUR SIEVES. NATIONAL WIRE CORP., NEW HAVEN, CONN., WIRE, WIRE RODS AND WIRE NAILS. Fence, Market, Straightened Galvanized, on Cut wie Screw, Bolt, and smaller. Telephone and Special Wire Telegraph For all Purposes. Eastern Agents, JOHN WALES CO., 141 High St. Boston, Mass. Send for Prices, MICHIGAN WIRE CLOTH CoO.. manuracturens or WIRE CLOTH - ALL KINDS From BRASS, COPPER, STEEL, IRON, GALVANIZED, TINNED and BRONZE WIRE Including PAINTED, GALVANIZED and BRONZE WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH, 500 HOWARD ST., DETROIT, MICH. ESTABLISHED 1863 WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. ESTABLISHED 1828. | SPENGER WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. | Mantowrers Tron and Bessemer Steel Wire of a! kinas. FINE WIRE A SPECIALTY. Mills at Worcester and Spencer, Mass. No order to all for our best attention. Write us for prices and particulars. 7 —— — oe Sun ee | HIGHEST SPEED RIPLEY & BARTLETT, S.... T k ss « TACKS ® ti PLYMOUTH, MASS., U.S. A. | BROCKTON, MASS. amma $4 umm $ ) som ee ah ald id EH NEW FREEDOM WIRE CLOTH CoO., | MANUFACTURERS OF ‘“*SUMMIT’’ BRAND SCREEN WIRE CLOTH. |; PAINTED BLACK, GREEN, OR DRAB. NEW FREEDOM, PA. i MADE FROM HARD DRAWN STEEL WIRE. Main Office and Works, TT cr | | 16 THE IRON AGE. wm SC MWARVEY HUBBELL. rs Screw Siotting, Machine Screws. feree Aesombling Iam AC ~ 7 nr E RY & amele & Ss Nuts and washers Riveting Machines. BRI DGE PO RT, C 0 N NG SEMO FOR CATALOCUE. Agents, Manning Maxwell & Moore, New vorn, CHicaco. Chandler & FarQuhar, Bes SA M ’L jal A LL’S S ON. >, Established 1839, 229-233 West 10th St., New York. 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 Samer aay Niagara Screw Co,, | BUFFALO, N. Y mam SET and CAP SCREWS, STUDS, Etc. isso. The Piymouth Mills, RIVETS TACKS, Plymouth, Mass. MANUFACTURERS OF Wrought and Steel Plate Washers, Felloe Plates, Burrs, &c. CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTED It IN WANT OF TACKS, NAILS, STAPLES, &c. WRITE TU National Elastic Nut Co, §) miLWAUKEE TACK CO., Milwaukee, Wis. MILWAUKEE, WIS. We make a specialty of ware and Hexagon Hot-Pressed Nuts (Elastic and gg Machine ~y Treck Bolts, Light, Strong, etc., to large users at lowest prices. Our’ Elastic Seit- ~Locking Stee! Nut P Powerful, Durable. heLwie mre. co. * never works loose, and is the strongest, . 1 cuts % or less. ST. PAUL, MINN. best and cheapest Nut on the market. No cuts $16 or less. Our Elastic Nut Track Bolt makes the No Se ute or le 38. best Rail fastening. Write for prices. No. 4 cuts 36 or less. CUTS CLOSE TO WORK. * ane-=--48 [NG } 'GHEST TESTIMONIALS FROM!JOBBERS AND CONSUMERS SEND FOR CIRCULAR. THE POSITIVE EXPANSION B80LT Rockford Bolt Works, 20 Mill Street, ROCKFORD, ILL. All kinds of Bolts, Lag eniies Rivets, Washers and odd Bolt Work. | EcLelwig’s Fatent Bolt aa Mivet Clipper. en weeemrurururmerure wine Baw eee Oe SS SS & LS * THE IRON AGE. i” CUTTS T TTT SEY CU UU UU UU Ue CEU UU UU UUE UU VUE UU UU UU EY AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF STEEL BRIDGES, STEEL BUILDINGS AWN D All Classes of Metallic Structures GENERAL OFFICES AND WORKS: No. 100 BROADWAY, - NEW YORK. Branch Offices: Albany, N. Y. Duluth, Mina. Pittsburgh, Pa, Athens, Pa. East Berlin, Conn. Rochester, N. Y. Boston, Mass. Elmira, N. Y. Seattle, Wash. Buffalo, N. Y. Groton, N. Y. San Francisco, Cal. Baltimore, Md. Horseheads, N. Y. Salt Lake City, Utah. Butte, Mont. Lafayette, Ind. Sidney, N. S. W. Columbus, O. Milwaukee, Wis, Trenton, N. J. Chicago, IIl. Minneapolis, Minn. Wilmington, Del. Canton, O. New Orleans, La. Youngstown, O. Cleveland, O. Pencoyd, Pa. London, Eng. VUVVUVUVUVU UU UU UC UU UY TERIA LAAAAALI IAAI iii ie RARARARARARRARAARARAR AAAAAAARAAAAADAAAAAARARAAARARLUAAARARARAAAARARERARARRRRARA : Denver, Colo. Philadelphia, Pa. 5 RAARAAAARAAARARARAAARARARRAARARARARARRARRARAARRRRARARRAY THE IRON AGE. a Iron and Brass Rivets, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. EE ata For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, WATERBURY, CONN. Mae itiiiiitiiiiiis| oO MPUURDOEURGODDEGD DOOD DORAN Pees heeeaetaggmr -F TUOONUOUCURDDDRRD ODER NED etbay CRAND CROSSING TACK CO., Grand Grossing, Chicago, Il, U. S. equipped to furnish SK PAV OAL yorwnyy} ie allrw Mi oA Our Rod and Wire Mills are now in full operation and we are well RIVETS, STAPLES, WIRE NAILS, Aaa ANE CQO ae SHOE NAILS, BESSEMER wie RODS, once. 2"? WIRE “sce For information concerning ein and enti address TELEPHONE, 2529 CENTRAL. N. D. PRATT, 91 Lake Street, CHICAGO. E. H. TITCHENER & CO., BINGHAMTON, N.Y. STAPLES AND = els WIRE SHAPES § Binghamton, N. Y. ? Chicago, Ill. Factories, “DIAMOND” EXPANSION BOLT. a LY 2 PARTS. Es varsion Bolt in the market. ALL ) Cortlandt Bt., NY Tel. 934 Ce wtiendt. W25 — BoLts. — The Best Bolt MFD. BY THE McCABE HANGER MFG. CO, 833-843 West 22d St., N. Y. WRITE FOR PRICES. WIRE NAIL MACHINERY, Improved Perkins Pattern. All Sizes—3d. te 20d. H. J. MILLER, Bridgewater, llass. R COBB & DREW, r FACTORIES : 4 PLYMOUTH, MASS., and ROCK FALLS, ILLS. i E IRON, BRASS and COPPER RIVETS, NAILS and Dt UBLE POINTED TACKS. K + S STAPLES,BURRS,WASHERS. § BEST STOCK. PERFECT GOODS. SEND FOR BOOK ON BOLTS TO T= wy Franklin Moore Co., wwinsted, Conn. merci Pacific Coast Office, 105 Front St., San Francisco, Cal. ey Pie men P Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Co. MAKERS OF Square Head Bolts, Hexagon Head Bolts, T and Special Head Bolts, Rough Studs, etc., ete. Set Screws, Cap Screws, Coupling Bolts, Milled Stud Bolts, Semi-finished Nuts, Case-hardened Nuts. ade Also OFFICE AND WORKS : Special Work in Iron, Steel or Brass made Liberty five. and 25th &t., Pittsburgh, Pa. on Screw Machines. Sie thdaeanisienstpinpptioaaptietttnmttineatiineeseote | SHELTON COMPANY. aa) ie TACKS, SMALL NAILS. Etc., CARRIACE. TIRE and STOVE BOLTS. > Factories, SHELTON, CONN. NEW YORK OFPICE and WARBROOM, 64 READE ST. Boos come 44 a oe ene = ts — f WN nth tte@.o es & ee e* “ + THE IRON AGE. 19 SS SSSVSSVS FSESSSESSESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSESsS SHESSSSSESS SGSOHP The Milton N ; J ¢ ) Manufacturing Co., | é 4 MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA. U/ 4 ? PLAIN, CHAMFERED, SEMI-FINISHED ° Cold Punche AND CASE HARDENED ¢ 4 ALSO, HOT PRESSED | S é Wrought and Steel Washers, $ a 6 Cold Punched Nuts a Specialty. S ' ¢ 6FSS SSS FV SBSSSSTSSS> SVSSSSSSS OS -- S888 S* O88 6SS888SG1 G9 ” New BRIGHTON, Pa. 2.5: MANUFACTURERS OF v5 luli. RIVETS, WIRE & WIRE NAILS. Wor EW: RHODE ISLAND TOOL Co. PROVIDENCE R. I. ie Bolt ana Rivet Clippers, For Cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets Liberal discounts to the trade. SET SCREWS, CHAMBERS BROTHERS COMPANY, CAP SCR EWS, 52d 8t., Below Lancaster Ave., COUPLING BOLTS, PHILADELPHIA, PA MILLED STUD BOLTS. ALL GRADES OF FINISHED IN. UT S$ “ Ve. at a AND THE “EASY’ BOLT CLIPPER. ||ij Rel POE it WILL CUT ANYTHING. COLD PRESS Manufactured by H. K. PORTER, 6 Ashland St., Everett, Mass. Over 77,000 Sold. Manufactured by Age Dunnam at co., Unionville, Conn., U. S. A. 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, 20 THE IRON AGE. Arrrep M. Coat E, SuHirkLtey GREENE, Secy. J. Mitton Payne, Tre WM. H. HASKELL MFG. CO., SUCCESSORS TO WM. H. HASKELL CO., and PAWTUCKET NUT CO., MANUFACTURERS OF Bolts, Coach Screws, Set Pin aD cy Md Na 5 S Cap § Hy ‘af crews, Cap Screws, \e/ % ee @ . CE _* \% Nuts, Washers, Chain Links, Stirrups, Levers, Clearer Springs Et og py Office and Works, 451 Main Street, - - PAWTUCKET, R.I., U.S. A. WORCESTER MACHINE SCREW CO,, Worcester, Mass. SET, SEE STUDS FOR CAP AND AMM) STEAM MACHINE ENGINE, SCREWS. PUMPS, &e. Manufactu ers of EXPANSION « BOLTS. WILSON & SMITH, - ~- Worcester, Mass. S c 2 lool h @ For tastening all kinds ot structure to brick 9 = and stone work, 5 © STEWARD & ROMAINE MFG. CO. |» a SoLE MANUFACTURERS. Philadelphia. — c ° EXPANSION BOLTs |® : : d = [) = c ; 3 v For fastening ali kinds of structure to brick aid stone Work f ; = Patentee and M'f'r, ISAAC CHURCH, Ss ry © Gend for Catalogue A. Toledo, Ohio- r i+) a) & e Te. Metal Punching and Die Work. RIVETS, NUTS, SEND US SPECIFICATIONS FOR YOUR AND FOR ROLLING SPECIAL STAMPIN GS. THREADS. BRIDGE AND ROOF BOLTS, MACHINE AND The WATERBURY FARREL TRACK BOLTS, ETC. FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. Waterbary, Coas., U. 8. A. _—— Structural Rivets, Screw Hook Hinges, Harrow Teeth,’ Etc. Have You TRIANGLE FEED} M.LANZ & SONS, Pittsburg, Pa. for Tack Machines ? IT IS A WONDER!! APRA 8 GUARANTEED INCREASE 25< IN SPEED. OHIO. PENNA. NEW YORK. KINBALL BROS. & SPRAGUE, OCKTON, MASS. - = 7 Factories. 20 000 Daily. India Rubber, & atta Percha and Balata. Oe ation rut geographical distrib oo a a, rpl fants iL, ann-r of ob gz - raw Is; d of k Loita tent tniattag” gash For Nails, Spikes, Bolts, Nuts, Rivets - Horse Shoes, wena eo compo -¥ ry aamnen Be THE EDWIN BELL & SONS co.; Wi LLIAM T. BRANNT. Twenty-four engra vings. i RNID a cccckiecs ciaphernassteiamaeentl $3.00 YOUNGSTOWN, ». “. sane David Williams Co., 232 William St., WY. TARA THE IRON AGE. an 7 PORT CHESTER BOLT & NUT CO., PORT CHESTER, N. Y-., t 4 es === MANUPACTURERS OF Cold Punched, Chamfered and Trimmed, Case Hardened and Semi-Finished —- SUD NS RUSSELL, BURDSALL & WARD, PORT CHESTER, N. YF. Manufacturers of KCARRIAGE BOLTS AND BOLTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. . Zinc Plates Hungarian i f | Cut and shaped to order for Boi'ers, * Nails. Batteries, etc. , Zinc Shoe Nails Shoe Nails | | | | For Export. FOR Zinc Roofing LIGHTNING AND McKAY HEELING MACHINES. . Phillips & Sons, Nails. — Principal Office and Works, Daily Capacity 10,000 Ibs. SOUTH HANOVER, MASS., Zinc Sheathing U. S. A. Export Orders Filled Promptly BOSTON OFFICE, 143 Lincoln St. Nails. STANYON- MILLER ENGINEERING COMPA NY Hiats on Amalsemaction and the General Care et Gold Stile. reference boc me of a8 xt Empire Building, PITTSBURG, PA. ual gold mill practice, ¥ - os ermined by an expe- Rod, Wire and Nail Mills, Galvanizing Plants. | Ss "v2/hvee 3 Siig We Build Plants Complete Seams Geeund Up. “ar sa'e by David Williame Co., 232 William St .wB™ 22 THE IRON AGE. SAYA QTY AN AYIA AT ALLL YALA YTAYAN 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. BWYY YY YM) noanneees FAVA THOS. B. RITER, 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. Boof Frames, Trusses and Girders, Blast Furnaces and Steel Works, Cupolas, Ladles, Co nverters, Boilers, Tanks and Heavy — Work, Gas Holders, Purifiers, etc. Open Hearth Furnace Casings, 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., Boston Office: BRIDGES. 48 P, ©. SQUARE. Ornamental Iron Work, woRxs, Bronze Work. EVERETT, MASS. Corrugated, and all Other Shapes of Iron A. 8. MILLER, JR., Treasurer. R. H. Brown, Chief Engineer. Roofing and Siding. Eastern Bridge and Structural Co., Engineers, Contractors, and Manufacturers of STEEL STRUCTURAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, = Steel and fron frame work for buildings, roofs, railroad and highway bridges. Plans and estimates turnished. Write us. “Iron Buik dings. Re mon Doors, Sh utters, he ornices BS Front St.. Worcester, Mass. Works beside enon oan B. & M. Railroads, Moseley on Bridge and Roof Co., . e Cmce, % Cortlandt &t., Room 128, NEW york. | F gp Operating Windows in Monitor Roofs, ™ STEEL FRAME MILL BUILDINGS, | O sittadmariccwos’ — | U Transoms r Corrugated Iron, Water Paton, 10 to 10,000 gal. capacity and Churches WM, B. SCAIFE & SONS, - Pittsburgh, Pa and R DIAMOND TACK || - Schools. See 1 Ge eee) | Melrose, Mass, S PHILADELPHIA MACHINE SCREW WORKS, 624-626 Race St., Philadelphia Sky Lights Nygortn MZ=-LaA>rzs eEEe Bae ~=ée¢ S023 ae 32 Ee Ega> i Es 2 —— Sectso MANUFACTURERS. = £7236 SEND FOR QUOTATIONS = Baued asaes THE IRON 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 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, Philadelphi:. Conestoga Building, Pittsburgh. Western Union Building, Chicago. ——FOREIGN OFFICE — Dock House, Billiter Street, London, E. C., Eng. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, - - TUBULIFORM, LONDON. h f THE IRON AGE. American Steel Hoop Company General Offices Battery Park Building New York MANUFACTURER | BAR TRON Common Refined and “BB” Iron Flats Rounds Squares Ovals Channels Chain and Rivet Iron Bolt and Nut Iron “STAR” and “EAGLE” Horse Shoe Iron Skelp Iron &¢ | 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 &e 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 FOREIGN SALES OFFICE London, E. C., 78 Gracechurch Street THE IRON AGE. . 25 AMERICAN SHEET STEEL COMPANY Battery Park Building New York Manufacturers of all varieties of Iron and Steel Sheets BLACK