The Iron Age 1900-12-20: Vol 66 Iss 25

omit i) «log GE eitositi ag A Review of the Hardware, Iron, Machinery and Metal Trades. Published every Thursday Mor ning by David Williams Co., 232-238 William St... New York. Vol. LXVI. No: 2 Nn New York, Thursday, December 20, 1900. $5.00 a Year, including Postage, Single Copies, Ten Cents. Reading Matter Contents page 62 eee eweeae Alphabetical Index to Advertisers “‘ 145 Classified List of Advertisers..... “« 147 69 Advertising and Subscription Rates ‘“‘ | IRON AND _ A enn | a, STEEL 6 x re <E — Propucts Bristol's Patent Steel Belt Lacing, SAVES "kes. Greatest: trength READY TOAPPLY FiNISHEDVoWT With Least Metal. Send fer Circulars and Free Samp‘ecs. THE BRISTOL CO., Waterbury, Conn. SAMSON SPOT CORD Also Massachusetts and Phoenix SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TURNBUCKLES. Branch Office. 11 Broadway, New York, Cleveland City Forge and lronCo.. - Cleveland, O. DROP HAMMERS. MANUFACTURED BY MERRILL BROS., Brooklyn, N.Y- MILL CINDER. PILLING & CRANE Girard Bullding, Philada. Lewis Block, Pittsburgh: American Sheet Steel Company Battery Park Building New York Manufacturers of all varieties of Iron and Steel Sheets Black and Galvanized Plain and Painted Flat, Corrugated and ‘*V’’ Crimped Apollo Best Bloom Galvanized Sheets W. Dewees Wood Company’s Planished Iron W. Dewees Wood Company’s Refined 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 ¢ Winners of Handicap 1893-94-95-97-98-99. 313 Broadway, New York. Bridgeport, Conn. SGAHALL BOILERS "= CAPEWELL HORSE NAILS. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, BOSTON, DETROIT, CINCINNATI, SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE., Ne BUFFALO, b.. BALTIMORE, — NEW ORLEANS. THE CAPEWELL HORSE NAIL COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. Jenkins ’96 Packing. Pronounced by steam users throughout the world the best joint packing manufactured. Expensive? Not at all, as it weighs 30¢ less than many other packings, consequently is nnuch cheaper. JENKINS BROTHERS, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago- Brass Prices High So Use Bright“Swedoh” Stamp- se 135 ing Steel. Easily Brass Plated and Save Money. page MAGNOLIA METAL. Best Anti-F riction Metal for all Machinery Bearings. y 1 WAAYY Fac-Simile of Bar NaS ol BRANCHES: S) pe <LOTe AEA SPU By “7 A OTS Ive oy <i 7Ra Beware of > imitations. MAGNOLIA METAL C0, 266 and 267 West St., London, Chicago, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Owners and Sole Man NEW YORK. Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia. : is ‘ tT THE IRON AGE. THE ANSONIA BRaAss p” COPPER CO. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Seamless Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. Ingot Copper SOLE MANUFACTURERS Tobin Bronze (TRADE-MaRK REGISTERED.) Condenser,Piates,Pump Linings, Round, Square and Hexagon Bars, for Pump Piston Rods and Bolt Forgings. 99 John Street, ° New York. ee 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 a Postal Tel- egraph Bidg., Room 202 Chicago Office, Sie Fisher Bld Boston Office, Cor. Oliver and —_— Sts. Waterbury ‘Brass Co. Established 1845. Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Co pre 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., Provi- dence, R. {. 38 Mechanic St., Newark, N. J. MILLS AT WATERBURY, CONN. DEOXIDIZED ORDNANCE and COMPOSITION METALS___. of all descriptions. Satisfactory prices. BRIDGEPORT DEOXIDIZED BRONZE & METAL 60., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS. SMELTERS OF SPELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR LECLANCHE BATTERY. BRASS Fishers J.J. RYAN & CO, i — Sa i A — 3 Co bebuo!_ EM @lebla!-f-cof Best Bronze, Babbitt Metals, Brass and Aluminum C4ST!NGS On Short Naotic No better counter made. 4 Wheel, $3.00 5 Wheel, 83.25 Guaranteed. BATTLE CREEK, MICH. HENDRICKS BROTHERS PROPRIETORS OF THE Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, MANUFACTURERS OF Braziers’ 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. Catalogue and Linenoid Pig Tray Free “| R. A. HART, THE PLUME & ATWOOD MFG. 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, Trimmings, &c. Lamp 29 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK. 144 HIGH ST., BOSTON. 199 LAKE ST., CHICAGO, ROLLING MILL : THOMASTON, CONN. PACTORIES : WATERBURY, CONN. SCOVILL MFG. CO., Manufacturers of BRASS SHEET, WIRE, TUBES. Hinges, Buttons, Lamp Goods, Nipples, Pumps and Oilers for Bicyeles, 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 T. 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. “PHONO - ELECTRIC” - WIRE. “IT’S TOUGH.” TROLLEY, TELEPHONE and TELEGRAPH LINES. Zizi. BRIDGEPORT BRAS CO, TRACTS WANTES Fen iF CONT pane THE IRON AGE. ELEPHANT (Gimmie cares '2200: WASHINGTON. AVE.PHILADELPHIA. BRAND 3 “ELEPHANT BRAND PHOSPHOR-BRONZE~ PHOSPHOR- Wy, wher Bicriga! Ne oa cea CASTINGS, STAMPINGS ano FORGINGS BRONZE. ORIGINAL ANo Soce MAKERS IN THE U.S. Dilinois Zinc Company; MANUFACTURERS OF Spelter, Sheet Zinc, Sulphuric Acid and Acid Phosphate. W. FISHER, — > egg New York City. PERU, Tr. 7. OIL BEARINCS i ILLESS BE ; The American Metal Co A strong letter of commendation from a firm whose re ppetation ( 1a * *world wide” as t the manufacturers of the celebrated “ PEARL New Youre, Nov. 26, 1897. (LIMITED), NoRTH AMERICAN METALINE CoO., 43 Third 8t., Long Island City, x ; seat P Gentlemen: Your favor of 20th inst. received; in reply tn pleased to say that Exchange Court Building, 62 Broadway, New York, our Metalined Bushings have poem us entire satisfaction. We first seems d oe m P. O, BOX 957. n 1886 or 87 under very trying conditions, put them in fast running loose pulleys ¥ 2 a ‘ - with high tension belt, and they gave perfect satisfaction. Since then, we have COPPER, COPPER ORES AND MATTES. extended their use throughout our works, and they have given satisfaction where- ever we have placed them. Very truly 7oaem PYLE & SONS. Tin, Lead, Spelter, Antimony, Nickel, Aluminum, Bullion, Iron. R great Tensile Strength, Elasticity and Elongation, coupled with unusual Non-Corrosive qualities, ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. AGENTS FOR HENRY R. MERTON & CO., London, Birmingham Manchester and G lasgow METALLGESELLSCHAF T, Frankfurt- -on-Main. WILLIAMS, FOSTE R & cO., Ltd., iia Eng. made from SOCIETE LE NICKEL, Paris, Frat BALBACH SMELTING & RE FINING ( 0. New ark, N.J. PARSONS MANGANESE BRONZE & Phosphorized cannot be excelled. Write for particulars. for tae Metal Co. Philadelphia, Pa. THE WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS SHIP and ENGINE BUILDING CO., | mA‘ Manutactorers of High Grace PHILADELPHIA, PA. | Phosphor Tia. Phosphor Copper, Manganese Copper. Has sold 2,000,000 standard Fishing Reels in 12 years to LowEstT ee eiiateien Domestic and Foreign Jobbing trade and will mail you any Reel you may select from our illustrated catalogue on receipt of list price, amd if not satisfactory will,on return of Reel * refund the money. Catalogues mailed free on application. Tee Anorew 8. Henoryx Co., New Haven _ Conn. Best Anti-Friction Metal for all machine ry bearings. For be speed and heavy crushing weight it has no equal THEO. HIERTZ & SON, Sole Manufacturers, 30th St. and Park Ave., St. Louis, Me. Manufacturers all grades Babbitt Metals, Solder, Bar Tin, Bar Lead, Lead Car Seals, Pig Tin, Pig Lead, An ntimony, Copper, Spelter, ete. sazig sejnboy | I ‘SAaNl Yd4ddO9 OY SSVUG GRAY IRON, BRASS, ALUMINUM AND BRONZE CASTING OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY. Very much time saved by using clean and soft castings. A trial will convince you. Pickets and Rosettes for wire workers, ¢ atalogue of same. Nickel Plating and Japanning, Metal Pattern Making, also Bronze Tablets and Name Plates for Machine ry to order. We invite correspondence, JOHN W. CLARE, - ALBANY, N. Y. UNITED METALS SELLING CO it BROADWAY, NEW YORK. EUROPEAN ACENTS: C.S8. HENRY &CO., 12Leadenhali St., London, E. C. Pres., Clarke Merchant, Pres. of Merchant & Co., Inc. International Sprinkler Co., 517 ARCH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Has Complete WET and DRY Systems! Wully endorsed by Insurance Companies. Protected by U.S. Patent Office. NOTE—WE INSTALL SYSTEMS COMPLETE, 20 per cent. to 70 per cent. of Insurance Saved. A Southern Department has been established, with an office at S01 Prudential Building, ATLANTA, GA. A RAAAAAAAAAA:S “AdadaO OL SaZIS TVIDadS “UI 0} “Ul 8{ SOZIS adig UO OS]e ‘*BIP “Ur g 02 UF 8 NMV3Ed SSJINVIS “sq[ 000°S2I 1940 ZujsjJeFaaiFFZe ‘sazis O01 YooJS ul A1Ie”O “WHOA MON “LAFULS HLYOM 121 0) HAddO) 8 SSVEG CdOTaTON AL] f] jo THE BEST. *‘paArlaIay SI 49pigQgy Aeq paddiqg sazig yoo1g «z0x Sszapsgc * INTERNATIONAL” HEAD. 4 THE IRON AGE. LE. COCHRAN, Presi DENT G. M. M°KELVEY. V Paes'r MASON EVANS Secy & Tatas JOHN 0. PEW, Cent’ Manon; ORRUGATE, V. crimped EDGE IRON. \)\ as \ jon 0.Pew's PATENT, IRON & STEEL WEATHER BOARDING. =e = \ _ MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF 9 bo.) IRON & STEEL ROOFING & SIDING.) | SPECIAL BRAND MAHONING . YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. GALVANIZED & BLACK RIDGING. SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES Eastern Agente: Chieago Office : DFC LOGUE W.H. THOMSON & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 810-811 New York Life Bldg. —_—_ PATENT COLD... w GALVANIZING PROCESS, toe Cable. eee We notify our customers and others ° a - h at we are enlarging our Jobbing 3 Plant to a Capacity of “SIX” 25 01S - onve Ors foot tanks and will be equipped 9 to handle any kind of heavy work up to %5 feet in length, ew a Laurent-Cherry Patent System. and also, with our special { Requiring no Fall-Rope Carriers; patent machinery and de- ani others. ices, small work of every description, such as , ’ a nails, screws, bolts, We taraish ete., at very low plants of any MANUFACTURED BY prices. Special — THE TRENTON IRON CO., prices made for scription and TRENTON, N. J yearly contracts grantshop right » Ne J : " — - Engineers and Contractors and Sole Licen- mo ——7~ North America for ‘he Bleichert System of wire rope tramways. Also Wire Rope Equipments for Surface and Underground Haulage, etc. ILLUSTRATED BOOK ON APPLICATION. New YORK OFFICE, Cooper, Hewitt & Co., 17 Burling Slip CuicaGo OFrFiog, 1114 Monadnock Building censes On a roy- ders. N alty basis. U. $. Electro- i af Galvanizing Co. JOBBING PLANT: 108-110 W. lith St. MAIN OFFICE: 346 Broadway, New York. Preserve Your WIRE ROPES, MANILA ROPES, LEATHER BELTS, GEARING. Get Catalogue T. Ironsides Paints for Roofs, Boiler Fronts, Stacks and All Metal Work. THE IRONSIDES CO., Columbus, 0., U.S.A. eeeeeeeeoeeoooooooooo eee ees ANUFACTURERS OF Go, —e ei a ] rwTwryyVyVVyYyYYYTYTVYVYYYVYYVYYVYYYV_eY_eV_eYVeVreVTVYTVveYVTrYVrYVrYVreYVreYVreYVrYVreYreYrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrwefewrerwrwrrwrfefewrerergTjenwreryry* rv eevee eee eee eevee eVeveVveVveVveVveVveVveVvVvVvVvVvVvVVVVVVvwVwVTewevevwvwwvvwvvwvvVvVVVVVVVVVVVVTY WE ARE THE ONLY mxcrsor Use Syracuse Babbitt. Columbia Brand : : ; eae Seenther Tin | It is the Best for all Machinery Bearings. QUALITY GUARANTEED. PRICE REASONABLE. SYRACUSE SMELTING WORKS, Bronze Ingots. SYRACUSE, N. Y. MONTREAL, CANADA. ~wTwTwyyVyTVYyVvTVv VV VrVrVrVrVvrVeVeVreVrVreVreYrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrwrererrrwefrweewrwererwerrrerererervrererY,* A werrrvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrTrrrrrrrrVrrvrVrVrVrVrVrYVrVrYrrrrrerrrrrrvrvervrrvrvervrverrrrrevrverveverrwerrereter’? and A bp bp bp be bn bn bn be bo be be he he hn hn wwwevrveeveeeerrrrrerere” ,™ wwwevweeeeeerrrrrrerere, Nickelized-Sheet-Zinc " . * Is a highly polished. NON-COR# OSIVR metal packed with paper between each sheet. Is being used for Wash-boards, House Numbers, Reflectors, meee a yt gs Stove boards, Refrigerator Lining, Fruit Jar Caps. Can be soldered, stamped and vent to the sharpest turn, retaining a polish like Zinc Polished for the Trade AMERICAN NICKELOID CO., PERU, ILLINOIS. THE IRON AGE. WS CHICAS) NOTES THE HARRINGTON & KING PERFORATING CO., Main Office and Works, 209 North Union Street, Chicago, Ilis. 3 Eastern Office, 284 Pearl Street, New York. 444. wv" 445 yr CU aaa OTe 4444. v 444 vey vw vv wr vu" A444 veve ver SVOSVSS SSVS FSESSS SES HOOF OOSSS BABBITT METAL "S,n2hns.mitigan? BRASS INCOTS and SPELTER. Smelters and Refiners. Brand: GOLDEN ROD. SCRAP METALS OF ALL CLASSES BOUGHT. H. M. SHIMER & CoO., z1a8 Cherry Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. @ a Nit hh ti i SPIRAL SPRINGS We make a specialty of making to order only a superior quality of ‘ ast Steel Wire Springs, either for extension or compression. These Springs are all oll tempered and are made of an ex- tra quaiity of wire drawn specially for our own use, of the same grade of stock as we use for the Springs that we put in our Spring Scales. JOHN CHATILLON & SONS, 85 to 93 Cliff St., and 12 Jacob St., NEW YORK CITY. Send for Catalogue. Ly M. S. BROOKS & SONS, CHESTER, CONN. il Pata ta tata tgtg tyes tr tata tgtgenegtgegegtgigtgeg tyes peg tg lglg tglglaValalglglglstalats t,t, 031.1, 1% Established 1835. PRICE and QUALITY Bright Iron and Brass Wire Goods, SPRING COTTERS AND KEYS. All Kinds of Special Wire Goods Made to Order. “SY are the two essentials.’ MY Ne. 3 BEARING METAL HAS STOOD THE TEST AND I CAN PROVE ALL ICLAIM FOR IT. .« «+ «© «© « « genic. |. SHONBERG, 172 Hudson Street, N. Y., }anntscturer and WE MAKE SMALL ‘SPRINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. THE WALLACE BARNES CO. Bristol, Conn., U. Established 1857, S. A. Send samples and write for prices. HAVE YOU OUR CATALOG ? GD ron dt TEMPERED SPRINGS ORGANS -PIANOS -GOVERNORS-BICYCLES ano AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS" SPECIAL SPRINGS —MADE FROM CRUCIBLE SHEET STEEL Be SO ™ OD, a SABIN MACHINE CO. MONTPELIER VT. ~?! ~‘ Wy, 3S, GRISWOLD WIRE CO., 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. WIRE anv SPRINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. E. JENCKES MFG. CO. PAWTUCKET, R. I. CRESCENT COAT AND HAT HOOKS, BRIGHT WIRE GOODS, COTTERS AND KEYS, SPECIAL WIRE WORK TO ORDER. Sole Selling Agents, JOHN H. GRAHAM 4 CO., 113 Chembers St., New York. ELECTRO GALVANIZING WORKS BLACKMAN & 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., 23g te 2g3 Park Ave., BROOKLYW, N. Y. Telephone “ B Main. TUCK M’F’G CO., Brockton, Mass. AL913ND ¥ SIOOL ‘sBujudg Send for Tool Catalogue Tempered Springs of all Kinds. 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. FINEST QUALITIES OF STEEL WIRES, Round, Square, Flat and all other shapes, for Cables, Wire Ropes, Spokes, Needles, Piano Wire, ' and all other special purposes, tempered and untempered, etc. / | Works: 118th, 117th and 116th Sts. and East River, NEW YORK CITY. | : WE make all kinds ef | SPR i. ae Sheel Metal goods oe: ra i as well as Wire goods. | io Vague, All our work is done by » Automatic [llachines, and consequently cheap in price and good in quality. eA. JENKINSON & 60, 289-297 Washington St., o— NEWARK, N. J. A few of the Wire shapes we have made. **A LITTLE BLUE BOOK ON ) & a 9 9 ROPE TRANSIISSION,”’ Second Edities—AUG MENTED. Published by THE AMERICAN MANUPACTURING CO. TRANSMISSION : ROPE. AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 65 Wall Street, NEW YORK. commas ® 1 WATERBURY ROPE CO. DUNBAR BROTHERS, : FACTORIES, Brooklyn. OFFICE, 69 South St., N. Y. 91801 comeree) SPTINS WI RE ROPE SMALL SPRINGS gl i SHEET STEEL and Also Manila, Sisal, Russia and STEEL and BRASS WIRE. ; American Cordage and Binder Twine. BRISTOL, CONN. WI =~ in Steel Straightened and Cut ore Cuarcoa, IFOM.__. All Longthe. WM. McFARLAND, Screw Rods, WOOD SORDW SBS, Iron and Brass. IRON FOUNDER, —~~—~~ TRANSOM LIFTERS. TRENTON, - N. J. BrIoVToLmH CHAINS tor Bicycles and Mechanical Purposes. READIN R . CHILLED CAST WIRE DIES St ann SOReNtEnE, Pane Any Size er sate thhe washes Notice. THE STEWART WIRE COMPANY. alias rice PASTON PENNA: _ Peikb x BRIGHT —ALL SIZES— UQUOR, ay ANNEALED WIRE GOODS COMPANY,| comenco | WAY De. eta | sve Hardware and Kitchen Wire Goods. — ——ALL VARIETIES—— RIVET Specialties to Order. EVEKYTHING IN WIRE. Wire Straightened and Cut to Specified Lengths. THE IRON AGE. )|_ TELLER. \ { \ ~: : vO ASO = Mos ara 7 | JT} | | { WHOJINN eo1uBsBNy eq Mou UBY TILLNEA DONIC IIONG *p NOLL YT fan now be accomplished. -. =~ EXCLUSIVE MANUEACTURERS OF THE Heavy Steel Témpered National Battery and Bolting Wire-Cloth, SUCCESSFUL SANITARY VENTILATION BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO., SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF inal s _, = ——— = = i am — r — bb) ae >i Pe a a i = = — | = =“ = i“ “— EA = oe Established St. Louis Mo, THE MOST DURABLE ROPE MADE; IT HAS NO EQUAL, SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. A. LLHSOCHEN c& SONS ROFPE Co., SOLE MANUFACTURERS SAFE Nn TY and Nee ROPY aN SS NGAI SECURE. (Trade Mark Registered.) OVERHEAD WiRE Ropec—TRAMWAYS AND CABLEWAYS. 9 922 NORTH MAIN ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. Branch Offiee, 47-49 Boch Cemaiet Chicago, Uls. iid ESTABLISHED 1848, WIRE R oBE = 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 CoO., WILLIAMSPORT, PA. ——_—— eo ——— AN -U=F-AW IFAC TAU: RE: See STEEL - IRON | WIRE ROPE & Whyte Manilla Rope, Blocks, Sheaves, Rope Co., Gaivanizea Wire, Steel Strand. 19 South Canal Street, CHICAGO. OUR TRADE MARK,PROTECTS YOU. Tee Kidd Bros, & Burgher Steel. Wire Company, TicKEE’S ROCKS, PA. Sole Manufacturers of KIDD SPECIAL DRILL RODS, NEEDLE WIRE AND HIGH GRADE STEEL WIRES. a ag HOWSON AND HOWSON Counsellors at Law, Solicitors of Patents. PHILADELPHIA West End Bidg., 82 So. Broad St. NEW YORK Potter Building, 88 Park Row, WASHINGTON National Union Bidg., 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, Manufacturers of every variety of WIRE CLOTH S WIRE WORK Bank and Office Railing, BRASS AND IRON WORK, RIDDLES AND SCREENS. PAUL GOEPEL Registered Patent Agent, 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 Shelis, Cylinders and Tanks, for Air, Water, Steam, Gas, Soda, Ammonia or Pluids under pressure and exple- sives. Seamless Tubing, Heavy Section Tubes, Hy- draulic Forgings for Cream Separater Bowls. INGOT ALUMINUM for STEEL MAKERS. DREXEL BUILDING, Philadelphia. H. P. & H. F. WILSON, MANUFACTURERS OF ~/WIRE BALE TIES , Moss, Rags, Paper sible Mate rial, - New York City. For B —_— Hay, Straw, Jute ck and all Compres 577-579 Tenth Ave., Hard Golled Galvanized Steel 1 Wie tr for Fencing. ee a eee es Oe We make and sellin the roll to the hardware trade Hard Galvanized Coiled Wire for farm fence purpon Has twice the strength of soft wire ; the coil ectly provides for ex — and contraction, and Seats about the same as t THE FROST WIRE ‘FENCE co., Welland, Ont., Canada. Cc leveland, 0. WIRE FENCE. COILED WIRE. STEEL GATES, S THE IRON AGE. reverererensvy i a = THE SUMMIT? WIRE CO. ; CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO. ¢ Manufacturers of 3 «, z eo 2, ‘s ; WIRE tt ot ¢, lps .¢, a O°, o, * oe, 2. : ( BROOM WIRE, > TINNED MATTRESS WIRE, LANTERN WIRE, BRIGHT MARKET WIRE, * COPPERED MARKET WIRE, ANNEALED STONE WIRE. Ft wt > WIRE STRAIGHTENED > AND CUT TO LENGTHS. Sostoatoetoatne’ 2 - $00060000060 W 600600600066 Rossman’ s LAWN FERCE. anenee: J hand <=25 < Made especially for Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries andal! Public and Private Grounds. Has no equal Thoroughly Galvanized and made of best Besse mer No.6 Steel Wire. Cheaper and just as sub- stantial as Iron Fence Write for Catalogue. Rossman Woven Wire Fence Co., ROSSMAN, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. ADAM THE FENCE MAN§ Makes Woven Wire Fence > that “ Stands Up.” Can-é not Bad. 2 Get his new catalogue. It tells 2 all about The Best Farm Fence Made. Also Steel Lawn and Cemetery Fences. ( W. J. ADAM, Joliet, 1. ( LOL OOOO —~ HARTMAN past! Fes cket Fence For Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries, School Grounds; also Tree Guards, Window Guards, Wire Mats, Woven Wire Fence, etc. HARTMAN MFG. CO., Of Elilweed City, Pa. N. Y. Office, 309 B’ way, N. Y. City. ARROW BRAND ASPHALT READY ROOFING. This is a regular gravel roofing, which can be laid on a flat or x a steep roof and be : readily applied. ASPHALT READY ROOFING CO., 136 Water St., N. Y. Send for Samples and Pamphlet. GEO. W. PRENTISS & CO., - HOLYOKE, MASS. MANUFACTURERS OF Iron and Steel WIRE of every description for General and Special Purposes. LAWN FENCE, WINDOW GUARBS, OFFICE RAILING, TREE GUARDS, FARM FENCE, Send for Catalogue and Discount Sheet. = TERRE BAUTE, IND., 959 No.Tenth Street. DWIGGINS WIRE FENCE “7 CO., Anderson, Ind. Wire Fencing, Ready Made, for Lawn, Farm and Railroad. UP-TO-DATE MFG. CO., Write tor Catalogue. Agents Wanted. ORNAMENT AL FENCE! 25 different designs, they are all steel and cheaper than wood fence, Special prices to Churchesand Cemeteries. Write us for catalogue. KOKOMO FENCE MCH. CO., Kokomo, Ind., U. S. A. ee a ie ber ie ierie | ANYTHING IN ARTISTIC AND LIGHT IRON, WIRE AND BRASS WORK Such as Iron and Wire Fences of every description, Office and Bank Kailings, Window Guards, Vire E scapes, Iron Stair ways, Koof « restings, [ron Doors and «-hutters, Flower Stands and other Floral Designs, [rem Vases. Urns, Chairs and Settees, General Builders’ [ron Work, etc.. etc. 100-pace illustrated catalogue, with close prices, sent free. ORNAMENTAL IRON & WIRE CO., - . Largest concern of the kind in the entire South, ' ALBERT BERTHE, Iron Work, Single and Double Gates, Balconies and — = Cemetery \ Enclosures, Green Houses of every description in general iron work. 26-28 Poplar St., - Jersey City, N. J. 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. Cannet be tampered with. Price moderate. Is adapted te 6, 12 or i8 stations, having a different key foreach. Rexistering is done by pumbers from | to 6, 1 to 12 and 1 to 18, each station having its number. Send forcirculars, prices and further particulars. C. NANZ & CO. 127 Duane St., New York, U.S.A. Chattanooga, Tenn. EET) e,; a — —— © Crvorsre Steet Oi Temptreo Machinery SPRINGS | oF cppacitY FROM An Ounce To 50, -ToNS = Misti iced ty why bi4t( No ({7 Sis \ ELPHIA. REUERRREe( oe THE IRON AGE. . SPRINGS. Improved Spiral and Flat Springs, for Machinery, Agricultural Im- plements, Valves, and every serv- ice a spring can perform. SEND SAMPLE FOR PRICE. WIRE SPECIALTIES, Any shape or style required. WIRE In Coids and Straight Lengths. MORGAN SPRING CO., Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. ~ Drawers and Rollers of IRON AND STEEL WIRE For all purposes. SEND FOR CATALOCUE “A.” 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...... feet on a U. 8. Wire Mat, all have todo is—walk on it, ger 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 rolla up like a carpet. it is made in all widths. Write for our Booklet. UNITED STATES WIRE MAT CO, - - Decatur, Ills. Sitas Howe, ENOCH PETERSON, | Pres. & Treas. V. Pres. & Secy. The Wm. D, Gibson Co. |! Conductor Pipe. MANUFACTURERS OF Sy ; Joins togethe rfectl PALA ee Coiled and Flat Springs. Uniform in size. ae 2 Any required shape or ee en <. > size. Made to sample or ee ta specification. Oil tem- Eave Trough Elbows and Hangers pered Crucible Cast Steel Springs for Machinery a eee i <2 ALL STYLES OF PAINTED AND GAL- \ Hii i Ni 2) Tin : painted VANIZED ROOFING AND SIDING. AS 4 nme | 23-27 North Clinton 8t., CHICAGO, ILL. The Kanneberg Roofing and Ceiling Co., Cleveland WIRE SPRING company Canton, Ob — CLEVELAND, 0.—— = Oil tempered machinery j WIRE a specialty. SPRINGS. | ttl | THE WAGGONER WATCHMAN CLOcK.|!RON &, WIRE FENCING, Latest, Simplest, Best. 200 SENATE — INDIANAPOLIS, IND. REDUCES INSURANCE. Gives a princed necerd on the backs of the eel ofthe =e hman’s move- ey to IRC N FE hy » E ments. 1€ record is en, the dial cannot be sto any attempt to manipulate the clock is recorded on the dial. — ’ ” SELL OUR Has ALARM features that are alone worth {ts cost. You throw away The largest m’f’rs good tools and buy new types that dv more work. Why not do the same with your “ = of dare” type of watchman clock, and get the best protec: “4 of Ben Funes & Ge U.S. ete by the Insurance Bureaus. ptt Architectural and TM gy Aa The Waggoner Watchman Clock Co., Write tor Catalog 33 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. THE STEWART IRON WORKS, “Satoh. _ ia alll - PERNA Ne in Ricans aad 10 THE IRON AGE. © AD<DA<D<XDABD<YLDA BX DAB<LDAB<LDABLDABLDABLDABLDA BL DA BLD ABLDABLD< BX DA BYLD<BXD<BYDABXD <BUDO OSE CHE ORE COEF OOOO OOOO OOo ool’ THE “IDEAL” MINERS’ CANDLESTICK, Write for Prices, poe Bg Ee gk EY Practical t ..aye Plating =“ and_~> || 80c. Postpaid. ‘| Simple. Polishing * With an Article on_ eee Nickel-Plating and Polishing Bicycle Work, Giving The Best and Most Approved Methods of Preparing and Cleaning All Metals for Electro-Plating and Polishing. COMPILED BY Zucker & Levett & Loeb Co. CONTHNTS! Introductory. OmAaPrEns. IL. Dynamo Electric Machines. I. Electrical Terms. Ill, Directions for Setting Up and Operating | the Improved American Giant Dynamos. IV. Riectrical Arrangement of a Plating Plant. Batteries. VI. Switchboards and Voltmeters, VII. Tanks. VIII. Preparing and Polishing Metals. Ix. Cleaning Metals for Nickel Plating. / a Nickel Plating. xi. tee y | Bicycle Work. xIl. Nickel] Plating Bicycle Parta. XIII. Copper Plating. XIV. Bronze Plating. raf Brass Plating. XVI. _ Silver Plating. XVII. Gold Plating. XVIII. Tin Plating. XIX. Galvanoplasty. xx. ; XXI. Lacquering XXII. Chemicals used in Plating Room. XXIII. Articles used in Pousning Room. XXIV. Usefu! Information _ > — Iam very much pleased with the “ Prectica Plating and Polishing,” and you are certainly te be congratulated on getting out a book con- taining most of the important points in practica Plating, in a brief and convenient form. C. FRED BURGESS, Instructor of Elec. Eng., University of Wis | } 114 Pages, Cioth. Price, 80 Cents. Sent, post-paid, upon receipt of price, by DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, 982-988 Wittiam St, Hew York. | ART METAL WORK IN BRASS, STEEL| AND IR: WN, ET BARNUM, DETROIT, MICA. See Adv ist Each Mont To Dealers: You've heard of P& B Ruberoid Roofing, haven’t you? Yes! Well, so has everyone else! And there are few dealers that would not jump at the suggestion we’d like to make to you! Ruberoid sells like the proverbial ‘hot cakes,”’ and every day you do not have it to sell you lose money. We'll help you to handle it successfully if you will tell us your wish. Ruberoid is the original prepared FELT roofing and has a world wide reputation fox effectiveness and durabiliy. We'd like to talk at you. Let’s hear from you. 77-79 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. J.B. & J. M. CORNELL, MANUPACTURERS OP Annealing Pots for Wire Manufacturers. We make a specialty of an extra strong, heat-resisting metal peculiarly adapted for this purpose. The Standard Paint Company, WRITE FOR PRICES. WORKS: West Point Foundry, Cold Spring-on-Hudson. 26th Street and 11th Avenue, New York. OFFICE: 26th Street and i:th Avenue, New York City. STANYON-MILLER ENGINEERING COMPANY Rod, Wire and Nail Mills, Galvanizing Plants. We Build Plants Complete from Ground Up. '=« COTTERS. ~ _ SPLIT KEYS - eM “ae , ae EZ EEE, rote tes 2 KEYS THE HOLLINGER FENCE Co. (Cy -3 =a =a bY A oe ee =e Ol neon ~ RIVETED ~ Py 14115 ici KILMER’S 10,000 feet erected in Lincoln Park. Handsome, Durable and (heap. Never Sags or Gets Loose. Live Agents wanted in every County. Also Mfrs. Wire Stock Fencing, Bale Ties, Nails, Write for Catalogue. Kilmer Wire Mfg. Co., Chicago. THE IRON AGE. 11 "a ce | "8 o ‘i Tint o im orrugate Tao | |% as Hn] Te a 054 ] ! ‘ x a | e: ®| lron tae " ‘| Fire-Proof — }; I) |2 x ire-Proo SMTA 12S “aS | | “8 z\s in | | zl | Box Doors Fj tl |g 8 | v8 zs HH les Ke For several years our East Berlin Plant has am | "8 ) iT "8 oe made a specialty of these doors and shut- = | | aS % ters. They are constructed of two layers 7 | A “a of corrugated iron, each layer built in a a | on A heavy angle-iron frame, and the two con- a | ANS 8 nected by heavy bands and angles, with a | | | | br As an air space of two inches or more be- ar | a8 %$] tween the layers, the whole strengthened a Hii US 28 by projecting flanges and cross bands, and BU oT Ay “4 held firmly in position by heavy hinges il | a 9-4 2 and double latch bars. 4 > __—_.- ale SS SMM SS { | {i of a KEE \\N0$ROE og a | a site ARS | rN J or \ oI : For extraordinary exposures, as for fire walls in piles \\ WN @ | wooden buildings and for vault doors, we fill the "8 \ \N “ | space between the two layers with non-conducting we IA\\ \ | material, making a fire barrier which will resist v9 Do s any heat short of the melting point. Se G\ JN i WN \S ’ We have no hesitation in saying these 2 > doors will stand any heat which a brick pilin KN wall will resist, without warping, twist- yp ing or allowing the fire to pass through. Ni INVESTIGATION IS INVITED. PLEASE ADDRESS 2 American Bridge |® merican Bridge |* 024 Company S Se EAST BERLIN, CONN. NA Sf BLA Baa SLI Sg I My II. Ug SI NN GNX OQ NN MAN MAL gm AN gO LL gm AV BOOT OTT NTT NTT NTT NATTA TI NTT NTT THE IRON AGE. NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AN FRANCISCO, Dy, 7p Ameria seal & Wire (a, Stee Plates ad Sheets. Bar Steel—All Shapes. Cold-Drawn Steel Shapes. _ Beams, Channels, Angles. WRITE FOR PRICES. SPRINGS. Extension—Compression—Torsion. Coiled, Spiral and Flat Springs for every purpose, _ made from our own special steels in ac- cordance with specifications. - Round or Flat Springs to Order ih 9 sity: iain | Write for Prices to “American Steel & Wire Co. THE IRON AGE. CONTINUOUS MILLS FOR BILLETS, MERCHANT BAR, RODS, HOOPS, AND COTTON-TIE. WIRE-DRAWING MACHINERY---FOR STEEL, COPPER MORGAN CONSTRUCTION OR BRASS. COMPANY, WORCESTER, MASS., U. S. A. -=—MODERN— WIRE, WIRE NAIL &® CHAIN a. FLAN I o- Cable Address: ** Vaughn, Cuyahoga Falls, 0."’ A. B. GO. CODE USED. The Turner, Vaughn & Taylor €o., °°" “Guio. us. a. FENCING Requires but few posts and no top M. M. e or bottom rail. Is stronger and better, Patented July 21, 1896. : (TRADE MARK.) Patented July 6, 1891. and completed fence costs from 40 per [_\ fa Be a cent. to 50 per cent. less than any other. VAVAVAVAVAW>: VA AVAUATAUA i Also a large line of Hog, Sheep, ? Field and Cattle Fencing to meet rs Branch Offices and Warehouses: Ses ge all requirements, and Steel Web Picket Ace a Fencing with gates, posts and rail, for ii: 522 lawns, cemeteries, etc., 865 ROR OTT SO Oe eee tt—SPTNCT OT NTN or z | a. oF 2es is: ~~#32 DE KALB FENCE CO., f/\ © Be ; gS as oe Main Office and Factories: br aw \* : aa... gle? 2s ey DeKalb, Illinois, U. S. A. SZ a Selling Agents : s3 &é Rotherham, Woo1 & Co., Melbourne, Australia. i és Buhler & Co., Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. 154-56 First St., San Francisco, Cal, 304 Delaware St., Kansas City, Mo, 171 Main Street, Dallas, Texas. 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 58 ins. ran VWAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVA: /\/ Ri’ \ 7 #9 INS. AVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAY ne wy #4ns. TIARA ALARA VAVAVAVAVAVA' WV ‘Wav a a NAN AY ANAS AYA LI AY AVA AANA 5 AA \ WY; C7 AA Baton A Oe \/ (AN x V\/\/ \ \ /\ H\ BOOED OOOG, Fence “Yi OORae NAAZY Baw WAVAVAYAY AVAVAVAVAVAVAY WAVAVAVAVAVAWAN ("7 WAV, MOTTON ER AAA 7. \/ Vie AAVAS/AVAVAVAV AVAVAY AV AVAVAVAVAVAVAYAVAVAY COL WAN, andy F \V/\/\ i aN N/\ /\ - os ; “Sane oon ee PETA Dillon-Griswold Wire Co., ee ea ez ‘€- # z one cE a > ad ad > > > = > - ad ad fiarry Iron and Steel Roofing Co. Pneumatic Revolving Cranes. Car Jacks. Air Hoists. Painting Machines. Cor. Coe and Lake Sts., CLEVELAND, OHIO. 14 THE IRON AGE. SPSS SSS Se OOEEEEEOOOE OOOO OEOOOOOOSOOOOO OOOO OOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOSOOOOOESOOOOOE Wire Cloth, Netting, Fencing and Perforated Metal. We Manufacture a Complete Line of these Goods, Including ““CLINTON”’ Brand. ‘‘SILVER FINISH”’ Brand. Galvanized Poultry Netting. Galvanized Window Screen Cicth. Wire Lath. Woven Wire Fence. | Hlectrically Welded Wire Fence. | Galvanized Fruit Dr3 S Clcth. PERFORATED METAL FO Coal, Ore and Gravel Screens, Svark Arresters, K1In Floors, Filter Press Plates, Centrifugal Machines, Fanning’ Mills, Etc., ‘Etc. OLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., CLINTON, MASS. BOSTON. NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, SSCSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHSSSSSSSSSSHSSSSSSSSSSSSSHSHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHSHSSSSSSSSSSSSOSOSSSSEEEEEE Sor { Pearl Wire Cloth. 3 » \ dene Steel Wire Cloth. a : I ) = ia | ly y 44 Cliff Street, « Galvanized W ire Poultry i MEU YVYorn kz. psa 153 Lake Street, ** Cottage ” Lawn van Garden Fine NG CEIIC co encing. A o “G&B* Web Wire Fencing. s ne nl NG TOOLS. wn, Cena a ey te > Stapie Fixtures, Raicincs, Winvow Guanos ; a three — zilbert’s Rival Ash Sifter. x i from C ), AM. : ; As Wire ATHING WITH HAMM M Oak House Furnishing Wire ES lf HAMMONDS METAL FURRING. em Established 1818. | (oth, ‘can | | aig Nerrino. O54 EF Wir erect. ey THE OLOESTANDLEADING MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED WIRE GOODS = RIC . a . = IN AMERICA —— & COLTON WIRE CLOTH CO. = smoot; POULTRY NETTING. f2i?une?initute scares if : ie WI RE CLOTH. eee — — eel Rust Proof, shin \ 333 WIRE. Annealed, Bright, Coppered, Tinned and Galvanized. Cold Rolled, g oe 2 7 . Aj 5» ees f° Riddles, Coal and Sand Screens, Galvanized Clothes Lines, Conductor Strainers, etc. ae. wee ge Wood Screws. Factories: {Falmer Mass. WAREHOUSE, 1) Lake Bt Chicane “PENNSYLVANIA WIRE WORKS.” EDWARD DARBY & SONS, Philadelphia, Pa. MANUFACTURE BRASS Painted WINDOW seaeprnania STEEL ‘Wire Cloth. Galvanized“ Wire Cloth. ce ain | Bronze GALVANIZED WOVEN WIRE FENCING. | Sits, fls, Coaland San sera ‘ POULTRY WIRE FENCING. | every deseription. ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SCREENS AND SCREEN DOORS. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Sieves, Riddles, Coal and Sand Screens, 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-SCEEN CLOTH, BRONZE AND COPPER CLOTH. -] ~<fe—_HARDWARE GRADES —at> The New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Trenton, N. J. NEW YORK: CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, THE IRON AGE. 15 WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. Y, MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND NETTINCS. Cortland Wickwirets White Metal Finish Wickwiretin Made trem Hard Drawn Made trom Hard Drawn Made trom Hard Drawn Galv ia ed Beto r After Steel Wire. “ema Wire. Steel Wi wv Fonsi 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, ond Gt wwe Screw, Bolt, nd smallee Telephone and Special Wee Telegraph For all Purpos Eastern Agents, JOHN WALES CO., 141 High St., Boston, Mass. Send for Prices, -MICHICAN WIRE CLOTH Co.. manuracturens or WIRE CLOTH - ALL KINDS From BRASS, COPPER, STEEL, IRON, GALVANIZED,TINNED and BRONZE WIRE Including PAINTED, GALVANIZED and BRONZE WINDOW SCREEN CLOTH. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. 500 HOWARD ST., DETROIT, MION. ESTABLISHED 1863. ESTABLISHED 1828. SPENGER WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. | tumaer Iron and Bessemer Steel Wire ot a1 kinas. FINE WIRE A SPECIALTY. | Mills at Worcester and Spencer, Mass. No order too small for our best attention. Write us for prices and particulars. | = amis Se ie } HIGHEST SPEED = TACKS = ftihains PLYMOUTH, MASS., U.S.A. BROCKTON, MASS. rr FP REED 5D 44 EED5-) REE} ) EE GP ce me ts eet OOF GE) ) SEES Ct T NEW FREEDOM WIRE CLOTH GO., | MANUFACTURERS OF | “SUMMIT”? BRAND / SCREEN WIRE CLOTH. MADE FROM HARD DRAWN STEEL WIRE. PAINTED BLACK, GREEN, OR DRAB. Main Office and Works NEW FREEDOM, PA. OF mame BO 16 THE IRON AGE. (See =e rik Ww IRON 4X0 BRASS RIVETS Sr ae STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c., For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, WATERBURY, CONN. CRAND CROSSING TACK CO., Grand Crossing, Chicago, — §. A. Ilo rie ob Our Rod and Wire Mills are now in full operation and we are well equipped to furnish a RODS, OPEN HEARTH ad WIRE “usc For information concerning tne and wenn. address TELEPHONE, 2529 CENTRAL. N. D. PRATT, 91 Lake Street, CHICAGO. E. Hl. Titchener & Co.. BINGHAMTON. N. Y., Have made STAPLES —(\n For fifteen years. Know how to make ’em right , | Binghamton, N. Y. Pactortes ; foo il. DIAMOND TACK AND NAIL WORKS, RAYNHAM, MASS. MANUFACTURERS. SEND FOR QUOTATIONS. WIRE NAIL MACHINERY. Improved Perkins * im All Size s—d. to 20 H. J. MILLER, Bridgewater, lass. R COBB & DREW, * FACTORIES: 4 PLYMOUTH, MASS., and ROCK FALLS, ILLS. ; E IRON, BRASS ¢ COPPER RIVETS, NAILS a nd IX OUBLE POINTED TACKS. 4 STAPLES, BURRS, WASHERS, 1880 The Plymouth Mills, RIVETS ad TACE§ S, Plymouth, Mass. Izy IN WANT OF TACKS, NAILS, STAPLES, &. WRITE TO MILWAUKEE TACK CO., Milwaukee, Wis. i SHELTON COMPANY. | TACKS, SMALL NAILS. Etc., ESTABLISHED 1836. CARRIACE. TIRE and STOVE BOLTS. Factories, SHELTON, CONN. BREW YORK OFPICE and WARBROOM, 64 READE ST. re | “er Strong, Powerful, Durable. HeLwie mec. co., No. 1 cuts & or less. ST. PAUL, MINN. No. 2 cuts 9-16 or less No. 8 cuts 4 or less. No. 4 cuts % or less. CUTS CLOSE TO WORK. HIGHEST TESTIMONIALS FROM JOBBERS AND CONSUMERS ee a ~ee-48 LN: ane- SEND FOR CIRCULAR THE IRON AGE. 17 rns, HARVEY HUBBELL. Sete Screw Slotting, Machine Screws. Serer Amemting am AC - | My £ RY & Bele LS Nuts and Washers. Riveting Machines BRI DGE =e) RT, CO N NG SEMO FOR CATALOCUE. Agents, Manning Maxwell& Moore, wew Yorn, CHiIcaco. Chandler & Farguhar, Besron. SAM’L HALL’S SONS, Retablished 1839, 229-233 West 10th St., New York. oh W044 CA 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. BEST STOCK. PERFECT GOODS. NUT & WASHER MFG. CO., Milwaukee, Wis. as a ' speeeres _ ee Td eer meinge te eeee oe NUFACTURERS < Wrought and Steel Plate Washers, — WIN eee SEND FOR BOOK ON BOLTS TO TH H Felloe Plates, Burrs, &. CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTED. Franklin Moore Co., VWinsted, Conn. © ertin aoe book, -™ sase men- Pacific Coast Office, 105 Front St., San Francisco, Cal. tion The Iron doe Pittsburgh Screw& Bolt Co, towne me We make a specialty of Square and 7 t Hexagon Hot-Pressed Nuts (Elastic and | MAKE RS OF Common); Machine Bolts, Track Boits, Set Screws aioe So Sage Soote oe Levees ae ; Ts s e as f Ay . : Square Head Bolts, naverweuine loose, and is the strongest, a OM Cap Screws, Hexagon Head Bolts best and cheapest Nut on the market. ’ Our Elastic Nut Track Bolt makes the best Rail fastening. Write for prices. ) Coupling Bolts, T and Special Head Milled Stud Bolts, Bolte, Semi-finished Nuts, aii Case-hardened Nuts. Rough Studs, etc., ete. Also anes AND WORKS: Special Work in Iron, Steel or Brass made Liberty five. and 25th &., on Screw Machines. Pittsburgh, Pa THE POSITIVE EXPANSION BOLT, { SEAMAN'S Le pis ‘ CAN'T SLII SLIP."’ 1688 Hutchinson ot. rbila., ra. a i = ‘pric ces. *or sale by Neal & BRINKER, 1s Warren St., New Y ork VAVVNUVAN AN 8 MAAAAAAAA Ab pbb bb bababatrbbbbbbbdd oy wvrveweee-Teertrrerertrrrtrrwrrrrwrrerr,” The aitton Cold Punched PLAIN: KND CASE BARDENED Wrought and Steel Washers, Cold Punched Nuts a Specialty. THE IRON AGE. MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA. CHAMFERED, SEMI-FINISHED ALSO, HOT PRESSED Pa. — a & 70 : ” es _— i Fe mo 2: — = La} 2 * wi: : =} a | =:M:. ond ww End i 9] = ©:° we = = x (f) : | ro =) e Bolt ana Rivet Clippers, For Cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, Liberal discounts to the trade. CHAMBERS BROTHERS COMPANY, 52d 8t., Below Lancaster Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA SSCSCHOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSSOOSSSSE ALL GRADES OF FINISHED NO Ts AND AUTOMATIC COLD PRESS) . ~ "7 e e NUT MACHINES. 4 e a + e « e . . MANTFACTURED BY e * i DUNHAM NUT :co., § se e rionuville, Conne, 0. BAe UU 00 CRE. P.TO me ow BRIGHTON, PA. MANUFACTURERS OF RIVETS, WIRE & WIRE NAILS. RHODE ISLAND TOOL Co. PROVIDENCE, R. I NUTS. Write tor our Prices, Rockford Bolt Works, = 20 Mill Street, ROCKFORD, ILL. All kinds of Bolts, Lag Screws, Rivets, Washers and odd Bolt Work. Mention Tue [Bon AGE, *HELWIG PNEUMATIC STAYBOLT CLIPPER tuts 144 inch and less staybolts rapidly; leaves cut straight and smooth; has inserted Kaives, replaced at imallcost. Weight, 170 Ibs. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY PURCHASERS. Patented and manufactured by HELWIG MFG. CO., St. Paul, Minn. seh Ne aE ten ta THE IRON AGE. 19 WN ponchl SQ. CAP and HEX. CAP MACHINE SCREWS. aso OIL EXTRACTORS. Write for Catalog A. Reed & Curtis Machine Screw Co., Worcester, Mass. PORT CHESTER BOLT & NUT CO., PORT CHESTER. N. Y. Cold Punched, Chamfered and Trimmed, Case Hardened and Semi-Finished mas > >- @ Bicycle Supplies, = = &e., &e. .. Tire Bolts a Specialty. 29S WILSON & SMITH, Worcester, Mass. Metal Punching and Die Work. Nuts “Washers SPECIALTIES IN LINE OF PRESS WORK. THE “HASY’” BOLT CLIPPER. WILL CUT ANYTHING. 3 o Manufactured by = w” H. K. PORTER, 6 Ashland St., 6 Everett, Mass. °o he It is the BEST in the World. - For sale by the trade generally. Send tor Circular, Selig, Sennenthal & Co., London, Eng., Agents for Great Britain and Lreland, PENNA. NEW YORK. OHIO. 7 Factories. KEGS. 20,000 Daily. For Nails, Spikes, Bolts, Nuts, Rivets and Horse Shoes. THE EDWIN BELL COMPANY, 17th STREET, SOUTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA. EXPANSION BOLTS. The Best Bolt MFD. BY THE McCABE HANGER MFG. CO, 833-843 West 22d St., N. Y. WRITE FOR PRICES. ‘DIAMOND” EXPANSION BOLT. 7HAL _ ; HENRY B. NEWI Te ONLY 2 PARTS. Simplest EB 1K on Bolt in the market, 26 Cortlandt 8¢., N.Y. is Cortlandt. 925 ACHINES FOR aa RIVETS, NUTS, . AND FOR ROLLING THREADS. BUILT BY The WATERBURY FARREL FOUNDRY & MACHINE C0. The New Britain Hardware Mfg. Co., New Britain, Conn., U. S. A. — MAKERS OF ALL KINDS OF — Special Machine Screws, Studs, Belts, &c. BICYCLE PARTS, SPECIAL HARDWARE. Pattern Makers’ Dowels and Emery Wheet Dressers, Electro, Brass and Nickel Plating The Metal Worker's Handy-Book OF RECEIPTS AND PROCESSES, Being a Collection of Chemical Formulas and Prac- tical Manipulations for the Working of all ¢e Metals and Alloys, Including the Deeo- ration and Beautifying of Articles Manufactured Therefrom, as Well as Their Preservation. Edited from Various Sources by WILLIAM TT. BRANNT 500 Pages, Cloth, $2.5@. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price, ag DAVID WILLIAMS COMPANY, 232-238 William Street, New York. 20 _ THE IRON AGE. , Gen’l Manage J, Mitton Payne, Treas, WM. H. HASKELL MFG. CO, SUCCESSORS TO WM. H. HASKELL CO., and PAWTUCKET NUT CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF Bolts, Coach Screws, Set Screws, Cap Screws, : Nuts, Washers, Chain Links, Stirrups, Levers, Clearer Springs, Etc. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO SPECIAL WORK. Office and Works, 451 Main Street, - - PAWTUCKET, R.I., U.S. A, WORCESTER MACHINE SCREW CO., Worcester, Mass. SET, | ) Manufacturers of STUDS FOR CAP AND ji oemem\ STEAM MACHINE ENGINE, SCREWS. ) PUMPS, &c. RUSSELL, BURDSALL & WARD, A me CmnEsSTER, N. YW. Manufacturers of «KCARRIAGE BOLTS» AND BOLTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Have YOu TRIANGLE FEED| Screw Hook Hinges, Harrow Teeth, Structural Rivets, Etc. for Tack Machines ? IT IS A WONDER! GUARANTEED INCREASE 25; IN SPEED. KIMBALL BROS. & SPRAGUE, BROCKTON, MASS. EXPANSION « BOLTS. M. LANZ & SONS, - Pittsburg, | Pa. Por tastening al Rinse esau ucture to brick id s rk. STEWARO € ROMAINE mre, co. EVANS’ PATENT EXPANSION BOLT EXPANSION BOLTS becdamarmensi a eorime er ord te at for tre © pr of bulldings, cic etre tir light power ta 8, iron ali ngs frames, fencing. baluste awnin ete. cle sin all ia rge citle ~| on For ste galls seme ne dstone work | ce ae EVANS. 596 to 614 Kent les., Brooklyn, W, Bre satesall entee and M‘t'r, ISAAC CHURCH, _— Ca gue A. Toledo, Ohio- McCLOUD ‘ » |SET, CAP and Piubr Sole [ltrs.of the Genuine CRANE '& 7 CHICAGO Screw Co. Rentinsten Smeny Tl & 3 MACHINE co SCREWS Wheel Dresser. MINTER (Pare SCREWS, |Tee SBiimS \ Hexagen Nuts, COMPANY, —~— Ori Sentehed ent Manufacturers, 7 Coupling Case Hardened. WORCESTER, MASS. a tibia Cyc Parts. 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WM. C. COFFLN, Vice-Pres. JOHN 8. CRAIG, Sec’y and Treas. ROBERT A, McKEAN, Gen. Mgr. STEEL CONSTRUCTIO IN ALL BRANCHES. BUILDINGS DESIGNED AND ERECTED IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Roof Fran.es, Trusses and Girders, Blast Furnaces and Stee] Works, Cupolas, Ladles, onverters, Roilers, Tanks and Hesvy Plate 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. 18 P. O. SQUARE. Ornamental Iron Work, wWoRES: Bronze Work. EVERETT, MASS. A. 8. MILLER, JB., Treasurer. kK. H, Brown, Chief Engineer, Corrugated, and all Other Shapes of lren Eastern Bridge and Structural Co., ee ~ P 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. Works beside tracks of Fitchburg and B. & M. Railroad : 4 “ks “h , ‘oads ; ilding : 58 Front St., Worcester, Mass. Worcester, Mass. wen Sen ee eee F For Operating Windows in Monitor Roofs, . Witenes oCumeuniarien mmr teee ORMSBY’S | s, Cornices, Tanks for Water, Gas or Oil, Sheet and Plate Iron Work, Corrugated Iron, Water Filters, 10 to 10,000 gal. capacity. WM, B, SCAIFE & SONS, - Pittsburgh, Pa. : NIAGARASCREWCO. s, Sky Lights and Transoms in Churches and Schools. s,\%" Mabe eens VENTILATING. SYSTE MELROSE, MASS. m=-AGOZaGS Omtwm mZz—=2Q PH LADELPHIA MACHINE SCREW WORKS, 624-626 Race St.,Philadelpbia.|h | | oc iMDDIADDDDDIDDARREAL ‘ Ee Beal | aece a 22: Evy 325.|Set Screws, Cap Screws, - == ga ane — aes35 Studs, Etc. —— ae =< $232:| All “Milled From Solid Bar.”’ 23 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 Ammo