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THE

DEFIANCE

METALLIC

PLANES

TRADEMARK

"THE BATTLE AXE."

ARE THE BEST WORLD.

Send for a full descriptive circular and price list to themanufacturers, the

BAILEY WRINGING MACHINE CO.,
99 Chambers St., New York.


BEST AND CHEAPEST

FOOT POWER

SCREW CUTTING


GOODNOW & WIGHTMAN
176 WASHINGTON ST BOSTON MASS.


The Only Grand Prize

for Sewing Machines,at the Exposition Universelle,Paris, 1878,was awarded, over 80competitors, to Wheeler& Wilson Mfg. Co.New York City, andBridgeport, Conn.



American Standard

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22d and WOOD STS., PHILADELPHIA.

Standard Gauges and Measuring Implements,Hardened Steel Turning Mandrels, AdjustableBlade Reamers, Patent Tool Holders, LatheDrivers, etc.

JOHN RICHARDS & CO.,


WARRANTED THE BEST.

1 H. P. Boiler & Engine, $150.
2 H. P., $175. 3 H. P., $200.

Tested to 200 lbs. Steam.

LOVEGROVE & CO.,
152 N. 3d St., Philadelphia, Pa.,

Builders of Engines and Boilers, 1 to 100horse power. Send for circulars andprices, and state size and style you want.


Wood-Working Machinery,

Such as Woodworth Planing, Tonguing, and GroovingMachines, Daniel's Planers. Richardson's Patent ImprovedTenon Machines, Mortising, Moulding, andRe-Saw Machines, and Wood-Working Machinery generally.Manufactured by

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26 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Mass.

(Shop formerly occupied by R. BALL & CO.)


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READING IRON WORKS,

261 South Fourth St., Phila.


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A sample box,for trial, containingour leadingstyles, includingthe famous "U"and "Falcon"Pens, mailed onreceipt of 25 cts.

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BOILER FLUES of all the Regular Sizes,

Of Best Material and Warranted.

ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED.

No Payment Required till Tubes are Fully Tested andSatisfactory.



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Partner Wanted

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Calvin Wells, Prest.Jas. K. Verner, Secy.


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IRON and HAMMERED CAR AXLES.

Also manufacture as a specialty

Wrought Iron Bridge Bolts & Bolt Ends,
With Plain and Upset Ends,

To any required tensile strength, from one to three andone-half inches, with thread and nuts. Orders for whichare respectfully solicited. Office, 10th Street, near PennAve., Pittsburgh, Pa.


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MACHINISTS' TOOLS.

New and Improved Patterns.

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PARIS EXHIBITION PRIZES. FULL

Official List of the Awards in the American Department,enumerating Exhibits and Names and Addressesof Exhibitors, with kind of Prize awarded in each case.Supplements 149, 150. Price 10 cents each.


THE UNION IRON MILLS, Pittsburgh, Pa., Manufacturersof improved wrought iron Beams andGirders (patented).

The great fall which has taken place in the prices ofIron, and especially in Beams used in the constructionof FIRE PROOF BUILDINGS, induces us to call the specialattention of Engineers, Architects, and Builders tothe undoubted advantages of now erecting Fire Proofstructures; and by reference to pages 52 & 54 of our Bookof Sections—which will be sent on application to thosecontemplating the erection of fire proof buildings—THECOST CAN BE ACCURATELY CALCULATED, thecost of Insurance avoided, and the serious losses and interruptionto business caused by fire; these and like considerationsfully justify any additional first cost. It isbelieved, that, were owners fully aware of the smalldifference which now exists between the use of Woodand Iron, in many cases the latter would be adopted.We shall be pleased to furnish estimates for all the Beamscomplete, for any specific structure, so that the differencein cost may at once be ascertained. Address

CARNEGIE, BROS. & CO., Pittsburgh, Pa.


$7 A DAY to Agents canvassing for the FiresideVisitor. Terms and Outfit Free. AddressP. O. VICKERY, Augusta, Maine.


B. W. Payne & Sons, Corning, N. Y.

Established in 1840.

Eureka Safety Power.

h.p. cyl. ht. space wt. price.
2 3⅛ x 4 48 in. 40 x 25 900 $150
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65 x 7 72 72 x 42 2700 400

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