DAWENPORT, FAIRBAIRN & CO. EERIE, FEN N*A., MANUFACTURERS O.B.' Engine, Car wheels. Moulded by new patent process, and made of best SALISBURY and COPAKE IRONS. The strongest and most durable wheels in use. . Plated Knobs, Romer & Co.......... ~~~~ ------------- Newark, N. J............. .....S. e Page 204 Plate Class, D. R. Hobart & Co...... New York........... ...........See Page 126 Leffingwell & Co............................................ Cleveland, Ohio............... 190 - . Pliers. Biddle Manufacturing Co............................... New York........... § o e o e o & t e to e See Page 12 Plow Clevises. Crane Bros. Manufacturing Co........................ Chicago, Ill.....................See Page 230 Plows-Railroad. Nelson Tool Works....................................... New York...... & o & & © to g e is g & d e o & e See Page 30 Plumbers’ Castings. Philadelphia Smelting Co.............................. Philadelphia, Pa............. See Page 134 Plumbers’ Supplies. A. Carr......................................................... New York...................... See Page 244 A. Fulton's Son & Co.... ........... * g g to e g g g o e o e o g to 6 e o 'o o o Pittsburgh, Pa......... $ to $ to to to {{ 116 McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co New York...................... $$ 220 Plumbers’ Tools. Phelps & Sanger.............................. & e o $ to e o so e o to o & Cleveland, Ohio............... See Page 120 - Plush Buttons. L. G. Tillotson & Co New York...................... See Page 94 Pop Valves. o Posts & Kaskman......... * * New York..................... See Page 266 Porcelain Door Knobs. Romer & Co.................. - Newark, N. J.................. See Page 204 MEASURES..—CoNTINUED. SQUARE MEASURE. © e t; Square IIlS. feet. yards. perches. roods. acre mêtres. 1 = .00694 – .000772 = .0000255 = .00000064 – .000000159 = .000645 144 = 1 = -111 = .00°67 = .0000918 = .000023 = .0929 1296 = 9 = 1 = .0331 = .000.826 – .0002062 = .8361 39204 = 272% = 30% = 1 = .025 = .00625 = 25.292 1568160 = 10890 = 1210 = 40 = 1 = .25 = 1011.7 627264() = 43560 = 4840 – 160 — 4 = 1 = 4046.7 100 square feet = 1 square. 1 chain wide = 8 acres per mile. 10 square chains = 1 acre. • , 1 hectare = 2.471143 acres. = 27878400 sq. feet. 1 Square mile { = 3097600 sq. yards. = 640 acres. Acres X .' 015625 = square miles. Sq. yas. X .000000323 = sq. miles. A section of land is 1 mile square, and contains 640 acres. A square acre is 208.71 feet at each side. { % % {{ 147.58 {{ { % {& % « 104.355 {{ £6 A circular * 235.504 feet in diameter. £ 6 l {{ 166.527 {{ { % {{ s: {{ 117.752 {{ {{ FRENCH SQUARE MEASURE. - Sq. Ins. Sq. Feet. Sq. Yas. Acres. Sq. Millimetre ........... .00154 ... .0 00:07 ... .000001 Sq. Centimetre. .......... o .15498 ... .00.0763 ... .0001 19 Sq. Decimetre. ............ 15.498 ... .1676305 ... .01 1958 ... Sq. Metre, or Centiare... 1549.8 ... 10.7t 305 ... 1.19589 ... .s ()0247 Sq. Decametre of Are... 15498. ... 1076.305 ... 119.; 89 ... (): 4709 Hectare ............... ..... too-o-o-o-omo ... 107630.5 ... II9.8.9 ... 2.470 6 Sq. Kilometre. ............ .3860.7 sq. miles ... 1076305. ... 119589. ... 247.086 Sq. Myriametre. .......... 38.697 sq. miles to o ... 24708.6 W. W. WILCOX, MANUE"ACTURER OF L] - NT Railroad Baggage Checks, • , MARKING CARDS, BADGES, &c. Horoi, EAGGAGE AND REY CHECKs. 148 West Van Buren street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. LEF FIN G W E L L & C O., French and American, Window and Picture Glass. Ornamental Glass, (Colored, Enameled, Ground, Cut and Embossed.) ..". and Fluted Plate Glass, and Glaziers' Supplies. Diamonds, Putty points, &c. L O O K I N G G L A S S P L A T E S. No. 67 St. Clair Street, - CLEVELAND, Ohio. P. H. M OF FAT, 9 State Street, Chicago, Ills. SOLE AGENT FOR Niles’ Iron Co., SHEET and BAR IRON, - Niles, Ohio Page & Sprague, LARD OILS, * * Chicago, Ills. Geo. A. Stanley, STEARINE CANDLEs, Cleveland, Ohio. F. M. Backus & Co., LUBRICATING OILs, & 4 66 Merriam & Morgan, PARAFFINE OILs and AXLE GREASE. o Cleveland, Ohio. Americal. Sheet and Boiler Plate Co., $6 ($6. Portable Engines. Isaac H. Shearman........ Philadelphia, Pa..... ....... See Page 80 Biddle Manufacturing Co New York......................See Page 12 - Presses–Copying T. Shriver & Co............................................ New York................ ......See Page 194 Printerse Allen, Lanes & Scott................. * * * e o e o to to e o to e e o & e o so to 8 Philadelphia, Pa...... ... .... See Page 90 Chas. F. Ketcham New York...................... “. 262 Warren, Johnson & Co.................................. Buffalo, N. Y.................. {{ 100 Puileys. Bolen Crane & Co......................................... Newark, N. J.................. See Page 62 Buffalo Machinery Agency............................ Buffalo, N. Y.................. {{ 160 Erie City Iron Works.................................... Erie, Pa.......................... {{ 170 Geo. W. Cresson .............................. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Philadelphia, Pa.............. {{ 138 R. L. Howard & Son....................................... Buffalo, N. Y.................. {{ 40 A cord of wood = 128 cubic feet, being 4 feet high, 4 feet wide, and 8 feet long. 42 cubic feet = a ton of sh pping. A Cubic Foot is Equal to 1728 cubic inches. 29.92208 U. S. liquid quarts. .037037 cubic yard. 25. 1405 U. S. dry quarts .803564 U. S. struck bushel of 2150.42 59 84416 U. S. liquid pints. cubic inches. 51.42809 U. S. dry pints. 3.21426 U. S. pecks. 239,37662 U. S. gills. 7.48052 U. S. liquid galls. of 231 cub. inch. .26667 flour barrel of 3 struck bushels. 6.42851 U. S. dry galls. .23748 U. S. liquid barrel of 31% galls. FRENCH CUBIC OR SOLID MEASURE. * * : * ~ * * * Cubic Cubic Gill Pint. Quart Gall. Peck. Bushel. Inches. Feet. Centilitre, Dry...... – ... .0181.... — ... — - , , , —- * Liquid...0845 ... .02; i...— ...— ...— ... — ; * * “ Decilitre, Dry....... — ... .18, 6... .0903 ... — ... .0113 ... — .. 16 pur, pyojo o 'o "T. ... — 6.1016 ... — itre, Dry..... ...... — ... 1.816... .908 ... — ... .1135 ... — , , ,,,,, * & D. . Liquid. 8.452 ... 2.113... 1.056 ... .2641 ...— ... — }51.016 ... .0353 ecalitre, Dry...... — ... — ... 9.08 ... — ... 1.135 ... .2837 * go Liquid. 84.52. 21.13.10.56 .2611 ...→ ... * }010.1% ... .3531 Hectolitre, Dry. - ... — ... 90.8 ... — ... 11.35 ... 2.837 Liquid... — ... 211,3 ... 105.6 ... 26.41 ...— ... — }9101.6 ... 3.531 Kilolitre or Cubic Meter.........Dry – ... — ... — ... — ... 113.5 ... 28.57 lan. ... Liquid. — ... — ... 1056.5” 20.1 ... to ... " ' ". ... ** Myriolitre...... Dry ... - ... — . ... — ... 1135. ... 283.72 353.1 iquid... — - ... 10565. ... 2641.4 ... — *===g • * * e |