EDWARD SMITH & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF CAR VARNISHES, AND SOLE AGENTS FOR POST'S COACH COLORS. 161 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1827. J. H. POST & CO. CHESTER, CONN., ONLY MANUFACTURERS OF Post's Coach Colors FOR Car and Coach Work. EDWARD SMITH & CO., SOLE AGENTS, 161 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK, Hermann Boker & Co......... Spiegeleisen. .......New York............ Spike Mauls. Spikes. .See Page 152, 154 ............See Page 140 Skinner & Gifford Manufacturing Co...............Dunkirk, N. Y............ .See Page 122 162 New York... ،، Buffalo, N. Y.................... ..Wilmington, Del. .Pittsburgh, Pa........... BUYERS' GUIDE, FOR RAILWAY OFFICERS. MCNAB & HARLIN MFG CO. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS COCKS, FOR STEAM, WATER, AND GAS. Steam Whistles, Gauge Cocks, Lubricators, Water Gauges, &c. IRON PIPE, AND FITTINGS. BRASS AND COMPOSITION CASTINGS. Illustrated Catalogue and Price List sent by Express on application. 56 JOHN STREET, Works, Paterson, N. J. NEW YORK. THIS TABLE IS TAKEN FROM For the Ramapo Wheel and Foundry Co. Published by D. Van Nostrand, "Hamilton's Useful Information for Railway Men,” BUYERS' GUIDE, FOR RAILWAY OFFICERS. The Wharton R. R. Safety Switch. MAIN TRACK UNBROKEN AND CONTINUOUS. Adopted by numerous Roads, among which are the Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Baltimore & Potomac Rail road, Northern Central Railroad, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, &c. For further Information, Drawings and Circulars, apply to The Wharton Railroad Switch Company, Office, 28 South Third St., ALSO, PHILADELPHIA. ELASTIC STEEL CUP WASHERS, MAKING THE CHEAPEST EFFECTIVE JOINT IN USE. ESTABLISHED 1842. ESTABLISHED 1842. COVERED WIRES. Made from LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER, warranted strictly pure, covered with HEMP, FLAX, LINEN, COTTON, SILK, or other material, for TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS, ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MACHINES, PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS, and all kinds of ELECTRICAL PURPOSES. Also, Plain, Woven, Enamelled, Shellaced, Paraffined, AND ALL KINDS OF TELEGRAPH OFFICE WIRES. Also, Telegraph Switch Cords, Many Patterns, Plain, Woven and Braided. Parties being partial to any particular kind, need only enclose a small specimen in a letter, and it can be imitated in every particular. Conducting Cords, Pole Cords and Tinsel. C. THOMPSON, (Successor to JOSIAH B. THOMPSON,) 29 North 20th St., Philadelphia, Pa. |