Metal Industry Volume 11

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...rolls and apparatus for soldering, melting, brazing, etc. This firm will soon bring out a number of new and novel devices for the use of manufacturing jewelers and other metal workers. Of interest, as showing the gradual development of small streams for the local use of power, is the hydroelectric plant which is being put in by the Andrew Terry Company, manufacturers of castings, Terryville, Conn. Use is made of an old dam across the Pequabuck River, the mill connected with which was burned down some time ago. This is located oneTialf mile below the present factory and has been made the Hocation of a new plant operating under 36 foot head. The annual exhibit of the work of day students of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., will be held as follows: Thursday, June 12, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.; Friday, June 13, 10 a. m. to S p. m.; Saturday, June 14, 10 a. m. to S p. m. This exhibit is open to the public and affords those who are interested in industrial and technical education an opportunity not only of viewing the work of students in the various courses, but also of inspecting the methods as well as the equipment of the school and its general facilities for conducting this kind of training. The Monarch Engineering and Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, Md., advise that they have purchased from the Rpckwell Furnace Company, of New York, bankrupt, all United States and foreign patent rights, patterns, drawings and blueprints relating to their full and complete line of melting furnaces of all kinds, including their well-known type of double chamber and simplex type of furnaces, burners, mint and muffle type, reverberatory, etc., and their full and complete line of portable heating equipments such as heaters for forge and rivet work, lead melting, ..