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1901.] MARINE REVIEW. : 25 QUICK CLOSING WATER GAUGE. Water gauge glasses have the faculty of breaking at any and all sorts of inopportune moments, and many an engineer has nursed scalds and burns received while trying to close the cocks. Even the protection of a fire shovel, hastily picked up and improvised as a shield, does not lessen the danger of burns or scalds from the escaping water and steam. It is claimed for the P. B. H. water gauge, illustrated herewith, that it effectually prevents any such harm, and it ac- complishes the closing of the valves in a hundredth of the time. As will be seen from the accompanying illustra- tions, the gauge itself does not differ from those ordinarily in use on boilers. But instead of valves at the upper and lower ends, there are two cocks, each consisting of a single stem, threaded near its middle and connected out- side to a double crank. The opposite end forms the valve, fitting into the gauge connection when closed, and thus preventing the es- cape of steam or water. The thread on the valve stem, it will be seen; is of a high pitch, so that it re- quires only a comparatively slight rotation of the stem to close the cock. This rotation is accomplished by means of a chain attached to the crank on the stem. the chain hanging at such a distance from the floor as to be within easy reach of the fireman. When a glass breaks, all that is necessary is to pull the right hig hand chain, and both connections to the gauge glass are closed, and the glass may be quickly replaced. i The tubes used in the P. B. H. glasses are carefully selected. The body and connections are of the best steam metal, and they are provided with extra large nuts to allow the use of extra large rubber washers. Each gauge is supplied with enough brass chain to allow it to be operated 10 ft. from the floor.. The manufacturer is Paul B. Huyette, 1226 Betz building, @ Philadelphia, of whom price-list and further infor- & mation can be had upon application. Sectional view The Nickel Plate road will send its 1901 Pan-American exposition calendar to anyone sending their address to the general passenger agent at ‘Cleveland, O. 2, Jan. 31. TRADE NOTES. The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, has issued an attractive little volume upon the subject ‘““‘Where the New Century Will Really Begin.” It is devoted to a description of the places which saw the new century first. Incidentally it has a great deal to say of Dixon’s pencils. A most excellent calendar has been issued by David Kahnweiler’s Sons, 437 Pearl street, New York, manufacturers of cork life preservers, metallic life boats and rafts. The calendar bears a reproduction of the famous painting, “The Departure,’ representing a life boat going to the rescue of a stricken schooner. Wilson: & Silsby, Rowe’s wharf, Boston, sail makers, have issued an a‘tractive calendar, in which are recorded the New York and Boston tides. The calendar is illustrated with reproductions of the yachts Con- stellation and Hildegarde. It also contains the following announcement: “We make the sails for the Lawson Boston cup defender.” Under the title “Pneumatic Tools—Hammers, Riveters and Drilis,” the Cleveland ‘Pneumatic Tool Co. issues in a purple cover an attractive catalogue of its output. The company opens the catalogue with a modest introduction, in which it says that it has no testimonials to cover but that its tools are made of the best materials and are simple and durable. It is announced from Chicago that the business of the Q. & C. Co. and the Railroad Supply Co. will hereafter be operated as one company, under the name of The Railroad Supply Co., with D. S. Wegg as chair- man of the board, and C. F. Quincy as president. Headquarters in Chi- cago will be in the Bedford building, and in New York at 106 Liberty street. Under the title “Two Magicians—Oriental and Occidental’—the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. has issued an. attractive calendar for Janu- ary. The first picture shows one of the fabled temples of Aladdin, built by his lamp; the second shows far more ingenious structures, such as a steel bridge, modern sky scraper and the Deutschland, built by the aid of pneumatic tools. The American Steel & Wire Co. has issued a handy pocket pamphlet devoted to wires and cables for telephone, telegraph and light power circuits. It is not a catalogue but is merely a convenient volume re- garding the electrical department of the company. Asa guide to the out- put of electrical conductors made by the company it is an exceedingly handy work of reference. No advance was made in prices of plates at the meeting of steel inanu- facturers held in New York a few days ago. Prices were reaffirmed and all present felt satisfied that conditions were such that a good year’s busi- ness would be done. Owing to the fact that many of the western mills were well filled up on plate orders, some of the representatives at this meeting favored a slight advance, but the majority believed that it would be the wisest policy to let prices remain as they were for the present at least. “LITTLE GIANT? entre Recognized by the Mechanics of the World to be the Most Efficient and Practical AIR Tools Manufactured. New "Little Giant” Long Stroke Hammer, ** The Best Yet.’’ Will Drive Perfectly One Inch Rivets. No Vibration. Guaranteed Against Repair for One Year. Our Hammers are un- excelled for all classes of Riveting, Chipping, Calking, Beading, Etc. MADE IN ALL SIZES. SENT ON TRIAL. Send for our latest Catalog **E.”’ It willinterest you. | We make AIR DRILLS of all kinds. General Offices—Marquette Bldg., CHICAGO. STANDARD PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF PNEUMATIC TOOLS AND APPLIANCES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Branch Offices in all the Principal Cities of the World. The “Little Giant” Reversibie Boring Machine No, 5 Especially Designed for Shipyard and Dock Work. Will Bore up to 4” in Diameter in any kind of wood. Piston type. Weight, 14 Ibs. Very Powerful. Will perform the work of five men. In use in all the U. S. Navy Yards and Large Shipyards. Eastern Offices—143 Broadway, NEW YORK.