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Volume 17 (1868) (428 pages)

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1,02 The Mining and Scientific Press.
HANSCOM & Co.
HANSCOM’S ROCK CRUSHER.
The bestof the kindin use. Right secured
by U.S. Letters Patent.
VARNEY’S IMPROVED QUARTZ GRINDER,
Which only needs examination to be appreciated.
TYLER’S IMPROVED WATER WHEEL
Gives greater power at lower cost than any
All Wheels warranted to
give the power as set forth, or the money
will be refunded. Send for one of our
Wheel in use.
circulars, giving full tables.
G. T, BOHEN’S PATENT CESSPOOL COVERS.
Sole manufacturers of the above Patent.
Castings always on hand.
*
HAYES’ IMPROVED STEAM PUMP.
For pumping out mines or pumping water
in any way, this is considered by miners
and engineers as superior to anything now
inuse. Parties on this coast now using
them will attest to their efficiency.
HOUSE FRONT CASTINGS.
We claim to make the best castings of
the above kind of work now made on the
Pacific coast, and think that a reference to
our work will bear us out in the assertion.
We would call the attention of the public
to the following Iron Fronts made by us
Fireman’s Fund
Insurance Building; San Francisco Sayings Union; the New California Market;
Chas. Land’s Building, on the corner of
Sansome and Bush streets; Dooly Block
Co’s Building, on the corner of Sutter and
Sansome streets; Kennedy’s Warehouse,
for good work, to wit:
corner Broadway and Battery streets; Livingston's Building, corner California and
Battery streets; the new Calvary Church
Building, corner Geary and Powell streets;
new Theatre, on Bush street, and many
others that we have not space to mention.
VARNEY’S NEW PAN,
Mr. Varney, by long practical experience
and close study of the working of Pans,
has succeeded in bringing his Pan to great
simplicity and perfection. All parties interested should make it a point to examine
the new improvements, as it will well repay for the time so spent.
7. 0. HANSCOM, } THOS. PENDERGAST.
H. 8. SMITH. W. W. HANSCOM.
ERANSCOM ce CO,,
S. E. corner Fremont and Tehama Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.
PRACTICAL MACHINISTS AND IRON FOUNDERS.
— MANUFACTURE —
Steam Engines, Quartz Mill Machinery,
SAW MILLS, FLOUR MILLS,
And all other kinds of Machinery that may be desired.
DUNBAR’S SELF-ADJUSTING STEAM PISTON PACKING.
The accompanying and following are some of the specialties of the work of this
Establishment :
DUNBAR’S PATENT? PISTON PACKING,
WITH SMITH’S IMPROVEMENT,
There are of this Patent upwards of rHrEe HUNDRED in actual operation on this
coast. Itrequires no springs or screws, is always steam tight, without
excessive friction, and never gets slack or leaky. Any amount
of recommendations can be given on application.
HANSCOM & Co.
JOHNSON & BURCH'S PATENT EUREKA
CLUTCH AND BRAKE.
The Clutch is extremely simple, and can
scarcely, by any possibility, get out of order, and will never wear out, except by
decay or decomposition of the material of
which it may be made. It is designed for
hoisting purposes generally, and is just
We should not then
hear of the mining accidents which occur
the thing for miners.
daily from the giving away of hoisting
gears. Parties using them in stores in
this city give some of the best kind of
certificates of their value over any other
kind of Friction Hoist.
W. W, HANSCOM’S IMPROVED DIRECT-ACTING STEAM PUMP,
Being made of only five pieces of metal,
and having only two movable parts, it is
considered by experts to be the simplest
and best feed Pump ever yet invented.
CARVALHO'S PATENT STEAM SUPERHEATER
A very valuable invention for economy
of steam, suitable for all purposes of heating and drying steam. Recommendations
from parties using them in this State can
be had on application.
BEMIS’ PATENT GRATE BAR,
For burning screenings and fine coal, soft
orhard. This isa very valuable invention,
and has done more for the benefit of California coal mines than anything else. By
the use of this Grate Bar, all the debris
and screenings can be used which formerly
had to be thrown away. It is in use in
about all the steamers on this coast and
for many land boilers. All parties using
coal will find it to their advantage to use
these Bars.
ORNAMENTAL CASTINGS.
We have established a special department for Ornamental Work, Stove Plate,
Piano Plates, and all kinds of Fancy Castings, to which public attention is respectfully called.
All of the above mentioned articlesewill
be on exhibition at the Mechanics’ Sixth
Industrial Fair, and the attention of the
public is respectfully called to the merits
of each article as set forth.
HANSCOM & CO.,
S. E. cor. Fremont and Tehama sts.