March 14, 1913. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. 525 Fai r pi pe 'A BttSTOH.STMtQWSHlBt. - Telephone No. 72 Bilston. COLLIERY OWNERS MANUFACTURING BRICKS SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO THE BRITISH CLAY-WORKER The Organ of the Brick and Tile Trades. TubUihed Monthly. Subscription 8s. per annum, post free. Send for Specimen Copy to the Publisher, THE BRITISH CLAY-WORKER, 43, ESSEX-ST., LONDON, W.C. THE COLLIERY OFFICIALS* LEATHER CAP Is Comfortable, Light and Elective. Worn in British, Colonial and Continental Mines. Send 4/6 for Sample to the Maker— GEO. WHITE, 31, High Street, Normanton, YORKS. W. C. ALLEN & SONS (TIPTON) LTD., Bradley Lane Works, Princes End, TIPTON. COLLIERY AIR PIPES s o 8 8 4) ► 3 I a ai e £ £ 4) TJ *55 fi SMALLMAN HAULAGE CLIPS. New Model: Nine Sizes. Patented 1902, 1906 and 1910. Automatic Detachment, The 1911 lever has large lateral stops and a wedge-shaped head. Drop-forged shells (two sizes), levers (four sizes), catches and couplings. Illustrated Catalogue. Clips can be had without catches. Patentee and Sole Manufacturer:— JAMES W. SMALLMAN. NUNEATON, England. John Russell & Co. Ld ALMA TUBE WORKS, WALSALL .A^FITTINCQ OF ALL KINDS AND ill I INUw for all purposes. THE HOLLAND DRILLING CO., HEERLEN, HOLLAND. CONTRACTORS for deep Borings for Oil, Coal, Gas and Minerals.—Contractors to the Du ten Government. SPECIALISTS in Shaft Sinking through Quicksands by freezing systems. MANUFACTURERS of combined Rotary and Percussion Drilling Plants for all depths to 6,000 feet, with Mud or Saline Flush. THE ROIiIi^LlSrD CORE BA.R»R»EL enables Cores to be extracted from soft formations and mineral deposits. For further particulars apply to— The Manager, Department “C,” JOHN WELLS, Cross Keys House, 56, Moorgate Street, London, E.C. Telephone—2273 Wall. Telegrams—“ Drillistic, London.” Telegrams—“Purse, Nottingham.” Phone— ^2207* LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS MANUFACTURED AND ERECTED. Furse’s Improved System SUPERSEDES ALL OTHERS. COLLIER? CHIMNEYS Built, Raised, Straightened, Pointed, Banded, Razed. "No Stoppage of Works, Wl El ID Q E Traffic Street, ■ Jl rllltwE^ NOTTINGHAM. Also LONDON, LINCOLN, BRISTOL LOWMOOR “Best Yorkshire” = IRON = FOR RESISTANCE TO STRAINS OR SHOCKS. Specially adapted for COLLIERIES Prices and full particulars from The lowmoor co. ltd., Lowmoor Ironworks, BRADFORD. On Admiralty List of Contractors. HAGGIE BROS. Ltd. Gateshead - on - Tyne. Established 1800. MANUFACTURERS OF IMPROVED PATENT Flat and Round Wire and Hemp ROPES OF ANY LENGTH FOR COLLIERIES AND RAILWAYS, FROM EITHER BEST SELECTED CHARCOAL IRON, IMPROVED PATENT OR PLOUGH STEEL WIRE. Flexible Galvanized Steel Hawsers (all guaranteed to Lloyd’s test), with Winches or Reels and Stoppers, Wire Signal Lines for Railways and Coliieries° Copper Lightning Conductors, complete. Galvanized Fencing Strand. Galvanized Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging. Galvanized Wire Rope fitted up to order. Picture and Sash Cord made from Copper, Brass Plated or Galvanized Wire. Crane Ropes, made to suit small Drums and Pulleys. We have Crane Ropes working on the same Barrels as Chains, Wire Rope Springs; Wire Rope Pulleys. Wire Rope Composition or Grease. White Block Ropes and general Hemp Cordage. Chains of every description. Wire Ropes made specially to suit small Pulleys. We can guarantee uniformity of all our Ropes, as we draw our own "•» Wire from Special Rods, got up to our own specification. Owing to our “ Special Quality ” have Haulage Ropes running 14 years and Winding Ropes 6£ years Telegrams—“ Haggie, Gateshead ” T ancashire & Yorkshire Wagon Company JU LIMITED (Established 1862), RAILWAY WAGON WORKS, HEYWOOD NEAR MANCHESTER. MANUFACTURERS of RAILWAY WAGONS of every description, for cash and on deferred payments extending over three, five, or seven years. Railway Wheels and Axles, Axle Boxes-Cast and Wrought Ironwork of every sort made to pattern or drawings; Wagons repaired; Wheels turned up or re-tyred. Second-hand WAGONS Let out on simple Hire. Prices on Application. GEO. H. ROBINSON, Secretary. tes. FOR EVERYTHING IN CONNECTION - WITH RAILWAY-WAG0N5 Rdtherhhm THE BRISTOL AND SOUTH WALES RAILWAY WAGON CO. LTD. NEW OE SECOND-HAND WAGONS PURCHASED AND EE-SOLD FOB PAYMENT OVER THESE, FIVE, OR SEVEN’YEARS. Offices: BRISTOL. JOHN BICKNELL, Secretary. THOMAS MOY Limited, RAILWAY WORKS, PETERBORO’ BUILDERS OF RAILWAY WAGONS IOF ALL DESCRIPTIONS TOR CASH. PURCHASE LEASE. OR OH SIMPLE HIRH. Makers of Wagon Ironwork, Wheels, Forgings, Iron and Brass Castings. CONTRACTORS FOB THE MAINTENANCE OF WAGONS. THE ROLLING STOCK COMPANY, DARLINGTON, WAGON OWNERS. Railway Wagons of all descriptions Let on Simple or Purchase Hire. Wagons bought and sold. ■Efes IKTitfan Wagon Co. ILid.9 L. 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