New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-24
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND INVENTION.

IMPROVED COMPOSITE IRog RAILISG.-We re-
Gently wtr essed the manufacture Of the oompo
site iyon railipg at the establshnept Of the New
York Wire Railing Company in Lewis street. Tne
process is one which, by judiCious cOmbini'n Of
wrought snd csst iroD produces fabric q; once ee-
gait, light, elasc and chesp. Rods Ard bArs Of
wrought iron cut TO the lepgths req1red for the
pattern ard suheded TO process called crinppg. BY
vbich they are bent to the desired shape These rois
are then laid in the form Of the design and esst iron
noIds are affixed at each point to be united when the
mo.der approaches with the fluid iron, fls the mods
al d. presto, you have complete rsling OF bsaa2ia
desien The entire process lie systems,lzsi, taA:
Whist wss once the work OF dsy,is eee.ed in hour
Casting in iron mods has this great advantage over
the old sand modipg il does not require eny d ne for
cooling as the metal lie run thsn tie mods
nsy be removed, AID used sgsin innedis,ely upon
ar other con Of the work AMI besides, il ia 80 much
more readily effected. BY the combination OF wrought
and cast iron in this process, the most cunous and
coz ple1 designs may be produced almos: a. viii. This
simplicity Of production is attended With correspond
| ing dmiI u'ion Of cost
The manufacture of iron railing and furnure, az
specially began in this city nearly ten yeap ago. Mr.
Wickersham, then young mechanic hom Phisde-
plis nt-od uced it here. The business which he then
capital Of large joint stock company, furnishes em-
poy mert to 100 men, and its prodacts find purchasers
in the Csnsdss South Americs, the West Icdies, AZ
rics and in every quarter OF the globe. 81 ort time
sgo the Company found il pecessary, in order to ac
comm odate their increasing business - enlarge their
p,suses Their factory oocupes three large lots
on Lewis street. TIE basement is exoIsivey devo:sd
20 the storage of the raw ms.eris-b and rod iron o.
all sizes-and the iron mods and patterns with the e.
CO pon OF small spacs set spar for the seam eogine
o. II s, floor the various cper atoms OF forging me
re, cIimppg punching plspitg drilling, tarnmg and
c;s.ne II, ,re prosecuted. OG the seo,nd f'or the
wo,k Of t up goes on Here slso sre tho des g1srs
who fret ,k.tcb, and then mske the p'tern. Tor Lev
and mcie atsct;ve desgns Tne wire workers oc'a2S
the lhnd tcor, weaving the mstaihc hban mo gsuz7
'sbrcs for Southern Sammer.houses, o. hesvy, soid
latlces f ptons and irssna asyu ne. ln ths sane
DEPARTMENT, statu.Iy, garden ses.s aud tae o'eamsn'a
p,lers Of bedsts ads and other funu'e are MED TO-
geiher. We were slso shown machine f'r mskips
farm ferces which is said 70 be capable Of turning ou
| txo miles OF felce day. The fiat bar farm fence,
which is becoming 90 popular 90 account OF its ns1'
ibty ard the fact thst il does not sag, IS also mana-
fsc,uIed in this room by machinery. 10 the workshop
above the be6sads and other furniture pu together,
and then handed over to the psirers, BY whom they
| are ftisbed When painted AID bronzed the articles
sre placed in the dry Dc kr the heat Of which csu.es
the bronze ard coIors to together and blend har-
uonicusly acquiring thereby q rich, glossy and I'm
i,bed appearance which other process could mpart
The &c DDS when ftished either packed and cent OIL
dir. ct to the parties by whom they were ordefed or
if Intended for the home market they are carried to tae
store of Messrs. Hutchinson 4 Wickershsm ths
aeepts of the Company, No. 3l2 Broadway. At this
e,tabb bmep. specimens Of all the mudarious articles
made by the Company are on exhibition. Tney in-
cude ratings of every description for banks counters
ard stores, cemeteries vlss, farms steamships and
public Enclosures; also, elegant verandahs, Su@msr'
housets balconies, wire nettDgs, beds.esds, chairs,
cradks toilet stands vases, ornamental figures, foun'
tains and building fronts al OF them 0! i'oa, and OF
American manufacture.
NEw CARRIAGE CorPLIyG.-We have examined
new Coup ing for Carriages, invented by w. S Lord
Of Terpssee which seems to poese:s very great msi
1t dnperses entirely with kipg-bot, increases the
strength ard .ecuIy Of the attachment OF the reac1
10 the csr,isge, diuinishes the strain and weA, IT,
the facility Of getting into the carnage, enaoie'
i. 10 be turned in less spses and what is uuusuS IL
pate pied iLventons) does To- increase the cost. We
heartily commend to the attention Of carriage build
ers. Mr.. E. G. CharAt, a. Bosr5mAn G.ay'f n,
4S7 Bloadwsy, is the agent for tb. Ss.e.
| SrpcIc.r-Tbe Petereburg p6pfrs notice the fsc