Ebony COMPOSITION OR RED BRASS
Shall consist of red brass scrap, valves, machinery
bearings and other machinery parts, including miscellaneous
castings made of copper, tin, zinc, and/or
lead. Shall be free of semi-red brass castings (78%
to 81% copper); railroad car boxes and other similar
high-lead alloys; cocks and faucets; closed water
meters; gates; pot pieces; ingots and burned brass;
aluminum, silicon, and manganese bronzes; iron
and non-metallics. No piece to measure more than
12” over any one part or weigh over 100 lbs. Heavier
pieces acceptable upon mutual agreement between
buyer and seller.
Eland HIGH GRADE—LOW LEAD BRONZE/BRASS SOLIDS
It is recommended these materials be sold by analysis.
Elder GENUINE BABBITT-LINED BRASS BUSHINGS
Shall consist of red brass bushings and bearings
from automobiles and other machinery, shall contain
not less than 12% high tin-base babbitt, and shall be
free of iron-backed bearings.
Elias HIGH LEAD BRONZE SOLIDS AND BORINGS
It is recommended that these materials be sold on
sample or analysis.
Enerv RED BRASS COMPOSITION TURNINGS
Shall consist of turnings from red brass composition
material and should be sold subject to sample or
analysis.
Engel MACHINERY OR HARD BRASS SOLIDS
Shall have a copper content of not less than 75%, a
tin content of not less than 6%, and a lead content
of not less than 6% nor more than 11%, and total
impurities, exclusive of zinc, antimony, and nickel
of not more than 0.75%; the antimony content not
to exceed 0.50%. Shall be free of lined and unlined
standard red car boxes.
Erin MACHINERY OR HARD BRASS BORINGS
Shall have a copper content of not less than 75%, a
tin content of not less than 6%, and a lead content
of not less than 6% nor more than 11%, and the total
impurities, exclusive of zinc, antimony, and nickel of
not more than 0.75%; the antimony content not to
exceed 0.50%.
Fence UNLINED STANDARD RED CAR BOXES (CLEAN JOURNALS)
Shall consist of standard unlined and/or sweated
railroad boxes and unlined and/or sweated car journal
bearings, free of yellow boxes and iron-backed
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Ferry LINED STANDARD RED CAR BOXES (LINED JOURNALS)
Shall consist of standard babbitt-lined railroad boxes
and/or babbitt-lined car journal bearings, free of yellow
boxes and iron-backed boxes.
Grape COCKS AND FAUCETS
Shall consist of mixed clean red and yellow brass,
including chrome or nickel-plated, free of gas cocks,
beer faucets, and aluminum and zinc base die cast
material, and to contain a minimum of 35% semired.
Honey Yellow Brass Scrap
Shall consist of mixed yellow brass solids, including
brass castings, rolled brass, rod brass, tubing and
miscellaneous yellow brasses, including lated brass.
Must be free of manganese-bronze, aluminumbronze,
unsweated radiators or radiator parts, iron,
and excessively dirty and corroded materials. Must
also be free of any type of munitions including, but
not limited to, bullet casings.
Ivory YELLOW BRASS CASTINGS
Shall consist of yellow brass castings in crucible
shape, no piece to measure more than 12 inches over
any one part; and shall be free of brass forgings,
silicon bronze, aluminum bronze and manganese
bronze, and not to contain more than 15% nickel
plated material.
Label NEW BRASS CLIPPINGS
Shall consist of the cuttings of new unleaded yellow
brass sheet or plate, to be clean and free from foreign
substances and not to contain more than 10%
of clean brass punchings under 1/4 inch. To be free of
Muntz metal and naval brass.
Lace BRASS SHELL CASES WITHOUT PRIMERS
Shall consist of clean fired 70/30 brass shell cases
free of primers and any other foreign material. For
material to be exported from the United States,
all shells must be sufficiently mutilated to prevent
reuse and reloading.
Lady BRASS SHELL CASES WITH PRIMERS
Shall consist of clean fired 70/30 brass shell cases
containing the brass primers, and containing no
other foreign material. For material to be exported
from the United States, all shells must be sufficiently
mutilated to prevent reuse and reloading.
Lake BRASS SMALL ARMS AND RIFLE SHELLS, CLEAN FIRED
Shall consist of clean fired 70/30 brass shells free
of bullets, iron and any other foreign material. For
material to be exported from the United States,
all shells must be sufficiently mutilated to prevent
reuse and reloading.
Lamb BRASS SMALL ARMS AND RIFLE SHELLS, CLEAN MUFFLED (POPPED)
Shall consist of clean muffled (popped) 70/30 brass
shells free of bullets, iron and any other foreign material.
For material to be exported from the United
States, all shells must be sufficiently mutilated to
prevent reuse and reloading.
Lark YELLOW BRASS PRIMER
Shall consist of clean yellow brass primers, burnt or
unburnt. Shall be free of iron, excessive dirt, corrosion
and any other foreign material.
Maize MIXED NEW NICKEL SILVER CLIPPINGS
Shall consist of one or more nickel silver alloys and
the range of nickel content to be specified, free of
chrome or any other plating material. Leaded nickel
silver clippings should be packed and sold separately.
Not to contain more than 10% of clean punchings
under 1/4 inch.
Major NEW NICKEL SILVER CLIPPINGS AND SOLIDS
Shall consist of new, clean nickel silver clippings,
plate, rod and forgings, and other rolled shapes, free
of chrome or any other plating material. Must be
sold on nickel content specifications such as 10%–
12%–15%– 18%–20%. Leaded nickel silver clippings
should be packed and sold separately. A description
as to its physical characteristics should be made in
offering all nickel silver material.
Malar NEW SEGREGATED NICKEL SILVER CLIPPINGS
Shall consist of one specified nickel silver alloy. Not to
contain more than 10% of clean punchings under
1/4 inch.
Malic OLD NICKEL SILVER
Shall consist of old nickel silver sheet, pipe, rod,
tubes, wire, screen, soldered or unsoldered. Must not
be trimmed seams alone, and must also be free of
foreign substances, iron rimmed material and other
metals.
Melon BRASS PIPE
Shall consist of brass pipe free of plated and soldered
materials or pipes with cast brass connections. To be
sound, clean pipes free of sediment and condenser
tubes.
Naggy NICKEL SILVER CASTINGS
To be packed and sold separately.
Niece NICKEL SILVER TURNINGS
To be sold by sample or analysis.
Night YELLOW BRASS ROD TURNINGS
Shall consist strictly of rod turnings, free of aluminum,
manganese, composition, Tobin and Muntz
metal turnings; not to contain over 3% free iron, oil
or other moisture; to be free of grindings and babbitts;
to contain not more than 0.30% tin and not
more than 0.15% alloyed iron.
Noble NEW YELLOW BRASS ROD ENDS
Shall consist of new, clean rod ends from free turning
brass rods or forging rods, not to contain more
than 0.30% tin and not more than 0.15% alloyed
iron. To be free of Muntz metal and naval brass or
any other alloys. To be in pieces not larger than 12”
and free of foreign matter.
Nomad YELLOW BRASS TURNINGS
Shall consist of yellow brass turnings, free of aluminum,
manganese and composition turnings, not to
contain over 3% of free iron, oil or other moisture
to be free of grindings and babbitts. To avoid dispute,
to be sold subject to sample or analysis.
Ocean MIXED UNSWEATED AUTO RADIATORS
Shall consist of mixed automobile radiators, to be
free of aluminum radiators, and iron-finned radiators.
All radiators to be subject to deduction of
actual iron. The tonnage specification should cover
the gross weight of the radiators, unless otherwise
specified.
Pales BRASS CONDENSER TUBES
Shall consist of clean condenser tubing which may
be plated or unplated, free of excessive corroded
material as mutually agreed. Upon mutual agreement
between buyer and seller, may be in the form
of whole bundles including iron and/or brass heads
as well as iron and/or brass baffles.
Pallu ALUMINUM BRASS CONDENSER TUBES
Shall consist of clean sound condenser tubing which
may be plated or unplated, free of nickel alloy and
corroded material.
Palms MUNTZ METAL TUBES
Shall consist of clean sound Muntz metal tubing
which may be plated or unplated, free of nickel alloy,
aluminum alloy, and corroded material.
Parch MANGANESE BRONZE SOLIDS
Shall have a copper content of not less than 55%, a
lead content of not more than 1%, and shall be free
of aluminum bronze and silicon bronze.