Vanishing Ironworks of the Ramapos: The Story of the Forges, Furnaces, and Mines of the New Jersey-New York Border Area |
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Page 92
... blast in consequence of the failure of the waterwheels and our want of success in getting one of them rebuilt in time . We got within 24 hours of saving it . According to the Directory to the Iron and Steel Works of the United States ...
... blast in consequence of the failure of the waterwheels and our want of success in getting one of them rebuilt in time . We got within 24 hours of saving it . According to the Directory to the Iron and Steel Works of the United States ...
Page 102
... blast lasted for seven months . Castings , made about every 17 hours , usually produced from one to two tons of pig iron , plus other forms of iron . After the second blast repairs and remodeling followed . The third blast began on July ...
... blast lasted for seven months . Castings , made about every 17 hours , usually produced from one to two tons of pig iron , plus other forms of iron . After the second blast repairs and remodeling followed . The third blast began on July ...
Page 351
... Blast Furnace - Usually a stone stack shaped like a truncated pyramid where ore is smelted ; from 20 to 30 feet square at the base and 25-55 feet in height . Sometimes called a stack or shaft furnace . Blast Pipe - A pipe for supplying ...
... Blast Furnace - Usually a stone stack shaped like a truncated pyramid where ore is smelted ; from 20 to 30 feet square at the base and 25-55 feet in height . Sometimes called a stack or shaft furnace . Blast Pipe - A pipe for supplying ...
Contents
Furnace | 219 |
Fort | 239 |
New Miller Paterson Peters St George Snyder | 254 |
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