. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world . for the eagles are cast 11 15-16inches in length, 1 2-16 inches in width andhalf an inch in thickness. The weight of suchan ingot is about 62 ounces troy. The halfeagle requires an ingot 12 inches in length,7/% inch in width and 7-16 inch in thick-ness. The ingots are taken to the break-down rolls in drafts of about 50 ingots,where they are passed through the rolls severaltimes, according as they prove more or lessmalleable. If passed throu
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world . for the eagles are cast 11 15-16inches in length, 1 2-16 inches in width andhalf an inch in thickness. The weight of suchan ingot is about 62 ounces troy. The halfeagle requires an ingot 12 inches in length,7/% inch in width and 7-16 inch in thick-ness. The ingots are taken to the break-down rolls in drafts of about 50 ingots,where they are passed through the rolls severaltimes, according as they prove more or lessmalleable. If passed through the rolls six timesthe dimensions of a double eagle ingot willbe increased to 26^4 inches in length, 1 9-16inches in width, and 7-32 inch in broken-down ingots are then sent to theannealing furnace, heated by gas fuel to about1,500 degrees F. and being laid singly upon acarrier traveling the whole length of the fur-nace, remain until the strips become a uniformcherry-red. They are then removed and plungedinto a bath of cold water to remain untilcool enough to handle. The strips are thenwiped dry and passed on to the finishing
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