The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire. Tapping the furnace and casting iron into 'pigs'. Manager in top hat and tail coat watches the procedure. Wood engraving 1844

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The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire. Tapping the furnace and casting iron into 'pigs'. Manager in top hat and tail coat watches the procedure. Wood engraving 1844

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