A supplement to Ures Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. . r \ \ U L_L I I \ saw that the secret of the manufacturewas to produce the largest possible quan-tity with the least possible machinery andlabor. His inventions, to this end, workeda complete change in the trade. His planswere: to first reduce the pig iron in afinery under coke, and then bring tliis refiners metal (so termed) into thecharcoal finery. The charcoal finery was))uilt as shown mfigs. 654, 655, and 656 ;fiij. 654 being a front elevation, fig. 655 ahor
A supplement to Ures Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. . r \ \ U L_L I I \ saw that the secret of the manufacturewas to produce the largest possible quan-tity with the least possible machinery andlabor. His inventions, to this end, workeda complete change in the trade. His planswere: to first reduce the pig iron in afinery under coke, and then bring tliis refiners metal (so termed) into thecharcoal finery. The charcoal finery was))uilt as shown mfigs. 654, 655, and 656 ;fiij. 654 being a front elevation, fig. 655 ahorizontal, and fig. 656 a vertical charge of 3 cwt. of iron was usedin this, and as it became malleable it wasreduced under the hammer to what hetermed a stamp: this was a piece ofiron about 1 inch thick, and of any shapehorizontally. It was next broken inpieces of a convenient size, and about 84lbs. were piled on a flat piece of tiltediron, with a handle about 4 feet rough shovel, or holder, was called. 1054 TIN PLATES. the portal, or the staff. To reheat this pile in the chafery would be a work ofgreat cost and difficulty, and the brick hollow fire (as shown in fgs. 657, 658, 659, 660,
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