. Canadian foundryman (1921). FIG. 1. SWORD FIG. 2 SPEAR HEAD. FIG. 3. PAL-STAVE. ages so many specimens of the workof those early inhabitants of the earth,is indeed remarkable. See Figs. 1, 2, 3. Discoveries made in Egypt of recentyears convince us that the Egyptians,six thousand years ago or about , had reached a high degree ofmechanical precision, employing toolsand appliances of copper and alloys, thatwere marvels of ingenuity and accuracy. In Genesis, fourth chapter,we read:And Zilla she also bare Tubal Cain, aninstructor of every artificer in brass and. FIG. 4. EARLY GREEK STATUE
. Canadian foundryman (1921). FIG. 1. SWORD FIG. 2 SPEAR HEAD. FIG. 3. PAL-STAVE. ages so many specimens of the workof those early inhabitants of the earth,is indeed remarkable. See Figs. 1, 2, 3. Discoveries made in Egypt of recentyears convince us that the Egyptians,six thousand years ago or about , had reached a high degree ofmechanical precision, employing toolsand appliances of copper and alloys, thatwere marvels of ingenuity and accuracy. In Genesis, fourth chapter,we read:And Zilla she also bare Tubal Cain, aninstructor of every artificer in brass and. FIG. 4. EARLY GREEK STATUE,MADE OF THIN METAL STRIPS,HELD TOGETHER WITH PINS. task of producing the many variousmetal parts used in the construction ofthe Tabernacle. While most of the fur-nishings seem to have been made ofbeaten metal, there were also madesome large castings, notably the fortybrazen sockets and one hundred silversockets which formed the foundation ofthe sanctuary. These were solid mas-sive blocks, each weighing a talent (94pounds). This silver was furnished fromthe half shekels which every Israelitehad to contribute. It is interesting tonote that seventeen thousand andseventy-five shekels of silver remainedafter the sockets had been cast. The Phoenicians, possibly the most ad-vanced people of remote times, were ata very early period skilled in the makingof metal articles of utility and beauty inbrass and iron, some of which were people of this remarkable nation,famous for their industry and progressin the mechanical arts, were besides dar-ing navigators and
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