Pieces of spiegeleisen

Pieces of the batch of spiegeleisen with which R.F. Mushet carried out experiments on Bessemer steel

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1972-331
type:
spiegeleisen
credit:
Clarkson-Osborn International

Parts

Piece of spiegeleisen

Piece of spiegeleisen

A piece from the batch of spiegeleisen with which R.F. Mushet carried out experiments on Bessemer steel.

Object Number:
1972-331/1
type:
spiegeleisen
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Piece of spiegeleisen

Piece of spiegeleisen

A piece from the batch of spiegeleisen with which R.F. Mushet carried out experiments on Bessemer steel.

Object Number:
1972-331/2
type:
spiegeleisen
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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