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A Mosser' or piece of slag from Low Wood near Backbarrow Science Museum Group © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
A "Mosser" or piece of slag from Low Wood near Backbarrow, with the charcoal still visible amongst the slag. This charcoal furnace closed down in 1798. The "Mosser" was on top of a wall in 1957