Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Made:
before 1889

Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/2626
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection

Parts

Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Wrought iron, Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Object Number:
1889-164/2626/1
type:
wrought iron
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Wrought iron, Wrought iron melted in 15 minutes from a 5/16 square bar in a closed clay crucible

Object Number:
1889-164/2626/2
type:
wrought iron
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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