Champion iron ore from Lake Superior

Made:
before 1889
Champion iron ore from Lake Superior

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Champion iron ore from Lake Superior
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Champion iron ore from Lake Superior, smelted for Bessemer iron at the Dunbar Furnace, Pennsylvania

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/2941
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection

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