Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Made:
before 1889

Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight and sent to Cardiff where it was sold for 10s. a ton and used in considerable quantity at the Ebbw Vale Iron Works

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/2835
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection

Parts

Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Ore, Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Object Number:
1889-164/2835/1
type:
ore
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Specimen, Clay iron ore dredged up off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Object Number:
1889-164/2835/2
type:
specimen
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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