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"U.S.A. Mass Saugus Ironworks"

Envelope containing a postcard of the forge paddle wheel at Saugus Ironworks, Massachuesetts.

Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston, USA

"Early Virginia Ironworks inc. Falling Creek"

Various correspondence, ephemera and photocopies of articles and publications relating to ironworks and iron making in Virginia, including: "The First American Blast Furnace" in The Virginia Magazine, volume 70 (July 1962); "Blast Furnace Technoogy in the Mid-19th Century: A Case Study of the Adirondack Iron and Steel Company" by Bruce Seely; three leaflets relating to Hopwell Village, Pennsylvania, Marmora Pioneer Iron Town, Canada, and Eagle Iron Works, Pennsylvania; printout of "Exploratory Excavations at the First Ironworks in America" by Howard MacCord (September 1964); "Raw Materials Supply and Technological Change in the American Charcoal Iron Industry" by R. Schallenberg and D. Ault; photocopy pages from Gloucestershire Rural Community Council, Local History Bulletin No. 54 relating to Virginia ironworks.

Sass, Jon A (b. 1942), miller and millwright

North American mills and milling industries files

Files containing correspondence, photographs, notes, and ephemera on various wind and water mills and related industries in the United States of America, Canada, and the Caribbean. Industries include sugar mills; salt mills; cider mills; dye mills; flax, hemp and textile mills; paper mills; colour mills; whiting mills; rice mills; ironworks; bridges; canals; hydroelectric power; saw mills; tide mills.

Sass, Jon A (b. 1942), miller and millwright

"Avesta, Top of one kiln"

An unprofitable copper mill at the site was closed down and reconstructed into a large iron works in 1872. The new iron works grew in scale and became big industry. During the 1920s, the first products of stainless steel were produced at the site. The whole area today is of national interest and targeted for conservation. The old industrial buildings are regarded as unique as the line of production, from iron ore to steel, containing smelting and blast furnaces together with the furnaces of the open-hearth process, is preserved in full.

"Avesta, Ore Roasting Kilns"

An unprofitable copper mill at the site was closed down and reconstructed into a large iron works in 1872. The new iron works grew in scale and became big industry. During the 1920s, the first products of stainless steel were produced at the site. The whole area today is of national interest and targeted for conservation. The old industrial buildings are regarded as unique as the line of production, from iron ore to steel, containing smelting and blast furnaces together with the furnaces of the open-hearth process, is preserved in full.

"Avesta, End of furnace building"

An unprofitable copper mill at the site was closed down and reconstructed into a large iron works in 1872. The new iron works grew in scale and became big industry. During the 1920s, the first products of stainless steel were produced at the site. The whole area today is of national interest and targeted for conservation. The old industrial buildings are regarded as unique as the line of production, from iron ore to steel, containing smelting and blast furnaces together with the furnaces of the open-hearth process, is preserved in full.

"Englesburg, Small Helve Hammer"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Englesburg, Helve Hammer"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Englesburg, Lancashire Forge"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Englesburg, Forge Building"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Englesburg, Blast Furnace"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Englesburg, Blast Furnace"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Englesburg, Blast Furnace"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Englesburg, Main House"

Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries. It is the best preserved and most complete example of a Swedish iron-working estate (järnbruk) of the type which produced superior grades of iron. The present blast furnace, built in 1778-1779 along with an ore crusher and a large charcoal store, incorporated a number of then-contemporary technological innovations. It closed in 1919.

"Backbarrow, Mould for pigs"

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria. The village probably grew during the 16th century, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Its development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace

"Backbarrow, Furnace Tapping Hole"

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria. The village probably grew during the 16th century, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Its development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace

"Backbarrow, Furnace 'Lid' etc"

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria. The village probably grew during the 16th century, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Its development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace

"Backbarrow, Furnace side"

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria. The village probably grew during the 16th century, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Its development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace

"Backbarrow, Furnace & Casting shed"

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria. The village probably grew during the 16th century, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Its development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace

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