Iron Collection (page 31)

Blast-Furnaces at Bell Bros. Iron Works, Middlesborough, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

Coiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
Coiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

Packing garden forks for dispatch, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

Forging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Forging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The forge would press the steel into the desired shape between two dies

Rolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
Rolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

Packing turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist
Packing turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Saws in racks ready for distribution, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Spear & Jackson are still a world-renowned garden tool manufacturer

Beating hot garden forks, Ward & Payne Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Red hot garden forks are beaten into shape on an anvil before being finished

Garden tool production, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

Welding a dragline bucket, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Dragline buckets are used in the excavation of raw materials from quarries in addition to being used in the dredging

The small ingot furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Rolling steel bars, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A two man team roll steel bars by hand

Lab testing at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

A rotary kiln section being welded in preparation for installation, Steetley, Nottinghamshire, 1962. The large ring in the centre of the cylinder is the kiln tyre which would eventually be supported

Cleaning a Kaldo furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Steelworkers using a specialised trolley-mounted machine to clean a Kaldo furnace

Technicians working at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966. Technicians from the British Oxygen Company using vibration testing equipment

Teeming (pouring) molten iron, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Iron is teemed from the crucible into moulds to make ingots

Pig casting at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Pig iron being teemed (poured) into ingots at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co in Rotherham

Welding an industrial drying unit, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962

Molten steel being channelled at the Stanton Steel Works, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times

Testing temperature of molten steel, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Testing the temperature of molten steel, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A steelworker tests the temperature of molten steel with an imersion pyrometer

Charging a furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Molten steel being poured into rail trucks at the Stanton Steelworks, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. The blast furnace at the steelworks

Teeming (pouring) molten steel, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, April 1955. Molten being teemed into ingots

Teeming iron into ingots, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A steelworker in the process of teeming (pouring) molten iron into ingots

Stripping a steel casting, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Steelworkers remove the mould from a steel casting, (in this case a five foot roller). This process is known as stripping

The casting furnace at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
The casting furnace at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963

Tungsten carbide furnace being loaded, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Tungsten carbide is a chemical compound containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms

Testing the temperature of molten steel, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Steelworkers test the temperature of molten steel with an immersion pyrometer at the Park Gate Iron

Hot iron ready for forging, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Steelworkers handle hot iron ready for forging. Chains support the iron and the forge can be seen in the foreground

Teeming (pouring) steel ingots, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist
Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. A steelworker lit by the glow of the furnace. George Newton

A steel pour at Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist
A steel pour at Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. George Newton and Thomas Chambers entered into a partnership in 1789 that would result in the founding of one of

Pouring iron into a Kaldo unit, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. An iconic view of the T3 crucible pouring molten iron into a Kaldo unit

A 1500 ton steel press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1970. Artist: Michael Walters
A 1500 ton steel press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1970. A steel worker looks relaxed as he handles red hot steel into the press at a Sheffield steelworks

Teeming (pouring) molten iron, Brown Bayley Steels, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968

75 ton arc furnace pouring molten steel into a vessel, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1969

Pouring a 23 ton steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968. Artist: Michael Walters
Pouring a 23 ton steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968

Pouring molten metal from a cupola into moulds, steel bath production, Hull, Humberside, 1965

An ingot in a bloom mill, Park Gate Iron and Steel Company, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966

Grinding (sharpening), Everlast Garden tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist
Grinding (sharpening), Everlast Garden tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Rolling spade blades, Everlast Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Sheffield had a worldwide reputation for quality garden tools

Cutting off lead from a manganese chain casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965
Cutting off lead from a manganese chain casting, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Casting a 1 in 14 rail crossing, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

Teeming (pouring) molten iron at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

Profile cutting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Profile cutting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Two engineers check the results of a profile cutter at the Yorkshire Engine Company

Assembling garden shears, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Assembling garden shears, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Arc furnace in operation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Arc furnace in operation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

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