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Pouring a small casting at Edgar Allens Steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963
Checking the temperature of molten steel, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. ArtistChecking the temperature of molten steel, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. To enable the temperature of molten steel to be taken, an immersion pyrometer has to be used
Pouring molten iron, Park Gate steelworks, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. ArtistPouring molten iron, Park Gate steelworks, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Molten metal being poured from a Kaldo furnace into a vessel
Teeming iron at Wombwell foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael WaltersTeeming iron at Wombwell foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. This is the process of pouring the molten metal to create the ingots. The foundry remained in operation until the 1980s
Steel pour from an electric arc furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1964Steel pour from an electric arc furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Design for mural, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonDesign for mural, 1941. Men at work in a factory pouring molten metal. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
Glassmakers in the 14th century, (c1900). Fire in the artistic industry, French advertising for Liebig Meat Extract
Running the molten iron into the pigs, c1880. Iron foundry. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Puddlers at work, c1880. Artist: SwainPuddlers at work, c1880. Workers in a foundry. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Decarburisation of pig iron in a Bessemer converter, 1900. Artist: GehrkeDecarburisation of pig iron in a Bessemer converter, 1900
The front cover of Le Pays de France, 5 August 1915. Molten steel pouring in Creusot, France
Melting house at the Paris mint, 1892. Pouring gold into moulds to form standard ingots
Sectional view of the Earth, showing central fire and volcanoes, 1665. From Mundus Subterraneous by Athanasius Kircher
Rolling mills, Saint-Jacques works, Chatillon-Commentry Company, France, 1894. Men are wearing leggings and heavy leather aprons to protect them from contact with hot metal
Tapping a blast furnace and running molten iron into the pigs, c1885
Casting the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift)
Casting a mortar at Grissells Regents Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855. A Nasmyth safety ladle (invented 1838) is being used. From The Illustrated London News, December 29 1855
The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844. Tapping the furnace and casting iron into pigs. A manager in top hat and tail coat watches the procedure
Casting the bell for the Westminster Clock Tower, 1856. Tapping furnaces at Warner & Sons Barrett Furnaces, Stockton-on-Tees, England. From The Illustrated London News, August 23 1856
Eruption of Vesuvius, 1770s. Artist: Pierre-Jacques VolaireEruption of Vesuvius, 1770s. Vesuvius, the volcano most famous for its eruption of 79 AD which destroyed Pompeii, erupted several times in the 1770s