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South Staffordshire Ironmasters
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Paperback. South Staffordshire Ironmasters Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; TDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 564.
Several generations have now passed since iron making and working was an important trade in the Black Country. It was started by itinerant bloomers, who moved their bloomeries around the district to make use of local supplies of ore, smelting it with charcoal made from forest wood. Water-powered bloomeries were eventually replaced by blast furnaces, which in turn were replaced by coke-fired smelting furnaces. Black Country ironmasters had their share of success and failure, profits and loss, wealth and bankruptcy. Such is the nature of the trade that supply and demand created periods of expansion and then through over production ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752448312
SKU
V9780752448312
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99-10
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