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THE BLACK COUNTRY IRON INDUSTRY: A TECHNICAL HISTORY

Written by W.K.V. Gale
Published by The Metals Society in 1979
ISBN: 0904357236

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THE BLACK COUNTRY IRON INDUSTRY: A TECHNICAL HISTORY
Written by W.K.V. Gale.
Stock no. 1823367
2nd. 1979. Softcover. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Orange pictorial cardwraps. Fold-out diagrams. ISBN: 0904357236. Spine lightly faded and rubbed to either side. Text block browned and a little grubby. Brown spots to gutter edge of page vii else contents clean.

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Cover of THE BLACK COUNTRY IRON INDUSTRY: A TECHNICAL HISTORY by W.K.V. Gale

Contents

  • Preface to this edition
  • Preface to first edition
  • Foreword
  • Definition and introduction
  • Ironmaking before 1700
  • A century of development 1700-1800
  • Expansion 1800-1825
  • New plant and methods 1825-1850
  • The peak years 1850-1960
  • Decline 1860-1900
  • The last fifty years
  • Epilogue
  • Appendices: illustrations and descriptive text
  • Glossary: Black Country iron industry terms
  • Index