Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers
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Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers

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Publisher
pubOne.info
Year
2010
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9782819926573
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature
CHAPTER I.
IRON AND CIVILIZATION.
Ā Ā  The South Sea Islanders and iron
Ā Ā  Uses of iron for tools
Ā Ā  The Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages
Ā Ā  Recent discoveries in the beds of the Swiss lakes
Ā Ā  Iron the last metal to come into general use, and why
Ā Ā  The first iron smelters
Ā Ā  Early history of iron in Britain
Ā Ā  The Romans
Ā Ā  Social importance of the Smith in early times
Ā Ā  Enchanted swords
Ā Ā  Early scarcity of iron in Scotland
Ā Ā  Andrea de Ferrara
Ā Ā  Scarcity of iron in England at the time of the Armada
Ā Ā  Importance of iron for national defence
CHAPTER II.
BEGINNINGS OF THE IRON-MANUFACTURER IN BRITAIN.
Ā Ā  Iron made in the Forest of Dean in Anglo-Saxon times
Ā Ā  Monkish iron-workers
Ā Ā  Early iron-smelting in Yorkshire
Ā Ā  Much iron imported from abroad
Ā Ā  Iron manufactures of Sussex
Ā Ā  Manufacture of cannon
Ā Ā  Wealthy ironmasters of Sussex
Ā Ā  Founder of the Gale family
Ā Ā  Extensive exports of English ordnance
Ā Ā  Destruction of timber in iron-smelting
Ā Ā  The manufacture placed under restrictions
Ā Ā  The Sussex furnaces blown out
CHAPTER III.
IRON SMELTING BY PIT-COALā€”DUD DUDLEY.
Ā Ā  Greatly reduced production of English iron
Ā Ā  Proposal to use pit-coal instead of charcoal of wood in smelting
Ā Ā  Sturtevant's patent
Ā Ā  Rovenson's
Ā Ā  Dud Dudley; his family his history
Ā Ā  Uses pit-coal to smelt iron with success
Ā Ā  Takes out his patent
Ā Ā  The quality of the iron proved by tests
Ā Ā  Dudley's works swept away by a flood
Ā Ā  Rebuilds his works, and they are destroyed by a mob
Ā Ā  Renewal of his patent
Ā Ā  Outbreak of the Civil War
Ā Ā  Dudley joins the Royalists, and rises to be General of artillery
Ā Ā  His perilous adventures and hair-breadth escapes
Ā Ā  His estate confiscated
Ā Ā  Recommences iron-smelting
Ā Ā  Various attempts to smelt with pit-coal
Ā Ā  Dudley's petitions to the King
Ā Ā  His death
CHAPTER IV.
ANDREW YARRANTON.
Ā Ā  A forgotten patriot
Ā Ā  The Yarranton family
Ā Ā  Andrew Yarranton's early life
Ā Ā  A soldier under the Parliament
Ā Ā  Begins iron works
Ā Ā  Is seized and imprisoned
Ā Ā  His plans for improving internal navigation
Ā Ā  Improvements in agriculture
Ā Ā  Manufacture of tin plate
Ā Ā  His journey into Saxony to learn it
Ā Ā  Travels in Holland
Ā Ā  His views of trade and industry
Ā Ā  His various projects
Ā Ā  His 'England's Improvement by Sea and Land'
Ā Ā  His proposed Land Bank
Ā Ā  His proposed Registry of Real Estate
Ā Ā  His controversies
Ā Ā  His iron-mining
Ā Ā  Value of his labours
CHAPTER V.
COALBROOKDALE IRON WORKSā€”THE DARBYS AND REYNOLDSES.
Ā Ā  Failure in the attempts to smelt iron with pit-coal
Ā Ā  Dr. Blewstone's experiment
Ā Ā  Decay of the iron manufacture
Ā Ā  Abraham Darby
Ā Ā  His manufacture of cast-iron pots at Bristol
Ā Ā  Removes to Coalbrookdale
Ā Ā  His method of smelting iron
Ā Ā  Increased use of coke
Ā Ā  Use of pit-coal by Richard Ford
Ā Ā  Richard Reynolds joins the Coalbrookdale firm
Ā Ā  Invention of the Craneges in iron-refining
Ā Ā  Letter of Richard Reynolds on the subject
Ā Ā  Invention of cast-iron rails by Reynolds
Ā Ā  Abraham Darby the Second constructs the first iron bridge
Ā Ā  Extension of the Coalbrookdale Works
Ā Ā  William Reynolds: his invention of inclined planes for working canals
Ā Ā  Retirement of Richard Reynolds from the firm
Ā Ā  His later years, character, and death
CHAPTER VI.
INVENTION OF CAST STEELā€”BENJAMIN HUNTSMAN.
Ā Ā  Conversion of iron into steel
Ā Ā  Early Sheffield manufactures
Ā Ā  Invention of blistered steel
Ā Ā  Important uses of cast-steel
Ā Ā  Le Play's writings on the subject
Ā Ā  Early career of Benjamin Huntsman at Doncaster
Ā Ā  His experiments in steel-making
Ā Ā  Removes to the neighbourhood of Sheffield
Ā Ā  His laborious investigations, failures, and eventual success
Ā Ā  Process of making cast-steel
Ā Ā  The Sheffield manufacturers refuse to use it
Ā Ā  Their opposition foiled
Ā Ā  How they wrested Huntsman's secret from him
Ā Ā  Important results of the invention to the industry of Sheffield
Ā Ā  Henry Bessemer and his process
Ā Ā  Heath's invention
Ā Ā  Practical skill of the Sheffield artisans
CHAPTER VII.
THE INVENTIONS OF HENRY CORT.
Parentage of Henry Cort
Becomes a navy agent
State of the iron trade
Cort's experiments in iron-making
Takes a foundry at Fo...

Table of contents

  1. INDUSTRIAL BIOGRAPHY
  2. PREFACE.
  3. CHAPTER I.
  4. CHAPTER II.
  5. CHAPTER III.
  6. CHAPTER IV.
  7. CHAPTER V.
  8. CHAPTER VI.
  9. CHAPTER VII.
  10. CHAPTER VIII.
  11. CHAPTER IX.
  12. CHAPTER X.
  13. CHAPTER XI.
  14. CHAPTER XII.
  15. CHAPTER XIII.
  16. CHAPTER XIV.
  17. CHAPTER XV.
  18. CHAPTER XVI.
  19. INDUSTRIAL BIOGRAPHY.
  20. CHAPTER II.
  21. CHAPTER III.
  22. CHAPTER IV.
  23. CHAPTER V.
  24. CHAPTER VI.
  25. CHAPTER VII.
  26. CHAPTER VIII.
  27. CHAPTER IX.
  28. CHAPTER X.
  29. CHAPTER XI.
  30. CHAPTER XII.
  31. CHAPTER XIII.
  32. CHAPTER XIV.
  33. CHAPTER XV.
  34. CHAPTER XVI.
  35. Copyright

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