Philip Riden

Abstract

New estimates of the number of charcoal-fired blast fumaces in use in Great Britain between 1660 and 1800 are combined with contemporary and inferred data for average output per fumace to produce new output series for charcoal-smelted pig for Great Britain and for twelve separate regions. The figures are compared with previous estimates and the varied experience of different regions discussed, notably the vitality of charcoal iron-smelting in South Wales immediately prior to the introduction of coke- fired fumaces there.

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The final phase of charcoal iron-smelting in Britain, 1660-1800. (2022). Historical Metallurgy, 28(1), 14-26. https://hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/471
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The final phase of charcoal iron-smelting in Britain, 1660-1800. (2022). Historical Metallurgy, 28(1), 14-26. https://hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/471