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Title: Yard and Crucible Furnace, Truro Works, Sheffield, South Yorkshire [Go to resource]
Description: Pictured is the yard and main building of this mid 19th-century cutlery works. From a here a crucible furnace was operated. This involved melting steel ingots in a cubicle to produce a metal with a more even carbon content, which made the steel harder and increased its quality. Subjects: Gabled Roof
Cutlery Works
Crucible Furnace
Workshop
IndustrySource: English Heritage - Viewfinder Creator: Buck, K Identifier: http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... Language: en Go to resource More Like this...
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