Title
Steel production
Caption
Steel production: Forge, A with bellows to produce draught. Foreground bars are being hammered with mechanical hammer. Power source (probably water) out of picture on left, but tappets on revolving barrel would raise hammer for next blow as they engaged with a trip mechanism. After hammering bars are being slaked in water
Agricola "De re metallica"
1556
Woodcut
Basle
Date
1556
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07095_390001485
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 6,9in x 11,8in / 2082 x 3543 (300dpi)