Title
Steel production: Forge
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' Basle 1556. Woodcut
Date
1556
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A00_328
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,1Mb (4,0Mb) / 8,8in x 15,0in / 2645 x 4500 (300dpi)