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Newport Brass Foundry, photograph
Photograph captioned ''Newport Brass Foundry. Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, is melted in a furnace. This one is gas fired, which is tapped to allow the molten material to flow into a ladle. The ladle is handled by two men, one at each end of the carrying bar, as the brass is poured from it into the casting moulds.'' Mounted on card. Made for the exhibition RECORDING WALES 3 in 1970/1971.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
87.32I/79
Acquisition
Collected officially by NMW staff, 1987
Measurements
mount
(mm): 526
mount
(mm): 450
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
paper
card
Location
In store
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