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Two Decades of Blast Furnaces (booklet)
Thirty eight page booklet with green cover. Pages are printed in black and green ink on white paper. Includes numerous photograph. A souvenir booklet by Ashmore, Benson, Pease & Co. Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees. First edition (1950) of a booklet charting the development and construction of blast furnaces from 1930 - 1950. Each page contains a photograph and a description of various furnaces constructed. Welsh examples include Guest Keen Baldwins Iron & Steel Company Limited, Cardiff blast furnaces No's 1, 2 and 4 (1932-1936) and The Steel Company of Wales Margam No.1 furnace (1945-1946)
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
86.129I/348
Historical Associations
Association Type: associated date
Date: 1930
Associated Person/Body: Guest Keen Baldwins Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
Association Type: metal company
Date: 1932
Associated Person/Body: Steel Company of Wales
Association Type: metal company
Date: 1945
Acquisition
Bequest, 8/9/1986
Measurements
Length
(mm): 279
Width
(mm): 217
Material
paper
card
Location
In store
Classification
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