Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 187
ly of the most excellent quality, and commands a price about 50 per cent,greater than that of ordinary iron made by puddling. It is this fact which has enabled the processto continue in existence to the present time, notwithstanding its great waste of material and want ofeconomv of labor. The… … upward in the form of a quadrangular or circular shaft. A vertical section is shown in Fig. 2436.From a perspective view given by Percy it would appear to be about 10 ft. high. It was formerlyin use in Norway, Sweden, and other parts of Europe, and it continues in use to this day (1864),says Percy,…
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