This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...l$-gross-ton top-blown Bessemer converters. Product, steel castings exclusively; annual capacity, 9,000 tons of acid and 18,000 tons of basic open-hearth castings and 3,000 tons of top-blown castings. Fuel, oil and manufactured gas. Benjamin Atha and Ernest F. Harder, Newark, and George W. Hebard, Brooklyn, Receivers; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...l$-gross-ton top-blown Bessemer converters. Product, steel castings exclusively; annual capacity, 9,000 tons of acid and 18,000 tons of basic open-hearth castings and 3,000 tons of top-blown castings. Fuel, oil and manufactured gas. Benjamin Atha and Ernest F. Harder, Newark, and George W. Hebard, Brooklyn, Receivers; Louis A. Shepard, Manager, and A. S. Blanchard, Assistant to Manager, Newark. (Formerly operated by Benjamin Atha & Co.; acquired by the Atha Steel Casting Company on May 1, 1906.) Atha Steel Works, Crucible Steel Company of America, Pittsburgh. Works at Harrison, N. J.--See page 163. Boonton Iron Works, Boonton Iron and Steel Company, lessee, Boonton. Built originally in 1825 and enlarged several times; now equipped with 9 double puddling furnaces, 4 heating furnaces, and 3 trains of rolls (one 9-inch with 14-inch roughing, one 16-inch, and one 18-inch); product, bar iron and angles; annual capacity, 25,000 tons. Fuel, bituminous coal. Brand, "Boonton." Charles Brock, President; R. A. Anthony, Vice President; A. P. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer. (Owned by the Estate of J. Couper Lord; Benjamin Nicoll, Secretary, 59 Wall street, New York.) Chrome Steel Works, Chrome; telegraph address, Carteret; President's office, 11 Pine st., New York. Built in 1902-4 and first put in operation March 19,1904; 7 coal and gas heating furnaces, 2 annealing furnaces, 8 forge fires, 5 hammers, one 4,000-ton hydraulic forging press, and 6 trains of rolls (one 10 and one 12-inch bar, one 112 and one 72-inch plate and angle, and 2 tire mills); product, chrome-steel plates and angles and bars; sizes of angles, 3, 4, 6, and 8-inch; also welded chrome-steel plates and rolled shells and rings; annual capacity, 25,000 tons. Three Siemens open-hearth steel ...
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Add this copy of Directory to the Iron and Steel Works of the United to cart. $52.53, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Nabu Press.