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Title: Griffiths' Guide to the iron trade of Great Britain ... an elaborate review of the iron (and) coal trades for last year, addresses and names of all ironmasters, with a list of blast furnaces, iron manufactories, and other statistics and information respecting iron and coal ..
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Griffiths, Samuel, editor of "The London Iron Trade Exchange"
Subjects: Coal trade Iron industry and trade
Publisher: London, Published for the Proprietor
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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nged as to be combined with MarsdensSteam Eoad Eoller. Then he has a smaller machine,upon feet, for use when less quantities are required,and when it is desirable to dispense with steam anduse only hand power; in fact these can be worked byhand or steam power as desired ; they are very usefulfor sampling, or even for doing the same class of workas the larger and more powerful machines. The fourthmachine we illustrate shows great economy of space,being an engine and machine combined, for use wherespace is an object, or where driving-belts and gearingare objectionable. Mr. Marsden has machines in manyvarieties, all designed for the purpose of breaking orcrushing, as needed, the hardest of materials to anyrequired size ; and lastly, for his numerous patents andimprovements he has received, at the hands of the bestjudges at such as the K. A. S. shows, and other exhibi-tions, upwards of thirty first-class gold and silver,medals. Our readers should enquire for themselves, STAFFORDSHIRE; 155
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156 STAFFORDSHIRE. and if their enquiries are satisfactory, adopt whichevermachine their pecuhar work requires, and they willfind that they are able to produce more work in lesstime, with greater economy, in smaller space, andwith very much less cost of labour, than heretofore.^ ^ A short time since we witnessed with pleasure one of these largemachines in operation at the noble Earl Granvilles Priors Lee BlastFurnaces, where the monster crusher did its work marvellously wellupon the Argillaceous Shropshire Ironstone, so largely consumed atthese famous Iron works. 157 CHAPTER XVir. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES IROX DISTRICT. North Wales lias 10 blast furnaces, 2 at Brynibo,belonging to the Biymbo Company, 3 at Ffrowtl, Spar-row & Poole, 3 at Ruabon, and 2 at Mostyu. The Ffrowdpigs arc of superior quality, and fetch a high price inSouth Staffordshire, being highly approved of by theStaffordshire makers. Brymbo are likewise well knownfor strength and other desirable qualities. There are 19b

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