Identifier: griffithsguideto00grif (find matches)
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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township ofWelhugton is situated at the foot of the Wrekin, fromthe top of w^hich the smoke and flaring blaze of thepuddhng blast furnaces may be seen by Londonerswith pecuharly impressive effect, after dark at nightPersons desiring to see this district may descend fromthe train at Shiffnal; an hours drive through a lovelycountry will bring them on to the Lilleshall estate,indicated by a high chimney on the right, in therear of Priors Lee Hall, the residence of Mr. ThomasHorton, the managing partner of this Company. Theengraving on next page will give an excellent idea ofthese magnificent works. CoLLEY & Co.s Screws and Boxes. Our friends on the Tyne and the Clyde have beenenabled to compete with the Black Country in steam-engines and ordinary castings for Ironworks. Thereare, however, certain speciahties which \viU always besought for in Staffordshire, simply because there theyproduce the best; hence, all projectors and proprie-tors of new works get their fire-bricks fi-om Stour-
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iiilll.;illillill;iii.:i SHKOPSHIRE IRON AXD COAL DISTRICT. 113 bridge, their chilled and soft rolls, the wrought Ironscrews and boxes, and hfting jacks, from the BlackCountry, where the manufacture is understood, andthe article can be used without fear of accident.Messrs. Colley & Co., of the Hope Works, West Brom-wich, are amongst the oldest, and certainly are verygood, makers of lifting jacks, screws, and boxes. Wehave often seen their large screws at work at our ownworks at Greatbridge. We believe there are nonemade to excel them ; we should feel confidence insending screws for a large plate mill to Eussia ofColley & Co.s make. They not only understand howto cut them, but we know they are particular in theselection of the Iron used in the manufacture of bothpins and boxes, and we all know the importance of anaccident to a screw or a box. The miU cannot moveuntil it is replaced, and it has frequently happenedthat mills abroad have remained idle until one couldbe got from En

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