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Puddling furnace
A puddling furnace allowed workers to refine pig iron by stirring it in a reverberatory furnace. The process reduced carbon and produced balls of wrought iron for further working under hammers and rolls.
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A puddling furnace allowed workers to refine pig iron by stirring it in a reverberatory furnace. The process reduced carbon and produced balls of wrought iron for further working under hammers and rolls.
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Image: Puddling_furnace.jpg
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