Early Birthplaces

Explore the history of European blast furnaces from 1800

Plate dealing with the theme “Treatment of ferrous minerals in order to obtain cast or pig iron” (second chapter of the third part of “the art to treat ferrous minerals” - outer form of the furnaces in Normandy (Conches), Styria, Carinthia, Italia, Isère, Mont Blanc, Sweden.

HASSENFRATZ (J.H.), La Sidérotechnie, ou l’art de traiter les minerais de fer pour en obtenir de la fonte, du fer, ou de l’acier, Paris,1812, first volume, plate 9
Collection Ecomuseum, Foundation P. François
(Number: 669.1 HAS)

Plate dealing with the theme “Treatment of ferrous minerals in order to obtain cast or pig iron” (second chapter of the third part of “the art to treat ferrous minerals” - outer form of the furnaces in Styria, Carinthia, Sweden.

HASSENFRATZ (J.H.), La Sidérotechnie, ou l’art de traiter les minerais de fer pour en obtenir de la fonte, du fer, ou de l’acier, Paris,1812, first volume, plate 10.
Collection Ecomuseum, Foundation P. François
(Number: 669.1 HAS)

Plate dealing with the theme “Treatment of ferrous minerals in order to obtain cast or pig iron” (second chapter of the third part of “the art to treat ferrous minerals” - outer form of the furnaces in Italia, Isère, Mont Blanc.

HASSENFRATZ (J.H.), La Sidérotechnie, ou l’art de traiter les minerais de fer pour en obtenir de la fonte, du fer, ou de l’acier, Paris,1812, first volume, plate 11.
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation P. François
(Number: 669.1 HAS)

Furnaces run with coke (French factories) - fig. 1 in Ars-sur-Moselle; fig. 2 in Creusot; fig. 3 in St-Louis ; fig. 4 in Ars-sur-Moselle”

JORDAN (S.), “Review of the iron industry in 1867”, 1869, plate 28 - Volume I [Making of Cast Iron] taken from the magazine Revue de l’exposition universelle de 1867, sidérurgie.
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation ICF (Number: F14.4.10)

"Metallurgy of iron in the Land of Siegen” - fig. 1, cut of furnace No. 1 of the Heinrichshütte; fig. 2, cut of the furnace run with wood of Stahlhammer.

JORDAN (S.), État actuel de la métallurgie du fer dans le pays de Siegen, Prusse, et notamment de la fabrication des fontes aciéreuses, Paris, 1864, plate II (Siderurgical studies for the international exposition of 1862)
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation ICF
(Number: F10 4.29)

“Swedish furnace, the system of M. E. Westman” - fig. 4, vertical cut of the embrasure; fig. 5, horizontal cut ; fig. 6, profile of the furnace in Harnas (same system).

JORDAN (S.), “Revue de l'industrie du fer en 1867”, 1869, plate 6 - Vol. I [Making of Cast Iron] de la Revue de l’exposition universelle de 1867, sidérurgie.
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation ICF
(Number: F14.4.10)

“Accessory installations for Swedish furnaces” - gas furnaces to melt minerals, ovens to carbonise wood, Swedish blower…

JORDAN (S.), “Revue de l'industrie du fer en 1867”, 1869, plate 10 - Vol. I [Making of Cast Iron] de la Revue de l’exposition universelle de 1867, sidérurgie.
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation ICF
(Number: F14.4.10)

“Casting factory of Loelling (Carinthia) constructed by Alois Tunner (1822-37-40)” - Disposition, profile, cut, plan…

JORDAN (S.), “Revue de l'industrie du fer en 1867”, 1869, plate 33 - Vol. I [Making of Cast Iron] de la Revue de l’exposition universelle de 1867, sidérurgie.
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation ICF
(Number: F14.4.10)

"Plans of furnaces"

JULLIEN (C.E.), Traité théorique et pratique de la métallurgie du fer à l’usage des savants, des ingénieurs, des fabricants et des élèves des écoles spéciales: atlas, Paris, Noblet, 1861, plate 16, 17 and 18
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation ICF (Number: A1.3.26)

plate 16

plate 17

plate 18

Disposition of a factory with two coke furnaces; curve system of the outer walls

Plan, cut and elevation of several furnaces in Europe: mainly in Styria and Carinthia.

HASSENFRATZ (J.H.), La Sidérotechnie, ou l’art de traiter les minerais de fer pour en obtenir de la fonte, du fer, ou de l’acier, Paris, F. Didot, 1812, plate 18
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation P. François (Number: 669.1 HAS)

“Charcoal furnaces” - fig. 1 to 9: old furnace of Banca (Pyrenees) ; fig. 10 and 11: light furnace (Moselle, France)

JORDAN (S.), Album du cours de métallurgie, Paris, Baudry, 1874, plate XIV
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation HBB

“Coke furnaces” - cut of the furnace by the axe of the smelter

Central school of arts and manufacturing, Cours de métallurgie du fer professé à l'Ecole centrale des arts et manufactures : 2e partie - Plate 9 of the volume “Casting Metallurgy”.
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation ICF (Number: A3.4.1)

“Coke furnace on columns with torus coating and a Hoff (Westphalia) charging system” - factory in Oberhausen

JORDAN (S.), Album du cours de métallurgie, Paris, Baudry, 1874, plate XXI
Collection Ecomuseum, foundation HBB