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[[Samuel Lewis 1805-1897]] was the manager of the forge (and the furnace- probably [[Lehigh Furnace]])from 1828 to 1832. (Allentown Leader 1897, p. 1) | [[Samuel Lewis 1805-1897]] was the manager of the forge (and the furnace- probably [[Lehigh Furnace]])from 1828 to 1832. (Allentown Leader 1897, p. 1) | ||
In 1866, Peter Lesley reported that the "Pennsville" Forge had 4 forge fires (though only one was in use), 2 hammers driven by water and in 1855 made 18 tons of blooms and 27 tons of bars (Lesley 1866, 172) | |||
== Reference List == | == Reference List == | ||
The Allentown Leader. 1897. “The End Has Come. Samuel Lewis, Pioneer Iron Master, Passes Away,” July 31, 1897. | The Allentown Leader. 1897. “The End Has Come. Samuel Lewis, Pioneer Iron Master, Passes Away,” July 31, 1897. | ||
Lesley, Peter. 1866. The Iron Manufacturer’s Guide to the Furnaces, Forges and Rolling Mills of the United States; with Discussions of Iron, Etc. New York,: John Wiley. https://books.google.com/books?id=eCdWAAAAcAAJ&vq=lehigh&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q=balliet&f=false. | |||
Revision as of 13:07, 20 May 2019
Samuel Lewis 1805-1897 was the manager of the forge (and the furnace- probably Lehigh Furnace)from 1828 to 1832. (Allentown Leader 1897, p. 1)
In 1866, Peter Lesley reported that the "Pennsville" Forge had 4 forge fires (though only one was in use), 2 hammers driven by water and in 1855 made 18 tons of blooms and 27 tons of bars (Lesley 1866, 172)
Reference List
The Allentown Leader. 1897. “The End Has Come. Samuel Lewis, Pioneer Iron Master, Passes Away,” July 31, 1897.
Lesley, Peter. 1866. The Iron Manufacturer’s Guide to the Furnaces, Forges and Rolling Mills of the United States; with Discussions of Iron, Etc. New York,: John Wiley. https://books.google.com/books?id=eCdWAAAAcAAJ&vq=lehigh&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q=balliet&f=false.