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==Furnace Statements==
==Furnace Statements==
In 1850 East Penn (Pennsville) Furnace was owned by Stephen Balliet and Co. The furnace utilized hematite ore. Prior to 1850, the largest tonnage produced by the furnace was 780. In 1849, 624 tons of iron were produced. The capacity for the furnace was listed as one thousand tons. In that same year, fifty-five oxen, horses and mules, and sixty-one men and boys were employed by the furnace. The furnace operated a hot blast (temperature was five hundred degrees) with one tuyere with a diameter of 2.25 inches. The bosh was seven feet and the height was thirty feet. The blast was powered by water. The furnace produced "number one" metal<ref>Convention of Iron Masters 1850, 151</ref>.
In 1850 East Penn (Pennsville) Furnace was owned by Stephen Balliet and Co. The furnace utilized hematite ore. Prior to 1850, the largest tonnage produced by the furnace was 780. In 1849, 624 tons of iron were produced. The capacity for the furnace was listed as one thousand tons. In that same year, fifty-five oxen, horses and mules, and sixty-one men and boys were employed by the furnace<ref>Convention of Iron Masters 1850, 151</ref>. The furnace operated cold blast<ref>The American Iron and Steel Association 1884,32</ref> (temperature was five hundred degrees) with one tuyere with a diameter of 2.25 inches. The bosh was seven feet and the height was thirty feet. The blast was powered by water. The furnace produced "number one" metal<ref>Convention of Iron Masters 1850, 151</ref>.


In 1876 the furnace was listed as having one stack and being 28 feet in height with a bosh of 7.5 feet<ref>The American Iron and Steel Association 1876, 28</ref>.
In 1876 the furnace was listed as having one stack and being 28 feet in height with a bosh of 7.5 feet<ref>The American Iron and Steel Association 1876, 28</ref>.

Revision as of 13:59, 5 June 2020

History

The furnace was erected by Stephen Balliet (1781-1854) and Samuel Hellfrich in Pennsville in 1837[1]. Following the death of Stephen Balliet in 1854, the furnace was operated by Solomon Boyer, C.H. Nimson, and one of Stephen Balliet's own sons, John Balliet (1819-1886)[2].

The iron was manufactured with charcoal[3]. The charcoal stock house burned to the ground on Monday, June 15, 1874. The loss was quite severe [4].

In 1891 it was reported that the furnace, which was now resides in Lizard Creek, East Penn, was the oldest furnace in the Lehigh Valley[5].

Furnace Statements

In 1850 East Penn (Pennsville) Furnace was owned by Stephen Balliet and Co. The furnace utilized hematite ore. Prior to 1850, the largest tonnage produced by the furnace was 780. In 1849, 624 tons of iron were produced. The capacity for the furnace was listed as one thousand tons. In that same year, fifty-five oxen, horses and mules, and sixty-one men and boys were employed by the furnace[6]. The furnace operated cold blast[7] (temperature was five hundred degrees) with one tuyere with a diameter of 2.25 inches. The bosh was seven feet and the height was thirty feet. The blast was powered by water. The furnace produced "number one" metal[8].

In 1876 the furnace was listed as having one stack and being 28 feet in height with a bosh of 7.5 feet[9].

In 1890 the two stacks at the furnace were dismantled[10].

Notes

  1. ↑ The American Iron and Steel Association 1876, 28
  2. ↑ Brenckman 1918, 197
  3. ↑ Carbon Advocate, July 25, 1891[1]
  4. ↑ Carbon Advocate, June 20, 1874 [2]
  5. ↑ Carbon Advocate, July 25, 1891[3]
  6. ↑ Convention of Iron Masters 1850, 151
  7. ↑ The American Iron and Steel Association 1884,32
  8. ↑ Convention of Iron Masters 1850, 151
  9. ↑ The American Iron and Steel Association 1876, 28
  10. ↑ The American Iron and Steel Association 1892, 70

Reference List

  • Brenckman, Fred. 1918. History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania; also containing a separate account of several boroughs and townships in the county, with biographical sketches. Harrisburg, PA, J.J. Nungesser. [4]
  • The American Iron and Steel Association. 1876. The Ironworks of the United States: A Directory of the Furnaces, Rolling Mills, Steel Works, Forges and Bloomeries in Every State. Philadelphia: James B. Chandler's Steam Printing Establishment.
  • The American Iron and Steel Association. 1892. The Iron and Steel Works of the United States: Embracing a Full List of the Blast Furnaces, Rolling Mills, Steel Works, Tinplate Works, and Forges and Bloomeries in the United States; Also all of the Cut-Nail Works, Rod Mills, Wire-Nail Works, Wire Mills, Car-Axle Works, Car-Wheel Works, Car-Builders, Locomotive Works, Cast-Iron Pipe Works, and Wrought-Iron Pipe Works. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott.
  • The Carbon Advocate. 1891. In a Few Words. July 25, 1891.[5]
  • The Carbon Advocate. 1874. Local and Personal. June 20, 1874. [6]
  • Convention of Iron Masters. 1850. Documents Relating to the Manufacture of Iron in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: General Committee. [7]
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