In a message dated 30/08/99 11:56:49, Jamie Brothers writes:
<< Did the Wealden furnaces really use an
average of 4T on ore for every ton of pig? That sounds excessive. Or were
you
answering for bloomeries? >>
Strictly speaking it was 4 loads of ore to 1 ton of iron, but I don't want to
get into a debate about whether a load was a measure of volume or weight.
Wealden ore was not very high yielding. And yes, the figure is related to
blast furnaces.
Jeremy
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