Many thanks both.
Andy
On Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 18:32:29 EEST, Peter Jackson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Cocks and Walters - History of the Zinc smelting Industry in Britain 1968
p 4 Dutch name “Speauter” = unwrought zinc
p2 Spelter in UK until 1930s when “Zinc” came into common usage
On 4 Sep 2018, at 16:20, Tony Brewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
That's what my dictionary says - "spelter - impure zinc".
Tony Brewis
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Subject: Spelter
I have a note that around 1890, George Burr, lead merchant and lead works proprietor of Shrewsbury, sold 'spelter' from Minera.
Would spelter in this instance have been smelted zinc?
Regards,
Andy Cuckson
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