How a Furnace Works

ca. 1930

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How a Furnace Works
  • Title
  • How a Furnace Works
  • Creator
  • Rust Engineering Company
  • Date
  • ca. 1930
  • Identifier
  • 200606.73.2
  • Description
  • Rust Furnace Company's double and triple fired furnaces were used to heat cold steel to a temperature suitable for rolling – about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit. The furnaces were in high demand around the world. For a photograph of an industrial furnace, see image (74.5).
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Steel industry and trade
    Steel-works
    Furnaces
    Advertising
    Rust Engineering Company
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Allenport (Washington County, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Rust Engineering Company Records, 1905-1989
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Rust Engineering Company Records
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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