Name/Title
Slag cindersEntry/Object ID
92-0001-0019ADescription
"CINDERS" CLOSELY RESEMBLING MISSHAPENed LUMPS OF GLASS, THESE "CINDERS" CONSTITUTE THE SLAG THAT WAS DISCARDED IN THE PRIMITIVE IRON- MAKING PROCESSES. THESE SPECIMENS WERE PICKED UP ALONG THE RIVER BANK ABOUT A MILE IN FRONT (EAST) OF MONTPELIER WHERE THE SNOWDEN FOUNDRIES WERE LOCATED. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE SNOWDENS DISCONTINUED MAKING IRON AFTER THE DEATH OF THE ENTERPRISING NICHOLAS SNOWDEN IN 1831. WITH THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD IN 1835, THE ELLICOTTS BEGAN PRODUCING SOD IRON AT MUIRKIRK IN 1837. THERE IS STILL A CINDER ROAD AT MUIRKIRK.Collection
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INDUSTRY: SNOWDENDimensions
Dimension Notes
1 1/2 " CHUNKS