Iron and Steel
With the invention of machinery a demand arose for a metal stronger than the crude pig-iron which was used before the Industrial Revolution. To supply this came the production of cast iron, wrought iron, and finally steel, which have taken the place of wood and bricks for building purposes. As early as 1788 an iron bridge was built across the river Severn in England, and from that time the process has continued, until to-day the frame-work of the world’s largest and tallest buildings ara all of metal* '
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Southland Times, Issue 23332, 16 October 1937, Page 8 (Supplement)
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90Iron and Steel Southland Times, Issue 23332, 16 October 1937, Page 8 (Supplement)
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