Ladle skimming at New Foundry
Photo taken by U.S. Government Worker in January, 1942. Production. Milling machines and machine castings. Pouring a large mold is a fiery sight. To the left, flames are shooting from an escape hole -- caused by gas generated by the contact of iron with the relatively cool sand, graphite, linseed oil and other ingredients involved in the mold structure. The man at the left is wielding a skimmer to hold back any impurities floating on the surface of the ladle iron
- Date
- 1942-01
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- FSA/OWI
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- photograph
- Original size
- 525 × 420 pixels
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