in 1871 Scotland's biggest steelmaker began with the 1st sod cut for Dalzell Steel & Iron Works

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Here you can see a shingling hammer at work, bashing the impurities out of the ball of molten iron that has just been removed from a furnace. Find out more: https://t.co/iCPxLNIcb8 From the at

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Another for before it's too late! This powerful scene is of Lymington Ironworks on the Tyne, c. 1835, by Thomas Allom https://t.co/t3Lxkf1XPN

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