
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 22cm
Description
Engraved plate taken from the 'Illustrated London News', showing a view inside the Britannia Ironworks in Bedford, a factory manufacturing agricultural machinery. A track runs down the centre of the factory, on which runs a small vehicle carrying the molten iron. This is poured into moulds on the right. The resulting shapes are fashioned into plough blades on the left.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10315801
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