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Philadelphia's Pencoyd Iron Works : forging along the Schuylkill River / Kevin Righter.
Van Pelt Library TS225 .P463 R544 2020
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection TS225 .P463 R544 2020
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Righter, K. (Kevin), 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pencoyd Iron Works--History.
- Pencoyd Iron Works.
- Iron-works--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Iron-works.
- Forging.
- Forging industry.
- Bridges--Design and construction.
- Bridges.
- Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Steel industry and trade.
- History.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2020.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Oral traditions and interwoven histories of families and the ironworks
- The beginnings: axles, iron bridges and Pudding Mill
- Structural shapes, the Centennial Exposition and Percival Roberts
- Transition from wrought iron to steel
- Electricity, steam and power for iron and steel production and construction
- Construction
- Bridge building: the engineers and the products
- Moveable structures
- Steel bridge building: development of specialized equipment that streamlined production
- Bridge building goes international
- Diversity and challenges of the Pencoyd workers
- Epilogue and lasting tributes to Pencoyd
- List of bridges international
- List of buildings for which Pencoyd provided structural iron or steel.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Zebooker fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 1467143057
- 9781467143059
- OCLC:
- 1159170862
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