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Iron is the outlier at 1538 °C (2800 °F), [21] making it far more difficult to melt in antiquity. Cultures developed ironworking proficiency at different rates; however, evidence from the Near East suggests that smelting was possible but impractical circa 1500 BC, and relatively commonplace across most of Eurasia by 500 BC. [ 22 ]
The Grouville Hoard (Le Câtillon II) is a hoard of an estimated 70,000 late Iron Age and Roman coins reported in June 2012. They were discovered by metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles in a field at an undisclosed location in the parish of Grouville on the east side of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is the largest hoard ever found ...
Real Deal is an American television series aired on the History channel which premiered in December 2011. The show brings together sellers of antiques, collectables, and historical artifacts with professional buyers. [1]
Landers, Frary & Clark was a housewares company based in New Britain, Connecticut. [1] The firm traced its origins to 1842, when George M. Landers and Josiah Dewey entered into a partnership named Dewey and Landers, which manufactured various metal products.
Fiske's great rival in the decorative cast iron field was Jordan L. Mott's J. L. Mott Iron Works of New York City. [ 6 ] Since the later twentieth-century, unmarked pieces of decorative cast-iron of appropriate date are commonly attributed to J. W. Fiske, to improve their market value.
Antique Iron Sled. Chairish. Price on Chairish: $3,427. This patinaed antique iron sled explodes with charm. We would probably go into cardiac arrest if we saw someone buy this bad boy and use it ...
The back of a cut steel button. The basic design of cut steel jewellery is a thin metal baseplate onto which closely placed steel studs were riveted or scewed.
The history of branding is very much tied to the history of using animals as a commodity. The act of marking livestock with fire-heated marks to identify ownership begins in ancient times with the ancient Egyptians. [1] The process continued throughout the ages, with both Romans and American colonists using the process to brand slaves as well. [2]