Die Luisenhütte in Wocklum
Full details
| English title | The Luise Smelting Works in Wocklum |
| Authors & editors | |
| Languages | German (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | Summary Translation: A guide to the historic Luisenhütte smelting works in Wocklum, in North Rhine-Westphalia. The booklet starts with an outline of iron ore mining in the area, and the prehistory of the smelting works in Wocklum, and its expansion in the 18th and early 19th centuries until it ceased operation in 1865. It then describes the working in detail, which included a breastshot waterwheel with a diameter of 5 m, which powered two bellows. Since 1950 it has been recognised as a cultural monument.The booklet is illustrated with black-and-white photos and diagrams. |
Copies held
Accession no. 229800
- Shelf location: M510
- Donor: Ken Major Collection
