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FOUNDRY

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A workshop or factory for casting metals.

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Term Note
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING WORKS An engineering works that makes products used in agriculture.
BLAST FURNACE A smelting furnace into which compressed hot air is driven.
FORGE A building or site where wrought iron is forged.
FURNACE A chamber in which minerals, metals, etc, are subjected to the continuous action of intense heat. Use specific type where known.
IRON WORKS A site where iron is smelted or iron goods made.
MOULDING SHOP An area where objects are produced by pouring molten metal into moulds. Usually part of a FOUNDRY.
ORDNANCE FACTORY A building or site used for the manufacture of small arms and artillery pieces, ammunition, propellants, explosives etc.
PATTERN STORE A building or area in a foundry, where patterns are kept. Patterns are master parts made from working drawings, used to produce moulds.
STEEL WORKS A site containing plant and machinery for the manufacture of steel.

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