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Joliet Iron and Steel Co.
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| Name | Joliet Iron and Steel Co. |
| Ortssitz | Joliet (Illinois) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Walzwerk |
| Anmerkungen | Eigentümer: "Joliet Iron and Steel Co.", Chicago (s.d.). 1873: A. B. Merker (Präsident) und J. H. Wrenn (Finanzleiter und Sekretär). Werk in Joliet, Will county. Two five-ton converters. These works made their first blow January 26, 1873. Two stacks, each 72 x 20, built in 1873. |
| Quellenangaben | [Ironworks of the United States (1876) 51+108+116+117] |
| Hinweise | [Manual of the Railroads of the United States (1873/74) Anzeige]: Werksansicht |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1870 |
Bau des Walzwerks |
| 1873 |
Bau des Hochofens |
| 26.01.1873 |
Das Stahlwerk wird angeblasen. |
| 15.03.1873 |
Die erste Stahlschiene wird gewalzt. |
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| Walzprofile |
1876 |
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1876 |
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| ZEIT | 1876 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Eigentümer: "Joliet Iron and Steel Co.", Chicago. Works at Joliet, Will county. Two five-ton converters. These works made their first blow January 26, 1873. Two stacks, each 72 x 20, built in 1873; coke; closed tops. Betrieben mit bituminöser Kohle und Koks. Not yet in operation. Rolling mill built in 1870; made the first steel rail March 15, 1873; puddle mill has 9 double puddling furnaces and 1 double heating furnace, one 16 and one 21-inch train of rolls, and 1 squeezer; iron rail mill has 8 heating furnaces, and 3 trains of 21-inch, 3-high rolls; the Bessemer steel works has two 5-ton converters, 2 double Siemens heating furnaces, one 30-inch blooming train, and 3 trains of 23-inch rolls; product, iron and Bessemer steel rails; annual capacity, 50.000 net tons steel ingots, and 95.000 net tons iron and steel rails. |
| QUELLE | [Ironworks of the United States (1876)] |
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