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David Thomas, c. 1860s
Credit: Mathews, Alfred and Hungerford A., History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon. Philadelphia, 1884
David Thomas, Welsh-born ironmaster who perfected process of making iron with anthracite coal, directed the Crane Iron Works, 1839-1855. He brought his knowledge of "hot-blast" furnace construction from Wales to Pennsylvania, and built— the first sustained commercial anthracite furnace in the United States.
Credit: Mathews, Alfred and Hungerford A., History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon. Philadelphia, 1884
David Thomas, Welsh-born ironmaster who perfected process of making iron with anthracite coal, directed the Crane Iron Works, 1839-1855. He brought his knowledge of "hot-blast" furnace construction from Wales to Pennsylvania, and built— the first sustained commercial anthracite furnace in the United States.
