Tapping the Induction Furnace, by Edmund Ashe


Made in Mr. Heppenstall's mill in Pittsburgh, the painting is of considerable historical interest in that it depicts the first electric induction furnaces used in this country for steel production. The scene shows various workers in a variety of poses, operating the latest innovation in the manufacturing of steel.
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Tapping the Induction Furnace, by Edmund Ashe, 1938. Made in Mr. Heppenstall's mill in Pittsburgh,Tapping the Induction Furnace, is of considerable historical interest in that it depicts the first electric induction furnaces used in this country for steel production. The scene shows various workers in a variety of poses, operating the latest innovation in the manufacturing of steel.