Credit: Courtesy of Richard Parks
The visible hole in the center is where the blast pipe was fitted. Air would blow through these pipes through the furnace melt the iron ore.
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The remains of Karthaus Furnace, by Ian Straffin, Meadeville, Pa, 2005.
Credit: Courtesy of Richard Parks
The visible hole in the center is where the blast pipe was fitted. Air would blow through these pipes through the furnace melt the iron ore.
