1896 Photogravure: Forging the Anchor East Stroudsburg The craze was abruptly brought

The craze was abruptly brought to a halt in the 1840’s when blight wiped out nearly all of the mulberry trees

Andrew Carnegie was the first American to import the Bessemer Converter from England and integrate it into his steel production process

a candle holder made out of Aluminum Shut Off Valves

Classification: Work & Industry: Occupational- Men wearing leather apron

Yale Collection of Western Americana

1896 Photogravure: Forging the Anchor East Stroudsburg The craze was abruptly brought1896 Photogravure: Forging the Anchor This is an original 1896 first impression photogravure by the lithographers of Goupil of a painting by Stanhope A. Forbes, A. R. A. depicting a gang of blacksmiths forging at the anvil, a large anchor which glows white hot, is the brightest part of the image. Photogravures of the original works of art at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (The World's Columbian Exposition) took 3 years to complete, increasing the