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Excerpt from The Practical Metal-Worker's Assistant: Comprising Metallurgic Chemistry, the Arts of Working All Metals and Allots, Forging of Iron and Steel, Hardening and Tempering, Melting and Mixing, Casting and Founding, Works in Sheet Metal, the Processes Dependent on the Ductility of the Metals Dr. Percy's treatise on the Manufacture of Russian Sheet Iron and Professor Fesquet's treatises on the Manufacture of Malleable Iron Castings and Improvements in the Manufacture of Bessemer Steel, are one and all important, especially in this country, at the present moment, when a new era is Opening upon us, under the beneficent and wise policy which gives some heed to our industries, and is producing such magnificent results. Under this policy, as is most evident, the various departments of the Iron and Steel manufacture are advancing with rapid strides towards such a position as, it is believed, must within two decades, if not sooner, place them at the head of those industries throughout the world. Not only in these, but in all of the other branches of metal working, must this volume prove an important aid to the practical workman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.