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Charging and Operating a Cupola

Item number (ISN):

58112

Series title:

Foundry Work Series. Melting Practice

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1945

Item number (ISN):

58112

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

INCO LIMITED

Accession:

1986-0384

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1945

Release date:

1945

Production company:

Filmcraft Productions

Country of production:

us

Sponsor:

United States. Office of Education, Division of Visual Aids

Distributor name:

United States. Office of Education

Description:

This film explains the steps in the charging and operating of a cupola melting unit which produces grey iron castings from a blend of pig iron, scrap iron, and scrap steel. Footage shows workers kindling the cupola; securing coke for the coke bed; checking the tweers; charging the cupola with metal, limestone, and coke; plugging the tap holes; and blasting the cupola. Many of the operations of the foundry are mechanized. The film also outlines the necessary safety equipment and, with diagrams, the operation of the cupola and its possible malfunctions. <15mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Series information from U.S. GOVERNMENT FILMS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL USE (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1955) p. 178.~2. Title cards list members of the U.S. Office of Education committee, officers of the Division of Visual Aids, and a Federal Security Agency officer.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

86833

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8807-0361

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Max. shrinkage:

1%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

108080

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8903-0016

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8903-0016

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Filmcraft Productions.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Donor / Avec la permission écrite du donateur

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