Oregrounds iron
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Oregrounds iron was a grade of iron that was regarded as the best grade available in 18th-century England. The term was derived from the small Swedish city of Öregrund, the port from which the bar iro
Statue of Louis de Geer (1587–1652) in Norrköping, Sweden. De Geer introduced the Walloon method to Sweden.
Walloon forge
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A Walloon forge is a type of finery forge that decarbonizes pig iron into wrought iron.
Oregrounds iron
…18th-century England. The term was derived from the small Swedish city of Öregrund, the port from which the bar iron was shipped. It was produced using the Walloon process. Oregrounds iron is the equivalent of the Swedish vallonjärn, which literally translates as Walloon iron. The Swedish name derives from the iron being…
Inside a walloon forge at Österbybruk