Blast Furnace Bells

USA / Pennsylvania / Swissvale /
 monument, industrial heritage, industrial equipment

Steel mill equipment from the old Jones & Laughlin Eliza works a few miles downriver. Now an industrial monument at the former site of the Homestead Steel Works. The function of a "bell" was to control the flow of materials into the top of a blast furnace and to block the escape of gases.
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Coordinates:   40°24'48"N   79°53'49"W
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