Lieutenant Cameron, in his recent travels in Central Africa, came to a country where the iron trade was in a nourishing condition, there being many foundries, about fifty feet long by thirty feet wide, where they frequently got 150 pounds to 200 pounds of metal in a single smelting. - Here he had seen pieces of iron worked simply by the hammer, and moulded, into various shapes, including the human form, as completely finished as if manipulated by the most skilful English artisan.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OAM18760817.2.15.2
Bibliographic details
Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 101, 17 August 1876, Page 2
Word Count
82Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 101, 17 August 1876, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in