Title: Calumet & Hecla - Wolverine Tube Division
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade, Manufacturing Process, Manpower - Labor - Skilled Labor
Condition: Good
Description: Pouring Brass. Brass casting furnace. Using the electric induction principle the charge is heated to pouring temperature. The charge is being poured through a conical runner box into a vertical mold which is water cooled. The operator has a feeler rod in his hand and is ready to tilt the furnace back to melting position when the mold has been filled. The molds for each pair of brass furnaces are rotated on a turntable.
Source of Description: Pictorial Description
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Universal Oil Products
Date of Photo: undated
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 20.2 cm x 24.9 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS003-003-002-07
Collection Name: Calumet and Hecla Photograph Collection
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