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bar iron

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bar iron [′bär ‚i·ərn]
(metallurgy)
Wrought iron formed into bars.

bar iron
A strong, malleable iron, available in the form of bars, which can be beaten into various shapes by blacksmiths to form tools, horseshoes, hardware, and highly decorative ironwork. See wrought iron.


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He had owned or rented a lot of grazing land, where cattle were fattened up before slaughter locally; he had been a mercer, a merchant who dealt in fabrics, especially silk and other costly materials, and also in spices; and he had been involved in the iron trade, transporting bar iron from forges to blacksmiths.
Additionally, Lloyd's workers produced bar iron, which was used by smiths across the land to make a wide range of iron goods and steel for the cutlery, blade and edge-tool industries.
Soon after coming to Birmingham in about 1699 the Welshman made his home in Edgbaston Street and became a wholesale supplier of bar iron, rods, and other metals to nail and hardware makers in the area.
 
 
 
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