Iron Forge in Colonial America by Harry Schenawolf ...
06/09/2016 · The first examples of iron mining and smelting is believed to have occurred in the ancient Hittite ... Smelting iron ore ... There were three types of ferrous metal in use in the colonial period: cast iron, high in carbon and brittle, but excellent for making frying pans, Dutch ovens, cannon balls, and cheaper grades of cannon; wrought or bar iron, low in carbon and .