American forge

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000181",
  "term": "American forge",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A forge for making wrought iron directly from ore without first producing pig iron, developed in North America from the older Catalan forge. It differs from the Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and in working continuously rather than in separate batches. It is also known as the Champlain forge.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "references": [
    "A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms (Internet Archive / Wikimedia Commons)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Amerikanischer Hochofen",
    "es": "forja americana",
    "fr": "foyer américain"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/american-forge/"
}