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Photograph of 'ladle teeming' at Bilston steelworks, taken by Harry Eccleston, b 1923 d 2010
Another of the photographs taken in preparation for the ""British Steel"" prints. Molten steel is being poured into ingots from a huge ladle which empties from the bottom. One of the prints would show this process, called 'teeming'.
Ref: 2006-056-032
Theme: Black Country Landscape