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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.1330#0040
THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS.
features of the ornament. But the most important contribution of the
Coalbrooke-dale Company is an ornamental Chimney-piece and Grate,
SwftP! ^ °f i?itati? ™rhle,'} thG grate C°nsists of burnished
steel fronts and ornaments m bronze electro-gilt, and the whole is so
seven feet high and four feet wide, with decorations illustrative of deer-
stalking, boar-hunting, and hawking. The figures are of cast-iron gilt,
arranged that the ornamentation connects in one design the fender, ash-pan,
and grate. The fire-brick for the back is in one piece, including the bottom of
the grate on which the fire rests, and is con-
structed to give the greatest heat with a small
fire. The fender, ash-pan, and grate are removed
in one piece, to afford greater facilities for the
operation of sweeping the chimney. The entire
work is a beautiful example of manufactured Art.
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features of the ornament. But the most important contribution of the
Coalbrooke-dale Company is an ornamental Chimney-piece and Grate,
SwftP! ^ °f i?itati? ™rhle,'} thG grate C°nsists of burnished
steel fronts and ornaments m bronze electro-gilt, and the whole is so
seven feet high and four feet wide, with decorations illustrative of deer-
stalking, boar-hunting, and hawking. The figures are of cast-iron gilt,
arranged that the ornamentation connects in one design the fender, ash-pan,
and grate. The fire-brick for the back is in one piece, including the bottom of
the grate on which the fire rests, and is con-
structed to give the greatest heat with a small
fire. The fender, ash-pan, and grate are removed
in one piece, to afford greater facilities for the
operation of sweeping the chimney. The entire
work is a beautiful example of manufactured Art.
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