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North Rhine-Westphalia

Arnsberg District

Märkischer Kreis
Lüdenscheid

Development of the Iron and Wire Industry on the Drahthandelsweg

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Arnsberg District

Märkischer Kreis
Lüdenscheid

Development of the Iron and Wire Industry on the Drahthandelsweg

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Development of the Iron and Wire Industry on the Drahthandelsweg

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    1. Wire route – master cartwrights, carts, chains and merchant guilds

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    October 4, 2018

    Here is an intermediate point on the wire trade route.

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      May 4, 2020

      Development of the iron and wire industry
      "Since the Middle Ages, iron ores close to the surface have been smelted in blast furnaces. Manually operated bellows brought them to 1200 °C, then the liquid slag was drained off. The resulting "iron ingot" was processed further by forging. In the 13th century, water-driven blowers made higher temperatures possible. The iron also became liquid in these smelting furnaces. Both were processed into malleable iron or steel. The smelting works, forges and hammer mills located in the valleys produced a semi-finished product developed for wire drawing, the Osemund. Osemund production required specialization from the operators of the wire rolls."
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        Location: Lüdenscheid, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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