cast iron
method, process, technology
A castable iron material that is hard and brittle when cooled, with a high carbon content. Unlike malleable cast iron, it is not forgeable.
Traveljournal 1814
Traveljournal 1825
- Arrival in London, 7 June 1825
- Tour of Apothecaries Hall, 11 June 1825
- Fischer’s business objectives in Birmingham, 13 June 1825
- Fascinating iron foundry on the canal, 15 June 1825
- Birmingham–Manchester, 17 June 1825
- Visit to Sharp Hill & Comp., 20 June 1825
- Visit to St. George’s Foundry, 20 June 1825
- Bellhouse’s sawmill, 22 June 1825
- The country home of the Philips family, 22 June 1825
- A guided tour through Leeds, 27 June 1825
- Visit to the Park Mill textile mill, 27 June 1825
- Factory visits in Sheffield, 30 June 1825
- Admiring praise for Fischer’s razor, 2 July 1825
- Further factory visits in Birmingham, 5 July 1825
- Perkin’s steam engine, 9 July 1825
Traveljournal 1825–1827
Traveljournal 1846
- Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.