American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Cupola Area, 1501 Thirty-first Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, Antique Poster

Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Cupola Area, 1501 Thirty-first Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this image as part of its permanent historical collection.

Library of Congress record: 1. INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING EAST, TOWARD BASE OF CUPOLA WITH AN IRON POUR IN PROCESS AS CUPOLA TENDERS, BENNY GOODMAN AND ALAN REVER, USING A ROD TO CLEAN OUT THE TAP HOLE ('RODDING THE HOLE') TO KEEP THE MOLTEN METAL FLOWING FREELY FROM THE IRON BOXES AT THE CUPOLA BASE INTO THE IRON TROUGH FOR LADLE TRANSFER TO THE MIXER AND PIPE CASTING OPERATIONS. ACIPCO'S CUPOLA (150 INCH IN DIAMETER AND 72 FEET IN HEIGHT) PRODUCED IRON THAT IS FURTHER REFINED FOR CASTING OPERATIONS. NATURAL GAS IS USED TO RESTART THE CUPOLA AFTER WHICH IT RUNS CONTINUOUSLY USING FURNACE GASES, PRODUCING AN AVERAGE OF 100 TONS OF MOLTEN METAL PER HOUR.

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