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Forges et Aciéries de Firminy - the Steel Company of Firminy | Forges et Aciéries de Firminy - the Steel Company of Firminy | ||
Founded in 1855 by Félix-François Verdié. Ten years later, Verdié began a collaboration with the Martin brothers.<ref>[https://archives.saint-etienne.fr/histoires-stephanoises-1/tranches-dhistoire/petits-metiers-commerces-et-industries/les-forges-et-acieries-de-firminy-et-les-etablissements-holtzer] Les Forges et Aciéries de Firminy et les établissements Holtzer</ref> | Founded in 1855 by Félix-François Verdié. Ten years later, Verdié began a collaboration with the Martin brothers.<ref>[https://archives.saint-etienne.fr/histoires-stephanoises-1/tranches-dhistoire/petits-metiers-commerces-et-industries/les-forges-et-acieries-de-firminy-et-les-etablissements-holtzer] Les Forges et Aciéries de Firminy et les établissements Holtzer</ref> | ||
1889 Lengthy description of the company and its products, including those shown at the Paris Exhibition.<ref>[[Engineering 1889/07/26]]</ref> | 1889 Lengthy description of the company and its products, including those shown at the Paris Exhibition.<ref>[[Engineering 1889/07/26]]</ref>. See illustration. Note the projectile, weighing 1800 lb, suspended by a piece of steel wire 2.7 mm. | ||
diameter. The ultimate tensile strength of the wire was 135 tons per square inch. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Forges et Aciéries de Firminy - the Steel Company of Firminy
Founded in 1855 by Félix-François Verdié. Ten years later, Verdié began a collaboration with the Martin brothers.[1]
1889 Lengthy description of the company and its products, including those shown at the Paris Exhibition.[2]. See illustration. Note the projectile, weighing 1800 lb, suspended by a piece of steel wire 2.7 mm. diameter. The ultimate tensile strength of the wire was 135 tons per square inch.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] Les Forges et Aciéries de Firminy et les établissements Holtzer
- ↑ Engineering 1889/07/26