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Richard Ford (1689-1745) of [[Coalbrookdale Co]] | Richard Ford (1689-1745) of [[Coalbrookdale Co]] | ||
Richard Ford, who married [[Abraham Darby]]'s daughter Mary | Richard Ford, who married [[Abraham Darby (1678-1717)|Abraham Darby]]'s daughter Mary | ||
Richard Ford had a Newcomen 'Fire Engine' installed in 1742 to lift water back up hill in Coalbrookdale making iron making a reliable year round operation for the first time | Richard Ford had a Newcomen 'Fire Engine' installed in 1742 to lift water back up hill in Coalbrookdale making iron making a reliable year round operation for the first time | ||
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Richard Ford (1689-1745) of Coalbrookdale Co
Richard Ford, who married Abraham Darby's daughter Mary
Richard Ford had a Newcomen 'Fire Engine' installed in 1742 to lift water back up hill in Coalbrookdale making iron making a reliable year round operation for the first time
1747 Mr. Ford succeeded at Coalbrookdale in smelting iron ore with pit-coal, after which it was refined in the usual way by means of coke and charcoal. [1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Henry Cort by Samuel Smiles