Charing machine at Cleveland Coke Works   Save
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Description: Caption reads: " Charing machine at Cleveland Coke Works of American Steel & Wire Co., U. S. Steel Corp. subsidiary, in process of charing a battery of coke ovens. Received from Washington 4-10-39. Copied 6-6-39." A charing machine is pictured at Cleveland Coke Works. Based in Cleveland, the U.S. Steel Corp. was founded in 1857 by the Jones & Co. and was a large producer of steel and wire products. It was in 1901 that American Steel and Wire Co. became its subsidiary. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_43_01
Subjects: American Steel & Wire Co.; United States Steel Corporation; Machinery
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)