Giant gun casting spectacle at works with famed foreman
The article describes a massive ordnance casting where eighty tons of metal were poured into a mould, using two cranes and three furnaces. Workers, including foreman Joseph Kaye, oversaw a 23 minute fill and six days of cooling, then final finishing at adjacent lathes. Attendees included Major Rodman and various ordnance officers and local residents.
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