I am working on a site outside of Richmond, VA. I have found what
appears to be industrial waste from a bloomery. So far I have a
mosser/skull sticking out of a road bank, two pieces of waste iron, and
half of a fire brick with iron adhering to it. Two questions:
The fire brick (fragment) is marked "MOUN". Does anyone know of a US
East Coast
manufacturer (mid 19C) that would match?
While it is common for iron to migrate into the wall of a blast furnace,
does the same thing happen in a bloomery? Or am I seeing waste from two
different sites?
Thanks
Jamie Brothers