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12method for manufacturing wrought iron grew <strong>and</strong> many manufacturing plants were builtthrough out the United States.In the United States an industrial revolution occurred during the middle <strong>of</strong> the 19 thcentury. Evidence <strong>of</strong> this can be seen in the development <strong>of</strong> new production processes,more industries being built, further development <strong>of</strong> the assembly line, growth <strong>of</strong> cities,<strong>and</strong> a decrease in the agricultural work force. The United States would later experiencethe civil war, which meant that much iron was needed for the war <strong>and</strong> for rebuilding afterthe war. During this time <strong>of</strong> industrialization <strong>and</strong> growth, wrought iron was used quiteextensively through out the country as well as in the construction industry.Many iron companies through out the region started manufacturing st<strong>and</strong>ardizedshapes <strong>and</strong> sizes <strong>of</strong> iron to be used for construction purposes. Each iron company had aset <strong>of</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ardized shapes that were produced only by that company. The companieswould print compilations <strong>of</strong> what they produced <strong>and</strong> from these booklets iron productscould be purchased. The American Institute <strong>of</strong> Steel Construction (1953) compiled many<strong>of</strong> these st<strong>and</strong>ard shapes from larger companies throughout the country from the years1873 to 1952. Some <strong>of</strong> these companies included Carnegie Brothers & Company,Limited, The Passaic Rolling Mill Company, <strong>and</strong> the Phoenix <strong>Iron</strong> Company.In addition to producing st<strong>and</strong>ardized shapes for building construction, many <strong>of</strong>the iron manufacturers designed <strong>and</strong> produced bridges. One popular bridge company wasthe <strong>Wrought</strong> <strong>Iron</strong> Bridge Company <strong>of</strong> Canton Ohio. This company designed, patented,manufactured <strong>and</strong> constructed bridges. Most <strong>of</strong> the bridge companies publishedpamphlets describing the different types <strong>of</strong> bridges they built <strong>and</strong> their uses. For example,Figure 2.4 shows the front cover <strong>of</strong> a pamphlet published by the <strong>Wrought</strong> <strong>Iron</strong> BridgeCompany. Many cities, counties <strong>and</strong> even farmers simply ordered bridges from bridgecompanies by using their pamphlets. This phenomenon lead to the existence <strong>of</strong> numerouswrought iron bridges through out the United States.

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