Description

The iron foundry was located in Lower Marlowes and the growing Davis family lived next to the works. In 1861 the foundry employed 20 boys and 48 skilled men a sizeable workforce for the time.

The firm made high quality agricultural machines and implements and had a repair service second to none. All nuts and bolts were made by hand and heavy weights were moved by hard labour together with levers or rollers.

There was a smelting furnace and an 8hp steam beam engine by John and Edward Hall of Dartford, dating from the 1840s. The A12 Plough and the Coronation Rick Elevator were two of their products and the replacing of plough shares gave a steady trade.

Men of Iron by Roger and Joan Hands tells the full story, as well as the history of agriculture and iron founding in Dacorum through the ages.

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Dacorum Heritage Trust, 2010
ISBN-10: 0953941476
ISBN-13: 978-0953941476
Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 20.1 x 0.9 cm