Workmen at the Samwha Iron Works at Samchok pour molten scrap iron into holes in sand molds. The molds are forms for oven doors for small cookstoves.
More shots of workmen pouring at the Samwha Iron Works.
At the feet of the worker in the center are stove door frames after the sand molds have been chipped off.
Scene in the rolling mill of the Chosun Machine Manufacturing Company's plant at Inchon. Much better equipped than the Samwha plant, this factory produces iron bars and replacement rollers for its own rolling mill. Here a worker blasts the sand form off a replacement roller with a compressed-air chisel.
More shots of workmen pouring at the Samwha Iron Works.
Scene in the rolling mill of the Chosun Machine Manufacturing Company's plant at Inchon. Much better equipped than the Samwha plant, this factory produces iron bars and replacement rollers for its own rolling mill. Here a worker blasts the sand form off a replacement roller with a compressed-air chisel.
Repairing a spare top for the electric furnace at the Chosun plant. The five-ton, 1,200 kilowatt furnace is operated only when there is reasonable assurance of power and scrap, and an order for produce. This seems to happen a couple of times a week.
Repairing a spare top for the electric furnace at the Chosun plant. The five-ton, 1,200 kilowatt furnace is operated only when there is reasonable assurance of power and scrap, and an order for produce. This seems to happen a couple of times a week.
The rolling mill at the Chosun plant, with hot iron bars being fed from one set of rollers to another to reduce their size. Capacity of the mill is three to five tons per eight-hour shift. The mill was made in Japan.
The rolling mill at the Chosun plant, with hot iron bars being fed from one set of rollers to another to reduce their size. Capacity of the mill is three to five tons per eight-hour shift. The mill was made in Japan.