This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed treatise on lead-smelting, being an exposition of the construction, equipment, and operation of lead blast furnaces. It includes observations on the influences of metallic elements on slags and the scientific handling of smoke. Complete with detailed descriptions, helpful tips, and insightful observations, this is a text that will be of much value to students of lead-smelting and collectors of antiquarian metalworking and metallurgic literature. The chapters of this text include: 'Blast Furnaces', 'Drawings and Specifications', 'The Inner Lines', 'The Foundation', 'The Crucible', 'The Water-Jackets', 'The Superstructure', 'The Power Plant', 'Tools and Implements', 'Blowing-In', 'Calculation of Charges', 'Daily Reports', 'Influence of Metallic Elements', 'Alkaline Earths', etcetera. This text was originally published in 1904, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on metalworking.