Bethlehem in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ladles

What is it?

— Machine Bio —

Ladles Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024

1. Ladles Marker

Inscription.

Carried Molten Steel

Who made it?
Whiting Corporation, Harvey, IL

Who used it?
Bethlehem Steel, Homer Research Laboratories,
Bethlehem, PA

What did it do?
Overhead cranes moved these ladles around within the Experimental Melt Shop at Homer Research Labs. The larger ladle carried ten tons of molten steel from the electric arc furnace to ingot molds. The smaller ladle transferred iron melted in the electric arc furnace to the miniature basic oxygen furnace for conversion into steel.

Donated by Lehigh University

Erected by National Museum of Industrial History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 36.775′ N, 75° 22.195′ W. Marker is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Pierce Street, on the left when traveling east on 3rd Street. Marker is in Foundry Park, near the National Museum of Industrial History. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 602 East 2nd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bending Press (here, next to this marker); Electric Arc Furnace (here, next to this marker); Ingot Mold (here, next to this marker); Hoisting Engine No. 5 (here, next to this marker); Forging & Finished Products (here, next to this marker); Steel Production (here, next to this marker); Iron Production (here, next to this marker); Charging Machine (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethlehem.

Also see . . . National Museum of Industrial History. (Submitted on July 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Ladles and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024

2. Ladles and Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024

3. Ladles

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024

4. Large Ladle

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.