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| Title | Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Mine Proprietors, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Scientists, Capitalists ..., Volume 32 |
| Editor | Perry Fairfax Nursey |
| Contributor | Sholto Percy |
| Publisher | Knight and Lacey, 1840 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jun 2007 |
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