[TheForge] History-blacksmithing-welding-?

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In a message dated 10/6/2002 8:11:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
have_anvil@ameritech.net writes:


> Does anyone know of a book that gives good detailsand dates on the history
> of when the differant types (carbon ark, gas, ect) of welding came in to
> use?

Both electric and gas welding began in the late 1800s.  Electric arc was 
first around 1889 and gas(oxy-acetylene) around 1900.
Mike Schermerhron
PS - and NO, I do not remember when they came in because I was there!


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