A Bloom is a forged hunk, bar or chunk of metal.  Therefore, a Bloomery
is a place that makes the stuff.

I think!

Bruce Lloyd

On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:28:32 -0400 "Travis, John"
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> What's a BLOOMERY?
> 
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> Subject: Re: [NYHIST-L] 19th century bloomery
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> I am attempting to map a site in Westport, Essex County, containing 
> a 
> mid 19th century water powered bloomery. A deed of 1890 (ten years 
> after 
> the bloomery ceased operation) makes a reference to a property 
> corner as 
> being at “the bulkhead of W. P. and P. D. Merriam’s forge”. Can 
> someone 
> explain the relationship of a bulkhead to a forge for me?
> 
>