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Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1890-1899
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works1890/1899
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
During the 1890s, Thomas Edison launched a New Jersey mining operation to address an iron ore shortage. He designed rock-crushing technology and an electromagnetic ore separator to extract low-grade ore from crushed boulders. The final product -- a briquette made of powdered iron ore -- didn't do well commercially, especially after high-grade ore was discovered around Lake Superior. In 1899, Edison left the industry.
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- Title: Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1890-1899
- Creator: New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
- Date Created: 1890/1899
- Location: United States, New Jersey, Edison
- Subject Keywords: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Fuel, Iron mines, Blast furnaces, Briquets (Fuel)
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Patent Place: New Jersey
- Object Name: Briquet (fuel)
- Object ID: 29.1116.2
- Inventor: Thomas Edison
- Invention: Briquette
- Image ID: THF161415
- Field: Mining
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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