Skull drop area and metal ball photograph   Save
Republic Steel Corporation Audiovisual Collection YHCIL MSS0192
Description: Photograph of the skull drop, an area where skull was removed and piled for later smelting in a furnace. Skull, or scull, was the steel which solidified on the inside surface of the ladle. Periodically, this material needed to be removed. This view of the skull drop includes a large metal ball which was used to break the skull so it could be removed and handled by the work crew. Several sections of ladle can be seen in the foreground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F011_02
Subjects: Steel Industry and trade; Republic Steel Corporation--Ohio; Furnaces
Places: Ohio