Chapter V
Coalbrookdale Iron Works—The Darbys and Reynoldses
Failure in the attempts to smelt iron with pit-coalDr. Blewstone’s experimentDecay of the iron manufactureAbraham DarbyHis manufacture of cast-iron pots at BristolRemoves to CoalbrookdaleHis method of smelting ironIncreased use of cokeUse of pit-coal by Richard FordRichard Reynolds joins the Coalbrookdale firmInvention of the Craneges in iron-refiningLetter of Richard Reynolds on the subjectInvention of cast-iron rails by ReynoldsAbraham Darby the Second constructs the first iron bridgeExtension of the Coalbrookdale WorksWilliam Reynolds: his invention of inclined planes for working canalsRetirement of Richard Reynolds from the firmHis later years, character, and death