trying to do some research for a graphic design project.any info or just website links would be a great help :)thanks
This is a history type of question. Wrought literally means beaten or hammered into shape. Like a black smith did. And iron was used because the victorian age (1837 - 1901) coincided with a period of development in the iron and steel industry. Iron was made by mixing iron ore, wood, coal, limestone, and minor other ingredients in a large (by standars of the time) outdoor furnaces. Liquid iron with was tapped from the bottom of the furnace. in 1855 the bessemer process for refining iron into steel was developed. The main difference between iron and steel is, steel has a lower carbon content. Steel quickly replaced iron for things like beams, castings, machine components, etc. Iron was used for many things because it was cheap, strong, and durable. Wrought iron was simply iron bar or rod, hammered into shapes. It became popular as a building material bucause it is easily formed into intricate designs. We dont' use wrought iron much any more because other things are cheaper, lighter, easier to manufacture, etc. Wrought iron is still available.
