Durability, security, and, of course, visual appeal -- these are some of the main characteristics many homeowners search for in fencing materials, and wrought iron provides a healthy balance of ...

When Frank D. Yuengling moved his family into a new 20-room mansion around 1913, they passed through a magnificent wrought ...

Cast- and wrought-iron fence with piers. The fence sections are composed of wrought-iron vertical rods--alternating short and tall--capped with spear-point finials. At the end of each panel is a ...

After losing nearly everything, a wrought iron gate amid the rubble of their Altadena home granted a grieving couple the strength to keep going. On Jan. 7, Susan and Darrell Carr had little time ...

In the 1950s, Cecil "Cec" Nejaim was known throughout Broken Hill for his wrought iron and welding business. He crafted sheets of metal into intricate shapes on doors, gates, fences, chairs ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Conversion of Cast Iron Into Wrought Iron—The Heaton Process ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 14 (April 1869), p. 218 doi ...