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Edy Nassif from Uruguay Sud América. Posted 29 Jul 2003.
Who writes lives in Sud America. My country is Uruguay. I reside in a small city that is called Juan Lacaze, based to borders of the Silver River .
In this place they settled down as of 1786 a succession of Salting hoses of Bovine Meat.
Of one of them, who worked in the middle of century XIX (1840-1860) stays as vestige of their processes of bovine fats melting a great pot to us of iron, round bottom, of 44 inches of diameter and 25 inches of height.
This great pot has an inscription that says "CARRON", and same more text corroded.
It is possible that this pot was constructed in CARRON IRON WORKS?
Exist registries that can document to the origin and construction of this great pot?
Because it interests of particular way the prehistory and the history to me of this place, I am making an investigation on the matter, and would thank for much all the information that could provide to me.
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|  | Derek Horne from Glasgow. Posted 13 Feb 2004.
Hi,
I'm originally from a place called Larbert, near Falkirk and Carron.
Although I don't know a huge amount about the iron works you could maybe check out some of the following links....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/scotlandonfilm/media_clips/index_topic.shtml?topic=work&subtopic=steel_iron
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/tom.paterson/mining/CarronCollieries.htm
http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/
hope this helps in getting some background about the works..!?
I think, unfortunately, Carron Iron Works has been demolished except for its clock tower....
Happy hunting,
Derek
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| | charlene from falkirk. Posted 27 Apr 2004.
when was carron works build?
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| | Margaret from Boulder, Colorado. Posted 13 Jan 2006.
The Carron Iron Works was founded in 1759 by John Roebuck. He was from England (York area). According to a book entitled "Crowded with Genius, the Scottish Enlightenment: Edinburgh's moment of the mind," by James Buchan, he funded it with "English Capital" and in the 1770's there were four immense furnaces that "belched out iron for cannon, sugar-boilers for the West Indies, stoves, grates, kitchen utensils, spades, hoes, firebacks, hinges and bolts." (page 276)
Roebuck was an ancestor of mine, hence the interest in Carron Iron Works. I do not know what year the plant was closed but imagine it most likely your pot was manufactured there in the late 1700's. Hope this is helpful to you.
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