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Production. Tin smelting. "Bars" of pure tin are trimmed and cleaned before removal from the molds in which they were formed in a Southern smelter. All the trimmings are returned to the "pot boilers" for remelting. The plant, finest and most modern in the world, extracts the pure metal from South American ore

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Production. Tin smelting. Pure tin in the form of "bars" is removed from the molds at a Southern smelter. The bars had previously been scrapped and trimmed to remove all excess metal for remelting. The smelter, the most modern in the world, extracts pure metal from South American ore

Production. Tin smelting. Pure tin is molded into "bars" at a large Southern smelter in which the metal is extracted from South American ore. The tin is usually kept at a temperature of about 650 degrees while being molded. The metal is ready for removal in bars about two minutes after pouring

Production. Tin smelting. Pure tin is molded into "bars" at a large Southern smelter in which the metal is extracted from South American ore. The tin is usually kept at a temperature of about 650 degrees while being molded. The metal is ready for removal in bars about two minutes after pouring

Production. Tin smelting. "Pot boilers" of a Southern tin smelter in which the pure metal is kept at a temperature of about 750 degrees Fahrenheit until it is poured into molds. The plant, which processes South American ore is the finest and the most modern in the world

Production. Tin smelting. "Bars" of pure tin are trimmed and cleaned before removal from the molds in which they were formed in a Southern smelter. All the trimmings are returned to the "pot boilers" for remelting. The plant, finest and most modern in the world, extracts the pure metal from South American ore

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01/01/1942
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texas galveston county texas city nitrate negatives production tin bars molds southern smelter southern smelter trimmings pot boilers pot boilers plant world extracts american ore farm security administration united states history workers industrial history library of congress