tapping

method, process, technology

Process of draining off molten metal from a smelter.

Traveljournal 1845

  • Abstich. In: Meyers Grosses Konversations-Lexikon, Band 1. Leipzig 1905, S. 57 (Zeno.org, Stand 25.2.2023).

Cite as: tapping. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-3479, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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Tapping at a cupola furnace (photograph by Ferdy Baumann, 1952)