anyone know what a Tue iron is?

[Nick]

very good friend recently gave me a Farmer-Stedall of London EC1 catalogue that belonged to her late uncle.

A lovely leather bound book. Don't know the exact date but believe it is between 1926 and 1934. This from references within the book.

It has 526 pages and is quite a weighty tome.

I'm familiar with most of the items offered in the catalogue but I have never heard of a tue iron.

Please see link to scanned page.

My best guess is that this is a nozzle to inject air into a furnace, forge or brazier.

I have tried my friend google but she is having an off day.

Many thanks, Nick.

[Woodworm]

Nick,

A few seconds googling found this link:

[Tim W]

Tim W

[Steve Firth]

I think you are correct. In a blast furnace the nozzles used to inject air into the melt are tuyeres, I can recall that from school chemistry. I suspect the terms have the same derivation.

Wikepedia says "The tuyeres are used to implement a hot blast, which is used to increase the efficiency of the blast furnace. The hot blast is directed into the furnace through water-cooled copper nozzles called tuyeres near the base."

And you can see here:

the tue iron is the nozzle in the forge that the air is blown through.

[geoff]

Seems its a butt plug for blacksmiths

[Woodworm]

Did you actually look at the link I gave?

This gave the name Tue Iron and then a further link to:

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Tu`yere´

n. 1. A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.

Tuyère arch

the embrasure, in the wall of a blast furnace through which the tuyère enters.

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Now is than an answer or not? If it is and it suits you, please engage brain before shooting from the hip. :-)

Woodworm

[Woodworm]

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[Tim W]

Right , okay, beg pardon. somewhere on that page it says 'Tue iron... see Tuyere'

Self explanatory.

Tim W

[Frank Erskine]

Try "Tuyere"...

HTH