Gulf States Steel Company, soaking pits and stripper crane. The stripped ingots on the ingot buggies are waiting to be placed in the pits, Note the very high rig on the crane to accommodate the hydraulic cyinders to operate the stripper
Inland Steel Company. Circular soaking pits. The soaking pit covers are lifted by the cover crane seen in the far back ground. The soaking pit crane for handling the ingots is also in the background
A continuous hot strip mill in operation. The six stands are fed from a blooming mill out of the picture. Mill stands built by Mesta Machine Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Columbia Steel Company, Elyria, Ohio. 16 x 20 cold strip mill built by United Engineering & Foundry Company. This mill would receive coils of hot rolled strip and reduce the thickness.
Columbia Steel Company, Butler, Pennsylvania. Porqupine which transfers the hot rolled product from the shear runnout table to a conveyor leading to a cold shear.
