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Phoenix Column

 

Phoenix Column, the first hollow wrought iron column to be patented, which was invented by Samuel Reeves in 1862 and made by the Phoenix Iron Company. The Phoenix Column came to prominence at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876 and was used in the construction of bridges and buildings all over the world including the Eiffel Tower and the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

The mechanical engineer's pocket-book - By William Kent, Sydney Lunt Wood

Rise of the New York Skyscraper: 1865-1913 - By Sarah Bradford Landau, Carl W. Condit

 

Historic Wrought Iron Structural Column: Phoenix Iron Works Circa 1863