Ladles
The business of making foundry ladles has, virtually, been monopolized by the numerous manufacturers of these and other foundry supplies, who are ready to supply every description of ladle at prices astoundingly lower than is possible for private firms to produce them--from a small hand-ladle holding 35 pounds, to the more ponderous ones that are controlled with the greatest ease by improved devices, making it possible to operate with the minimum of help even the largest ones.
The following table gives depth and diameter, inside the lining, of ladles to hold from 50 pounds to 16 tons:
Capacity. Diameter. Depth. 16 tons.....54 inches. 56 inches. 14 tons.....52 inches. 53 inches. 12 tons.....49 inches. 50 inches. 10 tons.....46 inches. 48 inches. 8 tons.....43 inches. 44 inches. 6 tons.....39 inches. 40 inches. 4 tons.....34 inches. 35 inches. 3 tons.....31 inches. 32 inches. 2 tons.....27 inches. 28 inches. 1 tons.....22 inches. 22 inches. 1/2 tons..... 17 inches. 17 inches. 1/4 tons.....13 1/2 inches. 13 1/2 inches. 300 pounds.....11 1/2 inches. 11 1/2 inches. 200 pounds.....10 inches. 10 1/2 inches. 100 pounds..... 8 inches. 8 1/2 inches. 50 pounds.....6 1/2 inches. 6 1/2 inches. 25 pounds.....5 inches. 5 1/2 inches. See LIP.