Abraham Darby's patent for sand casting pots and his use of coke as a fuel instead of charcoal was the breakthrough. By using coke, iron of a good quality could be easily produced in large ...

She will talk about the life of Woodsetton-born Abraham Darby, who went on to pioneer the mass-production of coke-smelted iron at his blast furnace in Coalbrookdale. His grandson, Abraham Darby ...