Cast Iron Technology

fernando · 26th February 2011, 07:46 PM

Hi Anandalal,
Apparently cast iron was already introduced in Goa and from there to Macau, as soon as 1620-1630.
It was Captain General Dom Filipe Lobo (1626-1629) who first sent two Chinese smiths to Goa for the implementation of cast iron artillery technique.

But tell me; why did you swap the actual cast iron object for a rough sketch ?

Actualy when i first saw the actual finial (?) as you posted it, i was gonna ask you if it was genuine, in your opinion, but i notice that you took it away

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fernando · 26th February 2011, 07:58 PM

Also Captain General Dom Francisco Mascarenhas, in 13 October 1623 signed contract with two 'Chinas', gentiles from Cabello, called Quinquo e Hiaoxon, for the casting of cannons in the colony of Macau.
Such Sino-Portuguese workshop was long time directed directed by the famous Portuguese Bocarro family.

Anandalal N. · 27th February 2011, 03:47 AM

Hi Fernando,

Thank you for your reply. Chase in 'Firearms - A Global History' says that the intention to carry out cast-iron manufacture in Goa was abandoned due to the expense of moving materials from China to India. So he says that Macau became the principle source of bronze and cast iron cannon for the Portuguese between Africa and Japan. So I am still stuck with finding out when when Goa started manufacturing Cast Iron cannon etc.?

Regards.

26th February 2011, 07:46 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Swap ??? Hi Anandalal, Apparently cast iron was already introduced in Goa and from there to Macau, as soon as 1620-1630. It was Captain General Dom Filipe Lobo (1626-1629) who first sent two Chinese smiths to Goa for the implementation of cast iron artillery technique. But tell me; why did you swap the actual cast iron object for a rough sketch ? Actualy when i first saw the actual finial (?) as you posted it, i was gonna ask you if it was genuine, in your opinion, but i notice that you took it away . Last edited by fernando; 26th February 2011 at 08:26 PM.

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26th February 2011, 07:58 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Also Captain General Dom Francisco Mascarenhas, in 13 October 1623 signed contract with two 'Chinas', gentiles from Cabello, called Quinquo e Hiaoxon, for the casting of cannons in the colony of Macau. Such Sino-Portuguese workshop was long time directed directed by the famous Portuguese Bocarro family.

27th February 2011, 03:47 AM	#3
Anandalal N. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 84	Hi Fernando, Thank you for your reply. Chase in 'Firearms - A Global History' says that the intention to carry out cast-iron manufacture in Goa was abandoned due to the expense of moving materials from China to India. So he says that Macau became the principle source of bronze and cast iron cannon for the Portuguese between Africa and Japan. So I am still stuck with finding out when when Goa started manufacturing Cast Iron cannon etc.? Regards.