Documenting Scottish Architectural Cast Iron in Argentina
This article will consider the process of documenting cast iron pieces and products located in Argentina, but manufactured by three of Scotland’s most important foundries: Carron Company, Saracen (Macfarlane) and Lion. It draws on work done mainly in Scottish archives, and is part of a more extensiv...
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Carron Company Lion Foundry cast iron Macfarlane Saracen Foundry iron foundry iron trade Lion Foundry fer fonte archives d’entreprise Macfarlane Saracen Foundry commerce du fer Unternehmensarchive Eisen Gusseisen Eisenhandel Gießerei Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry archivos de empresa hierro fundición comercio del hierro Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry ghisa ferro commercio del ferro fonderia Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry archivi d’impresa |
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Carron Company Lion Foundry cast iron Macfarlane Saracen Foundry iron foundry iron trade Lion Foundry fer fonte archives d’entreprise Macfarlane Saracen Foundry commerce du fer Unternehmensarchive Eisen Gusseisen Eisenhandel Gießerei Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry archivos de empresa hierro fundición comercio del hierro Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry ghisa ferro commercio del ferro fonderia Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry archivi d’impresa Juarez, Lucia Documenting Scottish Architectural Cast Iron in Argentina |
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This article will consider the process of documenting cast iron pieces and products located in Argentina, but manufactured by three of Scotland’s most important foundries: Carron Company, Saracen (Macfarlane) and Lion. It draws on work done mainly in Scottish archives, and is part of a more extensive project being undertaken at the University of Edinburgh in conjunction with Historic Scotland, entitled “Trading Nations: Architecture, Informal Empire, and the Scottish Cast Iron Industry in Argentina.”Argentina underwent its most intense period of population growth between 1880 and 1930. Owing mainly to European immigration, this drastic demographic change was accompanied by the most intensive urbanization process in the country’s history. Many of the buildings erected between the 1850s and 1930s used iron, especially prefabricated cast iron, for whole buildings, structural parts, or ornamentation. The cast iron elements, sold via trade catalogues, had been widely used in Europe, but were virtually unknown in Argentina. Cast iron became crucial to the process of modernization.At the time, Scotland enjoyed a commanding position in the pre-fabricated ironwork industry. In Latin America, Argentina’s rapid industrialization, increased wealth, and strategic importance to British national interests made the country a significant market for Scottish ironwork.Some of these cast iron elements manufactured in Scotland and shipped to Argentina still survive, and are part of a transnational architecture that today represents a shared heritage yet to be fully revealed. This paper identifies some of the products made at the Carron, Saracen, and Lion foundries, among the most important iron foundries in architectural cast iron development in Scotland. |
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openedition-oai:revues.org:abe_821 https://doi.org/10.4000/abe.821 urn:doi:10.4000/abe.821 en https://journals.openedition.org/abe/821 2014-12-01T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/8iot https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Documenting Scottish Architectural Cast Iron in Argentina ABE Journal InVisu info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2275-6639 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/abe Juarez, Lucia Carron Company Lion Foundry cast iron Macfarlane Saracen Foundry iron foundry iron trade Argentine Écosse Europe Amérique du Sud Royaume-Uni Europe de l’Ouest Lion Foundry fer fonte archives d’entreprise Macfarlane Saracen Foundry commerce du fer Unternehmensarchive Eisen Gusseisen Eisenhandel Gießerei Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry archivos de empresa hierro fundición comercio del hierro Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry ghisa ferro commercio del ferro fonderia Carron Company Lion Foundry Macfarlane Saracen Foundry archivi d’impresa This article will consider the process of documenting cast iron pieces and products located in Argentina, but manufactured by three of Scotland’s most important foundries: Carron Company, Saracen (Macfarlane) and Lion. It draws on work done mainly in Scottish archives, and is part of a more extensive project being undertaken at the University of Edinburgh in conjunction with Historic Scotland, entitled “Trading Nations: Architecture, Informal Empire, and the Scottish Cast Iron Industry in Argentina.”Argentina underwent its most intense period of population growth between 1880 and 1930. Owing mainly to European immigration, this drastic demographic change was accompanied by the most intensive urbanization process in the country’s history. Many of the buildings erected between the 1850s and 1930s used iron, especially prefabricated cast iron, for whole buildings, structural parts, or ornamentation. The cast iron elements, sold via trade catalogues, had been widely used in Europe, but were virtually unknown in Argentina. Cast iron became crucial to the process of modernization.At the time, Scotland enjoyed a commanding position in the pre-fabricated ironwork industry. In Latin America, Argentina’s rapid industrialization, increased wealth, and strategic importance to British national interests made the country a significant market for Scottish ironwork.Some of these cast iron elements manufactured in Scotland and shipped to Argentina still survive, and are part of a transnational architecture that today represents a shared heritage yet to be fully revealed. This paper identifies some of the products made at the Carron, Saracen, and Lion foundries, among the most important iron foundries in architectural cast iron development in Scotland. Dieser Artikel erläutert die laufende Dokumentation gusseiserner Gegenstände und Erzeugnisse, die in Argentinien zu finden sind, aber in den drei wichtigsten Gießereien Schottlands - Carron Company, Saracen (Macfarlane) und Lion – hergestellt wurden. Der überwiegend auf Recherchen in schottischen Archiven basierende Artikel ist Teil eines größeren Forschungsprojekts der Universität Edinburgh in Kooperation mit der öffentlichen Agentur Historic Scotland unter dem Titel „Handelsnationen: Architektur, informelle Reiche und die schottische Gusseisenindustrie in Argentinien“ (Trading Nations: Architecture, Informal Empire, and the Scottish Cast Iron Industry in Argentina).Argentinien erlebte die intensivste Phase seines Bevölkerungswachstums zwischen 1880 und 1930. Der hauptsächlich der europäischen Immigration geschuldete, markante demographische Wandel ging Hand in Hand mit dem tiefgreifendsten Urbanisierungsprozess der Geschichte des Landes. Für viele der zwischen den 1850er und 1930r Jahren errichteten Gebäude wurde Eisen verwendet, insbesondere vorgefertigtes Gusseisen für ganze Gebäude, tragende Teile oder Bauschmuck. Die Gusseisenelemente wurden per Katalog bestellt und waren in Europa bereits weit verbreitet, in Argentinien hingegen im Grunde noch unbekannt. Gusseisen wurde ausschlaggebend für den Modernisierungsprozess.Zu dieser Zeit erfreute sich Schottland einer Führungsstellung in der vorgefertigte Eisenteile produzierenden Industrie. In Lateinamerika führte Argentiniens schnelle Industrialisierung zu wachsendem Reichtum und die strategische Bedeutung nationaler britischer Interessen machte das Land zu einem wichtigen Markt für schottische Eisenwaren.Einige der in Schottland hergestellten und per Schiff nach Argentinien gekommenen Gusseisenelement sind noch erhalten und Teil einer transnationalen Architektur, die heute für ein gemeinsames und noch in seinem vollen Umfang zu entdeckendes Kulturerbe steht. Dieser Artikel identifiziert einige der Erzeugnisse aus den Gießereien Carron, Saracen und Lion, die zu den wichtigsten Eisenschmelzwerken für die Entwicklung von architektonischem Gusseisen in Schottland zählen. Este artículo analiza el proceso de documentación de las piezas y productos de hierro fundido localizados en Argentina pero fabricados por tres de las mayores empresas de fundición de Escocia: Carron Company, Saracen (Macfarlane) y Lion. El artículo se basa en datos procedentes principalmente de los archivos escoceses, y forma parte de un proyecto más amplio emprendido por la Universidad de Edimburgo junto con Historic Scotland, titulado «Comercio entre naciones: la arquitectura, el imperio informal y la industria escocesa del hierro fundido en Argentina Trading» (Nations: Architecture, Informal Empire, and the Scottish Cast Iron Industry in Argentina). El periodo de mayor crecimiento demográfico de Argentina va de 1880 a 1930. Debido sobre todo a la inmigración europea, esta drástica transformación demográfica se acompañó del proceso de urbanización más intenso de su historia. Muchos de los edificios erigidos entre las décadas de 1850 y 1930 utilizaban hierro, y en especial el hierro fundido prefabricado, para edificios completos, partes estructurales, y objetos decorativos. Los elementos de hierro fundido, vendidos por catálogo, eran muy utilizados en Europa pero casi desconocidos en Argentina. El hierro fundido se convirtió en un elemento crucial del proceso de modernización.Por entonces, Escocia gozaba de una posición preponderante en el sector del hierro prefabricado. En Latinoamérica, la rápida industrialización de Argentina, el crecimiento económico y la importancia estratégica del país para los intereses británicos lo convirtieron en un mercado importante para la fundición escocesa.Algunos de estos vestigios de hierro fundido fabricados en Escocia y enviados a Argentina aún sobreviven en la actualidad, y forman parte de la arquitectura transnacional que representa un patrimonio común que aún no se conoce plenamente. Este artículo identifica algunos de los productos fabricados en Carron, Saracen, y Lion, las empresas de fundición de hierro más importantes de Escocia. Cet article évoque le projet de documentation d’objets et produits en fonte se trouvant en Argentine, mais fabriqués par trois des plus importantes fonderies d’Écosse : Carron Company, Saracen (Macfarlane) et Lion. S’appuyant sur un travail effectué majoritairement dans des fonds d’archives conservés en Écosse, l’étude s’inscrit dans un projet de recherche plus large mené par l’université d’Edimbourg en collaboration avec l’agence publique Historic Scotland sous le titre « Nations commerçantes : l’architecture, l’empire informel et l’industrie de la fonte écossaise en Argentine » (Trading Nations: Architecture, Informal Empire, and the Scottish Cast Iron Industry in Argentina).Entre 1880 et 1930, l’Argentine a vécu sa période de croissance démographique la plus intense. Principalement dû à l’immigration européenne, ce changement remarquable a été accompagné par l’urbanisation la plus intense de l’histoire du pays. Entre les années 1850 et les années 1930, le fer, et notamment les éléments préfabriqués, a été utilisé pour la construction de nombreux bâtiments dans leur totalité, pour des parties portantes ou pour des décors architecturaux. Les éléments en fonte s’achetaient par correspondance et avaient largement été utilisés en Europe, mais ils demeuraient pratiquement inconnus en Argentine. Ainsi, la fonte devint un facteur déterminant dans le processus de modernisation.À cette époque, l’Écosse se réjouissait de sa position dominante dans l’industrie de la fonte préfabriquée. En Amérique latine, l’industrialisation rapide de l’Argentine augmentait les richesses et l’importance stratégique pour les intérêts nationaux britanniques et faisaient du pays un marché important pour la ferronnerie écossaise.Certains de ces éléments en fonte fabriqués en Écosse et transportés en bateau vers l’Argentine existent encore et font partie d’une architecture transnationale représentant aujourd’hui un héritage commun dont l’ampleur attend d’être révélée. Cet article identifie certains des produits fabriqués par les fonderies Carron, Saracen ou Lion, fonderies comptant parmi les plus importantes pour le développement de fonte architecturale en Écosse. Questo articolo tratta del processo di documentazione e censimento di prodotti siderurgici in ghisa usati per l’edilizia in Argentina, ma fabbricati da tre delle più importanti fonderie scozzesi: Carron Company, Saracen (Macfarlane) e Lion. Le fonti provengono principalmente da archivi scozzesi e il progetto fa parte di un’opera più vasta intrapresa dall’università di Edimburgo in collaborazione con Historic Scotland, l’agenzia governativa scozzese responsabile dei monumenti storici, e intitolato « Nazioni commercianti: architettura, impero informale e industria siderurgica scozzese in Argentina » (Trading Nations: Architecture, Informal Empire, and the Scottish Cast Iron Industry in Argentina).Tra il 1880 e il 1930 l’Argentina ha conosciuto il suo più intenso periodo di crescita demografica, dovuto soprattuto all’immigrazione europea. Questo drastico cambiamento demografico è stato accompagnato dal processo di urbanizzazione più intenso nella storia del paese. Il ferro, in particolare i pezzi prefabbricati in ghisa, entrava nella fabbricazione di molti edifici eretti tra la metà dell’Ottocento e gli anni Trenta ed era usato per interi edifici, per parti specifiche della struttura o per la decorazione. Gli elementi in ghisa, venduti tramite cataloghi commerciali, erano già ampiamente usati in Europa, ma erano praticamente sconosciuti in Argentina. La ghisa divenne cruciale per il processo di modernizzazione.All’epoca la Scozia godeva di un posto di primo piano nell’industria dei prefabbricati siderurgici. All’interno dell’America latina la rapida industrializzazione dell’Argentina, il suo benessere crescente e l’importanza strategica rispetto agli interessi della Gran Bretagna fecero del paese un mercato molto importante per la siderurgia scozzese.Alcuni di questi elementi siderurgici fabbricati in Scozia e inviati in Argentina esistono ancora oggi e fanno parte di un’architettura trans-nazionale che oggi rappresenta un patrimonio culturale comune ancora da svelare nella sua interezza. Questo articolo si concentra su alcuni dei prodotti delle fonderie Carron, Saracen e Lion, tre delle principali fonderie scozzesi per quanto riguarda lo sviluppo della siderurgia architettonica. |