Hut clerk
The smelter was a smelter who worked as an accounting officer at a smelter. A good knowledge of mathematics and a sound knowledge of metallurgy , in particular the art of tasting, were required to work as a hut clerk .
tasks
The smelter had to make sure that the smelter was always supplied with the materials that were needed for smelting. He also had the task of buying the smelters' toughness. He had to supervise the smelting of ore and ensure that a correctly weighed mixture of ore and coal and aggregates was used. He was also responsible for ensuring that the respective metals were weighed accordingly after they had been melted. In his function as accounting officer, he had to account for the shifts of the smelter. He was also responsible for billing the smelter costs and billing with the trades . Ultimately, he also had to ensure that the tithe was paid for the sovereign.
literature
- Christian Heinrich Gottlieb Hake: Commentary on mining law. Kommerzienrath JE v. Seidel art and bookstore, Sulzbach 1823
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl Friedrich Richter: Latest mountain and hut lexicon. First volume, Kleefeldsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1805.
- ↑ a b F. Herthum (Ed.): Collection of the mining law and mining regulations published in the Fürstenthume Schwarzburg - Rudelstadt and partly also in the Fürstenthume Schwarzburg - Sondershausen, with contributions to the knowledge of Schwarzburg mountain habits. Self-published, Koenitz 1866, pp. 61–62.
- ↑ Carl von Scheuchenstuel: IDIOTICON the Austrian mining and metallurgy language. kk court bookseller Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1856.
- ^ A b c Hermann Brassert: Mountain orders of the Prussian lands. FC Eisen's Königliche Hof-Buch- und Kunsthandlung, Cologne 1858.
- ↑ a b New collection of state regulations, invitations to tender and other general regulations that were issued by the end of October 1806 for the oldest parts of the Electorate of Hesse. First volume, years 1524 to 1735 inclusive, in the court and orphanage. Buchdruckerei, Cassel 1806, pp. 47–49.