Piece foundry

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Unit foundry called

generally the structural equipment for the activity of the piece caster

specially built, mostly for casting large artillery pieces and cannons :

  • Woolwich Gun Foundry, the piece foundry established in Woolwich, England in the 18th century was considered the most perfect of its time in Europe
  • Piece foundry Hanover , casting yard built in 1782/83 by Gotthard Christoph Müller as a sovereign piece foundry
  • Piece foundry Stockholm , gun foundry built by Gotthard Christoph Müller in Sweden in the 18th century