This section is from the book "The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia", by Luke Hebert. Also available from Amazon: Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia.
The piler piles the pieces of the rough bar together in the manner shown in the annexed cut, putting as many upon one another as will form a bloom or a finished bar of the size and weight required. The piles are then taken or deposited in a convenient situation for being put into -
 
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