Ironwork
Any weapon, artwork, utensil or architectural feature made of iron especially used for decoration / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ironworks.
Ironwork is any weapon, artwork, utensil, or architectural feature made of iron, especially one used for decoration. There are two main types of ironwork: wrought iron and cast iron. While the use of iron dates as far back as 4000 BC, it was the Hittites who first knew how to extract it (see iron ore) and develop weapons. Use of iron was mainly utilitarian until the Middle Ages; it became widely used for decoration in the period between the 16th and 19th century.
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