文章基本信息

标题：Letters
作者：Kinsey, Ted
期刊名称：The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association
印刷版ISSN：0012-8147
出版年度：2004
卷号：Sep 2004
出版社：the Early American Industries Association

Letters

Kinsey, Ted

Heavy Duty Soap

The words "Cast Steel" on a tool have caused a lot of discussion over the years. I guess by now everyone knows that it refers to how the material was made, rather than the tool. However, in looking thorough an 1857 diary and account book from Sweden, N.Y. (near Rochester), I ran across an entry that puts a whole new sping on the subject:

"January 7 Bar of Cast Steel Soap .......... $0.06"

If you have trouble with this, try saying it out loud.

Ted Kinsey

Geneseo, N.Y.