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In Butte, Montana, reverberatories have in the past been preferred to cupola furnaces, as the charge has consisted mainly of fine roasted concentrates; but the cupola is gaining ground there.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

Our talk was of cyanide processes, reverberatories, pennyweights, water-jackets.

From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Allen, Grant

Richard Pearce’s reverberatories in 1878 had an area of hearth of 15 ft. by 9 ft.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

Now both these and the egg-shaped reverberatories are being abandoned for furnaces as long as 43 ft.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various