William Brownrigg writing in 1748, in his ‘Book of Common Salt’, shows a wood-cut of one of these salt-making pans. The change to iron (from lead) coincided with a change from wood to coal for the purpose of heating the brine. Gradually, the pans increased in size.
William Brownrigg writing in 1748, in his ‘Book of Common Salt’, illustrates a wood-cut of one of these salt-making containers. The switch to iron (from lead) coincided with the shift from wood to coal for heating the brine solution. Consequently, the pans became larger over time.