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{{about||the films|The Ironmaster (1933 film)|and|The Ironmaster (1948 film)|the 1983 film|Ironmaster (film)}}
[[Image:Ironbridge002.JPG|300px|thumb|upright=1.5|[[The Iron Bridge]] of [[Abraham Darby I|Abraham Darby]]'s [[Coalbrookdale]] works]]
An '''ironmaster''' is the manager, and usually owner, of a [[forge]] or [[blast furnace]] for the processing of [[iron]]. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the [[Industrial Revolution]], especially in [[Great Britain]].
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