A bloomery is a type of furnace once widely used for smelting iron from its oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron. A bloomery`s product is a porous mass of iron and slag called a bloom. This mix of slag and iron in the bloom is termed sponge iron, which is usually consolidated (shingled) and further forged....
factory where iron bars are manufactured
• (n.) A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.
Bloom'er·y noun (Manuf.) A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron. 
A primitive furnace used for direct reduction of ore to iron.
Very early type of Furnace for reducing Iron Ore directly into Wrought Iron. Product was of poor quality as it was never molten. Slag was generally removed by hammering, but some was inevitably left behind and trapped within the product. Superseded by Finery and Chafery Process
An early hearth for smelting haematite to produce iron.
a hearth for smelting iron in blooms of pasty consistency by means of charcoal.
A primitive furnace used for direct reduction of ore to iron.