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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drew, post: 11433151, member: 3235&quot;]Yes, testing is an absolute way to tell, steel has a higher carbon content for strength &amp; ease of production. Looking at it has a grain pattern from being worked. From what I&#039;ve seen steel became king for higher volume products in the 1880-1910 period. If you look at most late Victorian lamps such as these, the pieces which they&#039;re formed from are smooth with no imperfections - what you see with high volume production steel. Of course craftsmen continued using iron back then, and still do today for it&#039;s workability. In the end, the difference is only a 2-3% carbon difference between iron &amp; steel. Today, folks broadly use the term wrought iron for both iron &amp; steel which is fine - purists and dedicated craftsman can be particular. There are online sources with details on all this, but it gets quite technical, even scientific.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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