Working as a two-man crew, a puddler and helper could produce around 1.5 tons of iron in a 12-hour shift.
[1] The strenuous labor, heat and fumes caused puddlers to have a short life expectancy, with most dying in their thirties.
[2] Puddling was never automated because the puddler had to sense when the balls had "come to nature.
"[clarification needed] James J. Davis, who was born in Tredegar, Wales, emigrated to the United States, where he later became a prominent figure in government, serving as a U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania and as U.S. Secretary of Labor under three consecutive presidents.