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    A shot tower is a tower designed for the production of small-diameter shot balls by free fall of molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The...
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  • A shot tower is used for the production of lead shot. Places named Shot Tower include: Shot Tower (Dubuque), United States Shot Tower, Lambeth, England...
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    The Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick shot tower, 234.25 feet (71.40 m) tall, located near the downtown,...
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    Coop's Shot Tower is a shot tower located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, Australia. It was completed in 1889 and is 50 metres high. The historic building...
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    The Sparks Shot Tower is a historic shot tower located at 129-131 Carpenter Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened on July 4, 1808, it was one of...
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    Shot Tower (sometimes referred to as the Taroona Shot Tower) is a historic sandstone shot tower situated in Taroona, Tasmania, Australia. The tower held...
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    using a shot tower. The Bliemeister method has supplanted the shot tower method since the early 1960s. Producing lead shot from a shot tower was pioneered...
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    Hill Shot Tower is a 78-metre (256 ft) cylindrical shot tower located in Clifton Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Clifton Hill Shot Tower held...
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    The Shot Tower located in Dubuque, Iowa, is one of the last remaining shot towers in the United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic...
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    features a large glass cone, which houses the heritage-listed Coop's Shot Tower. The Melbourne Central shopping and office development was constructed...
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