Not to muddy the water, Jacob Mayer, the founder of B-V was apparently more of a humanatarian than Herr Krupp; perhaps that explains the lack of barrels? Some of Mayer's first steel casting specialities were church bells. Three of which, cast in 1854, still exist today.
In Manchester's book it states Krupp surrupticiously purchased Bochumer in 1958-59. With the purchase, the last Cannon King, Alfried Krupp, became once again the largest steel maker in Europe and one of only 5 billionaires extant in the world. Not too bad considering he had been released from prison for war crimes only 4 years earlier.
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