Examines the work and world of rural blacksmiths: wheelwrights; lock, gun, and spoonsmiths; cutlers, farriers, white smiths and general smiths; edge-tool makers and mechanics. It covers the two hundred year evolution of the smithies' shops and presents a portfolio of products of the general smith and the prices charged. Pennsylvania ironware is described through the materials and methods of handling, form and design elements. Biographies and work of over forty documented Pennsylvania smiths are included as well as a list of ...
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Examines the work and world of rural blacksmiths: wheelwrights; lock, gun, and spoonsmiths; cutlers, farriers, white smiths and general smiths; edge-tool makers and mechanics. It covers the two hundred year evolution of the smithies' shops and presents a portfolio of products of the general smith and the prices charged. Pennsylvania ironware is described through the materials and methods of handling, form and design elements. Biographies and work of over forty documented Pennsylvania smiths are included as well as a list of contemporary blacksmiths in the state.
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Add this copy of To Draw, Upset, and Weld; the Work of the Pennsylvania to cart. $29.50, very good condition, Sold by DogStar Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lancaster, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by 1980 Oral Traditions Project of the Union County Historical Society..
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Near Fine. 0271002654. B&W Photographs; Oblong 4to 11"-13" tall; 84 pages; 1980 Oral Traditions Project of the Union County Historical Society. Oversize oblong format paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Bright, tight and fresh. No marks. Illustrated with B&W photographs. NF.
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