To Draw, Upset, and Weld: The Work of the Pennsylvania Rural Blacksmith, 1742-1935

by Jeannette Lasansky

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271002654
• ISBN13: 9780271002651
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 84 Pages