- A
tinsmith is a
historical term for a
skilled craftsperson who
makes and
repairs things made of tin or
other light metals. The
profession was also known...
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Tinker or
tinkerer is an
archaic term for an
itinerant tinsmith who
mends household utensils.
Tinker for metal-worker is
attested from the
thirteenth century...
- iron, Whitesmith, from
those who
worked with tin (and the more
obvious Tinsmith),
Brownsmith and Redsmith, from
those who
worked with
copper (Coppersmith...
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alloy of
copper and zinc. The term "redsmith" is used for a
tinsmith that uses
tinsmithing tools and
techniques to make
copper items.
Anthropologists believe...
- The
Tinsmiths'
Tower (Romanian:
Turnul Cositorarilor, German: Zinngießerturm) is one of the nine
towers located in the
citadel of Sighișoara, belonging...
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Usually tinware refers to
kitchenware made of tinplate,
often crafted by
tinsmiths. Many cans used for
canned food are
tinware as well.
Something that is...
- (c. 1832 in Vineland, New
Jersey –
February 26, 1902) was an
American tinsmith and the
patentee of the
metal ****-on lid for
antique fruit jars commonly...
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Surnames ****ociated with the
occupations of
light metalworking: tinker/
tinsmith/plumber, etc.
Germanic Tinker,
Tinner Blacher, Blecher, Blechner, Bleckner...
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apprenticed as a coppersmith.
After his
apprenticeship ended, he
started as a
tinsmith working with
sheet iron. By 1805,
Eichholtz opened his own shop in Lancaster...
- metals, by
forging the metal,
using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf.
tinsmith).
Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings,
light fixtures...
