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Author Topic: Itinerant Blacksmiths, Did they Exist?  (Read 316 times)

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Re: Itinerant Blacksmiths, Did they Exist?
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2011, 02:51:58 PM »
Bellows, yes. They could (concievably) used bicks (what we call them) or stake anvils, or tote a 120-200# anvil in a wagon. Lots of early use of charcoal over coal unless in the city.
The bellows wol dbeythe hardest (bulkiest) thing to transport...

Nice research.
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