We talked to tim schwartz about the role of the blacksmith in the colonial era. We will also learn about James Anderson who owned a Blacksmith Shop and public armory in williamsburg during the 1770s. Mr. Schwartz i am the master blacksmith at the anderson Blacksmith Shop, part of Colonial Williamsburgs historic trade program. In Colonial Williamsburg we have , preserved a number of trades from the 18th century. We have 20 trades practiced in the historic area. I run the Blacksmith Shop. We work with iron and steel. Those are Raw Materials that are made into finished products such as construction hardware tools, household accessories, agricultural implements. Parts for wagons and carriages. Here at the armory, we expand into even more work. I will touch on that in a moment. As part of historic trades, our mission is to retreat the Work Environment and the activities you would find in the sorts of workshops in colonial america. That involves hand work. There is no machine process here. I
American history tv. Of our Charter Communications partners, we will explore the history of this city of about 180,000 residents. Located in the central part of massachusetts, it grew into an Industrial Center with the creation of the Blackstone Canal in the early 19th century. Coming up, we will against at some of the citys early industrial contributions as we visit the historical museum. The story of worcester is a great economic engine in the early 19th and 20th century. Its the story of the Industrial Heritage that starts at the time of the Blackstone Canal. 1828, it opens and while there was a small industry in worcester before that, we focus on the beginnings and go to the 21st century. I explained her, we will hear about the history of Mechanics Hall, the cultural cornerstone of the city and today, and internationally regarded music meeting place. We begin the hour with the trip to the campus of Clark University and their special collection to learn about robert of the, the inve
Blacksmith at the anderson Blacksmith Shop, part of Colonial Williamsburgs distort trade program. In Colonial Williamsburg we have preserved a number of trades from the 18th century. We have 20 trades practiced in the historic area. I run the Blacksmith Shop. We work with iron and steel. Those are all materials that are made into finished products such as construction of hardware, tools, household accessories, agricultural implements. Here at the armory we expand into even more work. I will touch on that in a moment. Trades ourhistoric mission is to retreat the Work Environment and the activities you would find in the sorts of workshops in colonial america. That involves and work hand work. It also involves the study of early documentary evidence to teach us about the history of these trades and the technologies that were practiced. The Research Also tells us about the operation of these businesses. Who worked there, what source of work they were doing, and how they were paid. We also
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