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Blacksmith Anthony Tratnyek uses bellows to stoke a fire in the hearth Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in the re-creation of the 1750 blacksmith shop in the Colonial Industrial Quarter in Bethlehem.
Civil War blacksmith A re-enactor at the living history encampment outside Gettysburg's Seminary Ridge Museum demonstrates the skills of a Civil War blacksmith, who would follow the army with his ...
Roaring bellows and burning sparks: The last blacksmith of the Grand Banks J. Wilson Osborne, born at the dawn of the 20th century, went from making horseshoes to fixing trucks.
Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands, And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. Children coming home ...