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Woman blacksmith -- Eng. [i.e. England] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

February 3, 1909

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Giovanni said:
    Wonderful shot, Congratulations, Hello and thank you.!
  • Swordscookie said:
    It seems an unlikely location for the anvil? They generally worked on the metal while it was hot and that shoe looks cold in the tongs. Nicely taken shot and I'd be willing to bet that the Sergt. is the man at the anvil!
  • Woesinger said:
    Apparently, farrier's anvils were also used for "cold shaping" of horse shoes. So sayeth the all-knowing internet. butlerhorseshoeingschools.com/2010/08/how-to-choose-and-u... Which is not to say the shot wasn't posed either, mind you.
  • Débora said:
    so interesting. I wonder that all of them might have gone to the first world war, a few years later... it's incredible to look at these pictures and think about the historical context!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Swordscookie He does look very much in charge, doesn't he?

Duitsers bij aambeeld

from Nationaal Archief

  • Leenke said:
    ** translation of describtion ** Second World War, landwar at the Eastern Front. Craftsmen of the German Wehrmacht working at an anvil. Russia/ Soviet Union, october 15th 1941
  • David Walker said:
    the guy with the big hammer hits where ever the guy with the little hammer hits.

October 31, 1936

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Swordscookie said:
    Great shot. Looking at the implement the man on the left was operating I suspect that it helped them to form up the cask? Any experts out there to tell us how it was done?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Swordscookie Would indeed welcome input from any coopers out there! It looks as if the foot pedal thingy (technical term) helped to increase pressure on the hoops??
  • Michiel2005 said:
    Looks more like a fire, the foot pedal would pump air into it to increase the heat. The hoops are heated before they are put around the cask.
  • Swordscookie said:
    I think you're right Michiel! I was looking at the shape but when you view it at original size you can see it a lot better and it seems to be a portable furnace - for heating the rivets perhaps? I like the specialised anvil the other cooper is working on, specially adapted for his needs and no need for bending the back unnecessarily!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Michiel2005 Swordscookie Ah, that makes sense - a sort of brazier type affair...