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English translation: tin-smith
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| 4 +1 | tin-smith |
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| 4 | tinsmith workshop worker/tinsmith's shop |
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| 2 | haberdashery metalware manufacturer |
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| 1 | whitesmith |
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haberdashery metalware manufacturer Explanation: * -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-22 08:03:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- just an idea |
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peer agreement (net): +1tin-smith Explanation: tinsmith - a worker who makes or repairs things of sheet metal polutny - tinkers, mostly known in 19.c. haberdashery, haberdasherer - is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons, zippers http://en.wikipedia.org -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2010-09-22 11:42:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- haberdasher |
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tinsmith workshop worker/tinsmith's shop Explanation: http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_my_p_edwk_l/0_my_photographs_e... http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Sanok/san221.html http://thenews.com.mx/articulo/tinsmith-family-inherits-tool... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2010-09-22 13:55:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- tinware worker -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2010-09-22 14:15:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Tinware was produced in Colonial America by artisans who imported tinplate from England or Germany, cut it into various shapes, formed the shapes, and soldered the pieces together to produce a container, scoop or some other useful article. These items were sold out of their shops in hamlets and villages, and in rural areas by itinerant Yankee peddlers who traveled the backcountry going door-to-door.It was this all-important division of labor that allowed specialization. http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.asp?ID=2514451 |
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2 hrs confidence:
whitesmith Explanation: Whitesmith: a tinsmith who specializes in making utensils, particularly dairy items; also a person who finishes and polishes ironwork. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2010-09-22 17:15:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another link here: http://code.easterbrook.org.uk/resources_glossary.html "There is one common, and two less common definitions of a whitesmith: 1. A whitesmith is another name for tinsmith. A worker in tin and light metals one who makes pots and pans and similar items from tin plate. 2. A whitesmith is also the name for someone who finished small items made from tin and other light metals. Often these were polished to fine finish to resemble silverware. 3. Whitesmith was also sometimes used for a silversmith who produced work without a recognised mark. " -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2010-09-22 17:17:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You can find many other links if you google "whitesmith+historical occupation". Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesmith |
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