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Blacksmith Collection

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith Tools 1875

Blacksmith Tools 1875
A range of tools used by a blacksmith or ironsmith, including pincers, a hook, files, a hammer and a mallet. 1875

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmiths outside their forge

Blacksmiths outside their forge
A superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Bismarck as Blacksmith

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith & Horse 19C

Blacksmith & Horse 19C
A blacksmith puts a new shoe on a bay mare

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Horseshoer. Coloured engraving (19th c. )

Horseshoer. Coloured engraving (19th c. )
Horseshoer. Coloured engraving (19th c.)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith at work in his forge

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse

Blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse
A blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse. There are discarded horseshoes on the floor, and more hanging from a rack on the wall. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Cockney Blacksmith / 1932

Cockney Blacksmith / 1932
Mr Charles Mitchell, the village smithy of Pyecombe, Sussex, claims to be a real cockney. Pyecombe forge have been making their famous crooks for centuries

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: C17 Blacksmith / Woodcut

C17 Blacksmith / Woodcut
Two blacksmiths work with hammers at an anvil, while behind them their furnace roars

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Northop Smithy

Northop Smithy
A picturesque old smithy (blacksmiths shop) at Northop, Flintshire, Wales. Date: 1930s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Old Smithy at Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon

Old Smithy at Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon, with a horse having a hoof inspected. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Old Smithy, Gretna Green, Scotland

The Old Smithy, Gretna Green, Scotland

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Village Blacksmith

Village Blacksmith
Village blacksmith at work at his forge. circa 1905

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Farrier at his Forge

Farrier at his Forge
A farrier and his boy apprentice in a forge in Reading, Berkshire, England

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: South Kirkby Smithy early 1900s

South Kirkby Smithy early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Yorkshire Blacksmith

Yorkshire Blacksmith
The Smithy (blacksmith) at work at his anvil in Dent, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith / Chatterbox

Blacksmith / Chatterbox
The village blacksmith

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats

Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats. Blacksmith with hammer and anvil in front of a forge in the Forest of Dean 43, man showing a Japanned or lacquered tray in Pontypool 44

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Marriage certificate issued at Gretna Green, Scotland

Marriage certificate issued at Gretna Green, Scotland, dated 28 February 1920, between Michael Joseph Wyne of London and Marguerite Marchmont of Mount Florida, Glasgow. Date: 1920

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: St Marys Church, Felpham, near Bognor Regis, West Sussex

St Marys Church, Felpham, near Bognor Regis, West Sussex, showing the headstones of the blacksmith William Stone and his wife Mary. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Alderley Old Smithy Victorian period

Alderley Old Smithy Victorian period

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Old Smithy, Alderley

Old Smithy, Alderley

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Smithy near Ashburton Victorian period

Smithy near Ashburton Victorian period

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Smithy near Ashburton devon

Smithy near Ashburton devon

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Smithy, Paxton near Berwick on Tweed

Smithy, Paxton near Berwick on Tweed

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Smithy at Paxton near Berwick on Tweed Victorian period

The Smithy at Paxton near Berwick on Tweed Victorian period

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Gretna Green in the 1920s

Gretna Green in the 1920s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Village blacksmith shoeing horse

Village blacksmith shoeing horse

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: A Village Blacksmith early 1900s

A Village Blacksmith early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Old Smithy, Kimberworth

Old Smithy, Kimberworth

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Kimberworth Old Smithy early 1900s

Kimberworth Old Smithy early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Embleton Blacksmith early 1900s

Embleton Blacksmith early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Penshurst Blacksmith early 1900s

Penshurst Blacksmith early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Bempton Blacksmith early 1900s

Bempton Blacksmith early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Beckenham Blacksmith early 1900s

Beckenham Blacksmith early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Forge, Nazareth, Israel, early 1900s

Forge, Nazareth, Israel, early 1900s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Cottages and Church, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Cottages and Church, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
Smithy Cottages and Church, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Old Forge, Penshurst, Kent

The Old Forge, Penshurst, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: A Chaga Forge of the Maasai

A Chaga Forge of the Maasai
A man of the Maasai Wa-Chaga tribe sits over a forge. The Masai are a semi-nomadic ethnic group who inhabit Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania.The Wa-Chaga live at the foot of Mount Kilamanjaro

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: ANVIL TOMBSTONE

ANVIL TOMBSTONE
The Anvil Tombstone, an unusual and lasting memorial to a former blacksmith, at Headcorn, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Various shots of blacksmiths and athletes. Date: 1887

Various shots of blacksmiths and athletes. Date: 1887

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Muybridge - Blacksmiths

Muybridge - Blacksmiths
Four scenes of blacksmiths at work Date: 1880s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith / farriers smithy Kinlochchewe Ross-shire Scotland

Blacksmith / farriers smithy Kinlochchewe Ross-shire Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: The blacksmith or farriers smithy at Kinlochchewe Ross-shire Scotland thatched roof

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery

Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge. Man weaving silk cloth on a loom in Coventry 40, customers in a fancy jewellery shop in Birmingham 41

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking

Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips. Basket-maker weaving willow into baskets and hampers on the Isle of Ely 34

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th century

Metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th century
Forged metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th century. Horses bit, spade and napha or portfolio. After Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneuves l Afrique, Paris, 1814

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith or goldsmith at work, Senegambia, 18th century

Blacksmith or goldsmith at work, Senegambia, 18th century. He works unders thatched hut with tools including fire, anvil, hammer, pincers and bellows. Orfevre ou Forgeron Negre. A goldsmith

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith tree frog, Hypsiboas faber

Blacksmith tree frog, Hypsiboas faber
Blacksmith tree frog, blacksmith treefrog or smith frog, Hypsiboas faber or Boana faber (Rana gaimardii, Hyla gaimardii. Ranocchiella di Gaimard)

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Portuguese man o war, Physalia physalis

Portuguese man o war, Physalia physalis (Fisalia pelagica). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus. Blue-bellied parrot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Cartoon, Vulcans Best Customer (Peace)

Cartoon, Vulcans Best Customer (Peace)
Cartoon, Vulcans Best Customer -- the angel of Peace asks the blacksmith Vulcan if hes very busy. A list of weapons to be produced is written up on the wall on the right

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Silverstone

Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Silverstone
Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Shoeing and General Smith, Silverstone, Northamptonshire. circa 1910

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Farriers invoice, Owen Coles, Silverstone, Northants

Farriers invoice, Owen Coles, Silverstone, Northants
Farriers invoice, Owen Coles, Shoeing and General Smith, Silverstone, Northamptonshire. circa 1910

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Music cover, The Jolly Blacksmiths March-Twostep

Music cover, The Jolly Blacksmiths March-Twostep, written by E T Paull and E Braham. 1905

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: City ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing

City ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing
City burgher and ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing beside his coat of arms. From an Aschaffenburg Guild Book. He holds a golden lily, and she a rose

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Festive costume of Conrad Pistor of the Kremer Guild, 1588

Festive costume of Conrad Pistor of the Kremer Guild, 1588
Festive costume of Conrad Pistor of the Kremer Guild in 1588, with his coat of arms with ploughshare, indicating blacksmith. From an Aschaffenburg guild book

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat

Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: King William IVs coach at Gretna Green, Scotland

King William IVs coach at Gretna Green, Scotland
King William IVs coach outside the Famous Old Blacksmiths Shop at Gretna Green, Scotland, during the Carlisle Historical Pageant, August 1928, with people in historical costume

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Village blacksmith 1870

Village blacksmith 1870
Village smithy stands in front of the open forge. Date: 1870

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Siberian Blacksmith

Siberian Blacksmith
A Siberian Blacksmith at work. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer

Blacksmith hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer
Blacksmith in his forge hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer. Date: 1887

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: A curious old blacksmiths shop and cottage, decorated with dozens of deer

A curious old blacksmiths shop and cottage, decorated with dozens of deers antlers, Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The village farrier (blacksmith) sharpening a pair of garden shears at his wheel

The village farrier (blacksmith) sharpening a pair of garden shears at his wheel, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: This anvil, in Mucklestone churchyard, Shropshire, England

This anvil, in Mucklestone churchyard, Shropshire, England, is said to be the one used by the blacksmith who reversed Queen Margarets horseshoes in 1459. Date: 15th century

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: National Waifs Association 1900

National Waifs Association 1900
National Waifs Association for destitute boys in Stepney Causeway, London. Photograph showing Dr. Barnardos giving boys a chance to learn a trade in blacksmithing. Date: 1900

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: VILLAGE SMITHY

VILLAGE SMITHY
The fine old smithy (blacksmiths shop) in the pretty village of Penshurst, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: COCKNEY BLACKSMITH / 1932

COCKNEY BLACKSMITH / 1932
Mr Charles Mitchell, the village smithy of Pyecombe, Sussex, claims to be a real cockney. Pyecombe forge have been making their famous crooks for centuries. Date: 29 September 1932

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: BLACKSMITH / CIRCA 1800

BLACKSMITH / CIRCA 1800
liquor being poured out in a blacksmiths workshop. Date: circa 1800

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: AFRICAN BLACKSMITHS

AFRICAN BLACKSMITHS
Central African blacksmiths Date: circa 1870

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: GERMAN BLACKSMITH

GERMAN BLACKSMITH
A German blacksmith and his assistant work on a horseshoe. Date: 19th Century

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: ROMANISED BRITON

ROMANISED BRITON
A Romanised Briton with his sword, and a weapon-maker Date: 3rd century

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: BLACKSMITHS / SHIRE HORSE

BLACKSMITHS / SHIRE HORSE
Four blacksmiths shoe a shire horse while his owner stands and watches. The horse, who is blinkered, stands patiently. Date: circa 1930

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: 17th century Blacksmith

17th century Blacksmith
Two blacksmiths work with hammers at an anvil, while behind them their furnace roars. Date: 17th century

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: French Cavalry inspection

French Cavalry inspection
NAPOLEONIC ERA French Cavalry Napoleonic inspects the stables Date: CIRCA 1800

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Nontron, Dordogne - Blacksmith High School

Nontron, Dordogne - Blacksmith High School. Date: 1906

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire - The Village Forge

Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire - The Village Forge. Date: circa 1905

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Whitman, Massachusetts, USA

Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Whitman, Massachusetts, USA
A chef at work in the Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Whitman, Massachusetts, USA, specialising in lobsters, steaks, fish and chops broiled over the coals of the old forges. 1941

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Herm - Channel Islands - The Old Shoeing Stocks

Herm - Channel Islands - The Old Shoeing Stocks
The Old Shoeing Stocks at Herm (Haerme) - one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: The Smithy, Penshurst, Kent

The Smithy, Penshurst, Kent. circa 1920s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: La Crinolonomanie by Charles Vernier

La Crinolonomanie by Charles Vernier -- A fashionable young woman visits a blacksmith for repairs to the iron ring of her crinoline frame. circa 1850

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Old Blacksmiths Shop, Gretna Green, Scotland

Old Blacksmiths Shop, Gretna Green, Scotland
People sitting on a bench outside the Marriage Room, aka the Old Blacksmiths Shop, Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Sam and Carter Livesey - The Village Blacksmith

Sam and Carter Livesey - The Village Blacksmith
Sam Livesey (18731936) a British film and stage actor and his brother Carter (or Joseph) Livesey (rear). Here the brothers perform in their joint touring production of The Village Blacksmith

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Thornton Hough Smithy

Thornton Hough Smithy
The Village Smithy (blacksmith), with its spreading old chestnut tree, at Thornton Hough, Wirral, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageBlacksmith Collection: Our Village in Victorian Times by H. L. Oakley

Our Village in Victorian Times by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes of village life during the Victorian era. Cut outs include the squire, gamekeepers, farm workers, the blacksmith, the vicar



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