CSPAN3 Colonial Williamsburg Blacksmith Shop And Public Armoury December 21, 2015
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 constructi...