Periodical Index Detail
Colonial Williamsburg Journal
| Title | Meet the Tinmen |
| Issue | Volume 35, Number 04, (CWJ, Autumn 2013) |
| Description | The newly reconstructed CW Historic Area Tin Shop, part of Anderson's Blacksmith Shop and Public Armoury, is described and contrasted to the blacksmith's operation, though its products were also related to military operations--items such as canteens, cups, kettles, lanterns etc. Skillls of tinmen, learned in a seven-year apprenticeship, included cutting, shaping and assembling as well as soldering and math skills. Steve DeLisle is the tinman, Joel Anderson, his apprentice. |
| Author | Crews, Ed |
| Pages | 27-29 |