The Blacksmith: Artisan within the Early Community
by Gunnion, Vernon S. and Carroll J. Hopf (editors)
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- Condition
- VG. marks & wear to covers; light edge-wear. spine top rubbed. top corner edge of textblock stained red; pgs clean. light toning
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1976. Softcover. VG. marks & wear to covers; light edge-wear. spine top rubbed. top corner edge of textblock stained red; pgs clean. light toning to pg edges. inscription to title pg.. Color-illus. stapled wraps with white lettering. 64 pp. with 103 bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibition at the Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), held 1972-1973. With a foreword by Blanche K. Reigle and the introduction by John D. Tyler. Includes a bw photo of the J.W. Epley Blacksmith Shop, originally located near Gettysburg, PA but moved to the Landis Vally Farm Museum in 1968. Epley was a master farrier. Blacksmiths, however didn't make only horse shoes, and this exhibit included all manner of other practical items as well as decorative wares: shutter fasteners, pie cutters, Conestoga wagon tool boxes, hunting knives, meat hooks, andirons, beautiful hinges, and more. An enlightening look at life in the smithy.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150040
- Title
- The Blacksmith: Artisan within the Early Community
- Author
- Gunnion, Vernon S. and Carroll J. Hopf (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG. marks & wear to covers; light edge-wear. spine top rubbed. top corner edge of textblock stained red; pgs clean. light toning
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- American Decorative Arts ; Blacksmithing, blacksmiths, metals ; ;
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