Whitesmith

A whitesmith is a metalworker who does finishing work on iron and steel such as filing, lathing, burnishing or polishing.^[1]^[2]^[3] The term also refers to a person who works with "white" or light-coloured metals, and is sometimes used as a synonym for tinsmith.^[4]

^ John Holland (1831). "VI". A treatise on the progressive improvement and present state of the manufactures in metal. Vol. II:Iron and Steel. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, and John Taylor. pp. 124–157.
^ T. Webster; Mrs Parkes (1856). "VI(II)11:Smith's Work". The American family encyclopedia of useful knowledge. J.C.Derby. p. 65.
^ George Jacob Holyoake (1892). "Artizan life sixty years ago (1830)". Sixty Years of an Agitator's Life. Lulu.com. p. 26.
^ Susan Hanway Scott (2012), "Whitesmithing", The Hunt Magazine, vol. Summer 2012

[Holland-1] John Holland (1831). "VI". A treatise on the progressive improvement and present state of the manufactures in metal. Vol. II:Iron and Steel. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, and John Taylor. pp. 124–157.

[Derby-2] T. Webster; Mrs Parkes (1856). "VI(II)11:Smith's Work". The American family encyclopedia of useful knowledge. J.C.Derby. p. 65.

[Holyoake-3] George Jacob Holyoake (1892). "Artizan life sixty years ago (1830)". Sixty Years of an Agitator's Life. Lulu.com. p. 26.

[hunt-4] Susan Hanway Scott (2012), "Whitesmithing", The Hunt Magazine, vol. Summer 2012

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