I am primarily a historian rather than a metallurgist and in England rather
than the USA. In days when traditional blacksmiths have become a rarity,
I suspect there will in the future be an interest in your grandfather's shop
and its equipment being at the very least properly recorded, and as an
anthropologist, I presume you are well qualified to carry this work out.
In England there are various museums of rural life and of open air
industrial museums and such like, which might well have been interested in
a complete workshop. In this country they sometimes arrange to have people
to demonstrate their use. I am certainly not suggesting you should send
the tools over here, but I would have thought you could find them a good
home, if you can afford to part with them other than by sale. I presume
there are similar museums in America.
Peter King
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From: Nancy Benco <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 02 June 2000 16:23
Subject: early 20th century forger's equipment
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> My grandfather was a forger from ca. 1930-60, having been trained
> in his native country of Czechoslovakia. He made all of his own tools, and
> left behind a small forge, anvil, and more than 100 tongs, hammers,
> chisels, etc.
>
> Could someone tell me whether this material, which represents a
> small forger's workshop, has value, either monetary or historical? Thank
> you for any information.
>
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> Nancy L. Benco
> Dept. of Anthropology
> George Washington University
> 2112 G Street NW
> Washington, DC 20052
> Phone: (202) 994-6953
> Fax: (202) 994-6097
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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