page_title: Tinsmith
hierarchical_section_title: Tinsmith
caption_attribution_description: English: Tinware Desk Lamp. Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees made desk lamps like this one for use in the lodge cabins. Late 1930s. Tin. W 34.0, H 42.5, D 20.0 cm [H 16 ¾, W 13 ½, d 7 ¾ inches] Bandelier National Monument, BAND 16645
context_page_description: A tinsmith, sometimes known as a tinner, tinker, tinman, or tinplate worker is a person who makes and repairs things made of tin or other light metals. By extension it can also refer to the person who deals in tinware, or tin plate. Tinsmith was a common occupation in pre-industrial times.
  Unlike blacksmiths, tinsmiths do the majority of their work on cold metal. Tinsmiths fabricate items such as water pitchers, forks, spoons, and candle holders.
context_section_description: A tinsmith, sometimes known as a tinner, tinker, tinman, or tinplate worker is a person who makes and repairs things made of tin or other light metals. By extension it can also refer to the person who deals in tinware, or tin plate. Tinsmith was a common occupation in pre-industrial times.
  Unlike blacksmiths (who work mostly with hot metals), tinsmiths do the majority of their work on cold metal (although they might use a hearth to heat and help shape their raw materials). Tinsmiths fabricate items such as water pitchers, forks, spoons, and candle holders.
caption: Tinware desk lamp, late 1930s, Bandelier National Monument. Made by a Civilian Conservation Corps tinsmith.
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