| To Cut, Piece, and Solder: The Work of the Pennsylvania Rural Tinsmith, 1778-1908 Contributor(s): Lasansky, Jeannette (Author) |
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ISBN: 027100312X ISBN-13: 9780271003122 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| LCCN: 82003568 |
| Physical Information: 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To Cut, Piece, and Solder depicts the world of, as well as the objects made by, the tinsmith for his 19th-century customers. Both documented and anonymous tinware are examined in terms of decoration, form, function, and material. A list of dated and stamped ware, in addition to one of contemporary tinsmiths, is included. |