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Please can anyone tell me what a "whitesmith" is?
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Carole | Report | 7 Dec 2004 15:30 |
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nudge for Judith |
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Pat | Report | 2 Sep 2004 02:14 |
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Bob I looked it up on the old occupations website as I found two in my family, they didn't describe in as much detail as you, must have been a more common profession than we are lead to believe, seems we all know what a blacksmith is but Whitesmith seems so obscure??? Nice description you gave, Pat x |
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Bobtanian | Report | 1 Sep 2004 23:36 |
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depending on the era, white metal was used in early engines for motor cars, (up to possibly the 1960's,)and the like, it was a skilled operation, coating the bearings with the metal and then polishing and scraping the surfaces so that the shaft ran perfectly true and in perfect contact. these days the bearings are in a shell form, and relatively easily replaced. |
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Researching: |
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Vee | Report | 1 Sep 2004 21:59 |
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Belle. Many thanks for that. Really impressed by such a fast answer. Yes, silly me, didn't think to ask the computer! Tried the dictionary and the encyclopaedia, then went back to the old way - look for a PERSON. Thanks again.Vee. |
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Belle56 | Report | 1 Sep 2004 21:54 |
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Hi Verna, a whitesmith is someone who works with galvanised iron or tin, or any white metal. Just type in whitesmith into your search engine and it tells you everything you want to know. Hope this helps. Belle |
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Vee | Report | 1 Sep 2004 21:51 |
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One of my (male) ancestors was a whitesmith, as his father and a brother were both listed as "blacksmith" I'm guessing it's a similar thing., but what's the difference? |
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