Category: Tinsmiths from around the country
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James Glynn 1931-2023
His tagline was “Honestly Handcrafted” and his website was tinlighting.com He focused on tin lighting but we have one of his folk art angels that was made as a tree topper.
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William Stewart
William Stewart from Fort Washington, Maryland has a resume that includes setting up the historic tin shops at Ohio Village in Columbus and Zoar Village and the Carroll County Farm Museum. He donated an 1887 Pocock machine for bending sheet metal.
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Karen Hurd
She produced tinware and stamped it with one of her three names. K HURD, K CLAGGETT, and K DUNWOODY. Here is a wall sconce she made. Her items can be purchased at Karen Hurd Products – Philadelphia Museum Of Art (philamuseum.org)
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Ben Clarkson
Ben Clarkson started making tinware in early 70’s at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts under master tinsmith Al Lees. He was also teaching at Eastfield Village when Don Carpentier started the trade. Ben Clarkson later began working at Greenfeild Village in Dearborn Michigan. A wetplate image with Ben Clarkson on the left and Bob Jones,…
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Phil Kelly
He was a resident tinsmith at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Phil Kelly was featured in the book Tinware Yesterday and Today This candle stick is featured on Page 5 of the book. His maker mark is “K” surrounded by 4 dots.
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Walt Fleming
Walt Fleming has a business model to sell items that looked like they were already 100 years old when you bought them. Many tinsmiths would age the tinware but his process included aging the candles also.
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Bob Horwood
In addition to the many items he made for Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village one of his pieces is at the Smithsonian. Robert Horwood was part of a trio known as the “Tinsmith Three” along with Howard Schweppe and Bill Buesching. Bob Horwood Coffee pot.
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Charles Messner
Charles R. Messner died July 25, 2023. He had a shop, in Denver PA, selling lighting fixtures, toys, and cookie cutters among other things. From our collection this is marked #5 Dec 3 1979 and the stamped C R MESSNER DENVER PA.
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Bill McMillen
Bill passed away November 9, 2022. He will be missed. Here is an original photo we have on display. It was published in a newspaper article about Historic Richmond town in 1984. He looks very young. He worked there for many years and then began working with Don Carpentier at Eastfield Village in Upstate New…
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Jiles Mabe