Tag: tinplate worker
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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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What is a Tinsmith?
Why is he called a Tinsmith? Other names include Tinker, Tinman, Tinplate Worker, Tinner, Tin Knocker, Tin Banger, Tin Bender. He is however not called a Whitesmith. The Oxford Dictionary lists accounts of the use of Whitesmith but there is nothing conclusive that they were a worker of tinplate. The dictionary describes a Whitesmith as…