Top 7 best colonial ironwork 2022
Finding the best colonial ironwork suitable for your needs isnt easy. With hundreds of choices can distract you. Knowing whats bad and whats good can be something of a minefield. In this article, weve done the hard work for you.
1. Southwestern Colonial Ironwork
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Colonial blacksmiths were more common in the Southwest and their work more sophisticated than has generally been recognized. They forged all manner of domestic utensils and hardware and served as gunsmiths, armorers and farriers. This book is the first historical and practical survey of the full range of ornamental and utilitarian ironwork used and made by Spanish people in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas from the 1500s to about 1850, and is one of the most complete pictures of any Southwestern colonial craft. It presents, also for the first time, a detailed summary of the distinctive methods employed by the old Hispanic smiths. The book contains two parts. The first looks at the early iron manufacturing and blacksmithing industries of Spain and Mexico. The second deals with the colonial smith, his equipment, his methods, and the products of his forge. Information on these subjects has been derived from documents such as wills of blacksmiths, supply lists of expeditions, and inventories of mission workshops. All in all, the book is an invaluable and permanent source for practicing blacksmiths, historians, archaeologists, craftspeople, antique collectors, designers, and architects. Two hundred black and white photographs and fifty line drawings are included as well as a glossary of Spanish smith terms.2. Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia
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This lavishly illustrated tribute to Philadelphia's many well-preserved examples of colonial ironwork features 182 crisp black-and-white photographs and 41 measured drawings. These imaginatively rendered ironworks appear in the railings and gates of churchyards, on the marble steps of town houses, in the balconies and lanterns of banks and other buildings, and elsewhere.
3. Colonial Ironwork In Old Philadelphia - The Craftsmanship Of The Early Days Of The Republic
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This fascinating book comprises a collection of examples of the colonial ironwork of Old Philadelphia. The contents of this book are entirely pictorial, and illustrate some of the finest examples of the craftsmanship of the early days of the republic. Complete with detailed technical drawings and authentic photographs, this book will be of much value to anyone with an interest in the history of Philadelphia and it's fabulous ironwork, or those looking for inspiration for modern works of iron. Many antique books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and costly, and it is with this in mind that we are proudly republishing this text here complete with a new introduction on metal work.4. Vanishing Ironworks of the Ramapos: The Story of the Forges, Furnaces, and Mines of the New JerseyNew York Border Area
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This is the story of early iron mining and manufacturing, and what remains to be seen today, in the hills that cross the northeastern border of New Jersey into New York. Centrally located in the Colonies, New Jersey was in an especially advantageous position: its waterways provided power and excellent transportation and its dense forests furnished the charcoal essential for making pig and bar iron. During the two major wars on American soil New Jersey and New York ironworks turned out badly needed suppliesamong them the huge chains and booms used to block the British advance up the Hudson during the Revolutionand ordnance, made and shipped in record-breaking time, for Union troops.
This is also the story of the hardy men who made this industry possiblewhere they came from, what their homes and company towns were like, how they lived, and how they left their mark on American history.
James M. Ransom spent twenty-five years inspecting remains of mines (seventy-five are described and located), furnaces and forges, dams and millraces, and other ruins closely associated with iron production in the Ramapo region. But not all was on-site research. He also searched through old account books, newspapers, and records, evaluating their historical importance. When word spread of his intense interest in the field, he was offered material unknown to historiansin particular, a collection of old ledgers, some dating back two hundred years, and a group of rare photographs from 1865 to 1905. From such extensive investigation, Ransom uncovered previously unknown facts, filled in gaps, and corrected mistakes made by earlier writers on the subject.
5. The Culture and Technology of African Iron Production
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"An extraordinarily informative volume that examines the technical aspects of iron production in Africa, both prehistoric and recent, and the cultural modes of behavior surrounding iron working. . . . Science and cultural anthropology are blended into an illuminating exposition, and alternative points of view expose the major issues concerning African iron production."--Thomas H. Wilson, director, Southwest Museum, Los Angeles
Archaeological and ethnographic investigations in western Tanzania in the 1970s revealed remarkable evidence for a complex and highly advanced iron technology that existed there several thousand years ago. Still, Western scientific and historical practice continues to obscure the history of iron technology and its accomplishments in Africa. Weaving together myth, ritual, history, and science, this work describes the systems of smithing and iron smelting, some of which arose 2,000 to 2,500 years ago. Revealing the world of African technological achievement, the contributors to this work demonstrate that iron production there is a socially constructed activity and that its cultural and technological domains cannot be understood separately.
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1. Cultural Representations of African Iron Production, by Peter R. Schmidt
2. How Old Is the Iron Age in Africa? by Pierre de Maret and G. Thiry
3. The Blooms of Banjeli: Technology and Gender in West African Ironmaking, by Candice L. Goucher and Eugenia W. Herbert
4. Fipa Iron Working and Its Technological Style, by Randi Barndon
5. Reconfiguring the Barongo: Reproductive Symbolism and Reproduction among a Work Association of Iron Smelters, by Peter R. Schmidt
6. Competition and Change in Two Traditional African Iron Industries, by Nicholas David and Ian Robertson
7. Forging Symbolic Meaning in Zaire and Zimbabwe, by S. Terry Childs and William J. Dewey
8. Complex Iron Smelting and Prehistoric Culture in Tanzania, by Peter R. Schmidt and Donald H. Avery
9. Actualistic Models for Interpretation of Two Early Iron Age Industrial Sites in Northwest Tanzania, by Peter R. Schmidt and S. Terry Childs
10. Use of Preheated Air in Primitive Furnaces: Comments on Views of Avery and Schmidt, by J. E. Rehder; and
The Use of Preheated Air in Ancient and Recent African Iron Smelting Furnaces: A Reply to Rehder, by Donald H. Avery and Peter R. Schmidt
11. On Claims for "Advanced" Ironworking Technology in Precolonial Africa, by David Killick
12. Preheating: Practice or Illusion, by Donald H. Avery and Peter R. Schmidt
13. Technological History and Culture in Western Tanzania, by S. Terry Childs
Peter R. Schmidt is former director of the Center for African Studies and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Florida. He is the author of Historical Archaeology: A Structural Approach in an African Culture, the editor of two books including Making Alternative Histories, and the author of numerous articles published in journals such as Current Anthropology, American Antiquity, Journal of Field Archaeology, and Review of African Archaeology. He is the producer of "The Tree of Iron," a public television documentary on African iron technology.
Archaeological and ethnographic investigations in western Tanzania in the 1970s revealed remarkable evidence for a complex and highly advanced iron technology that existed there several thousand years ago. Still, Western scientific and historical practice continues to obscure the history of iron technology and its accomplishments in Africa. Weaving together myth, ritual, history, and science, this work describes the systems of smithing and iron smelting, some of which arose 2,000 to 2,500 years ago. Revealing the world of African technological achievement, the contributors to this work demonstrate that iron production there is a socially constructed activity and that its cultural and technological domains cannot be understood separately.
Contents
1. Cultural Representations of African Iron Production, by Peter R. Schmidt
2. How Old Is the Iron Age in Africa? by Pierre de Maret and G. Thiry
3. The Blooms of Banjeli: Technology and Gender in West African Ironmaking, by Candice L. Goucher and Eugenia W. Herbert
4. Fipa Iron Working and Its Technological Style, by Randi Barndon
5. Reconfiguring the Barongo: Reproductive Symbolism and Reproduction among a Work Association of Iron Smelters, by Peter R. Schmidt
6. Competition and Change in Two Traditional African Iron Industries, by Nicholas David and Ian Robertson
7. Forging Symbolic Meaning in Zaire and Zimbabwe, by S. Terry Childs and William J. Dewey
8. Complex Iron Smelting and Prehistoric Culture in Tanzania, by Peter R. Schmidt and Donald H. Avery
9. Actualistic Models for Interpretation of Two Early Iron Age Industrial Sites in Northwest Tanzania, by Peter R. Schmidt and S. Terry Childs
10. Use of Preheated Air in Primitive Furnaces: Comments on Views of Avery and Schmidt, by J. E. Rehder; and
The Use of Preheated Air in Ancient and Recent African Iron Smelting Furnaces: A Reply to Rehder, by Donald H. Avery and Peter R. Schmidt
11. On Claims for "Advanced" Ironworking Technology in Precolonial Africa, by David Killick
12. Preheating: Practice or Illusion, by Donald H. Avery and Peter R. Schmidt
13. Technological History and Culture in Western Tanzania, by S. Terry Childs
Peter R. Schmidt is former director of the Center for African Studies and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Florida. He is the author of Historical Archaeology: A Structural Approach in an African Culture, the editor of two books including Making Alternative Histories, and the author of numerous articles published in journals such as Current Anthropology, American Antiquity, Journal of Field Archaeology, and Review of African Archaeology. He is the producer of "The Tree of Iron," a public television documentary on African iron technology.
6. Colonial Iron Works Na 20Th-Century ArtistS Reconstruction Of The Saugus Iron Works In Saugus Massachusetts In Operation From 1664 To 1668 The First Integrated Iron Works In North America Poster Print
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Colonial Iron Works. /Na 20Th-Century Artist'S Reconstruction Of The Saugus Iron Works In Saugus, Massachusetts, In Operation From 1664 To 1668, The First Integrated Iron Works In North America. is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The overall paper size is 18.00 x 24.00 inches. This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor.7. Iron at Winterthur
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Winner of the Montgomery Prize, Decorative Arts Society (2004)Iron at Winterthur, a catalogue of the extensive but unpublished collection at the museum, will fill an oft-neglected niche in the field of decorative arts—that of the history and use of iron in the everyday life of seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century America. With essays and entries on approximately 300 cast, wrought, and sheet iron objects for every conceivable household function, the author not only addresses the specifics of maker, date, place of origin, and the like but also presents thematic and interpretive commentary dealing with economics, craft and manufacturing techniques, and the marketplace. And not to be denied is the issue of aesthetics. Mr. Fennimore adeptly weaves the story of skill and artistry, illuminating the grace and beauty inherent in everyday iron objects.
Equally instructive is the book’s introduction, which documents the formation of the collection by museum founder Henry Francis du Pont, one of the twentieth-century’s most notable collectors of Americana.
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