Blacksmiths Collection

Blacksmith Tools 1875
A range of tools used by a blacksmith or ironsmith, including pincers, a hook, files, a hammer and a mallet. 1875

Blacksmiths outside their forge
A superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade

Blacksmith & Horse 19C
A blacksmith puts a new shoe on a bay mare

Herm, Channel Islands, Blacksmiths Cottage, La Rosiere Steps
Blacksmiths Cottage and La Rosiere Steps at Herm (Haerme) - one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Date: circa 1930s

Farriers Shop
An interesting old farriers shop at Ripley, Yorkshire, England, with horseshoes hanging from the ceiling. Date: 1930s

Cockney Blacksmith / 1932
Mr Charles Mitchell, the village smithy of Pyecombe, Sussex, claims to be a real cockney. Pyecombe forge have been making their famous crooks for centuries

C17 Blacksmith / Woodcut
Two blacksmiths work with hammers at an anvil, while behind them their furnace roars

Old Smithy at Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon, with a horse having a hoof inspected. Date: circa 1910s

Northop Smithy
A picturesque old smithy (blacksmiths shop) at Northop, Flintshire, Wales. Date: 1930s

Farrier at his Forge
A farrier and his boy apprentice in a forge in Reading, Berkshire, England

Yorkshire Blacksmith
The Smithy (blacksmith) at work at his anvil in Dent, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1930s

Blacksmith / Chatterbox
The village blacksmith

South Kirkby Smithy early 1900s

The Society of United Irishmen take the oath against English rule (engraving)
PNP286299 The Society of United Irishmen take the oath against English rule (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; English

Interior of the Forge at Fourchambault (oil on canvas)
XIR182012 Interior of the Forge at Fourchambault (oil on canvas) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); Hotel de Ville, Fourchambault, France; French, out of copyright

Eloi / Eligius Saint
OR ELIGIUS Patron Saint of Blacksmiths and Locksmiths

Gretna Green Clasping Hands sculpture Gretna Green Clasping Hands sculpture. Popular wedding venue at Scottish Border

Iron smelting in a furnace, Bronze Age, Kazakhstan area
Craftsmen (blacksmiths) of the Bronze Age in the Kazakhstan area, smelting and shaping metal (iron) using an ancient furnace with bellows. 3000-1200 BCE

The village blacksmith, Goonhavern, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Two men working at the village blacksmith while another man holds the horse and a girl holds the donkey. There is a notice advertising the West Briton newspaper on the wall. Photographer: Unknown

MPs wedding at Gretna Green. Mr John Beckett, MP for Peckham (formerly member for Gateshead) and Miss Kyrle Bellew, the actress, who were married, over the Anvil at Gretna Green

John Garland-Taylor and his son James at the Hatton Craft centre in Warwickshire, published in the Coventry Evening Telegraph under the headline Smithy bashes out a living. 30th May 1989

No 14 Shop, Smiths Shop, c1910
A photograph taken by Swindon photographer, William Hooper of the smiths shop in the Carriage and Wagon Works

Ancient metal workers, Kazakhstan
Two Kazakh craftsmen (blacksmiths) shaping metal by hammering. In the background are a yurt, horses, camels and camel keeper. BCE

Iron processing in Bronze Age, Kazakhstan area
Bronze Age craftsmen (blacksmiths) processing iron with special tools, shaping the metal by hammering. In the background are yurts and a mountain landscape. 3000-1200 BCE

Emigrants bound for Sydney in their quarters on board the St Vincent
5311935 Emigrants bound for Sydney in their quarters on board the St Vincent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting emigrants bound for Sydney in their quarters on board the St Vincent)

British Emigrants bound for Sydney
530553 British Emigrants bound for Sydney, Australia, in quarters on the St Vincent'

Blacksmith Making Tools, early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Blacksmith Making Tools, early 18th century

Fire. Creator: Unknown
Fire, unknown date

The blacksmith, 1876. Creator: Charles Rochussen
The blacksmith, 1876

Machine shop, Merchants Despatch Transportation Co. [Company], between 1900 and 1905

Blacksmith shop, Merchants Despatch Transportation Co. [Company], between 1900 and 1905

The Land Transport Camp before Sebastopol - Shoeing a Refractory Mule - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Crimean War

Blacksmith's Sign, c. 1941. Creator: W.W. Zausch
Blacksmith's Sign, c. 1941

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13ème arrondissement : Vertus civiques
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13eme arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878. Sketch for interior of reception hall for marriages. Civic virtues: blacksmith's forge

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville: Forgerons
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890. Blacksmiths

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Fondeurs
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Foundry workers

Thinking It Over, 1884. Creator: Thomas Waterman Wood
Thinking It Over, 1884

The Smithy, 1896. Creator: David Young Cameron
The Smithy, 1896

Smiths at work
Trevor Cole

Sof'ia "Golden Hand", 1890

Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, [London], 1862

Alderley Old Smithy Victorian period

Smithy near Ashburton Victorian period

The Old Smithy, Gretna Green, early 1900s

Gretna Green Blacksmiths

A Village Blacksmith early 1900s

Kimberworth Old Smithy early 1900s

Embleton Blacksmith early 1900s

Penshurst Blacksmith early 1900s

Bempton Blacksmith early 1900s

Beckenham Blacksmith early 1900s

El Haddadi
This oil painting captures a street scene where figures are sat outside some buildings by a blacksmith's shop. Date: circa 1922

The Blacksmith's Shop
An etching showing the interior of a blacksmith's shop, comprising of a set of wagon wheels being worked on, and a workbench in the background. Date: circa 1925

Various shots of blacksmiths and athletes. Date: 1887

Muybridge - Blacksmiths
Four scenes of blacksmiths at work Date: 1880s

German New Year's card (colour litho)
731851 German New Year's card (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German New Year's card - with a young boy dressed as a blacksmith)

A Morrocan farrier at left accompanied by another figure attending to the hoof of a mule, ca. 1860-70

Vulcans Forge, ca. 1542. Creator: Master IQV
Vulcans Forge, ca. 1542

Volcano at center with blacksmiths working at left and armor on the ground around them, 16th century

Blacksmiths Tongs, c. 1942. Creator: Orison Daeda
Blacksmiths Tongs, c. 1942

An Allegory of The Four Elements: Fire (oil on panel)
5947304 An Allegory of The Four Elements: Fire (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (follower of); 24x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a set of four)

In the Smith, 1911 (oil on canvas)
OVR394343 In the Smith, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Hinna, Bernhard (1871-1951); Stavanger Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

The Little Forge, 1902. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
The Little Forge, 1902

Forge of the Carmelites, 1900. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Forge of the Carmelites, 1900

Forge with the White Horse, 1900. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Forge with the White Horse, 1900

The Little Forge, 1903. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
The Little Forge, 1903

Army Forge Scene, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. Creator: David Knox
Army Forge Scene, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: horse being shoed at a blacksmiths shop

The forge of Vulcan with smiths striking an anvil with hammers... 1640-59
The forge of Vulcan with smiths striking an anvil with hammers, while Mars and Venus embrace in the heavens above, 1640-59

The Human Figure in Motion: Blacksmiths at work (b / w photo)
6010235 The Human Figure in Motion: Blacksmiths at work (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmiths at work)

"Misgivings", his First Visit to the Forge (engraving)
1047147 " Misgivings", his First Visit to the Forge (engraving) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Misgivings", his First Visit to the Forge)

The Forge, from Etudes de Cheveaux, 1822 (litho)
619538 The Forge, from Etudes de Cheveaux, 1822 (litho) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

The Farrier, from Etudes de Cheveaux, 1822 (litho)
619533 The Farrier, from Etudes de Cheveaux, 1822 (litho) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Shoeing the Bay Mare, c. 1885-90 (oil on canvas)
TW426913 Shoeing the Bay Mare, c.1885-90 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 66x64 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Shoeing a Bullock in India (engraving)
1613302 Shoeing a Bullock in India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shoeing a Bullock in India)

By Hammer and Hand, all Arts doth Stand (The Forge)
NOG77666 By Hammer and Hand, all Arts doth Stand (The Forge) by Fortescue, William Banks (c.1855-1924); 91.5x71.5 cm; Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall, UK; English, out of copyright

Venus requesting Vulcan to make arms for Aeneas (oil on canvas)
2653934 Venus requesting Vulcan to make arms for Aeneas (oil on canvas) by Loo

Arabian blacksmiths in the street, Egypt (b / w photo)
6033641 Arabian blacksmiths in the street, Egypt (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabian blacksmiths in the street, Egypt)

Workers molding an artistic casting at the Kasli Iron Works, Ural Mountains
698947 Workers molding an artistic casting at the Kasli Iron Works, Ural Mountains, Russian Empire, 1910 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Russian, out of copyright

Music cover, The Jolly Blacksmiths March-Twostep, written by E T Paull and E Braham. 1905

Forges, c. 1860 (colour litho)
CHT290521 Forges, c.1860 (colour litho) by Janson, Victor (fl.1842-1870); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Workers in the blacksmiths shop at Beckton Gas Works
STC427906 Workers in the blacksmiths shop at Beckton Gas Works, from Wonderful London, published 1926-27 (photogravure) by English Photographer

Before Sebastopol, Forge of the Left Siege Train (engraving)
1608183 Before Sebastopol, Forge of the Left Siege Train (engraving) by Goodall, Edward Angelo (1819-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Before Sebastopol, Forge of the Left Siege Train)

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"Preserving the Craft: A Glimpse into the World of Blacksmiths" Step back in time to 1875, where blacksmith tools were meticulously crafted and cherished. Explore Herm, Channel Islands, and stumble upon the quaint Blacksmiths Cottage nestled amidst nature's beauty. Ascend La Rosiere Steps as you witness skilled blacksmiths working diligently outside their forge, shaping metal with fiery determination. Transport yourself to the 19th century, where a blacksmith's bond with his loyal companion was unbreakable. Witness the harmonious relationship between a blacksmith and his majestic horse at a Farriers Shop. Journey to 1932 London and meet an intriguing Cockney Blacksmith who captivates hearts with his charming wit and skillful hands. Marvel at a C17 woodcut depicting a strong yet humble blacksmith immersed in his craft. Immerse yourself in history as you step inside the Forge at Fourchambault through an exquisite oil on canvas painting. Feel the heat radiating from roaring flames as masterful hands shape metal into works of art. Discover Northop Smithy, where generations of knowledge have been passed down through centuries. Experience unity as The Society of United Irishmen takes an oath against English rule in a powerful engraving that symbolizes resistance and resilience. Uncover tales from Chatterbox magazine featuring captivating stories about extraordinary blacksmiths who mesmerized readers with their skills and dedication. Reflect on Scotland after Culloden, witnessing how resilient communities rebuilt themselves under challenging circumstances. Blacksmithing is not just a profession; it is an art form that has stood the test of time. From ancient times to modern-day workshops, these skilled craftsmen continue to shape our world one hammer strike at a time – preserving tradition while forging ahead into new frontiers.