tinsmith
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6 sectionsContents
- Training of tinsmiths
- Raw material
- Tinsmithing tools
- History of tinsmithing
- References
- External links
thumb|A tinsmith at Old Sturbridge Village thumb|right|Tinware desk lamp, late 1930s, Bandelier National Monument. Made by a [[Civilian Conservation Corps tinsmith.]] thumb|Tinsmiths on the roof of Storkyrkan, Stockholm, 1903
A tinsmith is a historical term for a skilled craftsperson who makes and repairs things made of tin or other light metals. The profession was also known as a tinner, tinker, tinman, or tinplate worker; whitesmith may also refer to this profession, though the same word may also refer to an unrelated specialty of iron-smithing. By extension it can also refer to the person who deals in tinware, or tin plate. Tinsmith was a common occupation in pre-industrial times.