Posted by John Collins (194.164.232.108) on October 25, 2003 at 10:22:45:
In Reply to: Question for JC posted by Pete on October 25, 2003 at 09:36:04:
I'm not sure Pete. I know one of his daughters married the court blacksmith much later, but that was many years after 1711. I have a photo of a hydrometer in a beautiful carved wooden case which is ascribed to JB and it contains some pieces of wrought iron but I have no date for that so I cannot say for sure whether it was before 1711. I can say that there is no record of him working as a blacksmith BUT I can say that he IS recorded as having the skills of a blacksmith - so if I read the reason behind your question right in a way I guess you can say that he could make anything that a blacksmith could make prior to 1711.
John C.
: John,
: Did JB work with or as a blacksmith or armourer or anything to do with the beating and bending of metal before 1711?
: Pete.