Blacksmith Shop
A
blacksmith
always
accompanied
any
wagon
train
or
group
of
settlers
to
their
new
location,
becoming
one
of
the
first
new
businesses
in
a
new
community.
Iron
pieces
were
heated
red
hot
on
the
forge
and
then
pounded
into
shape
with
an
anvil
and
vice.
Anything
made
of
metal;
nails,
machinery
parts,
kitchen
utensils
and
horseshoes
were
made
on
the
spot
by
the
blacksmith.
Nothing
was
wasted
and
the
blacksmith
became
the
first
real
recycler,
making
new
items
from
old.
