SILVERSMITHS IN THE 1770’S

WHAT THEY DID

•Trained apprentices to be as good or better than themselves

• Made plates, pots, silverware, etc.

•Apprentices worked with a master for seven years

TOOLS THAT THEY USED• Hammers

• Tongs

• Ladles

• Gravers

•Refining Furnaces

• Shears

APPRENTICES •Apprentices were given food, shelter, and clothing from

their master

•Worked for a master for seven years

•More than one apprentice at a time

HOW THEY WERE PAID

• Each silversmith was paid a different amount

• They got paid based on the quality of their work

•Speed of their work was important

•Also had to be a good businessman

Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain. New York: Laurel-leaf, 1969. Print.“Silversmith.” Colonial Williamsburg. N.p., 2011. Web. 13 Apr. 2011. <http://www.history.org/ almanack/ life/ trades/ tradesil.cfm>.“What was pay for silversmith in 1700’s?” Answers.com. Funbelow, 2011. Web. 13 Apr. 2011. <http://wiki.answers.com/ Q/ What_was_pay_for_silversmith_in_1700’s>.

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