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The James family.The James family.

• Our father is named William James• Our mother is named Mary James • And our 3 siblings are named Juliet,

Elizabeth, and Elizabeth the II.• And this is our family.

Working as a silversmith.Working as a silversmith.

• Colonial Williamsburg is a peaceful town of hard working silversmith.

• We melt a material called sterling in a graphite and clay crucible to about 2000 degrease to create coffee pots and sauceboats.

• Using a large hammer, we would hot-forge the mold to produce ingot.

• From 1699 to 1780 there were 15, possibly 16, silversmith in Williamsburg.

• The tools we use are hammers, cast-iron and different types of molds to make pots and much more.

Shaping.Shaping.

• In the 18 century we were thought of as someone akin to a sculpture. All of us had to know how to shape their material with artistic talent, taste, and design.

• we would make the base of what he or she is doing.

• Then we would make details that separate and stick on with a material called sand.

The End.The End.

• Thank you for listening about the hard working history about silversmith in the 1700 and 1800 hundreds.

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