jan 1, 1596 - cold smith
Description:
A craftsman who works iron in its cold state. Various practices such as ‘cold hammering’ and ‘cold rolling’ are referred to in dictionaries but in Beverley a distinction was drawn in 1596 between those who used heat to work iron and those who did not.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1596
Now
~ 429 years ago