The History and Folklore of American Country Tinware, 1700-1900

226 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; A Dictionary of Tinware Shapes; Early Tinsmithing in Massachusetts; Apprentices, Toolmakers, Decorators, and Peddlers in Connecticut; The Steevenses of Stevens Plains, Maine; Other Maine Smiths and Peddlers; Spread of the Tin Industry to New York and Vermont; Tinmen and Peddlers in Pennsylvania and Further West; Leaves from the Journals of a Smith, a Peddler, and a Tinker; Peddler Folklore; Identification and Care of Old Tinware; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendix I; Appendix II; Index.