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History of Tinware in the United States [ edit ] Tinware production in the United States is widely acclaimed to have started when a Scottish immigrant named Edward Pattison settled in Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut .
The practice of tinning ironware to protect it against rust is an ancient one. According to Pliny the Elder tinning was invented by the Gallic Bituriges tribe (based near modern Bourges), who boiled copper objects in a tin solution in order to make them look as if they were made from silver. [3]
John Boynton (c. 1791–1868) was an American tinware entrepreneur, politician, and philanthropist who founded Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. John Boynton was born in about 1791 to Elizabeth and Jeremiah Boynton, farmers in Mason, New Hampshire. Boynton served in the New Hampshire militia in 1814.
Formerly, tinplate was used for tin ceiling, and holloware (cheap pots and pans), also known as tinware. The people who made tinware (metal spinning) were tinplate workers. For many purposes, tinplate has been replaced by galvanised metal, the base being treated with a zinc coating.
A tinsmith at Old Sturbridge Village Tinware desk lamp, late 1930s, Bandelier National Monument. Made by a Civilian Conservation Corps tinsmith. Tinsmiths on the roof of Storkyrkan, Stockholm, 1903. A tinsmith is a person who makes and repairs things made of tin or other light metals.
Morris's father established a tin store in Bastrop that quickly failed. With his father's health failing, Morris moved to Texas with a stock of tinware, which he peddled in rural Texas. With the proceeds of this business, he settled his father's business debts, then moved to Houston. At first he worked in the tinshop of Alexander McGowan. The ...
National Enameling and Stamping Company is a historic factory complex located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States.It was constructed in 1887 to serve as the works of the Baltimore branch of the nation's largest tinware manufacturer, the National Enameling and Stamping Company (NESCO).
Maiolica charger from Faenza, after which faience is named, c. 1555; diameter 43 cm, tin-glazed earthenware Tin-glazed (majolica/maiolica) plate from Faenza, Italy. Tin-glazed pottery is earthenware covered in lead glaze with added tin oxide [1] which is white, shiny and opaque (see tin-glazing for the chemistry); usually this provides a background for brightly painted decoration.