Questions about The Smith

Reference code: FOL.QUES/14
Level of description: Series
Title: Questions about The Smith
Scope and content: 1. Was Smithcraft hereditary? YES/NO
What were the names of the local blacksmithing families?
For how many generations have these families been blacksmithing?
2. Give a list of objects made by local smiths in former times.
3. Where were the local forges sited? Were they near streams, woods, crossroads, or in any special places?
4. Please state the exact locations of any forges still working/
5. Had the forge any significance as a meeting-place in the local social life? Give details.
6. Were special powers attributed to the smith, e.g. as a dentist, the power to banish vermin, as a cow and horse doctor?
7. Do you know anything of the smith’s curse? What was the curse and what were its effects reputed to be?
8. Had the smith any special social importance in former times?
9. How was the smith paid? If otherwise than in money, please give details.