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English translation: tin-smith

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Czech term or phrase:	galanterní klempíř
English translation:	tin-smith
Entered by:	Maria Chmelarova

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06:23 Sep 22, 2010

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Czech term or phrase: galanterní klempíř

SENTENCE:
Stále častěji se ve vybavení domácností objevovalo kovové nádobí, zhotovované galanterními klempíři.

This was a time when metal workers had a new market niche, mid-19th century on metal objects appeared in the household, pales, baking pans, boilers, etc...this wasn't just classic metal working, but the name is maybe misleading, haberdashery was just part of their work, but in Czech it seems to cover all. Do we have a better equivalent to explained this "refined" metal worker?

Scott Evan Andrews KudoZ activity Questions: 79 (3 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 197
Local time: 08:30

tin-smith

Explanation:
tinsmith - a worker who makes or repairs things of sheet metal

polutny - tinkers, mostly known in 19.c.

haberdashery, haberdasherer - is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons, zippers http://en.wikipedia.org

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haberdasher

Selected response from:

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 02:30

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tin-smith

Maria Chmelarova

tinsmith workshop worker/tinsmith's shop

Hannah Geiger

haberdashery metalware manufacturer

Igor Liba

whitesmith

Rad Graban

Discussion entries: 1

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1 hr confidence:

haberdashery metalware manufacturer

Explanation:
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just an idea

Igor Liba
Slovakia
Local time: 08:30
Native speaker of:

Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

tin-smith

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4

6 hrs confidence:

tinsmith workshop worker/tinsmith's shop

Explanation:
http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_my_p_edwk_l/0_my_photographs_e...
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Sanok/san221.html
http://thenews.com.mx/articulo/tinsmith-family-inherits-tool...

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tinware worker

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Tinware was produced in Colonial America by artisans who imported tinplate from England or Germany, cut it into various shapes, formed the shapes, and soldered the pieces together to produce a container, scoop or some other useful article. These items were sold out of their shops in hamlets and villages, and in rural areas by itinerant Yankee peddlers who traveled the backcountry going door-to-door.It was this all-important division of labor that allowed specialization.
http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.asp?ID=2514451

Hannah Geiger
Local time: 02:30
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 8

2 hrs confidence:

whitesmith

Explanation:
Whitesmith: a tinsmith who specializes in making utensils, particularly dairy items; also a person who finishes and polishes ironwork.

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Another link here: http://code.easterbrook.org.uk/resources_glossary.html
"There is one common, and two less common definitions of a whitesmith:
1. A whitesmith is another name for tinsmith. A worker in tin and light metals one who makes pots and pans and similar items from tin plate.
2. A whitesmith is also the name for someone who finished small items made from tin and other light metals. Often these were polished to fine finish to resemble silverware.
3. Whitesmith was also sometimes used for a silversmith who produced work without a recognised mark. "

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You can find many other links if you google "whitesmith+historical occupation".

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesmith

Rad Graban
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:30
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4

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Changes made by editors

Oct 3, 2010 - Changes made by Maria Chmelarova:
Edited KOG entry	Scott Evan Andrews's old entry - "galanterní klempíř" => "tin-smith"

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