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Crafts In Transition: A Case Study Of Two Portland Silversmiths In The Early Nineteen Century, Edwin A. Churchill
Crafts In Transition: A Case Study Of Two Portland Silversmiths In The Early Nineteen Century, Edwin A. Churchill
Maine History
The article discusses the growth of skilled artisans in Portland in the early nineteenth century. It also traces the changes in the metal-working industries and how the introduction of new industrialized manufacturing methods caused the decline of these artisans.