With fire and physical strength: hot and cold forging
Blacksmithing, forging, scything - diverse metalworking at the Franconian Open-Air Museum of the District of Middle Franconia in Bad Windsheim
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Ein Hufeisen wird geschmiedet. (2016) by Fränkisches Freilandmuseum/Ute RauschenbachOriginal Source: Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim
Time travel through 700 years of Franconian history
The Franconian Open-Air Museum explores and conveys how earlier generations lived, built, resided and worked, mainly in villages or small towns. A wide variety of metalworking techniques and the use of these products can be discovered in the museum!
The smithy is a staple feature of most villages.
Before the mechanization of agriculture, the work of the village blacksmith essentially consisted of three areas: farriery, wainwrighting and tool and utensil making. Craftsmen keep this tradition alive to this day with presentations in the museum.
Geschmiedete Hufeisen und Nägel liegen auf der Werkbank. (2016) by Fränkisches Freilandmuseum/Ute RauschenbachOriginal Source: Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim
Franconian Open-Air Museum of the District of Middle Franconia in Bad Windsheim
Concept & realization: Lisa Baluschek M.A.
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