1840 · Forge · Werk 366 von 1.871

A smith and his striker working a horseshoe on the anvil in alternating blows, hardy and swage tools ranged on the block, hoof parings swept against the wall, the smith in a leather apron over a collarless linen shirt with rolled sleeves, the striker in a waistcoat and shirt, both bare-headed or in soft cloth caps, a wooden water tub and an iron slack bucket beside the hearth, the forge lit by the coal fire and daylight from the open door, stone walls and a brick hearth with leather bellows.