Collection Information: Part of Collection: Record Group TR12 (Massachusetts Cultural Council), Series 2670 (Folk Arts and Heritage collection, 1982-2016)

Collection Information: See also: TC-00-16, TC-00-24

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Preferred Citation: Folk Arts and Heritage collection, 1982-2016. (TR12 / Series 2670) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].

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Record Identifiers

Record Group: TR12

Series: 2670

File Unit: 0015

Item Number: 00012.00040

Identifier: TC-00-23

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Al at metal press

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Al Campolitto bending metal for decorative iron railing 01

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Al Campolitto bending metal for decorative iron railing 02

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Al hammering decorating scroll work

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Al shaping scroll at vise 01

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Al shaping scroll at vise 02

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Al shaping scroll at vise 03

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Al shaping scroll at vise 04

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Al welding piece to iron rail

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Al welding railing

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Al working on scroll work for railing 01

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Al working on scroll work for railing 02

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Al working on scroll work for railing 03

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Another view of Albert Hobbs lamp

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Another view of iron fencing, with cemetery stones in background

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Anvil and hammer

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Anvil in Hobbs workshop

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Bag of soft coal, which Norman Hobbs calls “smithy coal”

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Bench vise

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Burnstide Building, Main Street, Worcester

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Calendar advertising Italian metal supply company

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Candleabra made by Norman Hobbs

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Chandelier with iron arms and lathe turned wood center, similar in design and materials to lamp produced by Hammerworks

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Closeup of post

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Closeup of shearer

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Corner of Hobbs retail shop

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Cornerstone of cathedral, showing date of 1869

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Decorative iron railing in the shop to be restored 01

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Decorative iron railing in the shop to be restored 02

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Decorative lamp made by Albert Hobbs

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Decorative piece by Albert Hobbs, with rose motif

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Decorative window grille with scrollwork, made by Larry Hobbs

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Design drawn in chalk by Al

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Detail of decorative element on bed frame, with circle motif

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Detail of decorative scroll work on railing section

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Detail of iron fence and post 01

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Detail of iron fence and post 02

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Detail of iron railing, showing bolted joints

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Detail ofcandleabra

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Detail, in closeup

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Fence at St. Paul’s Cathedral on High Street, Worcester.

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Field notes on AG Welding, Norman Hobbs, and Larry Niikwartey Quarartey

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Final shaping at anvil

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Folding length of metal

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Folding the metal

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Forge in Hobbs workshop

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Hammering the iron for final shaping 01

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Hammering the iron for final shaping 02

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Historic photograph, depicting carriages lined up outside the Hobbs shop in Ashburnham

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Hobbs Forge sign with decorative iron work

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Hobbs retail shop building at front of Hobbs forge

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Hobbs shop with two forms of decorative iron work: the white iron is more functional, the black iron more decorative but especially, employs a free form design

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William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth

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Al at metal press

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Al at metal press

Al Campolitto bending metal for decorative iron railing 01

Al Campolitto bending metal for decorative iron railing 02

Al hammering decorating scroll work

Al shaping scroll at vise 01

Al shaping scroll at vise 02

Al shaping scroll at vise 03

Al shaping scroll at vise 04

Al welding piece to iron rail

Al welding railing

Al working on scroll work for railing 01

Al working on scroll work for railing 02

Al working on scroll work for railing 03

Another view of Albert Hobbs lamp

Another view of iron fencing, with cemetery stones in background

Anvil and hammer

Anvil in Hobbs workshop

Bag of soft coal, which Norman Hobbs calls “smithy coal”

Bench vise

Burnstide Building, Main Street, Worcester

Calendar advertising Italian metal supply company

Candleabra made by Norman Hobbs

Chandelier with iron arms and lathe turned wood center, similar in design and materials to lamp produced by Hammerworks

Closeup of post

Closeup of shearer

Corner of Hobbs retail shop

Cornerstone of cathedral, showing date of 1869

Decorative iron railing in the shop to be restored 01

Decorative iron railing in the shop to be restored 02

Decorative lamp made by Albert Hobbs

Decorative piece by Albert Hobbs, with rose motif

Decorative window grille with scrollwork, made by Larry Hobbs

Design drawn in chalk by Al

Detail of decorative element on bed frame, with circle motif

Detail of decorative scroll work on railing section

Detail of iron fence and post 01

Detail of iron fence and post 02

Detail of iron railing, showing bolted joints

Detail ofcandleabra

Detail, in closeup

Fence at St. Paul’s Cathedral on High Street, Worcester.

Field notes on AG Welding, Norman Hobbs, and Larry Niikwartey Quarartey

Final shaping at anvil

Folding length of metal

Folding the metal

Forge in Hobbs workshop

Hammering the iron for final shaping 01

Hammering the iron for final shaping 02

Historic photograph, depicting carriages lined up outside the Hobbs shop in Ashburnham

Hobbs Forge sign with decorative iron work

Hobbs retail shop building at front of Hobbs forge

Hobbs shop with two forms of decorative iron work: the white iron is more functional, the black iron more decorative but especially, employs a free form design

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