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Trained apprentices to be as good or better than themselves Made plates, pots, silverware, etc. Apprentices worked with a master for seven years.

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2 Trained apprentices to be as good or better than themselves Made plates, pots, silverware, etc. Apprentices worked with a master for seven years

3 Hammers Tongs Ladles Gravers Refining Furnaces Shears

4 Apprentices were given food, shelter, and clothing from their master Worked for a master for seven years More than one apprentice at a time

5 Each silversmith was paid a different amount They got paid based on the quality of their work Speed of their work was important Also had to be a good businessman

6 Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain. New York: Laurel-leaf, 1969. Print. “Silversmith.” Colonial Williamsburg. N.p., 2011. Web. 13 Apr. 2011.. “What was pay for silversmith in 1700’s?” Answers.com. Funbelow, 2011. Web. 13 Apr. 2011..


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