Samuel Yellin: With a Hammer for a Pencil

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Samuel Yellin: With a Hammer for a Pencil When Samuel Yellin opened his Arch Street Metal worker’s Studio in Philadelphia in 1920, most who shared his ancient craft had abandoned their tools in favor of other pursuits. Yellin was a blacksmith – he insisted on calling himself that, although clients flocked to him for his sculptural and artistic skill, rather than to have horses shod or plows mended. From his shop poured the...
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