The tinsmith was present in all the regions of Italy, but it is now a few years that we have not seen him around. The profession was preferably exercised in the summer, taking into account that it took place on the road, on the farmyard or in the homes of the clients but in any case in open environments to remove from oneself, the fumes of the coal necessary to melt the tin, an indispensable element in the process of tin plating.
Lo Stagnaro, like any other street operator, drew the attention of those concerned by making his voice heard announcing the arrival of the tinker.
They carried on their shoulders the box that contained the hammer to beat the surfaces, the mallet to remove the dents, the scissors to cut the sheet metal, an iron file with holes for the dimensioning of the nails that he was making at the time.
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