Oops should have Googled first A whitesmith is a person who works with "white" or light-colored metals such as tin and pewter. While blacksmiths work mostly with hot metal, whitesmiths do the majority of their work on cold metal (although they might use a forge to shape their raw materials). -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of June Fleetwood Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:35 AM To: LEICESTERSHIRE PLUS Subject: [LEI] Occupations Good morning list, Have recently come across the occupation of 'Whitesmith'. Have searched in my dictionaries but cannot find it. Can anyone enlighten me please ?. June Fleetwood of Bradford, West Yorkshire ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1461 - Release Date: 5/22/2008 4:44 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1461 - Release Date: 5/22/2008 4:44 PM