Inside Caerlaverock Close smithy
Forge and bellows in Caerlaverock Close smithy, High
Street, Dumfries. Dr Werner Kissling, 1977.
These two photographs show the forge with two sets of
bellows in Caerlaverock Close smithy before it was demolished. The
photographs were taken by Dr Kissling to show the bellows in their
original location.
The bellows were later dismantled by museum staff David
Lockwood and Elaine Kennedy, with the help of the blacksmith Mr
Johnstone, and taken to Dumfries Museum.
The bellows are made of iron, wood, and leather. They were used
to blow air onto the fire to increase the temperature. The metal
pipe which directs the air into the forge is called a tuyere or
blast pipe.
Dr Werner Kissling (1895-1988) was a German photographer and
ethnographer who spent most of his life documenting Scottish
crafts, architecture, and agricultural practices. He was associated
with Dumfries Museum from the mid-1950s until his death in
1988.
Object no :
DMPG363n and DMPG364n
Collection :
Creator :
Dr Werner Kissling
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Accession number :
PP/KISSLING COLLECTION, blacksmithing/20 and 24
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council