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'''WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BLACKSMITHS'''
'''WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BLACKSMITHS'''


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Established: April 20, 1571<br>
Established: April 20, 1571<br>


[[File:lon-blacksmiths.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:lon-blacksmiths.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
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'''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colours, A phoenix in flames rising proper. <br>
'''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colours, A phoenix in flames rising proper. <br>
'''Motto:''' By hammer and hand all arts do stand.
'''Motto:''' By hammer and hand all arts do stand.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on June 24, 1610.
The arms were officially granted on June 24, 1610.


The Blacksmiths were first incorporated by charter dated 20th April 1571, and are referred to in the letters patent as the Art and Mistery of Blacksmiths-spurriers. The guild, however, started around 1299 and was probably established formally in the 15th century.
The Blacksmiths were first incorporated by charter dated 20th April 1571, and are referred to in the letters patent as the Art and Mistery of Blacksmiths-spurriers. The guild, however, started around 1299 and was probably established formally in the 15<sup>th</sup> century.


Among the ranks of the Blacksmiths were originally to be found gunsmiths and clockmakers until each of these crafts later formed independent associations.
Among the ranks of the Blacksmiths were originally to be found gunsmiths and clockmakers until each of these crafts later formed independent associations.
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[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography '''Literature''']:
Bromley and Child, 1960
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[[Literature]] : Bromley and Child, 1960


[[Category:London Guilds]]
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