This 1913 photograph shows John Brind and his son, Leslie, outside the John Brind R.S.S. General Blacksmithing shop located at 123 West Third St.
Using a hot forge, bellows, hammers, anvils, and barrels of water, Brind and his employees made and repaired horseshoes, wagon wheel rims, horse harnesses, and other hardware. They would heat a piece of iron to red hot, pound it into a desired form, then immerse it into water to cool and harden it.
The delivery wagons in front – presumably waiting for service – are “David Henderson, Grocer” and "Hygenic Dairy." The St. Alice Hotel is in the background.
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