Timeless Lighting
Since the early 1700's tinsmiths have been working their trade in America. At first colonial tin products were made of imported tinplate. England banned the production of tinplate in the colonies, with the British Iron Act of 1750, thus restricting the amount of goods the colonists could produce. When tinplate was finally produced in America in the early 1800's the products of the tinsmith became more widely available. Colonial tinsmiths used tinplate, wire, solder, and a few simple tools to producetheir wares. In time many ingenious hand powered machines were developed which sped up production and helped
the tinsmith meet the demands
for his products. Tinplate is thin a sheet of iron that has been dipped several times into molten tin. When you see rust on a piece of tin ware it is because the tinplate
has worn away or a cut in the
metal hasexposed the iron (which has rusted). Timless Lighting creates
an aged finish that closely resembles the patina of tin ware found in museums that display the original Colonial lighting