For the third year in a row, the most celebrated architectural blacksmith in the Gulf South spent Juneteenth here in the Public Armoury of Colonial Williamsburg! 🔥 Master Blacksmith Darryl Reeves is especially renowned for his meticulous, historically accurate wrought iron restorations of antique fences, gates, balcony railings, and window grilles in the French Quarter and beyond. Reeves is reviving the traditions of New Orleans' 18th- and 19th-century African American ironworkers by transmitti

While blacksmiths and silversmiths hammer metal into shape, founders melt it and pour it into molds. And sometimes flawed pieces manage to escape the recycling pile! Sean Devlin, Senior Curator of Archaeological Collections, shares a look at some brass castings unearthed at the Geddy Foundry in Williamsburg to give us a unique glimpse into the daily work and challenges of 18th-century metalworkers. | Colonial Williamsburg