[TheForge] Blacksmith Forging Contest Story

[Larry Brown]

I believe this story ran in Anvil Magazine years ago, don't know if it is 
directly related to the picture or not
Larry Brown

At 04:31 PM 11/28/2003 -0600, you wrote:

>Blacksmith Forging Contest Story
>
>
>The ABANA Forums: Blacksmithing History and Lore: Blacksmith Forging Contest
>Story
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>By Brenda Woodall on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 12:28 pm:
>
>I have read a story about a village blacksmith that has a horseshoe forging
>competition with another blacksmith that is passing through town. This story
>appears to perhaps be the background behind the Norman Rockwell painting of
>The Horseshoe Forging Contest. I am trying to find that story once again but
>since I do not know the author nor the correct title I have had no luck. Can
>anyone help me out with finding this again?
>
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