Peters Machine Works and Blacksmith Shop Austin County,Texas

Peters Machine Works Blacksmith & Machinists once located in Austin, County Texas. A fine original portrait of this grand photograph.
 
11 x 14 inches.
 
Although the blacksmith was at one point considered an indispensable part of the community, the need for his services declined when the horse was replaced by the automobile, and machine forging made human hands obsolete. Composed by local poet Bessie Wheeler, this poem evokes the bygone era of the blacksmith, when the clang of the hammer on the anvil was the heartbeat of every village.
The Blacksmith Shop
The blacksmith shop stands by the side of the road,
Where it's stood most a century before,
But its doors are closed and its roof is sagged.
And the anvil will ring no more.
The horses that came for bright new shoes
Left their footprints on the floor;
But they are gone and will never return,
So the anvil need ring no more.
The faithful smith and the faithful horse,
Have passed with an era before,
And have paved the way for a different day
When the anvil will ring no more.
Memories are all that are left,
With those who watch at its door;
These, too, shall toil then pass away
And the anvil will ring no more.

 



 





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