Article: South Carolina Blacksmith, Age 86, Keeps His Vintage Craft Alive.(Philip Simmons)(Brief Article)

Horse-drawn carriages may be ancient in a world where technology is constantly improving means of transportation and other areas of our lives, but for Charleston, SC, blacksmith Philip Simmons, the art of being a blacksmith will never grow old.

"I was the youngest blacksmith in Charleston. Then I was the oldest blacksmith in Charleston. And later, I was the only blacksmith in Charleston," he quipped to USA Today.

Simmons began his career at the age of 13 during the time of the horse and buggy. Over the years Simmons has gone from using his 169-year-old tools to pound iron into horseshoes, wagon parts and plow hardware to his recent creations of exquisite ...

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