Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum: University of St Andrews Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4 Intangible Context Related practices include metalworking/blacksmithing; agricultural grain handling and volumetric measuring (e.g., the corredor); a strong repair–reuse culture (tool upkeep, patching/retinning, recycling offcuts); oral transmission/apprenticeship with workshop jargon and templates; community/market work (fairs, seasonal gutter maintenance); and heritage/tourism through restoration and public demos/workshops. Economic Threats Insufficient renumeration,Rapid economic transformation Weakened Practice Diminishing participation,Diminishing youth interest,Halted transmission between generations,Reduced practice SDG Quality Education,Decent Work and Economic Growth External ID UAVEIRO_CP_01 Knowledge Cutting, shaping, riveting/welding; marking out and reading measurements; volume calibration (measuring sticks). Technical drawing & layout: reading/sketching simple plans; sheet-metal geometry (developments for cones/prisms); marking out with rule, dividers/compass, and scriber. Measuring & calibration: accurate use of rulers, gauges and templates; volumetric calibration for grain measures (e.g., the corredor). Cutting & edge prep: straight/curved cuts with hand snips and bench shears; deburring and safe edge treatment. Forming & shaping: hand forming over stakes/anvils; bending/folding, rolling beads (“canelinhos”) on a beading machine; setting angles with wooden mallet. Joining methods: locked seams, lap seams, riveting, and tin soldering (flux control, heat management, “tirar o lume”/clean-up). Finishing & QA: truing (“rigor”), leak and watertightness tests for gutters/containers; functional fit on site. Material knowledge: properties of zinc/galvanised sheet (thicknesses, work-hardening, corrosion behavior), compatible solders and fasteners. Tool care & safety: maintenance of snips, stakes, soldering irons/torches; safe handling of heat, sharp edges, and fumes. Contextual knowledge: local building uses (gutters/downpipes), agricultural uses (grain measuring), and repair practices. Knowledge Transfer Practical and oral learning, usually in family workshops. Practitioners Tinsmiths/blacksmiths; apprenticeship in workshop. Function Production of everyday utensils and containers; preservation of traditional know-how. Origins and change Tinsmithing is a pre-industrial craft involving the cold working of sheet metal to make and repair domestic, agricultural, and construction utensils. In Portugal, it became established with tinplate and later with galvanized sheet (zinc). Until the mid-20th century it played a central role (gutters, watering cans, funnels, containers), but industrialization and plastics reduced demand, shifting the craft to niches (repairs, custom orders, heritage). Tools have modernized without losing the core know-how, and transmission moved from the master–apprentice model to mixed formats; today the craft focuses on maintaining built heritage, producing durable and custom pieces, and the cultural/touristic valorization of traditional knowledge. Organisations Museu Terras de Besteiros (Lands of Crossbowmen Museum), the University of Aveiro, Places The practice is in decline in the region, with few tinsmiths still working. It is a profession that is no longer passed on to younger people, as it once was. Artefacts Hand snips and bench shears; folding brake; stakes/anvils and bick; wooden and steel mallets; hammers; punches and rivet sets; seamers/groovers. Beading machine (“caneleira”/“máquina de carrete”) for rolling stiffening beads. Soldering iron or blowtorch, flux/appliances; clamps and simple jigs. Measuring/marking tools: steel rule, dividers/compass, protractor/angle blocks, scriber, templates. Domestic/agricultural: funnels, watering cans, buckets, oil cans, storage containers. Measuring device: corredor — grain-measuring vessel (volume-calibrated). Weakened Practice Description The practice is in decline: there are fewer active practitioners due to competition from industrial products and lower demand for repairs; young people's interest is reduced by the perception of low returns and the lack of training courses; the intergenerational transmission that previously took place in family workshops has been interrupted; and daily activity has been restricted to niche areas (restoration, specific orders). Together, these factors — a market dominated by plastic/mass production, an unattractive economy, the closure of workshops and a lack of training — are squeezing the viability of the craft and accelerating the loss of skills. Safeguarding activities No measures have been taken. State of the practice endangered Social sustainability The practice is in sharp decline: there are few practitioners left (mostly elderly), young people's interest is low, intergenerational transmission has been broken, workshops have closed, and the market has been replaced by industrial/plastic products. Demand is sporadic (restoration/orders), making economic continuity unviable and putting the know-how at risk of disappearing within a generation without urgent safeguarding measures. Environmental sustainability Metalworking contributes to environmental sustainability by extending the useful life of utensils through repair and custom-made parts, avoiding replacements and waste; it uses zinc/galvanised steel, a durable and 100% recyclable material, and reuses scrap metal in the workshop itself. Production is local and small-scale, reducing logistics/transport footprint, and the process is low energy consumption (cold work, heat only during welding). Economic sustainability Even in decline, bodywork can contribute to local economic sustainability by: generating repair work and custom-made parts. Place The town or city Lobão da Beira - Tondela, Portugal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Handcrafted sheet metal work (working with zinc sheets). Type The nature or genre of the resource Intangible Description An account of the resource Traditional practice of working with zinc sheet metal to produce utensils (e.g. gutters, grain measuring troughs, funnels, pitchers). Today, tinsmithing is merely a residual activity, reminiscent of other crafts that were once more prominent. The municipality of Tondela is no exception. It is therefore important to learn about this art form, which is almost extinct, and to understand the whole range of objects that tinsmiths used to make in the past, now struggling against competition from equivalent items made from other materials, mainly plastic. Language A language of the resource Portuguese Extent The size or duration of the resource. x x Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 731 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://old.cm-tondela.pt/index.php/servicos/museu-terra-de-besteiros/investigacao/funilaria http://programasaberfazer.gov.pt/arte/latoaria Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 27/10/2025 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Funilaria, latoaria Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,40.521326,-8.032804; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 918 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 28/10/2025 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. University of St Andrews