Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

X Kisalföld - X-17 Smithy from Szilsárkány

X-17 Smithy from Szilsárkány H The smithy was built in 1812, supposedly on the basis of manorial plans. Its last blacksmith was István Nagy, who learned the craft from his father A master was hired to operate the workshop for 3 years and if his work was satisfactory the lease was renewed. The arched, tiled building constructed in Baroque style was built from local burnt brick. The smithy consists of 3 parts: the workshop, the shoeing-shed for horses and another for oxen. We enter the arched shed for horses first. Horses were tied to the iron • Bloodletting Since ancient times bloodletting has been a well-known treatment for hypertension and congestion in many cultures. Generally the vein in the crook of the elbow was cut and a little blood was let out, lessening the volume of circulating blood. The therapy could be effective temporarily but did not cure. rings embedded into the wall to the right. On the door opening from the shoeing shed several burnt testing imprints of branding-irons can be seen. There are more than 300 pieces of equip'I- J J.