Job Description:

• 1) Repairs defects in silver hollowware, such as trays, creamers, teapots, and bowls, using hammers, dollies, and tracing punches: Examines article to determine nature of defect, such as dents, uneven bottom, scratches, or holes.

• 2) Places article on anvil or dolly and pounds out dents or bulges, selecting hammer with head corresponding in curvature with surface of article.

• 3) Straightens twisted articles by hand.

• 4) Forms concavity in bottom of article to improve its stability, using tracing punches and hammer.

• 5) Verifies levelness of bottom edges of article, using straightedge, or by rocking article back and forth on flat surface.

• 6) Peens edges of scratches or holes to repair defect, using peening hammer.