So that old black and white picture of a workman by the window of his cottage pounded out shotgun hammers for the trade while his wife sits near the sink washing the baby is pretty accurate.

Interesting picture but far too many books skim right over that part of the industry. A real shame. But as a historian once said, the last book I wrote took me five years of intensive research and all I got from it was enough money to buy a good used car.