Cutlers in Colonial America In the tough times of the eighteenth century, people had plenty of work to do. However, if you lived in eighteenth century America, you had a lot of work to do. Most raw materials and supplies came only on ships and were heavily taxed. Everyone in their community did their share of work in order to stay alive. Colonial trade was important in the economics of the colonies, and Americans saw …showed first 75 words of 1117 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1117 total…weren't very many famous cutlers and individually, they were not rich, it was an honest living and most cutlers loved their jobs. All in all, I think that cutlery was a great career to pursue at a time where the products of the trade were in high demand. Cutlery was somewhat essential to the today's society. The pioneers of cutlery definitely did a great job of giving us such a useful and practical trade. v