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Show j ' Woman Invades Blacksmith Field I B1RNAMWOOD, WIS. Invading a field traditionally reserved for men, Mrs. Edwin Micrkcy Is an active partner in a husband and , wife traveling blacksmith team. She is not Just an ornamental ) attraction taken along to add glamour around the portable forge, but hard working, practical part-j part-j ner for her husband In his work of i horsc-thoeing, welding and harness repairing. Mierkey, who puts on from 18 to 24 shoes every working day, does the calking, fitting, nailing and 1 clinching, while his wife hands him ! the right tool at the right Urn. She also keeps a steady fire in the fotge without wasting coal or burning the shoes. Mrs. Mierkey never does the actual horseshoeing, but she feels confident that she could if anything should happen to her husband. |