A professional who repairs defects in silver hollowware, such as trays, creamers, teapots, and bowls, using hammers, dollies, and tracing punches. Responsibilities include:

• Examines article to determine nature of defect, such as dents, uneven bottom, scratches, or holes.
• Places article on anvil or dolly and pounds out dents or bulges, selecting hammer with head corresponding in curvature with surface of article.
• Straightens twisted articles by hand.
• Forms concavity in bottom of article to improve its stability, using tracing punches and hammer.
• Verifies levelness of bottom edges of article, using straightedge, or by rocking article back and forth on flat surface.
• Peens edges of scratches or holes to repair defect, using peening hammer.