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Robert Bakewell (ironsmith)
English smith (1682–1752) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Bakewell (1682–1752) was an English smith. He took an apprenticeship in London as an iron worker and became an extremely skilled ironsmith.
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