The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers ''alias'' Wire Workers is one of the Livery Companies of the

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. Tin craftsmen were originally part of the

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, while the wire workers, who made wire objects such as cages, animal traps and fishhooks, were part of the Girdlers' Company. The two groups combined, and were incorporated by a

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in 1670. Now, the use of tin plate and steel wire does not remain work done by craftsmen, instead being performed by machines. Thus, the Company is no longer a trade association for craftsmen. Instead, it supports the industry through grants, as it does charities. The Tin Plate Workers' Company ranks sixty-seventh in the

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for Livery Companies. Its motto is ''Amore Sitis Uniti'', Latin for ''Be United in Love''.

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The Tin Plate Workers' Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Worshipful Company Of Tin Plate Workers Tin Plate Workers 1670 establishments in England