Blacksmiths.—A chevron between three hammers crowned. On some tokens a single hammer, crowned or uncrowned, without a shield is used; occasionally also three uncrowned hammers; or, hammer and pincers, as on the cut; or, again, an anvil, as on the next example. Bottle Makers and Horners (now only Horners).—On a chevron between three leather bottles as many bugle horns, stringed.
Braziers.—On a chevron between, in chief, two ewers (or beakers), and in base, a tripod pot with two handles, three roses seeded and barbed.
Brewers.—On a chevron, between three pairs of barley garbs in saltire, as many tuns. Instead of these arms it was not infrequent for a single barrel, or three barrels, to be used. Another not uncommon device was two men carrying a barrel suspended from a shoulder-pole.
Bricklayers and Tilers.—A chevron between, in chief, a fleur-de-lis between two brick-axes palewise, and in base a bundle of laths.
Butchers.—Two slaughter-axes addorsed in saltire between three bulls’ heads couped, two in fesse and one in base; on a chief a boar’s head couped between two block brushes (i.e. two bunches of “butchers’-broom”). A knife and cleaver, and other signs were also used.
Carpenters.—A chevron (sometimes engrailed) between three pairs of compasses expanded at the points. Clockmakers.—Sable, a clock, or.