The blacksmith shop was operated by Edward John Parker (1838-1904), starting in 1882. His son, Rutherford (Rufus) Benjamin Hayes Parker (1879-1935) succeeded him about 1900 and continued until 1935. Curtis Ross operated the shop for several years and purchased the shop in 1947 and continued in the shop for several more years. The shop, since demolished, was located next to the Parker home on the third property west of the railroad tracks on the south side of the road through Bulwer.