Metalworking was an important industry in Cherson. Iron was used to produce implements, to hammer weapons and armours for warriors, horse trapping, anchors, chains, household goods, locks, and door bolts. Copper was applied to make wire, cooking pans, pitchers, bowls, fishhooks, and decorations. Vessels, candlesticks and candelabra, icon lamp stands called polycandelons, openwork chains, goblets, church utensils, crosses, weights and coins were cast of bronze. They used lead for producing fishing sinkers and goldsmith’s tools, to fasten architectonic members and fix broken vessels, though water pipes were made of sheet lead.