Forged steel with hole for wooden handle (missing). Spike to base of cylinder and sliding disc to release soil. 30.25 inches (77cms) x 4 inches (10.5cms).

English. Early 20C. ‘Monkey Digger’ 6 inch. Reference: CGA year book 1936. Sold in 3 sizes 6, 9 and 12 inch diameter for digging post holes. Ref: Rice Bros Ltd Oxted. ‘Post Hole Borer’.

Forged steel. Pierced cylinder at base to rotate with steel handle. 32.25 inches (82cms) x 8 inches (20.5cms).

Hole at bottom to allow access.

Internal crossmembers. Tilted on stone to allow bees access.

English. C1900. Steel tripartite pointed blade pierced by 4 tiny holes. Stamped ‘C M Skelton & Co. Sheffield. + ‘S’. Ash T-handle. 38.25 inches (97cms) x 8.5 inches (21.5cms).

English. 19C. Ash D-handle with considerable woodworm. Mule Spade or Fork. For digging heavy clay soil. 38 inches (96.7cms) x 6.25 inches (16cms).

English. 1910. Phillip’s patent ‘Acme Diagonal Digger’. Ref: Baxendale & Co Manchester. 1910. p8. but with T Handle not D as shown.

English. 19C.

English. 20C. Single wheel Cultivator.

C 1900. 3 fine prongs. Wrought iron and ash. 29 inches (73.8cms) x 3.25 inches (8.4cms).

Steel and beech. 4 tines with braces. ‘Patent’. Traces of black paint. 13.75 inches (34.7cms) x 4 inches (10.2cms).

Steel and ash. 21.5 inches (54.5cms) x 3 inches (7.8cms).

3 pronged steel with traces of red paint. Beech handle. 10.5 inches (26.7cms) x 3.75 inches (9.5cms).

English. c1900. Stamped ‘P V’. Steel and beech with brass ferrule. 10 inches (25cms).

English. Early to mid 20C. Toogood & Sons. Southampton. Steel and beech. 9.5 inches (24cms) x 3 inches (7.5cms).

Steel and beech. 5 tines. 9.5 inches (24.3cms) x 1.75 inches (4.7cms).

Hollow handled pressed steel 5 pronged blade. Traces of black paint. 10.25 inches (26.2cms) x 3.25 inches (8.3cms).

Hollow perforated steel handle with 3 sprung prongs. 9.5 inches (24cms) x 2.75 inches (7.2cms).

English. ‘S—KO’ England. Steel with traces of red paint. 6 fine sprung tines. Beech handle. 20.25 inches (51.5cms) x 3.25 inches (8.2cms).

English. 20C. Spring loaded Folding Trowel/Fork. Steel with coil spring. Traces blue paint. 10 inches (25.5cms) extended x 3 inches (7.3cms).

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English. ‘Albert Products. Ladies or boys border fork.

19C. Steel Pronged Fork. Head. : common usage commenced as late as 1860’s.

English. 20C. 3 tine die cast aluminium head stamped ‘Bunnt. Patt Appd For. Made in England’. Long beech handle fitted into socket with 1 retaining screw.

English. Early 20C. 4 short tine Weeding Fork with ash D-handle.

English. Mid 20C. ‘Made in England’. Steel with traces red paint and ash. 10.5 inches (26.5cms) x 3.25 inches (8.3cms).

English. Mid 20C. ‘Haws’ Made in England. Aluminium with red rubber hand grip. 10.5 inches (26.8cms) x 3 inches (7.4cms).

English. Mid 20C. ‘Bunny’. Die cast aluminium with remains red paint. 11 inches (27.5cms) x 3 inches (7.5cms).

English. 20C. ‘Bunny. Made in England’. Die cast aluminium with traces yellow paint. 8 inches (20.3cms) x 2 inches (4.9cms).

English. 20C. 4 prong steel with brown varnished ash handle. 10.5 inches (27cms) x 3 inches (7.8cms).

English. 20C. 3 flat prong steel with ash handle. 9 inches (22.5cms) x 3.5 inches (8.6cms).

English. 20C. 3 flat prong steel with ash handle. ‘Brades’. 10 inches (25.5cms) x 3 inches (7.8cms).

3 prong. Bright steel and hollow handle welded laterally with traces of red paint. 11 inches (28.2cms) x 3 inches (7.7cms).

English. 20C. 4 tine steel with ash handle. Traces red paint. 10.5 inches (27cms) x 3 inches (7.5cms).

English. 20C. 3 tine steel with beech handle. 8.5 inches (21.8cms) x 2.25 inches (5.6cms).

English. Mid 20C. 4 pronged. Pressed and rolled steel. Hollow perforated handle. Traces red paint. 10.75 inches (27.5cms) x 3 inches (7.8cms). Ref: G Rice Bros Ltd of Oxted garden catalogue .

English. MId 20C. 3 steel tine with ash mid length handle. Stamped ‘Elwell’. Part original label 18.25 inches (46.3cma) x 3 inches (7.7cms).

English. Mid 20C. 3 prong steel stamped ‘Brades Co’. Mid length ash handle. 20 inches (50.7cms) x 3.5 inches (8.7cms).

English. Mid 20C. 3 steel flat tine and beech handle.

USA. Early 20C. 3 prong steel and wood. Tines flattened with socket. ‘Diamond Edge’. Shapleigh Hardware Co. St Louis. 12 inches (30.5cms) x 3.75 inches (9.7cms).

English. 20C. Beech. 9.25 inches (23.5cms) x 3.25 inches (8.3cms).

English. Early 20C. Steel 4 twist tine socket and stubby ash knop. 11.5 inches (29cms).

English. 20C. ‘Brades Co 642′. 3 steel tines and varnished ash handle. 17.75 inches (45.3cms) x 3.25 inches (8cms).

English. Mid 20C. 4 twist tine steel with beech handle. ‘Nash Tyzack Industries Ltd. Stourbridge England. 13 inches (32.7cms) x 3 inches (7.6cms).

3 tine steel with ash handle. 10 inches (25.8cms) x 3 inches (8cms).

English. 20C. ‘Hudstir’. 3 prong steel and ash. Faint traces of green paint. 7.75 inches (19.8cms) x 2 inches (5cms).

English. 20C. 4 steel twist tine and mid length beech handle. 19.5 inches (49.5cms) x 3 inches (7.6cms).

English. 20C. 3 steel tines and mid length beech handle. 15.75 inches (39.8cms) x 2.5 inches (6.5cms).

3 tine steel with beech handle. 10 inches (25.8cms) x 3 inches (7.8cms).

British. 20C. 4 tine steel with beech handle. Traces red paint. ‘British made’. 9.75 inches (24.5cms) x 3 inches (7.8cms).

4 twist tine steel with beech handle. 10.5 inches (26.5cms) x 2.75 inches (7.1cms).

English. 20C. 3 tine die cast aluminium head stamped ‘Bunnt. Patt Appd For. Made in England’. Mid length beech handle fitted into socket with 1 retaining screw.

3 flat tine. All steel. Traces black paint. 9.75 inches (25cms) x 3 inches (7.2cms).

English. 20C. ‘Skelton. England’. 4 steel twist tines and beech with brass ferrule. 10.3 inches (26.3cms) x 3 inches (7.6cms).

9.25 inches (23.2cms) x 3 inches (7.7cms).

4 prong. 11 inches (28cms) x 3.75 inches (9.3cms).

English. 20C. ‘Made in England’. 4 steel twist tine and ash. 14.75 inches (37.3cms) x 3 inches (7.5cms).

3 tine forged steel and ash handle with brass ferrule. 13.75 inches (34.8cms) x 4.75 inches (11.7cms).

English. 20C. L10.5 inches (26.5cms). W 3 inches (7.7cms).

Mahogany. 4 tine. 10.5 inches (26.6cms) x 3.25 inches (8.2cms).

10.5 inches (26.5cms) x 3 inches (7.7cms).

3 flat prong brass with greed painted wood handle. 10.75 inches (27.3cms) x 2.3 inches (6cms).

Stainless steel 4 tine. 8.75 inches (22cms) x 2.75 inches (6.6cms).

English. Mid 20C. Beech handle and cantilevered stem double riveted to 3 prong steel blade. ‘Made in England’. 10.5 inches (27cms) x 3.25 inches (8.3cms).

English. 20C. Ward & Payne. Sheffield. 4 steel twist tine and beech. 12 inches (30cms) x 3 inches (7.5cms).

This is an American Hand Rake sold for the gentle woman’s market for garden use rather than for the flower seller as the name implies. It is 16 inches in length and has a finely polished mahogany handle. Dates from the late 1800′s.
This Florists Rake was made by the Excelsior Company in USA. Florists were flower growers not shops as in the UK. These tool heads were tinned. Some tin is just visible in the interstices.

Canterbury style 2 pronged Hoe by Brades & Co

English. Early 20C. 5 tines steel head and original ash shaft.

English. Early 20C. Steel with double riveted angled blade W 3.25 inches (8.2cms) x H 2.5 inches (6.3cms) on to swan neck and socket. Fine tapered beech handle with cuff above socket. 38 inches (97cms).

English. 1800′s. West country. Was discovered as strawberry plough. Very small size with 3 reversible tines. Wooden handles long gone.

English. 19C. 4 prong Stone Rake with pick.

English. Early 20C. Central spine as opposed to usual strapping fixes ash D-handle to steel blade.

19C. Small blade 9.5 inches (24cms) x 5 inches (13cms) with turned up edges. Re-handled.

C1900. Metal clad wood heart and long ash handle with T-grip.

English. Early 20C. Shovel with steel blade and ash D-handle.

English. Early 20C. Border Spade with steel blade and ash D-handle.

Rounded blade. Yam Spade by Yardley UK for export to Asia. Bare feet and cleats not compatible. A similar spade was sold by C T Skelton as illustrated in their 1949 catalogue on p66. This was described as Yam or Whale Spade with closed socket and 34 inch ash T-handle.

Small boy’s or child’s spade. Steel with traces red and blue paint.Grey self coloured rubber grip.

English. Mid 20C. Transplanter. The ‘Plantal’. For planting tomatos, chrysanthemums, dahlias, rhubarb and fruit trees. ‘One man can dig 700 holes per hour’ Ref: Monro’s Handbook and Catalogue 1951.
Sub-image from Beetons Guide 1890 Transplanters.

3 pronged steel and ash handle. 15.75 inches (40cms) x 2.5 inches (6.3cms).