Garden Prop Hire


THE HIRE COLLECTION
We have over two thousand items for garden prop hire ranging from vintage garden rollers of all sizes through cucumber straighteners and glass cloches to minature garden items and childrens toys.  Please ask for the type of item you need and just e-mail by clicking the e-mail address below and we will offer you a list of items and prices.
These are a very few examples.


APHID PUFFERS
These aphid puffers were filled with derris or other powder to kill insects in the greenhouse.
 Smaller than the bee puffers.

Aphid Puffers


BIRDSCARERS
Birdscarers or rattles literally swung round to make a clatter like a football rattle-19th century. Children were often employed in this work which may explain the childrens size in the earlier models.

Bird Scarers


GLASS CUCUMBER STRAIGHTENER
Attached to vine early on with baby cucumber inserted in order to straighten
 and impress country house guests. Early 19th century.

Glass Cucumber Straightener


PONY BOOT
Used by pony-drawn early lawn mowers to protect lawn.

Pony Boot


FINGER SHEARS
Finger shears for indoor gardening

Finger Shears


SHEARS BURGON & BALL
Tiny Burgon and Ball miniature shears

Miniature Shears


GARDEN MODEL
Britains model of man with water carrier 20th century. Boxed as new.

Tanks


CLAY SPADE
For digging in clay or wet ground. c1900.


GARDEN ROLLER - CHILDS
Elm and Iron childs toy. Late 19th century. Would have been toy of child in wealthy family.

Garden Roller


FERN TROWELWITH LEATHER HOLDER
Fern trowel with original leather holder. Late 18th Century to early 19th Century.

Fern Trowel


GARDEN TRIMMER & BOX
1 handed trimmer or clippers for light trimming of grass and hedges.

Garden Trimmer


DIBBER
Ornate carved Dibber with metal point.

Dibber


BERRY PICKER
Red Painted Tin. 20th Century.

Berry Picker


RINGBARKING TOOL
Ringbarking Tool.

Ringbarking Tool


BOW SAW
Bow Saw.

Bow Saw


PLANT LABELS
Copper Art Nouveau. 1900.

Plant Labels



MECHANICAL LAWN EDGER
1950's. Metal construction with plastic wheels.




 GARDENERS COMPASS
19C - 20C. For measuring garden layout

 


 GARDEN ROLLER
20C. Small 16 inches. English.




 GRAPE STORAGE BOTTLE
19C. English country house item used in rows on shelves to store grapes for guest house parties. Water and charcoal in top hole and grape stem in funnel.




 VASCULUM
19C. For collecting Ferns and other specimens in the field.




CHILDS WHEELBARROW  B 
19C. Present by wealthy parents. In green livery.




CHILDS WHEELBARROW  A
20C. In original condition in red with solid wheel.



CHILDS WHEELBARROW  E
20C. All in polished Elm.





STONE ROLLER.  A
Late 19C. Predated metal rollers.




 STONE ROLLER.  B
Late 19C. Predated metal rollers.




 GLASS AND METAL CLOCHE
Unusual type of Lantern Cloche in Copper and Glass.





 CHILDS WATERING CAN
Early 20C. With original red paint and seaside picture.

 


 GAITERS
Lat 19C to Early 20C. Leather calf protectors worn by men while gardening and farming.

 



 SCOTTIE DOG BOOT SCRAPER
Early 20C. Metal Boot Scraper.


 


  BEE SKEP
Victorian Example with internal cross members, lifting peg and no opening. This type was tilted by a stone to allow gap to let bees in and out.




  SACK BARROW
19C. Well weathered. For carrying sacks, pots and turf etc at celebrated Midlands country house.




  ASPARAGUS KNIFE
Early 20C. Larger bladed than usually found. For Cropping Asparagus Spears.





  APPLE PICKING BASKET
Early 20C. The canvas bag is clipped up during picking and released to offload.




  LAWN CROQUET SET
Early 20C. The minature 4 player set is complete with stand, hoops, pins, balls and mallets.





HAY RAKE
Giant metal tined Hay Rake. English c1900. Measures 6 feet 3 inches long and 4 feet 8 inches wide.


  SEED SOWER
A small French brass seed sower. c1920. The screw cap at the bottom is for filling. The aperture is changed by twisting the spout.


  FOLDING SAW
A  French beech handled pruning saw. Early 20C.



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