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.
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.
COPPER WATERING CAN
Copper 2 Gallon Can with Brass Rose.
1/2 GALLON WATERING CAN
English. Galvanised. Unusual size. From mid 20C.
WATERING CAN A
French. Galvanised. Common or Garden. From mid 20C.
WATERING CAN B
English. Childs. From mid 20C.
WATERING CAN C
French. Galvanised with copper rose. Baluster construction from an early design. 19C.
WATERING CAN D
French. Galvanised with Brass connections. Oil can shape typically french. 20C.
WATERING CAN E
English. All copper. 19C.
WATERING CAN G
English. Hawes indoor can in copper with brass rose with in this case a stamp showing Royal household provenance. 20C. Still made today.
HOE B.
English. Multibranch.
HOE C.
English. 2 pronged.
RAKE.
English. C1950.
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.
EARLY BOOT SCRAPER
Iron and pine. 19C.
VICTORIAN IRON BOOT SCRAPER A
English Iron. 19C.
VICTORIAN IRON BOOT SCRAPER B
English Iron. 19C.
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.
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.
ICE FORK
19C English. For gathering ice from the ice-houses of the great country estates.
ASPARAGUS KNIVES
A range of English and French styles.
ASPARAGUS GOUGE A
Early wide bladed example. 19C.
ASPARAGUS GOUGE B
A cranked green painted modern example. French late 1970's.
ASPARAGUS GOUGE C
English early 1900's. By 'Sorby'.
ASPARAGUS KNIFE A
Cheap nasty and modern. Practical all the same.
ASPARAGUS KNIFE B
A thing of beauty with ebony handle and lateral cutting edge. French C1900.
ASPARAGUS KNIFE C
A small fan shaped blade.
ASPARAGUS KNIFE D
Curved serrated blade.
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ASPARAGUS KNIFE E
A long narrow blade.
ASPARAGUS KNIFE F
English mid 20C. By Saynor Cooke and Ridal. Birch handle.
GARDEN AXE A
A small English garden axe.
GARDEN AXE B
DIBBER
Hand turned and carved with metal tip.
DIBBER A
Turned rosewood.
DIBBER B
Angled construction in fruitwood with metal tip.
DIBBER C
Potato Dibber with graduated head and foot bar.
DIBBER D
Potato Dibber in ash with metal point.
DIBBER E
Small Dibber 19C Blacksmith made.
DIBBER F
Bentwood Dibber in ash. Doubtless 20C but you can see the work reflected in the patina.
DIBBER G
20C Hollow ware with traces of red paint.
DIBBER H
Bent metal tube.
DIBBER I
18 - 19C Blacksmith made and normally used in pairs while walking the plot. Ash grip and heavy wrought iron point
DIBBER J
18 - 19C Blacksmith made and very like Dibber I above.
DIBBER K
20C American model.
DIBBER L
20C Potato Dibber with wooden step and metal point. Step and T Handle are strapped.
FERN TROWELWITH LEATHER HOLDER
Fern trowel with original leather holder. Late 18th Century to early 19th Century.
BONSAI SCISSORS A
'Tokyo Yoshi Masu Special'. 20C.
BONSAI SCISSORS B
Snips also sold for tailoring. An example of dual sales crossover as in the case of sheep shears also sold for pruning.
BONSAI SCISSORS C
The Baronet by A Wright and Son Ltd. Sold as freehand snips. Complete with box. Wright also sold the Cut and Hold Flower Gatherer and Firm Grip Weed Puller.
BONSAI SCISSORS D
Snips.
VASCULUM A
Vasculum for collecting plants in the field. Used in Fern collection especially. Late 19C.
By Flatters and Garnett Ltd
VASCULUM B
Vasculum for collecting plants in the field. Used in Fern collection especially. This example in green is also Victorian.
VASCULUM C
Vasculum for collecting plants in the field. Used in Fern collection especially. This example also Victorian, has a separate end compartment.
BERRY PICKER ARed Painted Tin. 20th Century.
BERRY PICKER B
Ply and metal. 20th Century.
BERRY PICKER CPine and metal. 20th Century.
BERRY PICKER D
Home made. 1930. English.
FLOWER PICKING SCISSORS
Ornate silver plated to cut and hold flower stem. Likely property of lady. 19C.
ASPARAGUS GOUGE
Early wide bladed example. 19C.
ASPARAGUS KNIFE A
Cheap nasty and modern. Practical all the same.
ASPARAGUS KNIFE
A thing of beauty with ebony handle and lateral cutting edge. French C1900.
HORSERADISH SPADE
19C. Fine sharp blade for lifting section of the deep tapering root.
SPADE A
Post Hole Spade. Late 19C to Early 20c Reinforced Blade.
SPADE B
Late 19C to Early 20c. Post hole or drainage spade.
SPADE C
Mid 20c Border Spade with D handle with metal side straps.
SPADE D
Mid 20c Border Spade with cleats and D handle.
SPADE E
Mid 20c. Shovel with T handle.
SPADE F
Border spade.
SPADE G
Border spade but we do not understand the indents on top of blade. The spade is made very precisely.
SPADE H
Ground breaking spade and sold as named by Elwell. This spade had all metal construction and wooden grip.
SPADE I
Probably European with long metal strapping and d handle with heart shaped blade and cleats.
SPADE J
Post hole spade.
SPADE K
Drainage spade.
SUNFLOWER KNIFE
19C. French. For gathering sunflower crop.
APPLE PICKING BASKET
20C. English. For gathering apples. Undo hooks to release apples.
APPLE HOOK
20C. From Normandy, France for pulling down apple.
HAY FORK A
Spanish 20C.
HAY FORK B
French from cultivated tree. 20C.
FLOWER PICKER
1780. English. Among the earliest examples of gentrification of garden tools. A detailed picture of the head is shown below. The cut and hold scissor is operated by squeezing the grip against a spring then releasing.
APPLE PICKER A
Early 19c. English. Mounted on a long pole. Original net.
APPLE PICKER E
English 1950. With metal sleeve to join extension pole.
FORK A
Long handled die cast aluminium by 'Bunny'. These were made in long and short handle styles.
FORK B
Ladies fork with flat tines used for digging potatoes.
FORK C
Parsnip fork with ash stem and T grip. Stamped 'Brades 775'.
FORK E
Ladies border fork. 32 inches long. Stamped 'Brades 773'.
FORK F
Rare short handled tilling fork by Jacksons. Stamped 'Neverbend'. 23 inches long.
FORK G
Ladies 3 prong border fork. Blacksmith made with unusual metal grip.
BARKING IRON C
19C English for removing tree bark.
PRUNING SAW A
Early 20C Swiss but sold in UK. Made by Goldenberg with hook for pulling down branches before cutting.
PRUNING SAW B
19C English with antler grip. A fine gentleman's item.
PRUNING SAW C
20C English. Common or garden variety.
PRUNING SAW D
20C French. Again with a useful hook.
FOLDING KNIFE A
19C English. A Large model with fruitwood grip.
FOLDING KNIFE B
19C English. Horn grip.
FOLDING KNIFE C
20C English. Wood grip.
BILLHOOK A
20C French. Wood grip.
BILLHOOK B
20C French. Wood grip.
BILLHOOK C
20C French. Minature model. Birch grip.
BILLHOOK D
20C French. Fruit wood grip. With belt hook. Stamped J DUPUPE.
BILLHOOK D
BILLHOOK E
Blacksmith Made..
BILLHOOK F
English 20C by Elwell. Long handled.
BILLHOOK G
English 20C by Brades. Model 165.
FOLDING BILLHOOK
19C English. Rarely found this quality and size. Rosewood brass and steel.
TEA CLIPPERS
1950 Kerala India. Daily clipping and collecting the young tea leaves.
TRUG A
A small fruit trug. 1950's.
TRUG B
A rare Cucumber Trug. 1920's.
TRUG C
A Strawberry Trug. 1920's.
TRUG D
A Sussex Trug. 2006.
HAND FORK A
Hollow steel handle open at end and riveted pressed steel blade.
HAND FORK B
All steel with no aperture in handle. Traces of red paint throughout.
HAND FORK C
English 20C by C T Skelton Sheffield. The tines are twisted from steel plate.
HAND FORK D
By 'Bunny'. Early 20c Aluminium. 7 Inches.
HAND FORK E
3 Prong. Traces of green paint. Ash handle.
WEEDING SPUD A
Mid 20C. English. Thistle shaped with ash shaft. Ofter called 'Thistle Spud'.
WEEDING SPUD B
Massive weeder possibly for cutting thistles. We need more information please.
WEEDING SPUD C
A Walking Stick weeding spud. Made for the gentleman's market at the turn of the 19C. Many of these are a 'marriage' and not originally made as one.
WEEDING SPUD D
A weeder with an unusual sloping T-Grip.
SECATEURS A
French made 'Auberts improved double cutting'. Offered by Carters in 1931. These were later made in Sheffield.
SECATEURS B
19C French. With hand guard and double leaf spring.
SECATEURS C
Gentle ladies horn handled with double leaf spring.
SECATEURS E
19C French. With hatchet feature. Most commonly found in vineyard use.
SECATEURS F
19C Horn handled. Early French item with double leaf spring and closer catch. The Secateur was invented in 1815 in France by Bertrand de Moleville.
SECATEURS G
The 'Eagle Beak'. French made and offered by Carters in 1931. This model had a coiled central spring.
PEA PROTECTOR
Or Pea cloche.
GRAPE PROTECTOR
French early 20C Reference 'Allez Freres of Paris' Catalogue 1900 - 1910.
METAL BLANCHING CLOCHE
French early 1900's. Galvanised metal.
CLASS CLOCHES
French c 1900. A common or garden variety.
EDGING IRONS
To cut the lawn edges. This tool dates back to the 19C and is still a current design little changed from the earliest times.
EDGING IRON A
Mid 20C. English. Made by Bulldog - still toolmaking today.
EDGING IRON B
19C. Paring Iron. Well used blacksmith made head. Handle long gone.
EDGING IRON C
20C. English. Bent at top of blade to form boot step.
EDGING IRON D
19C. English. Curious 2 part blade and stem construction.
EDGING IRON E
20C. English. By C T Skelton Sheffield.
SICKLE A
Mid 20C with fruitwood handle and thin blade.
SICKLE B
Mid 20C.
SICKLE C
Mid 20C. Ash handle. Bean Hook.
SICKLE D
Late 19C. English. Straight design with mahogany handle.
SICKLE E
Late 19C. English. Wide flat blade. Furze or Gorse hook.
SICKLE F
Late 19C. English.
SICKLE G
Asian Rice Sickle.
SICKLE H
Thai Rice Sickle.
SICKLE I
Late 19C. English.
SICKLE J
Late 19C. English. Bean Hook.
SICKLE K
French from Bordeaux. Hand made example of Art Populaire. Used in Vine pruning.
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