English. c1950. ‘The Demon@ Beetle Trap. ‘The most popular trap in the world and the most effective trap in the world’. Large red sticker on the back proclaiming the details. Mainly indoor use for cockroaches. Introduced in 1887 by manufacturers known for their jelly moulds! Originally had rough texture white paint to give the critters a grip. Mild steel with 4 rocker plates which tilt under the weight of the beetle. Hanging loop. 9 inches Dia. (22.5cms).

English. C1900. Rotary. Young boys often employed among crop. Ref AHT p17. Oak and beech. Stamped W.W.F.C which suggests football rattle. L 6.7 inches (17cms) x W 5.7 inches (14.5cms).

The subimage shows an early image of bird scaring – a 15th century misericord from Ripple church in Worcestershire showing 2 boys scaring birds, one with a rattle and the other with a stick.

3 Slat construction. Mahogany. Centre slat often chestnut with deal flaps. Clac-clac or Claquoir for game driving. 10.5 inches (26.6cms).

English. Child’s working model. Children were widely employed to scare birds from seeded areas. The subimage shows an early image of bird scaring – a 15th century misericord from Ripple church in Worcestershire showing 2 boys scaring birds, one with a rattle and the other with a stick. Oak and beech. Tricoloured slats. 6.2 inches (15.8cms) x 5.5 inches (14cms).

Steel, ash and beech. L 7 inches (17.8cms) x W 5.5 inches (14cms).

Beech. L 5.75 inches (14.2cms) x W 7.25 inches (18.5cms)

Oak. 2 part with centre clacker. 9 inches (23cms).

French. Castanet type. Rosewood with turned knop. 10.7 inches (27cms).

English. Early 20C. Oak with 2 lead weights and single wheel. L 8 inches (20.5cms) x W 6 inches (15cms).

3 parts with turned pale wood handle and case. L 5.7 inches (14.3cms) x W 5.7 inches (14.3cms).

Beech case and handle with 3 wheels and one divided clacker. L 8.5 inches (21.5cms) x W 7 inches (18cms).

British. Cmid 20C. Tin childs toy with bell. Tin painted green, gold and cream. Beech handle. 6.5 inches (16.5cms). (The subimage shows an early image of bird scaring – a 15th century misericord from Ripple church in Worcestershire showing 2 boys scaring birds, one with a rattle and the other with a stick.

20C. Oak and beech with narrow wheel. L 9.25 inches (23.5cms).

The Image shows an early image of bird scaring – a 15th century misericord from Ripple church in Worcestershire showing 2 boys scaring birds, one with a rattle and the other with a stick.

French c1910 ‘Lampe a echenilier’ The lamp would have been mounted on a pole. The bamboo poles were offered separately – either 2 or 4m – The lamps designed to overcome the cutting of branches burned the tree buds and were withdrawn from sale.
French. Late 19th early 20th c. Rare
Overall length approx. 7 ½ inches
Diam of ball approx. 3 ¾ inches
Steel with brass attachment, knurled band. Textile wick, unused.
Brass badge “Accessoires Pour Horticulture J.C. Tissot &Cie.
Paris 31 Rue des Bourdonnais
Sub-image is from ‘The Compleat Florist’ by Louis Liger D’Auxerre published by Benjamin Took in London 1706.

French c1910 ‘Lampe a echenilier’ The lamp would have been mounted on a pole. The bamboo poles were offered separately – either 2 or 4m – The lamps designed to overcome the cutting of branches burned the tree buds and were withdrawn from sale.
French. Late 19th early 20th c. Rare
Overall length approx. 14 inches
Steel with brass wick housing and filler nut. Textile wick, unused.
Sub-image is from ‘The Compleat Florist’ by Louis Liger D’Auxerre published by Benjamin Took in London 1706.

English. 20C. Tin with lid. Abol Slug Bait by ‘Plant Protection Ltd. Yalding. Kent’. H 3.25 inches (8.3cms) x D 1.7 inches (4.5cms).

English. 1960. DDT DUST. From garden shed in Ealing. London. UK. Skewer hole in lid. Contents 1/2 full. ‘DDT Dust by Boots’. H 3.5 inches (9cms) x D 2.8 inches (7.2cms).

USA. Mid 20C. ‘Orthocide Garden Fungicide containing Captan’. ‘Controls black spot on roses’. ‘Manufactured by California Spray-Chemical Corporation. Richmond California. USA’. Size No.1. H 2.75 inches (7cms) x D 1.75 inches (4.3cms).

English. 20C. Tin with lid. ‘Corry’s Brittania brand. Fruit tree grease. Corry & Co Ltd’. H 2.7 inches (6.8cms) x D 2.4 inches (5.9cms).

English. 20C. ‘Naphthalene Soil Fumigant from Corry Ltd. Shad Thames. London SE’. H 6.75 inches (17cms) x D 3.75 inches (9.5cms).

English. mid 20C. Can of ‘The magical Slug and Snail killer powder’. ‘One taste and they are DEAD. It’s just a miracle. Nothing like it has ever before been discovered’. Ref: Harris of Devon Ltd. Garden & Estate Guide 1954. p70. Size 3. H 5.75 inches (14.5cms) x D 3.6 inches (9.2cms).

British. 1950’s. Derris dust. Cardboadr tume with metal cap. Made by International toxic products Ltd. Cheshire. Ref: Harris of Devon. Garden & Estate Guide 1954. p71. H 5 inches (13.6cms) x D 2.25 inches (5.8cms).

Steel canister with imprinted ‘K’. Twist off perforated steel domed cap. Brass plaque with embossed ‘The Grange Weedkiller. Pat. No. 22627. Toll Lawn Dressings Ltd. Buxted. Sussex’. 8 inches (22cms).

English. Mid 20C. ‘Risco’ Shaker Can of Disinfectant Insecticide with perforated twist lid. By Dazzlo Ltd Manchester. H 4.25 inches (11.4cms) x D 2.25 inches (5.5cms).

British. 1926. ‘Stictite tree banding compound’. ‘Safeguards the fruit crop’. Ref Brown & Sons 1953 catalogue. 1/2lb. H 2.25 inches (5.57cms) x D 3.4 inches (8.5cms).

English. 20C. ‘Corrys Green Sulphur for the control of mildew. 1/2lb nett. Corry & Co Ltd. 10 Borough High Street. London. SE1’ Plastic with tin ends. ‘Original Price 3/6d’. H 5 inches (12.7cms) x D 2.5 inches (6.5cms).

British. Mid 20C. Wright’s Wasp Killer. ‘Harmless to humans.’. ‘Wright Layman Umley Ltd. London’. Card tube with steel top cap. H 4 inches (10cms) x D 2.25 inches (5.6cms).

French. Mid 20C. DDT powder. Full container. Poudre DDT by ‘Alma Procedes. Lyon’. H 3.25 inches (8.3cms) x 1.7 inches (4.5cms).

French. Mid 20C. DDT powder. Tin with brass coloured cap. Full container. ‘Poudre a 10% DDT. Cooperation Pharmaceutique Francaise. Melun. H 4.5 inches (11.5cms) x W 2.75 inches (7cms).

English. C1950. Unopened pack slow burning fumigation coil for greenhouse use. 1/2lb. L 3.6 inches (9.2cms) x W 3.6 inches (9.2cms) x H 1.5 inches (3.7cms).

English. 20C. PDI Slug Pellets. Cardboard steel and plastic carton.

French. 20C. Souflette or Boite a soufrer. Tin. Tubular hand grip. Twist off top container contains a stone to keep powder free running. Normally contained sulphur and was used in the vineyard to prevent mildew. 11.75 inches (30cms) x 4 inches (10cms).

French. 20C. Zinc. Finger grip laterally. Stone within to aid mixing powder. Detachable lid. 10 inches (25.5cms) x 3.75 inches (9.7cms).

French. Tin. Contains captive stone in lid to break up powder. Twist off cap to add powder. Tubular hand grip. 12.25 inches (30cms) x 3.75 inches (9.5cms).

French. Soufreuse conique. Bordeaux vineyard. Loudons Art of Gardening 1850 shows a similar shaped English predecessor. The ‘Lime Duster’ made of tinned iron. Zinc, brass rose, cork bung. 13.25 inches (34.5cms) x 5 inches (12.8cms).

British. 20C. Dron-wal Powder Blower. Red enameled tin with green transfer. Brass ball valve. Beech handle. Ref: W Haynes Reading. Garden & Estate Guide 1957. 17.75 inches (45cms) x 2.75 inches (7cms).

English. Mid 20C. Made in England by Acme Chemical Co. props. Acme (sales) Ltd Stanwell…Middx. British Patent Nos 470649 & 596465 Regd Design No 846723 Additional Patents Granted Throughout The World.” Green tin and sprung nozzle with brown canvas bellows. Made from stamped and pressed light gauge sheet steel with joints being rolled and lapped. The bellows are from rubberized canvas held in place with adhesive fabric tape.
The chemical insecticide/fungicide powder is poured into the canister by removing the screwed cap. The powder is released in a cloud onto the plant foliage by waggling the blower up and down – this activates the bellows. There is a leaf spring mounted between the handle and the canister which continually returns the blower to the open position while it is being operated. Ref Skeet & Jeffes Ltd Woking. Garden Estate Guide 1954. p34.
Ref: W Haynes Reading. Garden & Estate Guide 1957. p60.
12 inches (30cms) x Dia 2.3 inches (6cms).

French. C1900. Zinc. Soufreuse conique. Contains stone to break up lime or sulphur powder. 12.5 inches (31.5cms) x 4.25 inches (10.9cms).

All wood powder puffer. Bentwood tube and wooden nozzle and plunger. We would welcome comments on this item.

British. 1950’s. Often used with Derris/tobacco/pyrethrum etc. Metal Canister with spout and spring loaded bellows with fabric diaphragm. Ref Skeet & Jeffes Ltd Woking. Garden Estate Guide 1954. p34.

English mid 20C. With spring loaded diaphragm. Cost 3 1/2 old pence.

French with label. ‘Insecticide Caubet. Poudre de Pyrethre’. Cork bung 6.5 inches.

French. Vineyard dressing bellows.

French from Bordeaux region. 20C.

20C. Chrome plated steel with fabric diaphragm and screw nozzle with fine mesh orifice. For puffing powder for insect control. D 2.75 inches (7cms).

Mid 20C. Pewter Bellows with sprung diaphragm and tiny hardwood press button. 4.4 inches (11cms).

English. Mid 20C. Stevens Patent Fumigator. The glass spirit lamp was used to heat product placed in the graduated cap.

English. Mid 20C. Richards Patent Fumigator. Near identical to Fumigator A but this model stamped ‘Richards XL ALL Fumigator’. The glass spirit lamp was used to heat product placed in the graduated cap. Dia 4.8 inches (12.2cms).

Early 20C. Steel blade with wood insert in upper blade and steel strapping with 3 rivets. Ash T-handle. 37.5 inches (96.3cms).

English. Early 20C. Spear & Jackson. With probe. Stamped ‘Made in England and Spear & Jackson’ with spear logo. Ash shaft. 43 inches (109cms).

English. 20C. Long reach example 5 steel tines. Stamped MOLER and on reverse Cooks. Norwich. Reg 876159.

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English. 20C. Small example 5 steel tines. Stamped MOLER and on reverse Cooks. Reg 876159. 12.5 inches (32cms) x 3.2 inches (8cms).

Early 20C. Emoussoir Fer or Gratte Ecorce. Steel blade with various segments on tanged steel rod. Chestnut handle and brass ferrule. Similar to Emoussoir Fer in Goldenberg’s catalogue. To remove moss and lichens which were thought to damage fruit trees. There were varied shaped blades offered. 10.3 inches (26.5cms).

French. Early 20C. Gratte-Ecorce or Moss Scraper. Triangular steel scraper on tanged steel rod. Ash handle with initials carved ‘A.M’. These Emoussoirs or gratte-ecorce (bark scraper) were used for removing moss and lichen from trees.Notably fruit trees. The sub-image shows an extract from the 1927 Goldenberg catalogue. 15.2 inches (38.5cms).

French. Early 1900’s. Triple profile triangular blade on rod with tanged fitting to wooden handle. Some worm. In French this is an ’emoussoir or gratte-ecorce’ (Bark Scraper’). Sold and illustrated by Goldenberg in catalogue of 1927. 16.3 inches (41.5cms).

English. 20C. Pine 2 hole trap with double springs. 3.6 inches (9.2cms).

English. Mid 20C. ‘Selfset Mousetrap in box. 4.5 inches (11.4cms).

Early to mid 20C. Black and white painted tin. 15 inches (38cms).

English. C1930. A pair of cat’s head bird scarers. Original hand made marble eyes.
Sub-image from Joseph Bentley catalogue 1939.

French. Late 20C. Chat Taisne. Depose. Black japanned tin and marble eyes. 15 inches (38cms).

French. 1980’s. Unused cat’s head scarer in printed packet

English. 19C. Rabbit Spade. Short original ash handle and blacksmith made socketed blade. 1 Rivet. 26 inches (66cms).

English. Gin Trap. 11 inches (28cms).

English. C 1900. Beech wood. 32.5 inches (82.5cms) x 1.75 inches (4.2cms). Royles pattern. Stamped ‘Hodgkinson& Sons Makers Blackburn England’. Sold by George Harding in 1935 and by William Wood 1938. With ‘Cop’ of black cotton on paper mount. Normally sold with 2 Cops either black or white. Used to web around sticks to keep cats and birds off seed beds and in fruit trees. A near identical model by Royle was offered by Harrods catalogue in 1907.
J J Royle 14 Holborn Viaduct. Royle a prolific inventor is best known for a self-pouring teapot patented in 1886.