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	Blacksmith Made Turnip Knife GH70* Original, quality, 19th century, blacksmith made, wrought iron turnip knife with a good hook to the end and an ash handle. The blade appears to have been fashioned from a standard hand sickle. All has been cleaned and polished and is complete and in good and working order. 14" x 2.25" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


Blacksmith Made Trimming Knife GH69* Original, quality, late 19th century, blacksmith made, wrought iron trimming knife fitted with a later turned oak handle. Complete and in good order. 9.5" x 2.25" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Short Sickle GH68* Original, quality, pre war, wrought iron sickle with a short blade and the original turned beech handle. The blade is stamped 'TBC' and 'No 86'. All is complete and in good and working order. 14.5" x 4" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00


Tyzack's Turnip Knife GH67* Original, quality, post war, wrought iron turnip or beet knife with the pick up hook to the end and a turned beech handle. Stamped to the blade for the maker 'Joseph Tyzack & Son, Sheffield, England'. A good sturdy tool, complete and in good and working order. 16" x 2.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


	Elwell Straight Sickle GH65* Original, quality, 1920's, long steel bladed sickle with the original turned beech handle and steel ferule. The ferule is stamped 'Elwell' for the manufacturer and the blade 'Elwell 4018'. All is in super condition and is complete and in good and working order. 21.5" blade x 1.5" wide. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Elwell Billhook GH64* Original, quality, pre-war, wrought iron bill hook with the original beech handgrip. The blade is impressed 'Elwell 4284-10' and the ferrule 'Elwell'. One minor split in the handgrip, otherwise all is complete and in good and working order. 15.75" x 4.75" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00


	Brades Reed Sickle GH59* Original, quality, pre-war, wrought iron fine reed sickle on a replacement mahogany shaft. The blade is stamped 'Brades' for the manufacturer. No worm holes and all is complete and in good and working order. 55.75" x 4.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


Garden Line Stake GH49* Original, quality, late 19th century, blacksmith made wrought iron garden line winder and end stake. An unusual example with three struts to the string holder. Used for marking up rows for planting seeds, lawns etc. Has been cleaned and lacquered and all is complete and in good and working order. Stake 18.5", winder 9" diameter. Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £95.00


	Clay Spade GH45* Original, quality, 1920's clay spade used for digging very hard clay soil. An old replacement 'D' shaped ash handle has been fitted and apart from an old split to the top grip all is complete and in good order. 38" x 7.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00


Slasher GH16* Original, quality, 1920/30's, forged steel slasher, on the original ash shaft. Stamped 'Parkes & Co Birmingham' and '1297'. Complete and in superb order. 50.5" long x 1.75" x 1.25" Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £50.00


	Reed Cutting Sickle GH10* Original,quality, 1920's, unusual shaped broad bladed sickle with an ash grip. The blade is stamped with the logo of two bare human feet and the name 'Parkers Biped'. Has had little use, if any. Complete and in good and working order. 19.5" long, blade at widest 2.5". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £34.00


Sheep Shears AT13 A pair of original, quality wrought iron sheep shears, circa 1900 and stamped for the maker 'Encore Brand' and 'T. Turner of Sheffield'. Unusual, double sprung example, used and often referred to as grass clippers but originally manufactured as sheep shears. Complete and in good and working order. 12.5" x 4.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00


	Elwell Slasher AT11* Original quality, post war, wrought iron curved slasher with a flat second edge to the back, mounted on the original superb shaped hickory shaft. A very comfortable working tool, stamped to the blade "Elwell 4985-10". Complete and in good and working order. 48.5" x 3.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


Hay Knife AT6 Original quality, late 19th century, wrought iron wedge shaped hay or silage knife, as used to cut stored silage or hay into blocks for cattle feed etc. The blade is impressed '7' and the wooden handle appears to have been replaced, but some while ago and all is complete and in good and working order. 26.5" x 15.5" x 5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


	Sack Hook AT4 Original, quality, 1920's, blacksmith made wrought iron sack lifting hook with a turned ash handle. Complete and in good and working order. 4.75" x 6.75" x 2.25". Click on photo for larger & other views. Price: £23.00


Turnip Knife AT1* Original quality, 19th Century, blacksmith made turnip knife, with a turned ash handle, a steel ferule and a turned spike to the blade. Some old worm damage to the wooden handle, now well treated, otherwise complete and in good order. 16" long including handle x 2.75" widest. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00


	Huge Garden Line Reel & Stake G6* Original quality, 19th century, blacksmith made, wrought iron, revolving garden line reel with a replacement wrought iron stake. A much larger than normal example. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 24" long x 14.5". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £112.00


Long Cast Iron Water Trough T9 Original, quality, early to mid 19th Century, rectangular shaped, cattle watering trough with tapering sides. This trough will not now hold water due to an old crack to the back and a horizontal crack just above the floor to the same side. A great looking planter or an animal feed trough with a super colour. Top 75" x 22", base 70.5" x 17.5" and external depth 13.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


	Wallingford Cast Iron Feed Trough T7 Original, quality, 19th Century, cast iron, animal feeding trough of a rectangular form, with 'V' shaped sides and flat endplates as legs. Embossed to the inside of the side walls 'Guthridge, Wallingford' for the manufacturer. Complete and in good order. 41.5" long x 12" wide and 8.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


Pair of Cast Iron Feed Troughs T5 A pair of original, quality, late 19th Century, heavy, circular, cast iron, animal feed troughs, with eight dividing bars, mounted to the top. Complete and in good order. Great to find a pair. 33" diameter and 10" tall, each. Price is for the pair. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £350.00


	Cast Iron Circular Feed Trough T4 Original, quality, late 19th Century, heavy, circular, cast iron, animal feed trough, with eight dividing bars, mounted to the top. Complete and in good order. 28" diameter and 12" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £200.00


Cast Iron Circular Feed Trough T3 Original, quality, 1920's, heavy, circular, cast iron, animal feed trough, with ten dividing bars, mounted to the top. Embossed to the underside: 'Wade' and 'Capricorn Pig Trough'. Complete and in good and working order. 36" diameter and 14" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £250.00


	Galvanised Sheep Foot Dip Bath G3 Original, quality, post-war, long, galvanised iron sheep foot dip trough, with a ribbed floor and sloping ends. Will hold water if required and is in superb condition; ideal as a planter, or as a sheep foot dip bath. 9'3" x 13.75" and 7.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00


Galvanised Feed Bin and Lid G2 Original, quality, pre-war, circular, galvanised iron feed bin with a hinged 2/3rds lid to the top, a hasp to the front and two drop down side handles. The floor to the inside is a little rusty, but without holes and otherwise all is complete and in good order. 18.5" diameter and 24" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £95.00


	Galvanised Feed Bin and Lid G1 Original, quality, post-war, square, galvanised iron feed bin with side handles and the original lift off lid. Embossed 'NAAFI' to the top of the lid and is complete and in good order. Bin 15.5" square and 20.5" deep, full width including handles and 16.5" x 19" and 23" tall including lid. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00


Gape Cure Package P5 Original, quality, 1930's/40's tin of "Gape Cure" powder with the original paper label detailing directions for use and the manufacturer J.F. Hart Veterinary Chemist of Ross. In super condition. 4" tall and 2.5" diameter. Click on photo for larger view Price: £30.00


	Honey Extractor BK1 Original, quality, pre-war, bee keeper's honey extracting unit with racks to take the combs, fitted to the inside of a steel drum with a geared action, operated by the turning handle to the top. All has been cleaned and the outside lacquered and it appears to be complete and working. A handy size for the smaller bee keeper; for those seen previously were always huge. Cylinder 23.5" x 10.5", total 28" tall including handle and 13.75" widest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


Spade Boot Scraper BS14* Original quality, 1920's, wrought iron boot scraper with an ash 'T' handle on shaft. The scraping blade is stamped "Spade Boot Scraper" and with the registration number for the year 1924. All is complete and in good and working order. 42" x 10". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00

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