American. 20C. Beech with wooden ball fulcrum and forked steel head. 9.5 inches (24cms).

English. Mid 20C. ‘Dunlap’. Red painted ash handle and steel. 10 inches (25.3cms).

Steel head with forked lifter and bowl fulcrum. Hardwood handle imprinted ‘*ESA*GER’. 14.3 inches (36.5cms).

Brades & Co 19C. English.

English. Mid 20C. ‘Made in England’. 18 inches (46cms).

Fine forked steel head. Perforated hoop fulcrum and fine beech handle. 17.3 inches (43cms).

English. Early 20C. Forked steel head with mounted fulcrum plate on stem. Stamped ‘Parkes’. Ash handle. 29 inches (74cms). This fulcrum was first seen in France in the 19C. Loudons Art of Gardening 1850 shows an illustration of this fulcrum in a Dock Weeder.

Worn pitted forked steel head with bowl fulcrum. Weathered mid length ash handle. 21 inches (53.4cms).

Forked steel head with riveted perforated hoop fulcrum. Ash handle. 17.75 inches (45cms).

Forked steel head with long socket and original screw. Perforated hoop fulcrum. Stubby ash handle. 10.6 inches (26.2cms).

Mid 20C. Forked steel head and welded fulcrum plate. Beech handle with traces blue paint. 11.3 inches (28.5cms).

French. 19C. Example of Art Populaire. Steel fork inserted into ash fulcrum handle with steel cord reinforcing. 21.75 inches (55.4cms).

English. Mid 20C. Steel and ash. Traces of red paint. ‘Star’ patent. 21 inches (53.5cms).

Forked steel head and integral hooped fulcrum. Stamped ‘Brades & Co’. Fine collared ash handle. 24.3 inches (62cms).

Steel head into ferrule and ash shaft. 41 inches (41cms).

Scarce T-handled mid length model with ash shaft and attractive flare above socket. Handle secured with possibly later screw. 30 inches (76.5cms).

English. Early 20C. Steel forked head and ferrule. Beech shaft with beech fulcrum. 22.8 inches (58cms).

English. Early 20C. Spring loaded 2 pronged steel head assembly with coil spring and foot rest. Simple beech handle. Spring action allows extra leverage while holding handle steady. 57.5 inches (146cms).

English. Late 1900’s. Stainless with large fulcrum and traces green paint. Stained ash handle with hanging hole. 14 inches (36cms).

English. Late 20C. Forked steel blade and mid length ash handle. Traces red paint. Blade stamped ‘Made in England’. 14.6 inches (37cms).

Picture from Garden and its Work. C1900.

English. Early 20C. Ash T-handle and steel tip. 36 inches (92cms). Ref: Wm Wood catalogue 1938 and 1958. Ref: Skeet & Jeffes Garden Estate Guide 1954. ‘Dandy Weed Eradicator’.
Second sub-image is of 2012 tool ‘Tire-Racine Pivotante Acier’ sold in France by Botanique Editions..

English. C1900. Hand forged iron blade on cranked socket stem with double foot tread. Ash D-handle. 42.5 inches (108cms).

Carl Nyberg produced a blowlamp based on the decorators blow torch in the 1880’s but it was not until 1950 that Flame Guns came onto the market.

Carl Nyberg produced a blowlamp based on the decorators blow torch in the 1880’s but it was not until 1950 that Flame Guns came onto the market.

Crane necked Hoe.

Swan neck composite steel head and ash shaft. 16.5 inches (42cms).

Hoe backing on 3 pronged reversible steel head with traces of red paint. Beech handle with steel hanging loop. 11.5 inches (29.5cms) x 2.75 inches (7cms).

Steel with traces of red paint and yellow painted handle. 10.75 inches (27.5cms) x 2.75 inches (6.7cms).

Ash and steel. 17.25 inches (44cms) x 4 inches (10.2cms).

English. 20C. Multihoe by PRC ‘Minor planting tool’. Steel painted brown with label. Ash handle. 15.75 inches (39.3cms) x 8.25 inches (21cms).

Hand wrought steel. Double ended with spud and 3 pronged configuration. 14.5 inches (36.8cms) x 2.75 inches (6.9cms).

20C. Hoe. Ash shaft. 48 inches (122cms).

English. 20C. Fine narrow headed dutch Hoe. Steel head with socket fixed by 4 screws to long ash shaft. Socket stamped ‘Brades. 404’. 65.75 inches (167cms). Head W 3 inches (7.8cms).

English. 19C. 3 wide prong wrought steel head. Re-attached prong repairs and ash shaft with decorated handle. 45 inches (114cms).

Lithuania. 1920. 3 steel prong head only with angled socket. 6.25 inches (16cms). See Cultivating section..

English. Mid 20C. Long handled Hoe. Steel disc with partly rounded and partly serrated segments. Ash handle. Head stamped 'DRUXL and MGF2'. 52 inches (132cms).

Canterbury style 3 prong Hoe head.

20C. 8 tined circulating hoe and seed furrow tool.

Hoe or Howe in the middle ages from the French Houe and related to the Germanic Houwan – to Hew. 3000BC a Sumerian creation myth invoked a god with a hoe. Enil. Hoe was mentioned later in 7 and 8 centuries BC in the book of Isiah. In the 13 century, iron and steel so improved effectiveness that use of the Hoe spread worldwide.

English. 20C. 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).

French. C 1800. Ornate wrought iron Hoe head with socket and rivet hole. W 8 inches (20.5cms) x 6.5 inches (16.5cms).
Rear view detail shows folding of metal socket.

English. C1950. Dutch Hoe. Socket stamped ‘Brades 404’. Steel with tapered ash handle. Working lifetime property of North London gentleman along with Spade AV and Fork AA. 61.5 inches (156cms) x 4.75 inches (12cms).

English. C1900. Canterbury Hoe. 3 prong steel head and natural stick shaft.

19C. Dutch Hoe with later ash handle.

Canterbury Hoe. Wrought iron 3 prong head tied on with string. Ash handle. Main use is to gather potatoes.

English. 20C. Steel and beech. Said to have been hand made from an old cultivator tine. Traces red paint. 15 inches (38.2cms) x 3.75 inches (9.5cms).

English. 20C. Handle stamped ‘J Burton’. 9.25 inches (23.7cms).

20C. All steel with bent-steel handle riveted to straight edged blade. 7 inches (18cms).

English. 20C. Steel with angled straight edged blade. Traces green paint. Ash handle. 14.6 inches (37cms).

English. Early 20C. Steel and ash. For lifting haulm for cutting. 34 inches (86cms) x 12 inches (31cms).

Hungarian. 20C. Wood. 22.5 inches (57.5cms) x 12.5 inches (31.5cms).

For lifting pea haulm for cutting. Pitch pine and forged steel. 29 inches (73.5cms) x 8.5 inches (21.5cms).

European. 20C. Hardwood bentwood Pea Hook for lifting pea haulm. Reminiscent of Ibis bird with beak. 20 inches (51cms).

English. C1900. Ash D-handle stamped W.K. Steel strap and blade. 25.25 inches (64.2cms).

Spear shaped steel blade and mid length shaft with ball grip.

French. C1900. 25 inches (63.2cms).

French. 19C. Dock Lifter or Arrache-Rumex.

Becat for lifting Beets. Also Arrache-Rumex or Dock Lifter.

Arrache-Rumex. 34.75 inches (88.5cms).

Arrache-Rumex.

Becat for lifting Beets. Also Arrache-Rumex or Dock Lifter.

French. Early 20C. Peugeot Freres. Used for weeding particularly between stones and rocks as well as harvesting cabbages, salad crops etc. Ref: Dictionnaire des Outils by Daniel Boucard.

French. Early 20C. Used for weeding particularly between stones and rocks as well as harvesting cabbages, salad crops etc. Ref: Dictionnaire des Outils by Daniel Boucard. Also illustrated in ‘Catalogue de Quincaillerie Horticole des Laboratoires George Truffaut in Versailles in 1914.

English. C1900. Sarcloir with prescision steel blade set into beech handle and double riveted. Jury still out on use and we would welcome comments. Blade indistinctly stamped ‘Samuel Osbourne & Co. Sheffield’ 8.75 inches (22.5cms).

French. Late 19C. Battered dished steel blade stamped ‘****. Mahogany handle and 2 trimmed recessed nut and brass bolts. 1nut missing. 10.75 inches (27.5cms).

English. 20C. Martindale Nettle Slasher. Steel and hardwood handle. ‘Crocodile symbol. Birmingham. Made in England’. 34 inches (86.5cms). Red and Cream paper label reads ‘Crocodile. Guaranteed Quality. Martindale & Co. England’.

Steel rod with bilaterally serrated blade bolted 2 bolts. Beech handle. 36.5 inches (93cms) x 9.5 inches (24cms).

English. Mid 20C. Steel and varnished wood. Handle traces of embossed name ‘Brades’. 44 inches (112cms).

Wrought iron Thistle Puller. Head only. Coarse gripping serrations and handle spikes to pierce handle ends.

Wrought Iron. Head only. 14.25 inches (36.3cms).

English. 19C Elm. 33.5 inches (85cms).

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English. 19C. Thistle Puller. Pitted wrought iron forceps with closed sockets and ash handles. 34.8 inches (88.5cms).

English. C1900. Serrated steel jaws. Semi open sockets. Ash handles of different lengths.

Irish. C1900. Thistle Puller in Ash with mild steel bolt and nut. Thought to be from County Tyrone or County Down. 37.5 inches (95.3cms).

English. Early 20C. ‘Skelton’ Sheffield. Made in England. 7.5 inches (18.7cms).

English. 20C. Made in England. 8 inches L (21cms). 5 inches W (12cms).

Nuts stamped ‘BAX B’. 34.5 inches (87.5cms).

Circa 1900. Wrought iron hook on ash shaft.

Early 20C. Weed Hook or Hooked Spud in steel on ash handle.

Possibly a Hay sampling hook?.

Information sorely needed here… Cane bound at each end with soldered copper wire. High carbon steel blade and steel handle.32 inches (82cms).

French. 19C. Curved wrought iron blade with socket. Head only.

French. 19C. Head with socket and rivet hole. 8.2 inches (21cms).

Walking stick style Weeder with rubber clad pull trigger below rubber clad handle. Pulling compresses weed using grabber against blade that slides down taproot of weed.

Bifid pick shaped steel blade with pointed and forked ends. beech handle. 13 inches (32.8cms).

English. Mid 20C. Steel forceps with corrugated jaws and steel plug ejector plate and foot lever. Traces green paint. Red painted beech rod. Sprung metal hand operated ejector extending 1/2 way up handle. 38.7 inches (98cms).

English Late 20C. ‘Grandpa’s Weeder’ Steel foot operated cantilever and push in jaws. Beech handle with hanging hole. 43 inches (109cms).

English. 20C. By Holtzappfel. Steel with wooden grip. Named a ‘Harpoon’ Weed Extractor. Model No,2. Marketed as especially suitable for plantains, dandelions and other weeds found on the lawn. Ref 1931 Walker and Holtzappfel catalogue 1931. Number 1 was advertised in 1925 and showed a crook ash stick.

Wrought iron 4 prong Weeder/Weed Lifter. 32.5 inches (82cms).

British. 1950’s. ‘The Goff Weeder’. Steel and ash. 47 inches (120cms) head 4 inches (10cms) x 4. Ref: Skeet & Jeffes Ltd Woking. Garden Estate Guide 1954. p4.

English. Early 20C. ‘The Wickeham Patent Weed Eradicator’. Brass. Detachable screw cover to spike. 33.75 inches (85.5cms). Ref Crowden & Garred suppliers 1914 catalogue.

English. Early 20C. Weeding Syringe by ‘Dronwal’. Brass. Detachable screw cover to spike. 33.75 inches (85.5cms).

English Early to mid 20C. As new with black powder coat on brass with screw cap. Weed killer is poured in at top and weed injected with hollow spike. Also sold in bronzed steel Ref: Brown & Sons 1934 catalogue.31 inches (79cms).

3 prong steel. All metal.

Austrian. 21st Century. ‘Spika Weeder’. Bonsai tool marketed and sold in UK by Implementations. Nuneaton. Bronze. With label. 10 inches (25.5cms).

French. C1950. Weed killer like potassium chlorate from a backpack is injected into the roots of deep rooted weeds like dock and thistle.

English. Early 20C. ‘The Grange Killweeder’. Pat No. 22627. Carmichael & Co. Balham. Brass and steel. 36.5 inches (92.6cms). Contained a powder as weed killer discharged through a valve into a spiked plunger. Ref Wm Wood catalogue 1938.

2 twist tine socketed blade. Beech handle. 11.5 inches 29.5cms) x 1.5 inches (3.8cms).

2 prong bent pressed steel blade. Beech handle. Traces of green paint. 9.75 inches (24.8cms) x 1.25 inches (3.1cms).

3 tined pressed steel angled blade. Worn blade with traces of red paint. Ash handle. 11.25 inches (28.5cms) x 1.25 inch (3.2cms).

English. Mid 20C. 3 prong Weeder. Red painted upper steel blade and original label. A & K Parkes & Co Ltd.

English. 20C. Steel and ash with brass ferrule. 13 inches (32.8cms) x 5.5 inches (13.8cms).

English. C1880. Weeder with funnel and point for injection. This ingenious device is comprised of a slightly tapered ash shaft along which is a copper tube inset into a groove. The tube is held captive by some staples and at the pointed end a brass ferrulewhich also gives added strength. Halfway along the shaft is a protruding handle turned from beech and has a brass ferrule. This is fastened by a long steel pin which is riveted over through brass washers. At the supply end is a large tin funnel with a brass reinforcing lip. From the bottom of this is a brass tap. The funnel is carried by a bent wire bracket attached to shaft with staples. The tap is connected to the copper delivery tube by a length of replacement of rubber hose. The pointed end is steel and the weedkiller runs from the delivery tube and coats the point which injected into the weed. The brass makers label is incomplete and reads: ‘Mrs Graft– . Paten—. No.123–.’ The patent number indicated year 1883 to 1884. 51.5 inches (1310cms).

English. 1960. Rockery Weeder. Brades & Co. England. After design shown in Carters blue book 1935 ‘Rockery Weeder’ by Skelton. 2 pronged steel with beech handle. 11 inches (27.6cms) x 1.25 inches (3.1cms).

Early 20C. Double ended with weeding spud and 3 prong end. Decorative cane handle. 10 inches (25cms) x 1.5 inches (3.9cms).

Polished aluminium 2 pronged Weeder. 8.25 inches (21cms) x 1 inch (2.7cms).

English. Mid 20C. Hollow perforated steel construction with angled, part toothed blade. Traces of orange paint. 9.5 inches (24.2cms) x 1.25 inches (3.2cms).

A stainless steel 2 prong weeder or cultivator from the 1950’s. Made by ‘Stainless Steel Developments Ltd London England’. The company made a small range of upmarket garden tools but went into liquidation. 8.5 inches (21.5cms) x 1 inch (2.6cms).

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English. 20C. Sprung steel 2 prong. Traces red paint. 10 inches (25.3cms) x 1.5 inches (4cms).

English Mid 20C. 3 prong Weeder . Stamped ‘Ward & Payne. Sheffield’ and with logo. Steel and ash. Made in England. 9 inches (23cms).

Long reach 3 prong Weeder. 33 inches (83.5cms).

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3 pronged sprung steel with sliding width adjuster and ash handle. 13.5 inches (34.2cms) x 4 inches (10.2cms) max.

2 pronged steel blade. Ash handle. 13 inches (32.1cms).

English. Early 20C. ‘Thorns’. Gamages offered this Thorn’s Weedhook for 1 shilling early 20C Ref: Antiques from the Garden p 197. Steel with traces red paint and ash handle. 13 inches (32.8cms).

Double headed 2 pronged and pointed ends in steel with beech handle. 9.75 inches (25cms) x 8 inches (20.2cms).

English. Early to Mid 20C. Possibly 1930’s. ‘Ardinco’. Ardinco was operated out of Perphecto’ Works, Northampton Street, Islington, London, N1.

English. Mid 1900’s. Stainless Steel Developments Ltd. England. 7.5 inches L (19cms). 2 inches W (5.4cms).

20C. Steel Weeding Spud with socket and rivet hole.

English 19C. W Gilpin. Wedges Mills. Warranted. Crossed axes logo.

English. Late 19C. A fine gentlemans Dibber made by Thomas Ibbotson & Co. The company founded in 1814 was taken over in 1905 by Marples. This item dates pre 1900.

English. Harrison. Warranted. 24.5 inches (62cms).

Mid 20C. Dual purpose Weeding Spud and Hand Rake. Original ash handle and steel tool heads. Screw fixed. 30 inches (77cms).

English. C1900. Gentleman’s Walking Stick Weeding Spud. Mahogany handle with original worn steel blade. 32.5 inches (83cms).

English. C 1900. Pine and wrought steel. L 37.75 inches (95.9cms) x W 3.5 inches (9cms).

Circa 1900. Wrought irin thistle shaped spud and ash handle with knop. 48 inches (122cms).

English. Early 20C. Steel thistle shaped blade stamped ‘Brades’ and ash handle with T-grip. 42.5 inches (108.5cms).

English. Early 20C. Steel thistle shaped blade stamped ‘A Wells’ and ash handle stamped ‘TW’ with three decorative incised rings below knop. 54 inches (138cms).

English. Early 20C. Steel and ash handle with tapered knop and burned in initials ‘ECG’. 49 inches (125cms).

English. Late 19C. Gentleman’s Weeding or Barking Spud. Steel brass and lignum vitae with small repair insert to handle.

Thistle shaped Weeding Spud with socket and rivet hole. Handle missing.