Antique Garden Tools - Built to last

You can call them vintage, old or even antique garden tools. If you or your family has anything that looks old hanging around the garden tool shed and it is still in good working condition, you can consider yourself lucky. Although modern tools are made from stainless steel but some parts are often made from cheap materials that break easily. This means that many tools of today end up as rubbish in the landfills instead of still being used.

Good Craftsmanship

Nowadays, many garden enthusiasts have started collecting antique garden tools, not just for display but also to use in the garden as well. These tools were likely to be forged by blacksmiths or craftsmen who knew how to make tools that last. Many were built by hand and by the sweat of physical labor. These tools are meant to weather all sorts of conditions.

You will not find flimsy plastic parts on antique garden tools, just metal and strong hardwoods that weather the elements well. Of course, other materials may be used depending on the type of antique garden tools, how it is made and for what purpose.

History Lesson from Antique Garden Tools

Some people use antique garden tools for every day tasks simply because they have always used these tools. Perhaps the antique garden tools were handed down from their grandparents or they came with an old house that was purchased. Many of these antique garden tools are records of stories about the people who used them and the craftsman who made them.

Old curved sickles count as antique garden tools. They were used to cut down hay by hand and to line in between garden rows to prevent weed growth. If you ever see an old metal box with metal tines on one side, it is likely to be an old berry picker. Other common antique garden tools you may find are folding saws, ring-barking tool, metal seed sower. There are of course, many other odds and ends that you may not be able to identify.

There are even tools that made perfect sense at the time of creation but which would have no practical purpose now such as the glass cucumber straightener or the heavy garden roller for flattening the ground.

If you happen to have any antique garden tools lying around, you should have them appraised. Sometimes, local museums will do this for free, especially if they are keen to borrow the tools for display. You would be surprised at how many people are interested in the history, craftsmanship and use of antique garden tools.

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