Vintage Garden Hand Tools

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[lorraine1960]

cool  lorraine

[Mikey]

A couple of those have been around a while.  When I was a kid I used a grass clipper like the one that is the  2nd from the left.  It needed sharpening pretty bad and did a pretty good job of bending over the blades of grass at a 90 degree angle......

[iriscottage]

  Yes I know...I tried to use the gass clippers a while back!
My gandmother used to use some like these. That was befoe weedeaters.

[iriscottage]

SORRY apparently my dang R button was stuck

gass=grass 

[iriscottage]

These are more old tools I have in the mosaic garden tote I made using old loral pattern china. Along with two vintage gardening books.
I like old things

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[iriscottage]

Here are 3 pages out of the vintage books, you guys might like~

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[iriscottage]

loral=floral. There is something under my keys..went FROM the R to the F 

[miguynmkoi]

I like your collection of "vintage" tools and books.  I guess my "old" tools are salvageable!    I've kept my old tools that look very similar to some of yours for the day when I find time to make an arrangement for my yard.  I like how you worked your tools!

[Julles]

that basket is really sweet.  I never thought of putting china plates outdoors, mixed in with garden things.  Nice look!

I love old things.  I'm always collecting.  And I like to the competitions at the Texas State Fair for collections.  I've learned not to send breakables, after I lost my three vintage tea pots.  But I generally win in most categories I enter (I enter under my name, my sister's, and a girlfriends)... cigarette lighters, buttons, photos, cook books, cooking pamphlets, compacts, costume jewelry, you name it. 

It's a blast to see something in the show case in the exhibition hall and think, "I have one just like that."  And then realize - that IS mine!!

[iriscottage]

Old saucers and plates can be used under flower pots to catch the water. You can also make a flower garden border by placing them in the ground standing up.