I would be pleased if anyone could tell me what the 'weapon' is that I posted pics of. I know it was made before 1960 and it was made for and used by my Dad but he only had an allotment, not a flower garden. It is heavy and large, that's why I've taken a picture on bricks to indicate size. I think that if it was cleaned up it would be sharp, diamond shaped prongs. To me it looks like something you'd plow with
Ahh .... Claringdon, what memories. Sadly my grandads both died when I was young but my Dad made up for it with his shed. What springs to mind among all the wierd and wonderful dusty, cobwebby stuff he surrounded himself with, is a couple of little stream driven engine thingamybobs that ran on Methalated spririts. I remember painting the outside to look like a black and white beamed cottage and the veggie patch outside. He's moved house about 3 times since then and still has a muddley, dusty shed and a veg patch, minus the engines, must find out what happended to them! (cats and spiders are pre requisits!)
I think a man and his shed should be a staple part of any childs growing up! Certainly I feel pity for my friends children who are going to grow up with fathers who lack in a man space and can't change a plug (or don't even own a tool set - I gave my brother his first tool set when he was 25!) Better still is when they're full of really dangerous tools and machines to give you a good education in respect, how to handle sharp things, and life in general! My fathers workshop is something else. Its mixed with 40% envy, 40% respect 20% fear for your life.
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I would be pleased if anyone could tell me what the 'weapon' is that I posted pics of. I know it was made before 1960 and it was made for and used by my Dad but he only had an allotment, not a flower garden. It is heavy and large, that's why I've taken a picture on bricks to indicate size. I think that if it was cleaned up it would be sharp, diamond shaped prongs. To me it looks like something you'd plow with
Verd. beat me to it...it's a cultivator... a way of digging without digging if you get my drift....
It would be particularly useful on raised beds with a no-dig regime.
Thank you all. I had forgotten about it until I read this thread. I'm going to clean it up and use it.
Yes a cultivator - we had one for the veg patch when I was a child
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think a man and his shed should be a staple part of any childs growing up! Certainly I feel pity for my friends children who are going to grow up with fathers who lack in a man space and can't change a plug (or don't even own a tool set - I gave my brother his first tool set when he was 25!) Better still is when they're full of really dangerous tools and machines to give you a good education in respect, how to handle sharp things, and life in general! My fathers workshop is something else. Its mixed with 40% envy, 40% respect 20% fear for your life.