Antique Garden Tools

So an antique, using Betty’s criteria, fits with the legal definition of antique: 100 years old or older. As you know, I love country antiques that are handmade and American, so my definition is not really accepted by most antique lovers. ” She has been collecting antiques for more than 50 years, she said, and offered her definition of antique. The long-handled tool has a wooden handle on one end and a 2-inch rasp on the other. The entire rasp tool measures 18 inches long. She is an online reader who wanted to know my definition of “antique. Both of these tools would have been used to accomplish one task. She considers anything that is older than her own parents’ generation to be an antique. Can you guess what farm or ranch job these tools would have accomplished. The other tool is all cast iron. Jonathan found a well-loved Irish Mail in the garden shed of a family member. Thanks to my friend Richard Sorrels for letting me photograph these tools and for providing me with the answer.

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