A pair of vintage handmade blacksmith tongs with two handles called reins, which are riveted together to form a hinge joint for the long 90 degree right angled flat edged tongs. The blacksmith opens and closes the tongs using the handles. They are made of flat mild steel. They were used for holding steel in position and turning it over during forging operations.

blacksmithing tools, forging tools, metalworking tools, furnace tools, tools

A pair of long handled vintage handmade blacksmith tongs with two handles called reins, which are riveted together to form a hinge joint for the flat edged tongs. The blacksmith opens and closes the tongs using the handles. They are made of flat mild steel. They were used for holding steel in position and turning it over during forging operations.

blacksmithing tools, forging tools, metalworking tools, furnace tongs, tools

A pair of small vintage handmade blacksmith tongs with two handles called reins, which are riveted together to form a hinge joint for the flat edged tongs. The blacksmith opens and closes the tongs using the handles. They are made of flat mild steel. They were used for holding steel in position and turning it over during forging operations.

blacksmithing tools, forging tools, metalworking tools, furnace tongs, tools

Used in the 20h century.

A pair of vintage hand horse clippers with two steel blades, a lower blade or comb and a moving blade or cutter that work together to cut the hair. It attached with screws to two steel handles with wooden grips attached by brass fitments.

Imprinted on the metal joining the blades - 'A. Martin & Co. Manufacturers'

horse accessories, horses, horse clippers

Possibly used as plough winkers for horses on farms in the 19th and 20th century.

A pair of vintage leather horse winkers with steel rings, a bit and bars and side leather buckles to attach it to the cheek straps of the bridle to help focus the horse's vision to the front. The pole and neck straps are adjustable and can be lengthened and tightened without altering the blinds. The front strap goes around the horse's muzzle. They were possibly Plough Winkers.

horse accessories, horse tack, horses, agriculture

Possibly used as plough winkers on farms in the 19th and 20th century.

A pair of vintage leather horse winkers with metal rings and side leather buckles to strap it around the horse's head and eyes. The pole and neck straps are adjustable and can be lengthened and tightened without altering the blinds. The front strap goes around the horse's muzzle. They were possibly Plough Winkers. The bit is missing.

horse accessories, horse tack, horses, agriculture

The horse collar would have been used on draught horses to pull a wagon or plough on farms.

A large vintage leather horse collar with leather straps and buckles at the bottom. It is padded possibly with straw and lined with felt, fur or animal hair. It was part of the horse harness used to distribute the load around the horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a plough or wagon. It often supports and pads a pair of curved wooden or metal hames to which the traces of the harness are attached.

horse accessories, horses, agriculture, harnesses, horse tack

Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.

A pair of shaped steel horse hames which are linked together by a five links chain at the top to two rings. There are two large flat steel hooks attached to the sides with bolts, nuts and rivets and it has two metal rings at the bottom. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Indicipherable inscription

horses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames

A wide flat green painted wooden triangular shaped swingletree with a steel bar attached under the wooden section. There are two oval rings joined at each end and there is a wider steel bar in the middle with two chain rings joined to it. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.

horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack

A single steel narrow design swingletree with a wide steel bar at the base and is made into a triangular shape. It has two steel loops at each end. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.

horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack

A single steel swingletree with a wide bar at the base attached to steel bars make a triangular shape. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.

horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack

Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.

A pair of tubular steel horse hames which are linked together by a five links chain at the top to two rings. There are two large flat steel hooks attached to the sides with bolts and nuts and it has two metal rings at the bottom. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.

horses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames

Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.

A pair of brass horse hames with a missing chain link at the top. Each has a hook attached with a metal ring at the end. It has four rings. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.

horses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames

A large steel curved bladed silage or hay knife with a tapered handle and a bent pointed sharp end. It was used to cut hay when it is dry. Blocks were cut for the ? or stack as needed for stock feed. Silage is an animal feed cut and stored while still green.

agricultutal tools, hay knife, agricultural equipment

A steel curved double bladed silage or hay knife with two wooden handles at the top attached by rivets. The long blades have sharp points at the end. The handle bracket is joined to the steel blades by a nut and bolt. It has a cog mechanism to move the blades. It was used to cut hay when it is dry. Blocks were cut for the ? or stack as needed for stock feed. Silage is an animal feed cut and stored while still green.

agricultutal tools, hay knife, agricultural equipment

A silage or hay knife with two turned wooden handles. The blade has eight teeth. It was used to cut hay when it is dry. Blocks were cut for the stack as needed for stock feed. Silage is an animal feed cut and stored while still green.

'Brades & Co, Pat. No.71'

agricultutal tools, hay knife, agricultural equipment

A curved steel long bladed hand sickle with a turned wooden handle which has a lined pattern on it.

agricultural tools, sickles, tools, agricultural equipment

A hand slasher with a long wooden handle and a heavy sharp steel rectangular blade attached with rivets to the handle. It was efficient for clearing thin and dense low-lying scrub, ferns or bush where an axe would be too clumsy.

'232205' is stamped on the flat blade but the writing is Indiscernible.

tools, agricultural equipment, agricultural tools, slashers, gardening tools

A handmade slasher with a long wooden handle and a heavy sharp steel blade attached with a rivet to the handle. It was efficient for clearing thin and dense low-lying scrub or bush where an axe would be too clumsy.

Indiscernable inscription

tools, agricultural equipment, agricultural tools, slashers, gardening tools

It was handmade by Wandin T Sebire and used in the 19th or early 20th century

A handmade flail with a long wooden handle which is attached to a shorter freely swinging stick or bar joined by leather straps. It was used for threshing the grain by hand to separate it from the husks.

farm equipment, flails, hand tools

Used in the 19th and early 20th century.

A metal scythe with a long curved wooden handle to manoeuvre the blades. There are also two shorter wooden handles or 'nibs' fitted at an angle to suit the user attached to the main handle by a metal ring. It has two curved pointed cutting blades which are attached by nuts and bolts to the handle.

agricultural tools, scythes, cutting tools, agricultural equipment

A thick forged steel three pronged fork hoe head made by a blacksmith. There is a hole at the fork head where a handle can be attached.

agricultural tools, gardening tools, hoes, gardening forks, handtools

It was used on well worked ground.

A combined hoe and rake metal headed hand scarifier or cultivator tool with a long wooden handle. It has three curved metal hooks with sharp points and was used to break up the ground. It could be used in small areas such as a garden.

agricultural tools, tools, rakes, scarifiers, gardening tools, hand tools, hoes

Manufactured by F.E. Kohler & Co, Canton, Ohio

A vintage post hole digger with two long wooden handles and two metal scooped blades. It is operated with a lever action, with the two handles pulled apart to take a 'bite' of earth. The handles are attached by a nut and bolt. There is a crowbar on the end of one handle and a rammer on the end of the other. The brand is F.E. Kohler & Co, Canton, Ohio.

'Kohler Little Giant' patented.

tools, agricultural tools, farming equipment, garden tools

Embroidered inen table mat with blue straight edging along the top and blue scalloped edging along the bottom edge. There is a brown embriodered bowl with blue and pink flowers and green leaves at the bottom.

Small, green glass bottle, tapering in shape from top to bottom. It has no lid or stopper.

None

Screw-top glass jam jar with no lid, It has 2 diamond shapes, one inside the other on the front of the jar with lettering within.

Inside the outer diamond shape: "Clegg & Kemp Melbourne" & inside the inner diamond: "Trade CK Mark Jams".

Small, triangular-shaped bottle filled with dark blue ink and with lettering down one side of the bottle. It has a small cork stopper.

Down one side of the bottle: "R. HARPER & CO. Ltd" and on the base: "L 563"