[stevewoollas]

Pictures of what I believe is my Whitman and Barnes push hoe.
It is very much as I bought it some 15 years ago and requires a really good polish up in order to look like yours.
Do you have any knowledge of age Clive?

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[stevewoollas]

Hello Clive, I am really interested to see this post as I am pretty certain it is the same as one in my shed. When I bought it I was told it was French, (although the person said that about several items in his collection), but obviously not as your research has come up with Whitman Barnes. Will take photo and post on here to compare. Regards–Steve

[stevewoollas]

Hello, This is an early version of a Horace Fuller made at the Feedex Works, Horsham, Sussex. For this to be Granmothers Grandads, that may be pushing it a bit (no pun) but it is earlier than the popular one from the 1950s. I suspect this could be early post second world war ie mid to late 1940s but I am not sure when Fullers started production.
I have never seen an early one with paint on so these may pre-dated the orange and green colour scheme of the later hoes and drills. Equally whilst the handles are of the same design as the later ones I have not seen one of these earlier types with the Fuller transfers on. I recently cleaned some hoes blades from a Fuller hoe and found them to be stamped Fuller so a diligent look in this area may confirm the brand
A nice find
Regards–Steve

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