29 February 2016
When we attended the last of three auctions that were held to sell off all the stuff that was in the house, we told the auctioneers that they could simply leave whatever was left that nobody wanted. This turned out to be a fair bit of junk. In the couple of months that we have been poking around the farm and cleaning things up, we have come across a wide variety of objects. Some we have kept. Some we have recycled. A lot of it we have taken to the dump. Here are some of those things.
This is a cultivating sprocket from a rotary hoe, and a drinking cup for cows. Kept.
An old typewriter desk. The typewriter would sit in the center portion. You would grab the handle and pull it up and forward to hide the typewriter.
Too bad it was severely water damaged. Gone.
A pair of home-made andirons. Those are pieces of railroad rails. I have no idea what the curvy parts came from. Kept.
A steel frame Gitrane road bike. Apparently a big name in french bike racing before The Tour gained international popularity. Kept.
These two guys were living very comfortably in the shed until be dismantled it (more on that later). I think there were more but they ran off. Who knows where they went? Up to the house maybe. LOL.
This ladder, an old water heater, and a couple dozen cans and containers of old paint and heaven knows what else. The labels are long gone. Using the ladder. Recycled the water heater. Unknown liquids are awaiting transport to a hazardous waste facility.
A buggy spring, a cultivator attachment, an adjustable hitching clevis, and some cow bones. Kept. Yes, the bones too, for now.
An electric wall sconce made of brass. If you look closely, there are two holes on either side of the center part so you could screw or nail it to the wall. Because of that, I am guessing that this pre-dates electrical boxes. Kept.
A camo shirt and pants with belt. The white thing appeared to be some kind of home-made light table. I have no idea what it was used for. Uh... gone.
A large assortment of glass and ceramic ware. Kept what we like. Donating the rest.
The big thing is a single row walk behind cultivator. I'm not sure what the other two smaller pieces are. My good friend Chas has been a huge help with identifying these old farm pieces. He has also helped us immensely with figuring out and understanding the house and the barn in terms of architectural detail and dating the work that has been done to them. I see an intimate familiarity with bents, kings, and queens in my future once our focus turns to the barn.
When we attended the last of three auctions that were held to sell off all the stuff that was in the house, we told the auctioneers that they could simply leave whatever was left that nobody wanted. This turned out to be a fair bit of junk. In the couple of months that we have been poking around the farm and cleaning things up, we have come across a wide variety of objects. Some we have kept. Some we have recycled. A lot of it we have taken to the dump. Here are some of those things.
This is a cultivating sprocket from a rotary hoe, and a drinking cup for cows. Kept.
An old typewriter desk. The typewriter would sit in the center portion. You would grab the handle and pull it up and forward to hide the typewriter.
Too bad it was severely water damaged. Gone.
A pair of home-made andirons. Those are pieces of railroad rails. I have no idea what the curvy parts came from. Kept.
A steel frame Gitrane road bike. Apparently a big name in french bike racing before The Tour gained international popularity. Kept.
These two guys were living very comfortably in the shed until be dismantled it (more on that later). I think there were more but they ran off. Who knows where they went? Up to the house maybe. LOL.
This ladder, an old water heater, and a couple dozen cans and containers of old paint and heaven knows what else. The labels are long gone. Using the ladder. Recycled the water heater. Unknown liquids are awaiting transport to a hazardous waste facility.
A buggy spring, a cultivator attachment, an adjustable hitching clevis, and some cow bones. Kept. Yes, the bones too, for now.
An electric wall sconce made of brass. If you look closely, there are two holes on either side of the center part so you could screw or nail it to the wall. Because of that, I am guessing that this pre-dates electrical boxes. Kept.
A camo shirt and pants with belt. The white thing appeared to be some kind of home-made light table. I have no idea what it was used for. Uh... gone.
A large assortment of glass and ceramic ware. Kept what we like. Donating the rest.
The big thing is a single row walk behind cultivator. I'm not sure what the other two smaller pieces are. My good friend Chas has been a huge help with identifying these old farm pieces. He has also helped us immensely with figuring out and understanding the house and the barn in terms of architectural detail and dating the work that has been done to them. I see an intimate familiarity with bents, kings, and queens in my future once our focus turns to the barn.
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