I bought this at a court house lawn sale in a small town near here. An old farmer sold it to me for $5.
I was absolutely thrilled. It’s a beautiful hand wrought tool that has withstood the test of time.
It looks like the Devil’s trident or pitchfork, and it kind of reminds me of Neptune’s Trident. 
Too bad it doesn’t weild his powers.
Neptune, not the devil.
I have added in Humpty Dumpty to show Suzanne my cookie jar also known as Mr. Sperm by my sons.
~Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. ~Lindley Karstens
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March 3rd, 2010 Teresa Posted in Uncategorized
Tags: Coloradolady, cultivator, garden, garden shoes onliine, gardening, hoe, trident, vintage thingie thursday
March 4th, 2010 at: 12:07 am
Cool stuff! Kids have active imaginations don’t they!
March 4th, 2010 at: 12:09 am
That’s a serious looking pitchfork, but beautiful in its hand wrought style and simplicity. Cookie jar cracks me up, in a creepy sort of way!
March 4th, 2010 at: 12:15 am
Great old tool and cute cookie jar.
March 4th, 2010 at: 12:25 am
I love to find old gardening tools, especially these hand wrought pieces. Great find!
March 4th, 2010 at: 1:43 am
The oldl tools are very nice, but Mr. Sperm takes the cake!
Kathy
March 4th, 2010 at: 2:52 am
The fork looks like a frog gig. My dad used to go frogging when I was little and they used a fork that looked similar to this one. Then my mom would cook the frog legs…which sounds sort of gross, but tasted like chicken. Is the handle really long? If so, then it might be a frog gig. Mumzie
March 4th, 2010 at: 4:35 am
That old pitchfork is interesting – imagine the work that went into making that!
March 4th, 2010 at: 7:48 am
Oh, I saw this cookie jar on line when I was searching for the one I have…yours is so cute and classic! No sperm do I see…LOL….I really like your old garden tool, I would have that displayed in my home for sure!! Have a great VTT!
March 4th, 2010 at: 10:26 am
That tool looks evil, I think it could tear up some soil. I love to garden too. This year we need to do some major landscaping-we added a sunroom this past fall and took out one our large garden spots. Can’t wait to get my hands dirty.
Happy VT
Ann
March 4th, 2010 at: 10:31 am
interesting fork.. thanks for sharing.. happy VTT
March 4th, 2010 at: 12:04 pm
Love the vintage tools. Doubt anything made today will last as long. Peace, Stephanie
March 4th, 2010 at: 5:50 pm
Hi Teresa, I love the fork AND Mr. Sperm, lol. The curl at the end suggests it was hung somehow? It is great and seems to have lots of character. That was a good price too. I love old tools.
Frances
March 4th, 2010 at: 7:49 pm
Wish I could wear some like this. But my poor feet just would not take it.
March 4th, 2010 at: 9:13 pm
Great old pitchfork and a good price at $5 I should think! Your Humpty Dumpty is adorable- Mr Sperm, lol, leave it to boys!