Best Antique American Primitive Hand Made Blueberry Harvesting & Gathering Rake From Maine - Circa Late 19th Century

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This Really is an Exceptionally Nice Example of a Authentic Antique Early American Country Primitive Blueberry Harvesting & Gathering Rake. … more This Really is an Exceptionally Nice Example of a Authentic Antique Early American Country Primitive Blueberry Harvesting & Gathering Rake. Circa Late 19th Century. It is Completely Hand Made - Bench Made - One of Kind ( Not Factory Produced ). It is Made Out of an Assortment of Indigenous North American Woods that Include Oak, Pine & Chestnut. Metal Components Include Assorted Steel - Tin Hardware, Oil Cloth & Leather. It has a Unusual Hand and Thumb - Spring Hinged Functional Operation. I Purchased this Piece on one of my Recent Picking Adventures in the Down East - Coastal Maine Region where Blueberries are Abundantly Harvested and Sold at Local Roadside Farm Stands During the early Summer Months. It is in Completely Original - As has Survived Over the Years Condition ( Barn Fresh ). It has Been Used Extensively Over the Years - Many Seasons and Along the Way it has Acquired Numerous Old Repairs that include a Very Old Replacement Pine Side Panel, Cloth Patch on the Oil Cloth Top Etc. Giving it a Wonderful Natural Age and Use Related Patina that Can Not be Duplicated - Displays Very Nicely.

It Measures as Displayed 5 inches Tall x 9 inches Long x 8 3/4 inches Wide.

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