Gardening has been done for centuries and at one point in time gardening tools were considered some of the most important tools in your household, as gardening may have been your main source of food. Many of the gardening tools still used today are the ones that were developed many years ago but the value you place on them has changed. A shovel was once held very highly but today it is fairly common and easy to find.
The gardening tool was a hot commodity for thefts and there are many records of investigations being conducted for stolen gardening tools. Most gardening tools were custom made and very hard to come by. This made them very valuable to the owner and they would go to great lengths to have their property returned to them.
Most tools were created by local craftsmen, such as blacksmiths and cutlers. Gardening tools could also be made by local cottage industries. Many companies would also import tools that could not be made locally and these gardening tools could be quite expensive. Hatchets, trowels and weeding hoes were traditionally imported from East India or Europe. Listings for weeding hoes, spades, sickles and scythes have been listed next to wine and almonds coming out of Buenos Aires.
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