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Charming 19th Century Wheelbarrow
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Charming 19th Century Wheelbarrow

19th century
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This is a delightful "Mr McGregor" style early Victorian pine wood wheelbarrow with a great look retaining its original nicely patinated paint finish which is nicely rubbed back in places. The wheel barrow has its original cast metal wheel and is in excellent fully functioning order.

This measures 120cms long overall by 43cms wide and 40cms high.

This has a charming classic design and is painted a pretty pale blue shade with black handles and is in excellent condition for use or display.

The barrow measures 120 cms long 43 cms deep by 40 cms high.

UK insured packing and delivery is £45

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Painted Wooden Wheelbarrow to the 19th Century.

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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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This is a delightful "Mr McGregor" style early Victorian pine wood wheelbarrow with a great look retaining its original nicely patinated paint finish which is nicely rubbed back in places. The wheel barrow has its original cast metal wheel and is in excellent fully functioning order.
fig 1. A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels.
fig 1. Charming 19th Century Wheelbarrow

This measures 120cms long overall by 43cms wide and 40cms high.

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This has a charming classic design and is painted a pretty pale blue shade with black handles and is in excellent condition for use or display.
Rams Head Antiques

The barrow measures 120 cms long 43 cms deep by 40 cms high.

UK insured packing and delivery is £45

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Painted Wooden Wheelbarrow to the 19th Century.

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Archive I A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels.

Charming 19th Century Wheelbarrow

Archive II A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels. View II
Archive III A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels. View VII
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Durham
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A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels.
Charming 19th Century Wheelbarrow
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A 19th-century wooden wheelbarrow painted in distressed light blue, featuring a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim and shaped timber side panels.
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  • ObjectGarden Antiques
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRustic Country
  • MaterialWood, Iron, Paint
  • ColourBlue
  • MotifsSpoked wheel, Distressed painted finish, Shaped side panels, Tapered wooden handles

This early Victorian pine wood garden wheelbarrow follows a rustic country style with a classic design. Constructed from wood and iron, the piece is finished in a distressed pale blue paint with black accents on the tapered wooden handles, retaining its original patinated surface rubbed back in places. Specific details visible include a spoked wooden wheel with a metal rim, shaped side panels, and a potted plant filled with pink and red flowers sitting inside the barrow. The wheelbarrow measures 120 cms long by 43 cms wide and 40 cms high. Suitable for practical use or display, this item works well in a conservatory, hallway, or garden setting to hold plants or decorative objects.

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19th-century wooden wheelbarrows were built for manual agricultural and horticultural labor, featuring solid timber construction, hand-formed iron hardware, and a spoked wooden wheel with a metal outer rim.

Craftsmen typically utilized durable hardwoods such as ash, oak, or pine for the frame and side panels, secured with forged iron brackets, nails, and an iron-hooped wheel hub.

Authentic pieces feature signs of historical manual construction, such as square-headed nails, hand-carved handles, mortise and tenon joints, and natural age-related wear or layered paint distress.

Antique wheelbarrows function well as decorative outdoor planters, structural accents along gravel pathways, or focal points in country garden schemes.

To preserve weathered paint and timber outdoors, keep the item slightly elevated off wet soil, ensure proper drainage if used as a planter, and apply a breathable clear exterior matte sealer.
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