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Housekeeper's Bucket
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Housekeeper's Bucket

1900 - 1920
Description

'Holburn' Housemaid's bucket

Early 20th century

Pine with metal fittings

Lift out tray

Numerous uses

Physical Dimensions
Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Declaration

Courtyard Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Housekeepers Bucket to the 1920s.

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Sellingantiques Reference
SA1242120
Dealers Internal Reference
G7097
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Description
'Holburn' Housemaid's bucket

Early 20th century

Pine with metal fittings

Lift out tray

Numerous uses

Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Date of Manufacture

Courtyard Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Housekeepers Bucket to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242120
Dealers Internal Ref
G7097
Courtyard Antiques
Courtyard Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2009

Specialist supplier of windsor farmhouse country kitchen dining chairs

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Archive I A tapered rectangular wooden housekeepers bucket with iron corner brackets, internal dividers, and a tall metal swing handle.

Housekeeper's Bucket

Archive II A tapered rectangular wooden housekeepers bucket with iron corner brackets, internal dividers, and a tall metal swing handle. View II
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Archive IV A tapered rectangular wooden housekeepers bucket with iron corner brackets, internal dividers, and a tall metal swing handle. View IV
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Courtyard Antiques

Courtyard Antiques
Telephone 07581 457 143
Location
Unit 15
Upcott Farm
Bicknoller
Taunton
West Somerset
TA4 4EY
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/courtyard
Verified Since Jul 2009
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Courtyard Antiques
Courtyard Antiques
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Location: Unit 15, Upcott Farm, Bicknoller, Taunton, West Somerset, TA4 4EY, United Kingdom
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A tapered rectangular wooden housekeepers bucket with iron corner brackets, internal dividers, and a tall metal swing handle.
Housekeeper's Bucket
Ref: SA1242120
A tapered rectangular wooden housekeepers bucket with iron corner brackets, internal dividers, and a tall metal swing handle.
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  • ObjectStorage Caddys
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleRustic Country
  • MaterialPine, Iron
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsIron corner brackets, Central divider, Swing handle, Cut-out hand grips
  • SizeH 40 cm (16 in) x W 30 cm (12 in) x D 28 cm (11 in)

This early 20th century rustic country housekeeper's bucket provides practical storage for domestic settings. Formed in warm brown pine with iron fittings, the tapered rectangular body displays dark metal corner brackets, a central internal wooden divider, and a tall arched metal swing handle affixed to the sides. A lift-out interior tray includes cut-out hand grips for convenient removal. Visible signs of age include weathering on the timber surfaces and dark patination on the hardware. Measuring 40 cm high, 30 cm wide, and 28 cm deep, this caddy suits placement on a kitchen island or utility counter to organise household items.

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A housekeepers bucket, or cleaning caddy, is a portable wooden container featuring compartments and a tall handle, traditionally used in 19th and early 20th-century households to carry cleaning supplies or domestic tools from room to room.

These utilitarian objects were typically crafted from durable softwoods like pine or hardwoods like oak, constructed with simple joinery, reinforced with iron corner brackets, and fitted with an iron swing handle for daily use.

Authentic pieces display genuine signs of age such as hand-forged or early industrial iron fittings, oxidisation around metal rivets, natural timber wear, pegged or nailed joinery, and surface patina from historic domestic use.

In modern interiors, these caddys function effectively as centrepiece storage for cutlery and napkins on a dining table, planter holders for indoor herbs on a kitchen island, or desktop organisers.

Keep the timber clean by dusting with a dry cloth and occasionally applying natural beeswax polish to feed the wood, while avoiding prolonged water exposure to prevent timber swelling and metal corrosion.
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