My original 1930's farm shop thread has had most of the pictures deleted so I figured I'd go ahead and start a new one.

Basically to recap for the folks who might not remember the original thread; I grew up on a family farm in Illinois that had been in the family since around 1893. My Dad was the last Patterson to farm the place and he quite farming around 1968 and moved off the farm around 1974. The majority of the items I have were those that Dad saved when he moved and put in a shed where they were forgotten until I started retrieving them.

Turning the office area of my shop into a representation of a 1930s farm shop all started several years ago when I restored my Granddads forge and anvil. They had been used to shoe horses on the family farm until around 1936 when the farm transitioned from horses to tractors. This was also one of the first projects that Cade and I did together.


cade 3 by M Patterson, on Flickr


forge restored by M Patterson, on Flickr


anvil by M Patterson, on Flickr



I started bringing the old rusty tools that had been my Granddad and Great Granddads Pattersons' back to Arizona with me when I made my trips back home to Illinois to see family. In the condition they were in, no one but me had any interest in them.

z rust 1 by M Patterson, on Flickr


Over time I got the tools de-rusted, painted and displayed. Seeing them cleaned and displayed and knowing these are the tools my Granddads had actually used always brings a smile to my face

workbench3 by M Patterson, on Flickr



workbench1 by M Patterson, on Flickr



wall tools by M Patterson, on Flickr



lube section by M Patterson, on Flickr



wilburs tool box by M Patterson, on Flickr





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