SheepChaser 8,083 Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 A leg cleek 1 Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,656 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Gilbey said: It's a leg crook isn't it I've seen a few similar types... Looks to be a Pyecombe Crook...the Sussex Downland Shepherds used to carry them... I could have bought several, over the years, wish that I had now You still see the odd one, on the wall of country Pubs.. Edited December 31, 2021 by OldPhil 1 2 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,049 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 No lurchers but I'd like to see these in colour, the mush sitting on the vardo is me great uncul . Bottom pic is me dad and his wife just pulling the square bow wagon onto the abbygerveny Rd, Be nice to see in colour 6 1 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,049 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Me unculs with a lurcher And me great uncul with his collie type 12 1 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,049 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Old pics of warreners 6 1 Quote Link to post
Gilbey 1,430 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 10 hours ago, OldPhil said: I've seen a few similar types... Looks to be a Pyecombe Crook...the Sussex Downland Shepherds used to carry them... I could have bought several, over the years, wish that I had now You still see the odd one, on the wall of country Pubs.. Brings back memories, of when I travelled to Hungerford, to buy, a stuffed Smithfield,....it was emotional... Think I've just seen the modern leg crooks. And poultry leg hooks, just made from old plain wire 1 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,049 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Me great uncul Jimmy loveridge "hammes" a member of the Birmingham peaky blinders , 3 1 Quote Link to post
darbo 4,774 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) Edited December 31, 2021 by darbo 12 2 Quote Link to post
Daniel cain 45,046 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, darbo said: Cracking picture,thank you for sharing 2 Quote Link to post
tatsblisters 9,431 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Don't know if it's just me i could look at these old pics all day. 5 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,049 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 23 minutes ago, darbo said: Good picture, I'm sure I got a book with this picture in . 1 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,049 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 57 minutes ago, darbo said: Great photo bud , 1 Quote Link to post
fireman 10,866 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, darbo said: I've got one of those old Warreners spades with the hook on the end,it's about 6 1/2 ft long and is in such good nick i could use it in the field tomorrow as such.. As for the leg cleet i was told my one was a fowl crook by a old boy i showed it to as his father had one and only ever had farmed fowl and used one regular catching them.. Every day is a school day eh.. 3 1 Quote Link to post
stonewall 1,913 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 old footage.not so much old photos. 6 Quote Link to post
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