tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8645919631989197565..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Trug making (1963)Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65097207997728497912021-01-07T20:22:44.611+00:002021-01-07T20:22:44.611+00:00YOU HAVE CHESTNUT TREES THERE????YOU HAVE CHESTNUT TREES THERE????Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67352578775115169112021-01-07T04:27:20.588+00:002021-01-07T04:27:20.588+00:00They are VERY Sussex, but these days much imitated...They are VERY Sussex, but these days much imitated in Taiwan.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66506086109050386012021-01-06T21:55:54.260+00:002021-01-06T21:55:54.260+00:00I don't think we had an equivalent beyond just...I don't think we had an equivalent beyond just a wicker basket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72226929010710220352021-01-06T18:14:30.115+00:002021-01-06T18:14:30.115+00:00I like to spread the word.I like to spread the word.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3031764195499551202021-01-06T18:13:44.835+00:002021-01-06T18:13:44.835+00:00They last very well. Chestnut is a reliable wood.They last very well. Chestnut is a reliable wood.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24532189843640829262021-01-06T18:12:30.571+00:002021-01-06T18:12:30.571+00:00WOT??? That's crazy!WOT??? That's crazy!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63188349034464272362021-01-06T18:11:13.245+00:002021-01-06T18:11:13.245+00:00VERY interesting, thank you!VERY interesting, thank you!Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82010582457734557002021-01-06T15:35:11.651+00:002021-01-06T15:35:11.651+00:00Still available.
We went down recently & bough...<br />Still available.<br />We went down recently & bought our daughter one as a Christmas present.<br />We have one that is over 40 years old & although battered is still serviceable.<br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781887941035252168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20732365502283057362021-01-06T14:41:11.442+00:002021-01-06T14:41:11.442+00:00Still making them prices start around £50 and go u...Still making them prices start around £50 and go up to around £150.Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069278767333726796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55704668312020637052021-01-06T13:46:43.635+00:002021-01-06T13:46:43.635+00:00Or even the bishop...Or even the bishop...Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45213779042120972382021-01-06T13:18:38.830+00:002021-01-06T13:18:38.830+00:00Shouldn't that be 'the priest said to the ...Shouldn't that be 'the priest said to the actress'?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49439677943187387592021-01-06T13:17:20.287+00:002021-01-06T13:17:20.287+00:00I quite like my plastic ones, but I know what I...I quite like my plastic ones, but I know what I'd prefer.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31584705165020670282021-01-06T13:16:11.290+00:002021-01-06T13:16:11.290+00:00Somewhat 'set-up', but beautiful. I'm ...Somewhat 'set-up', but beautiful. I'm sure they normally worked indoors.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59486978283633410242021-01-06T13:14:54.142+00:002021-01-06T13:14:54.142+00:00It's the simplicity which is so nice.It's the simplicity which is so nice.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18226017588465418482021-01-06T13:14:02.030+00:002021-01-06T13:14:02.030+00:00There's not a lot that is specific to my nativ...There's not a lot that is specific to my native area. Trugs are probably the best known.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22295722924708093872021-01-06T13:12:34.462+00:002021-01-06T13:12:34.462+00:00These days they're used for almost anything; i...These days they're used for almost anything; including eggs!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81654876949712718362021-01-06T13:00:01.353+00:002021-01-06T13:00:01.353+00:00Beautiful things. Brilliant craftsmanship. As the ...Beautiful things. Brilliant craftsmanship. As the vicar said to the actress, "You can't beat a nice trug!"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91535957859529885522021-01-06T11:51:35.709+00:002021-01-06T11:51:35.709+00:00Grandmother used to have a real one, I used it whe...Grandmother used to have a real one, I used it when helping her garden. <br />The plastic ones are ok, but not a patch on the proper wooden ones..they don't have the same balancegzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19711096311136712172021-01-06T11:40:46.062+00:002021-01-06T11:40:46.062+00:00What a lovely, gentle scene. Made me recall how mu...What a lovely, gentle scene. Made me recall how much I enjoy Pathé News reels, thank you. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143648520008319081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52888556442534902362021-01-06T11:39:09.532+00:002021-01-06T11:39:09.532+00:00A thing of beauty and functional.A thing of beauty and functional.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76509125970058989702021-01-06T10:58:42.285+00:002021-01-06T10:58:42.285+00:00I know! I've had mine since Christmas c1995, ...I know! I've had mine since Christmas c1995, and they weren't cheap then either.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18529233816451624262021-01-06T10:51:40.011+00:002021-01-06T10:51:40.011+00:00That was really nice to watch. Making something b...That was really nice to watch. Making something by hand is still a beautiful thing to see and own.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77324269567032051122021-01-06T10:46:06.453+00:002021-01-06T10:46:06.453+00:00So that's what they are: an egg basket.So that's what they are: an egg basket. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15799431005849769792021-01-06T10:19:48.553+00:002021-01-06T10:19:48.553+00:00It seems that's what many people use them for ...It seems that's what many people use them for these days; more decorative than practical.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20635789048643332112021-01-06T10:03:43.042+00:002021-01-06T10:03:43.042+00:00I haven't seen it since 1965 when I first came...I haven't seen it since 1965 when I first came out here<br /> Mine was made in the South Island<br />Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com