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Prices for 1/24th and 1/12th scales. 1/16th scale same price as 1/12th

Grain Bin
Variously called an ark, kist, or hutch, these large chests were used to store grain, either in the house or in the barn.  The arched lid could be upturned to use as a kneading trough. The components were fixed together with pegs, which could be removed to take the bin apart for cleaning.
1/24th - £13.95
1/12th - £17.95

Milk Pail
Probably derived from the word pale meaning a flat strip of wood, the pail was made up of flat wooden strips bound together with iron hoops, like a barrel.
1/24th - £3.45
1/12th - £5.85

Milking Stool
A very basic low stool that could be used to sit on while milking a cow.
1/24th - £1.35
1/12th - £2.35

Shoulder Yoke
(Available with or without milk pails)
After the cows had been milked the milk pails were carried back to the buttery with the aid of a shoulder yoke, shaped to fit around the neck and sit on the shoulders.  Chains hang from the tapered ends on which to hang the pails. 
1/24th - £4.95 or with 2 milk pails - £11.85
1/12th - £7.95     as above             - £19.65

Ox Yoke
Oxen were used in pairs and were linked together by a wooden yoke. The yoke was fitted to the oxen with a bow of wood or iron that passed under the neck.  In the middle of the yoke a metal ring was used to attach the shaft of a cart or plough.  Oxen were in use well into the nineteenth century.
1/24th - £4.95
1/12th - £7.95

Spinning Wheel and Stool
Most farms spun their own wool and so owned a spinning wheel.  Originally, the wheel was hand-turned but later it had a treadle fitted to enable both hands to be used to wind and twist the wool.
1/24th - £27.50
1/12th - £37.50

Farm Cart
Late 19th century. A single horse farm cart, used all over the British Isles with many local variations.
A choice of either natural wood or painted.  Both slightly distressed.
1/24th - £27.75 (wood) or £29.50 (painted)
1/12th - £36.95 (wood) or £37.75 (painted)

Farm Tools
Flail - one of the oldest agricultural tools.  Used for threshing grain and still in use up to the 1930s in some parts of Cumbria.
Rake - used for gathering in the hay once cut and for general maintenance around the farmyard.
Pitchfork - used principally for pitching the cut hay in and out of the cart and turning it in the barn to dry.
1/24th - £9.00 a set of all three tools or £3.50 each.
1/12th - £12.00 a set of all three tools or £4.50 each.

Farm Animals
If you are interested in any farmyard animals then please contact us for prices and availability.  We don’t make them but we do know a supplier.  We can usually obtain them but please note colours and markings can vary. The following are available - cows, bulls, horses, hens, ducks, geese, plus a few others.