Tools Of The Trade

Garden Tools

Several years ago, Cindy's Dad gave her a set of miniature garden tools that had been carved by his grandfather, William M. Schuette.

William Schuette was employed as a grinder in a bolt factory, but his real passion was wood carving.

Some of his folk art carvings included sets of wooden apples, oranges and bananas, a parrot lamp, and a chandelier consisting of wooden Holstein cows.  

I would love to have seen the cow chandelier, but we don't know where it is; if it still exists, it's probably sitting in a box in somebody's basement in Illinois.

However, I know Cindy will always treasure these tools, not only for the family connection, but for their association with her own passion for gardening.