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A simple wooden slatted soap stand, made from flat beechwood pieces, strung together with silicon spacers, which both allow for the soap to drain between the slate of wood, and keep the whole dish raised above the surface upon which it is sitting. Length: 12.5cm, width: 8.5cm. Great with our Marseil..
£12.50
Ex Tax:£10.42
A traditionally made Bolesławiec soap dish from Lower Silesia, Poland. Bolesławiec ceramics are favoured for their heat resistance, which makes them both dishwasher and microwave safe. Perfect for displaying any soap in either the kitchen or washroom. Please note that due to the hand-made natur..
£14.50
Ex Tax:£12.08
A natural, sustainably hand-harvested sponge from the eastern Mediterranean sea. Approximately 13 to 16 centimetres in diameter. Natural sponge is generally softer than its synthetic equivalents, and being formed not of bubbles, but a matrix of interwoven and interconnected tubules, both holds more ..
£25.00
Ex Tax:£20.83
A clothes brush made from waxed pear-wood and strong black natural hog bristle. This classic clothes brush is mounted with seven rows of bristle and makes an ideal dressing table or cloak room brush. Grooves for finger and thumb run along the sides of the brush, for a comfortable hold while you work..
£28.50
Ex Tax:£23.75
A hand stitched brush of oiled beech and thick fronds of natural latex rubber which effectively pulls lint, scurf, and animal hair from clothing, soft furnishings, and upholstery. After use the ‘bristles’ can be rubbed clean with the hand or rinsed under cold water. From a small family owned brushwo..
£23.50
Ex Tax:£19.58
A traditional wooden straight form shoe horn, shaped from beechwood, oiled and fitted with a leather hanging strap. Useful for putting on boots, or for those with limited mobility. Made by a German family business who have been making beautiful household and grooming tools from natural materials for..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
A miniature or doll's sweeping and cleaning set contained in a neat wooden case. Includes a natural bristle floor broom, red lacquered bucket, metal dustpan, and wood and bristle hand-brush. The case measures approximately 19cm by 8cm by 7cm. From the Redecker company of Versmold, Germany...
£23.00
Ex Tax:£19.17
An ostrich feather duster with dark feathers, a dark varnished softwood handle, a black leather cuff and hanging band, a larger head, and total length of about 90cm. Made in South Africa for a small and long established family owned and run brushworks in North Rhein-Westfalia. Genuine ostr..
£32.00
Ex Tax:£26.67
An ostrich feather duster with a generously sized head of dark feathers, a turned waxed beech handle, an oiled leather cuff and hanging band, and a length in the region of 120cm. Made in South Africa for a small and long established family owned and run brushworks in North Rhein-Westfalia. Genu..
£51.00
Ex Tax:£42.50
A narrow long reach brush for cleaning around and behind all kinds of cabinets and deep shelves. The rounded end helps prevent accidental knocks and damage. Waxed beechwood, horsehair. Made in Germany using traditional methods, by a long-established family-run company. Approximately 148cm by 19cm by..
£40.00
Ex Tax:£33.33
A double pronged radiator brush of 6cm pig bristle wound into twisted stainless steel wire, mounted to an oiled beech handle. Ideal for cleaning dust from between and behind radiator fins or other narrow and hard to reach places. About 42cm overall length. From the workshops of a small family busine..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
A stitched dust-brush of polished waxed beech, white goat-hair and steel wire; finished with a brass pin secured back plate, and a white felt bumper which should help prevent accidental damage to more fragile items. For the quick dusting of delicate surfaces, furniture, and small moveables. From a s..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
A small hand held brush for sensitive surfaces, niches, fine delicate items, and the careful focussed cleaning of more valuable artefacts, or dusting a mantelpiece. Made with very fine soft goat hair mounted to a turned, oiled beech stock. From the workshops of a family run brush-makers in Germany, ..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
A handsome dusting brush with a long reach (80cm) handle turned from beech and finished with wax. This traditionally shaped round brush head is fitted with very soft white goat hair bristles, and has two slots to the head, so that the brush head can be removed and re-positioned, allowing for two ang..
£54.00
Ex Tax:£45.00
A broom handled scrubbing brush, made from beech wood and short-cut tampico fibre — a stiff but forgiving fibre processed from the Agave Lechugilla, a plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico. Resistant to rot, most chemicals, and water, the brush is ideal for the wet scrubbing of fl..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
A small, compact pad of compressed copper fibres, great for gentle but serious scouring. The longest-lasting of our copper cleaning items, its density allows for tackling difficult stains on pans. Made in the Netherlands. More gentle than steel and better wearing than plastic equivalents, these copp..
£11.00
Ex Tax:£9.17
A pack of two knitted copper scourers. More gentle than steel and better wearing than plastic equivalents, these copper scourers are made in the Netherlands and entirely recyclable. Ideal for washing up, especially aiding the removal of any burnt residues, but also good for rust removal on steel or ..
£7.00
Ex Tax:£5.83
Knitted copper-wire cloths, set of 2. 14.5 x 15.5cm. More gentle than steel and better wearing than plastic equivalents, these copper scourers are made in the Netherlands and entirely recyclable. Ideal for washing up, especially aiding the removal of any burnt residues, but also good for rust remova..
£9.00
Ex Tax:£7.50
A large headed bottle brush of (pig) bristle in twisted wire fixed straight into a beech handle. For the cleaning of water, cycling, or milk bottles, as well as flasks or jars. Hand finished but machine made in Germany. From the the Redecker company, who since 1930s have specialised in the productio..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
A dish brush in the classic circular headed style, made from beech, stainless steel wire and stiff tampico fiber. The heads are replaceable and interchangeable. Made by the Redecker company in Germany, this is the larger of the two sizes available, with a 5cm diameter head. When the head is worn out..
£5.50
Ex Tax:£4.58
A dish brush in the classic circular headed style, made from beech, stainless steel wire and stiff tampico fiber. The heads are replaceable and interchangeable. Made by the Redecker company in Germany, this is the standard size brush, with a 4cm diameter head. When the head is worn out, simply remov..
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
A Sri Lankan doughnut shaped 'tawashi' style dish scrubbing brush, made from light coconut fibre twisted into thick stainless steel wire and bound with coconut twine, with an untreated beechwood handle. Firm fibres, and the rounded shape of this brush, make quick work of washing up — great for clean..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
An oiled beech stock with stiff natural union-blend bristles and a scraper to the front. For cleaning mud and clay bound soil from garden tools, be they manual or powered. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich Redecker in the 1930s have specialised in the ..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
A small upright hand broom with stitched rice straw bristles and an untreated turned beech wood handle, made in Germany by Burstenhaus Redecker, a family business who have been hand making brushes using traditional methods since 1935. Great for sweeping dirt and detritus from worktops, windowsills, ..
£7.50
Ex Tax:£6.25
Handheld dust broom head for walls and ceilings, exceptionally soft goat hair, machine made wire frame fitted to an oiled beech stock. These brushes are especially suited to the dusting of cornice, decorative ceilings, and similar high level but fragile architectural features. Made in Germany by a s..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
Handheld cobweb broom made of soft horse hair twisted into a machine made wire frame. Ideal for clearing dust and cobwebs from amongst the beams and recesses of higher ceilings. Made in Germany by a small family run company of brush-makers who have been making brushes using traditional methods since..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
A hand brush with a stained beechwood handle with leather hanging loop, and a thick head of stiff arenga fibres, which works perfectly with our dust shovel. Arenga is derived from the trunks of a South East Asian sugar palm, and is considered one of the hardest wearing of all natural brush fibr..
£14.50
Ex Tax:£12.08
A beautiful low-kick broom ideal for all types of hard indoor flooring, with an oiled oak wood stock fitted with split horsehair bristles. Split horsehair is especially soft and therefore ideal for sweep fine dust, making this a very thorough sweeping tool. Measures 25 cm across the head. From a fam..
£40.00
Ex Tax:£33.33
A handsome broom ideal for all types of hard indoor flooring, with an oiled beech wood stock, fitted with split horsehair bristles. Split horsehair results in an especially soft and dense brush, ideal for moving fine dust, making this a very thorough sweeping tool. Measures 30 cm across the head. Fr..
£45.00
Ex Tax:£37.50
A beautiful low kick broom ideal for delicate parquet, hardwood, marble, or smooth stone floors. Made of exceptionally soft goat-hair hand sewn into an oiled oak stock. From a family owned and run brush making workshop in the town of Versmold, in North Rhine-Westphalia, a company who since the 1930s..
£55.00
Ex Tax:£45.83
A outdoor broom made from the leaf stalks of coconut palm trees and bound with coconut rope. The water-resistant nature of coconut fibre makes this broom ideal for sweeping leaves on paving or grass. Handmade in the the workshops of a small German brushmakers. Supplied with a poplar wood handle, and..
£17.50
Ex Tax:£14.58
Rice straw broom. Rice straw not being derived from rice at all but from sorghum a type of cereal growing from the sub-tropics to the Balkans. Rice straw, because it does not absorb much water is ideal for the sweeping of leaves, and outdoor areas. About 135cm from head to tip.Please note that this ..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Children's red painted steel dustpan with a brush made from untreated beechwood and horsehair. The brush measures 22cm in length, the dustpan 19.5cm by 13.5cm. German made...
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Mounted with thirteen rows of bristle, this brush is ideal for clearing out fireplaces or ovens and brushing off fire stokers or pipes. This small brush is made with arenga fibres which are particularly stiff, durable and heat resistant. It's perfectly hand-sized and conveniently shaped and sized (7..
£8.50
Ex Tax:£7.08
A black powder coated pressed steel dustpan with an oiled beech handle, leather hanging loop, and rubber lip. Ideal for use all around the house and garden, although perhaps given the colour it might be best suited for use in the dry. From the Versmold workshops of the Redecker company, who since th..
£16.00
Ex Tax:£13.33
A white powder coated pressed steel dustpan with an oiled beech handle, leather hanging loop, and rubber lip. Ideal for use all around the house and garden, although perhaps given the colour it might be best suited for use in the dry. From the Versmold workshops of the Redecker company, who since th..
£16.00
Ex Tax:£13.33
A pressed stainless steel dustpan with an oiled beech handle, leather hanging loop, and rubber lip. Ideal for use all around the house and garden, although perhaps given the colour it might be best suited for use in the dry. From the Versmold workshops of the Redecker company, who since their foundi..
£17.00
Ex Tax:£14.17
Hand bound Dutch style hand brushes, made of rice straw, which isn't the stems of rice plants but of sorghum a cereal common from the balkans to the tropics. Quite stiff these are ideal for sweeping small areas, especially around a fire, and as the rice straw does not absorb water are suitable for i..
£11.50
Ex Tax:£9.58
For the sweeping of snow from cars. Made from waxed beech and coconut fibers. Coconut does not absorb water and has long been used in the manufacture of outdoor brushes. This has a long handle for reach across a car roof, windscreen, or bonnet. Could also be used for the dusting of exterior walls. M..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
A flat scrubbing brush of waxed beech and a fibre known as rice root, which isn't from rice at all, but from zatacon, a grass native to the high arid plains of central Mexico. The bristles are both stiff and remarkably hard wearing - coarser than tampico or union blend, yet not so vicious x metal wi..
£9.00
Ex Tax:£7.50
A French-style tapered rolling pin, turned from untreated beechwood. These kind of tapered rolling pins are generally considered to be the best choice for rolling out pastry and yeasted doughs. The tapered shape and light weight of this pin make it easy to maneuver and pivot. Use the heel of y..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
A generous pair of baking gloves, with thick terry gloves and canvas cuffs to protect the wrists, made in Pakistan from natural, undyed cotton. Length 35cm...
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
A very traditionally styled fly swat with a good sized thick punched leather head fixed to an oiled beech shaft. Unfortunately its effectiveness is still entirely dependent on the skill of the operator. From a small family owned brushworks in North Rhine-Westfalia which since the 1930s has been hand..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
A soft shoe polishing brush made from oiled beech and dark horsehair. Best used after the shoes have been allowed to absorb the (sparingly applied) polish for about 15 minutes to buff the leather back to a deep shine, before a final high polish with a fine soft cloth. Like many things, an approach o..
£21.00
Ex Tax:£17.50
A soft shoe polishing brush made from oiled beech and light horsehair. Best used after the shoes have been allowed to absorb the (sparingly applied) polish for about 15 minutes to buff the leather back to a deep shine, before a final high polish with a fine soft cloth. Like many things an approach o..
£21.00
Ex Tax:£17.50
An unusual beech handled natural crepe cleaning ‘brush’ for suede and nubuck. The folded rubber flaps or ‘bristles’ grip and help lift flattened suede as well as gently erasing stains and ingrained dirt. Interestingly this type of rubber is also used by conservators for the removal of adhesive tape ..
£8.50
Ex Tax:£7.08
A classically functional door wedge made from oiled oakwood, with a turned finial for easy handling. A welcome addition to any room to help keep a door propped open. Designed and made in Germany by a longstanding family-run business who have been making specialised, everyday houseware and hardware s..
£7.50
Ex Tax:£6.25