Got a Sussex Trug on Father's day an antique one as well it really is quite beautiful and though not keen to dwell it's something I have wanted for as long as I recall something made in Sussex and from local wood and all And this one in particular as Sussex Trugs they be is absolutely gorgeous and just perfect here for me So I will use it for my lavender when harvest comes around and other times for carrying other things I've found It'll work for the allotment and also for the beach so I'll make sure my Sussex Trug remains in easy reach For here no decoration for this thing of beauty made but put to use to honour both the craftsman and his trade
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A Sussex Trug is a wooden frame basket almost peculiar to a small region in East Sussex and originating in the 1500s. The handle and rim are of locally coppiced Sweet Chestnut, body is formed of willow boards and the feet of the same willow.
Traditionally used by local farmers and market gardeners for harvesting produce, measuring and feeding livestock they are now more generally used in the home and garden.
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