RARE Unique Vintage French Zinc and Thick Wire Beach Seashell

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This Tools item by VINTTIQUESMARKET has 31 favorites from shoppers. Ships from Temecula, CA. Listed on Jan 13, 2024
French coasts have countless sandy beaches. Many are rather flat, especially in Brittany and Normandy, so the amplitude of the tides can be rather impressive. These beaches are rich in seashells such as clams and cockles, which sink a few centimeters into the sand. Therefore, gathering seashells for a delicious free meal was and still is a very popular activity at low tide. While most vacationers simply use rakes or hand gardening graters, experienced locals have, for a very long time, more specific tools such as as seashell "dredgers" like this one that we found at a brocante/flea market in Normandy. Towed backwards in a few inches of water, the dredger allows you to search the sand to easily extract the shells. Missing its wooden handle. This is a rather large beach dredger, which is in great condition. While a wooden handle (dowel) can be easily added, the piece can also hang outdoors on a fence or wall of a garden shed, filled with moss and used as a planter. In very good vintage condition! Measures 10.75" by 9.75" tapering to 7"; the opening is 4.5" wide. Handle is 3" long. Price includes shipping within the Continental USA only.