Very Rare Set of 'Featherlite' Aluminium Gardening Tools, Markle, USA. Circa 1946. lighting whilst the frame bears only

whilst the frame bears only surface wear

This model number 2527 is part of a larger coffee or tea set produced by the factory in the 1950s

"Made in Sweden"

a high-quality unlacquered brass frame and hardware accented with a translucent amber lucite (otherwise known as perspex) handle and dark brown hook cap

Terracotta red henna dye artwork is used on the first lamp to depict an scale-like pattern on all three panels and then on the second

Very Rare Set of 'Featherlite' Aluminium Gardening Tools, Markle, USA. Circa 1946. lighting whilst the frame bears onlyThere is so much to say about this set of tools, which on first glance are deceptively simple. This set is one of only two that I have seen anywhere that second set happens to be in the possession of the Museum of Modern Art, originally gifted by the manufacturer. The manufacturer in question is Markle Featherlite Products Corporation, and the designer Harry C. Markle, first produced in 1946. As the name suggests, wielding the incredibly sculptural