Repairing 60-year-old garden tools

Dear Sneeboer fans,

This week a very special tool came in for repair: a Sneeboer weeding fork made at the end of the 1950s. This tool is therefore already more than 60 years old and still looks fantastic! A fine example of the high quality of the tools made back in 1950 and today. As you can see, the weeding fork has been well used, but once fitted with its new handle, it will last for many more years!

Arie Sneeboer and his three sons started out in 1950 with stainless steel garden tools recognisable by the large S on the blade, which sold well regionally. The slogan was "Gereedschap met een S, werkt met succes" (Tools with an S, work with success). In the black-and-white photo, you can see the weeding fork hanging as the fourth tool from the right in Paul Sneeboer's garden.

If you're interested in Sneeboer's 109-year history, we recommend following our social media channels. Every 3 weeks we'll post an update there, including how we worked out the year in which Sneeboer began producing and selling stainless steel garden tools!