My trugs come in four sizes 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 (see the individual trug description for Dimensions and capacity).
The 'Harlequin' design - This attractive design was introduced to broaden the application of the trug whilst still retaining its usual application. The Harlequin trug makes a wonderful home display accessory for fruit, dried flowers, pot-pourri container etc. Also popular commercialy by businesses such as bakeries, wine shops, florists, pubs and restaraunts etc.for window and shop displays.
The 'Daffodil' trug is basically a number 8 trug but with a greatly reduced depth (see trug description for reason).
Trugs I made many years ago are now being sold at Antiques and collectors fairs (how old am I?), one on eBay recently sold for £60. At the famous Ardingly Antiques Fair I discovered one of my very early trugs for sale and introduced myself as the original maker to the seller. He requested that I sign and date the trug (good idea I thought) so, from then on, all my trugs were signed and dated on the base centre board (see picture below).
ABOUT MY TRUGS
The can of baked beans is a poor attempt to indicate relative sizes.
In a recent nationwide survey the Sussex trug was voted the fifth most essential gardening accessory. There are of course other options available - multicoloured plastic trugs - tesco plastic bags, extremely poor quality foreign imports etc etc. My trugs are all hand made by myself and in 1969 I was awarded the British Design Centre Standard kite mark for design excellence.
I work alone with the exception of my wife Jaqui PhD (packaging and handling department) and sign and date every trug on the base. Thanks to Jaqui, we offer very rapid delivery, if a trug is ordered before 10:30 A.M. you will receive it the next day via Fed-Ex, so if it's a last minute present, just ring us. Jaqui will include a personal message on a card (no charge) for a gift that will be appreciated and used for many, many years by the recipient.
Secondly, my Father died and as my mother had died when I was eleven, I had to enter the world of bedsit-land on a wage of £4 10shillings! So, cutting a very long story short, I found a job as a trainee trugmaker. I learned my trade and (completely disregarding the adage "self praise is no reccommendation") I became a very much faster maker that my mentor.
Some years later, I was lured into carpentry and spent many years building Log Cabins all over the UK.
Whilst this was very rewarding and enabled me to see basically all of the most beautiful parts of our country, I was travelling 2,000 miles per week as well as being on site for 45 hours per week. Eventually I yearned for a little workshop in my hometown of Hailsham, returning to what I enjoyed most (well almost), so that's what I did - and here I am.
For the first time in my life I do not groan when I wake on a Monday morning, I am excited to be going to work doing what I love.
I was once asked by a customer "how can you make these cheaper than anywhere else?". Simple! I work hard and have no dinner or lunch breaks as I cannot just sit there and look at material waiting to be transformed. I have no large office overheads, just Jaqui and I - Love it! I have no watch (digital or otherwise), I go to work when I wake, and cycle home when I'm tired (via my local, the wife thinks I work an hour longer than I really do).
Thankyou for bothering to read this.
My kind regards
Kevin
Then, 19 years old, slim,
long blonde hair.
Now, 50 + (age not waist)
no hair (nice colour though!)
