French 19th Century Orchard Ladder
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming 19th century orchard ladder from the South of France constructed from naturally washed wood.
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English Orchard Ladder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 19th century English handmade orchard ladder used for picking fruit.
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French Orchard Ladder
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Decorative 19th century painted orchard ladder. This piece would make a good decorators piece for display.
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Antique 19th Century French Ladders
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Vintage English Orchard Ladder
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Old English bygone orchard ladder with a wonderful grey patina.
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Antique American Three Legged Painted Orchard Ladders (Green Ladder Sold) ) )
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Antique American Three Legged Painted Orchard Ladders (Green Ladder Sold) ) )
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique three legged wood folding orchard ladders. Both with beautifully aged original dry painted surface color and an architectural sculptural easel like form.
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French Wooden Orchard Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood Ladder used in Orchards in France
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1940 Wooden Orchard Ladder in Old Paint
Located in Surrey, BC
Very nice 7ft tall sturdy decorative ladder found in an orchard on the Niagara Peninsula.
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Antique American Folding Fruit Picking Orchard Ladders
Located in Rochester, NY
Both are incise stamped signed with the name of orchard in the Lake Ontario Region of Western New York State.
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20th Century American Ladders
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Unusual Old Peak Top Adjustable Arm Orchard Ladders
Located in Rochester, NY
Unusual wood and metal peak top orchard arbor garden ladders with five rungs and an adjustable height and angle arm that sets into tree branches for stability and picking of fruit / ...
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20th Century American Ladders
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Metal
Antique American Wood and Iron A-Frame Peak Top Folding Orchard Ladders
Located in Rochester, NY
A-frame folding peak top wood and riveted steel orchard harvest work ladders with beautifully aged old weathered driftwood gray surface and great architectonic sculptural form.
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Malian Dogon Ladder Sculpture
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
With homes set into cliff faces and orchards to harvest, tree ladders were integral tools of daily life.
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Early 20th Century Malian Dogon Ladder
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
With homes set into cliff faces and orchards to harvest, tree ladders were integral tools of daily life.
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Pair of Early 20th Century Malian Dogon Ladders
Located in Chicago, IL
With homes set into cliff faces and orchards to harvest, these tree ladders were integral tools of daily life.
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Old Orchard Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
Old folding three legged tripod form fruit picking harvest ladder in original naturally aged worn weathered surface from years of outdoor use at a Western NY State orchard.
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American A-Frame Orchard Ladder, 1940's
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American A-frame wood and metal riveted folding apple orchard harvest ladder in beautifully aged original weathered surface.
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Antique American Folding A-Frame Orchard Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
Vintage American wood and metal riveted folding orchard harvest fruit picking ladder in nicely aged old pale surface to wood with some scattered areas of old paint.
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Antique A Frame Apple Orchard Ladder Original Red Paint
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique A frame wood and iron apple picking orchard ladder in beautifully aged original red paint washed surface / iron riveted bolted / hand crafted dowel pegged wood construction ...
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Antique American Tall Tapered Wood Harvest Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique signed wood and metal pinned (at rungs) apple picking orchard ladder in old weathered worn gray painted surface and a beautifully tapered splayed very tall form measuring 12 ...
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Antique Cherry Orchard French Ladder
Located in Highwood, IL
The lamp lighter would then climb the ladder and light the gas or turn up the flow.” We thought it was from an orchard.
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Antique American Orchard Harvest Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American 8 foot folding wood and metal riveted signed orchard harvest fruit picking ladder from the Lake Ontario Region of Western New York State.
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Antique Tri-Pod Orchard 'Fruit Picking' Step Ladder, Great Color / Patina
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Antique Tri-Pod Orchard 'Fruit Picking' Step Ladder, Great Color / Patina
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early antique tri-pod orchard (fruit picking) step ladder. Great red color, retains original finish, surface, patina.
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Antique Industrial Wood and Steel Extension Ladders
Located in Rochester, NY
Originally intended for painting sign painting scaffold ladders - these can be also be used as library ladders / farm harvest orchard work ladders / photography shoots / props / stor...
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19th Century French Folding Library Ladder
Located in Coral Gables, FL
19th Century French Folding Orchard Ladder
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Vintage Orchard Ladder
Located in Madison, WI
Orchard ladder with wonderful paint patina. Measures: Height is 92.0", width of ladder is 25" at the base, narrowing to 4" at the top.
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20th Century American Ladders
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Tall French Bamboo Orchard Ladder
Located in Woodbury, CT
This very tall handmade bamboo ladder is in the form of an orchard ladder and may have been used for that purpose, but could also be a display piece.
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Bamboo
French Country Orchard Ladder
Located in Madison, WI
Early 20th century French country orchard ladder in as-found, faded green paint. Ladder is handmade from pine poles with oak rungs.
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Find many varieties of an authentic orchard ladder available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every orchard ladder was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect orchard ladder — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right orchard ladder, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.
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Vintage, new and antique ladders are not only a must-have structure designed to safely reach higher places in your kitchen and the rest of your space. A ladder can also be repurposed as a decorative home accent for use in nearly any room in your home.
While the exact date that ladders were invented is unclear, a painting of a crude ladder that is believed to be more than 10,000 years old was uncovered in a cave in Spain.
Ladders have taken on all forms over the years to meet certain needs. Rope ladders have come into use for emergency rescues by air and sea, extendable ladders are still pivotal to the dangerous work that firefighters do daily, and stepladders are a big part of getting you where you need to go at home.
Antique ladders can be found in a variety of styles and materials. You can occasionally find a modest-sized antique stepladder, perhaps designed in the neoclassical style, that may have been for library use and resembles a short staircase with small drawers built into the front and the sides of the steps. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of wood ladders and metal ladders that were crafted in the modern, Georgian, Victorian and other styles.
Decorating with an old farmhouse ladder can give it a new purpose and also breathe a bit of life into a dining room, living room or mudroom. For those drawn to the warmth and coziness that farmhouse-style furniture and decor can bring into a space — which usually refers to an amalgam of other rustically rooted styles, such as cottage, French country and industrial — an antique farmhouse ladder can serve a functional purpose as well as meet your needs to dress up a space with creative flourishes.
Lean your wood ladder up against a wall and use its rungs to display your treasured mid-century modern textiles, rare books or potted plants. Drape your patterned dish towels over the ladder steps for easy access as well as to make sure your towels are clean and dry for the next round of dishes. Get some help to properly suspend your farmhouse ladder from the ceiling above your rustic farm dining table and hang your antique lanterns from its rungs and sides for a welcome experience at mealtime.
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