This is an item I would have brought along to the AGM this weekend, found 20/30yrs ago by a metal detectorist about 13 miles West of Ipswich, buried in an orchard.
The casting is an exact copy of the Ransomes 1832 advertisement/image for the Budding mower, although a handle may have been lost over the years!
Perhps this is the nearest we will get to unearthing an original Budding mower?
Size:
14in Width
Year:
1832 ?
Exhibitor:
Clive Gravett