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Collection, Preservation and Display of Old Lawn Mowers

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As the weather has been so fantastic this Bank Holiday I decided to get a few toys out of the cupboard. The idea was to have no sidewheels or petrol mowers. I will post most of the photos up on the Virtual  Annual Rally Forum 2021 with a bit more info. Enjoy.

Will Fri, 11/06/2021

Drool, right up my street.....

Just for completion could you have a run through of what they are Sean, I think I know most but a few I'm not sure of.

Great photo!
 

Will

Messorestore Wed, 16/06/2021

Hi, sorry for late reply, I've been mad busy. List of mowers in photo as requested :  Back row L to R ,  14" Ajax, 14" SM, 10" Automaton Minor Gear, 10" Chain Automaton Minor, 8" Chain Automaton Minor, 14" Ransomes  Marquis Mk3 with mower carriage, 10" Greens Prince, 12" SM Junior, 16" Greens SM DeLuxe,  Front row L to R : 10" Ransomes Patent  Chain Automaton, 12" Patent  Gear Automaton, 12" Anglia Mk1, 6" SM, 10" SM late production model, 12" SM, 6" Parvo, 8" Chain Parvo, 8" SM curved handle.     I hope this helps identify them.

wristpin Wed, 16/06/2021

No images have arrived here but was there ever a 14” Marquis?

Edit. Sorry, just realised that you were referring to the image in your earlier post. Still interested in the Marquis though.

 

Messorestore Wed, 16/06/2021

Dear Wristpin, I could tell you were very excited when you thought I'd had a temporary moment of madness and bought a petrol Ransomes Marquis. However I was a bit more canny and acquired a Mk3 push one and what a beauty it is. There is a long and very interesting story behind this mower. I wasn't going to share the mower or story with anyone as I'm hoping that an entire special article is published about this mower very shortly. Don't worry you shouldn't miss it. I am reluctant to publish any more photos of this very special mower so as not to spoil the article. Regards Sean

wristpin Thu, 17/06/2021

Yes, thought for a moment that you’d joined us petrolheads on the Dark Side! Looking forward to the great reveal.