Help to identify Sidewheel
Hello All
Acquired a selection of mowers today, familiar with most of them, but this 'Made in England' sidweel 12" has no manufacturer. I know we have the various catalogue mowers that are badged but does anyone know who would have made this one & possible dating?
I have put some larger images on my websiite via this link....................... http://www.vintagemowers.co.uk/page11.php
It has got rather ornate wooden rollers, am assuming they are original?
Thanks
Clive
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Hi Keith Thanks for that, yes
Hi Keith
Thanks for that, yes interesting article. Whilst searching the patents I also came across the Follows & Bates Marmalade orange cutter where the patent had been applied for by the same 2 chaps who applied for the 2 patents mentioned on my mower, so happy now that I have added a F & B to my collection.
Cheers for now
Clive
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Clive
I'm pretty sure this is a Follows & Bate machine. A while back (2005) we produced an article in Grassbox 53 about using patent numbers via the Patent Office website to identify machines, or at least get a pretty good idea of manufacturer.
http://www.ipo.gov.uk
As part of that article one of the examples I used turned out to be a Follows & Bate machine very much like the one in your photos. A search on the IPO website suggested that the patentees were living and working in Manchester (ie the same city as F&B) at the time. A member of the club then confirmed the same patent numbers were on a Follows & Bate "Magic" machine in his collection.
Why not have go on the IPO website with patent numbers from the wheels and see what comes up?
Keith