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Collection, Preservation and Display of Old Lawn Mowers

1860-07-28 Gardeners Chronicle - Shanks Advertisement

SHANKS' NEW PATENT LAWN MOWING, ROLLING, COLLECTING, AND DELIVERING MACHINE FOR 1860

MOWS the GRASS WET or DRY.
ON 
LAWNS UNEVEN or OTHERWISE.

In a MUCH NEATER MANNER

than the SCYTHE

and at HALF the EXPENSE

NEW PATENT HAND MACHINES FOR 1860
PRICES

SHANKS' NEW PATENT HORSE MACHINE.

Including Box of Tools for Sharpening. &c. and Directions.

Width of Cutter     Width of Cutter    
No. 1 - 48-inch Machine £28 0 0 Drawn by a Horse No. 3 - 36-inch Machine £22 0 0 Drawn by a Horse
No. 2 - 42-inch Machine £26 0 0 " No. 4 - 30-inch Machine £19 0 0 Drawn by a Horse or a strong Pony

 

 

 

 

 

SHANKS' PATENT PONY AND DONKEY MACHINES. 

Including Box of Tools for Sharpening, &c., and Directions. 

No. 5 - 30-inch Machine £15 10 0 Drawn by a Pony No. 6 - 28-inch Machine £14 10 0 Drawn by a Pony No. 7 - 25-inch Machine £12 10 0 Drawn by a Donkey

 

 

 

 

SHANKS' NEW PATENT HAND MACHINES. FOR PUSHING OR DRAWING SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER.

Including Box of Tools for Sharpening. &c., and Directions

No. 8 - 24-inch Machine £8 17 6 Easily worked by Two Men No. 10 - 19-inch Machine £7 12 6 Easily worked by a Man and Boy
No. 9 - 22-inch Machine £8 7 6 " No. 11 - 16-inch Machine £6 17 6 Easily worked by a Man
No. 12 - 13-inch Machine £6 2 6 Easily worked by a Boy  

 

 

 

 

 

The Patent Delivering Apparatus if attached to the Hand Machines, and they are strongly recommended to be so, 20s. extra. 

SHANKS' PATENT HAND MACHINE, FOR DRAWING ONLY. 

Including Box of Tools for Sharpening. &c.. and Directions. 

No. 13 - 22-inch Machine £7 6 0 Easily worked by a Man and Boy No. 14 - 19-inch Machine £6 15 0 Easily worked by a Man and Boy
No. 15 - 16-inch Machine £6 5 0 Easily worked by a Man  

 

 

 

 

The SHANKS' NEW PATENT MACHINE for 1860 has just been awarded the FIRST PRIZE SILVER medal of the Royal Dublin Society at their Exhibition of Horticultural Implements &c., held at Dublin last month.

The Machines are warranted to give ample satisfaction, and if not approved of they may be at once returned. 

The Prices include delivery at most of the Railway Stations throughout the Kingdom. 

SOLE AGENTS FOR LONDON

J. B. BROWN & CO., 18. CANNON STREET. CITY, LONDON, E.C.

Publication
Gardeners Chronicle
Date
Source
BHL/Gardeners Chronicle/1860