1862-07-05 Gardeners Chronicle - Shanks Advertisement
SHANKS' NEW IMPROVED PATENT
LAWN MOWING, ROLLING, COLLECTING, and DELIVERING MACHINE for 1862,
WITH SILENT MOTION IF SPECIALLY DESIRED.
SHANKS NEW PATENT MACHINE MOWS the GRASS WET or DRY, on Lawns uneven or otherwise, in a much neater manner than the Scythe, and half the expense.
NO PERSON HAVING A LAWN SHOULD BE WITHOUT A MOWING MACHINE.
1st, Because it economises labour. A man will mow as much in three hours with a Machine as he will do in ten hours with a Scythe.
2d, Because the Machine does the work not only more expeditiously, but cleaner and better.
3d, Because the close cutting and simultaneous rolling of the Machine improves the appearance of the turf, and this cannot be done with the Scythe.
4th, Because the Grass may be cut at any time with the Machine, whereas to mow with the Scythe it is necessary to wait for wet or dewy mornings.
5th, Because nothing looks better than a well-kept Lawn; and as it is very difficult to keep the Grass down in early spring in small Gardens, where no regular Gardener is kept, the beat of reasons is obtained why a Machine should be used. 1st, Because you are relieved from the annoyance of waiting, and of being disappointed, by the Gardener finding it impossible to come at the appointed time. 2d, Because with the small Machine any Lady or Gentleman may keep the Lawn in order, and at the same time find pleasant and healthful amusement in doing so.
The first practical Gardeners of the day, who have devoted their attention to examining all the different Lawn Mowers offered, do not hesitate in recommending Shanks Machine as the best Mower for general use. There is nothing in this Machine which is not of real practical worth, and this important consideration apparently set aside by most makers, whose struggles seem to be more for what is novel and attractive than for sterling merit.
PRICES.
Including Carriage to most of the principal Railway Stations and Shipping Ports in the Kingdom, and Directions for Use.
| SHANKS NEW PATENT HORSE MACHINE for 1862. | |||||
| 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 Strong Pony | |
| Patent Delivering Apparatus for Nos. 1 and 3 Machines, 40s.; for Nos, 3 and 4 Machines, 30s.; Box, with complete Set of Tools, 10s.; Silent Movement, 20s; | |||||
| Boots for Horses' Feet, 24. per set. | |||||
| SHANKS NEW PATENT PONY and DONKEY MACHINE for 1862. | ||||||||
| Width of Cutter. | Width of Cutter. | |||||||
| No. 5-30-inch Machine | £15 15 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 |
| Patent Delivering Apparatus for Nos. 5 and 6 Machines, 30s. for No. 7 Machine, 25s.; Box, with complete Set of Tools, 7s. 6d.; Silent Movement, 12s. 6d. | ||||||||
| Boots for Pony, 21s.; Donkey, 16s. per set. | ||||||||
| SHANKS' NEW IMPROVED PATENT HAND MACHINE, for Pushing or Drawing Separately or Together. | |||||
| Width of Cutter. | Width of Cutter. | ||||
| No. 8-24-inch Machine | £8 17 0 | Easily worked by Two Men | No. 11-16-inch Machine | £6 17 0 | Easily worked by a Man |
| No. 9-22-inch Machine | £8 7 6 | Ditto by a Man and Boy | No. 12-13-inch Machine | £6 2 6 | Ditto by a Boy |
| The Patent Delivering Apparatus, if attached to the Hand Machines, 25s.; Box, with complete Set of Tools, 5s.; Silent Movement, 12s 6d. extra. | |||||
| SHANKS NEW IMPROVED PATENT SMALL HAND MACHINE for 1862, for Pushing only. | |||||
| Width of Cutter. | Width of Cutter. | ||||
| No. 16-16-inch Machine | £6 5 0 | Easily worked by a Stout Lad | No. 18-12-inch Machine | £5 5 0 | Easily worked by a Lady |
| No. 17-14-inch Machine | £5 15 0 | ||||
| Silent Movement, 7s. 6d. extra. | Silent Movement, 4s. extra. | ||||
The Machines are warranted to give ample satisfaction, and if not approved of may be at once returned. The Prices, with a small charge for Packing, include Carriage to most of the Railway Stations and Shipping Ports in the Kingdom.
Shank Patent Mowing and Rolling Machine is in successful operation in Her Majesty's Royal Gardens at Kew, Windsor, Buckingham Palace, Osborne, and Balmoral; in the Gardens of the emperor the French; in the grounds of His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia; in many other places throughout the Continent, as well as in the United States, British America, India, Australia, other parts abroad It is also used in most of the Gardens of the principal Nobility and chief Landed Proprietors in the kingdom; and everywhere its merits have been fully proved and its success established.
SOLE AGENTS FOR LONDON: J. B. BROWN & CO., 18, CANNON STREET, CITY, E.C.