1859-07-26 Cottage Gardener - Shanks Advertisement
THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, JULY 26, 1859.
SHANKS' NEW IMPROVED PATENT LAWN MOWING MACHINES, NOW USED IN ALL THE ROYAL GARDENS.
NEW AND IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR MOWING, ROLLING, COLLECTING, DELIVERING, AND FOR PREVENTING BREAKAGES.
The Delivering Operation enables Shanks' Machine to do a THIRD more work than any other Lawn Mower, with THREE-FOURTHS less labour to the man who works it. A most valuable improvement has been lately introduced into this already celebrated Machine, which entirely prevents either the cogs of the wheels from breaking, or the enter from sustaining injury, should it come in contact with a stone or any hard substance in Mowing. These improvements give SHANKS' MOWER an immense advantage over all others, and render it by far the most complete that has ever been offered to the public.
THE NEW HAND MACHINE now fitted up with your Delivering Apparatus, I have much pleasure in saying that I now consider your Machine complete. We can now do as much work in six hours as we used to do in ten hours with the old plan of stopping to empty the Grass Box, and with far greater ease both to man and horse. His Grace is so well pleased with the working of the apparatus, and the saving of time effected by it, that he has ordered the Machine from Blair Castle to be sent through to you, to be fitted up in the same way se the one here."
From Mr. Dell, gardener to Christopher Turner, Esq., Stoke Rochford, June 2nd, 1859.
"Dear Sirs,-I have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the great efficiency of your new Patent Apparatus for Delivering the Grass without stopping the Machine. After repeated trials, both in dry and showery possesses all the improvements of the larger sizes, with the exception of weather, I am certain we can now do as much in one hour as we used to the Delivering Apparatus.
Testimonials in favour of Shanks' New Horse Machine.
From Mr. Shearer, gardener to the Marquis of Tweedale, Yester Gardens, May 13th, 1859. "Gentlemen,-Allow me to congratulate you on the success of your improved Grass-cutting Machine, which we got the other day from you; especially the delivering part-it is a mechanical triumph. You know that I expressed my doubts to you about it before I got the Machine; but, having cut all our grass with it, I must say that it nets far beyond my expectation, and it performs all you say in your prospectus. We can now go on the whole day without stopping, except to oil the parts that require it. The men are quite in love with it-a good proof of its utility." From Mr. Mackie, gardener to His Grace the Duke of Athol, the Gardens, Dunkeld, May 18th, 1859.
"Gentlemen,-After repeated trials with our Grass-cutting Machine, as do in one hour and a half with the old plan."
From Mr. W. Allan, gardener to J. La Zouch, Esq., Harristown, County Kildare, Ireland, July 5th, 1859.
"Sirs, I have much pleasure in testifying to the success of the Grass Cutting Machine we had from you the beginning of this season. We have nothing can exceed the manner in which it executes its work, even on the had it working less or more every week for the last four months, and most unlevel ground. Your new Delivering Apparatus is everything that can be wished for, in saving of time and trouble. I think you should try and induce all your old customers to get their Machines fitted up with this economical apparatus," Illustrated Price Lists, with further particulars, forwarded on application.
The Machines are warranted to give ample satisfaction, failing this they may be at once returned.
ALEXANDER SHANKS and SON, Patentees, and Sole Manufacturers, Dens Iron Works, Arbroath, Forfarshire.