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Ferrabee Advertisement in Gardeners Chronicle

James Ferrabee & Co. advertisement for the 12th of June 1858.

Exactly the same print as first used in March 1858 in The Gardeners Chronicle but in  this advertisement  they have removed the caption "The Seventh Thousand" machine now being sent out,  

 

FERRABEE'S LAWN-MOWING MACHINES

FITTED WITH EVERY IMPROVEMENT, ARE NOW BEING SENT OUT.

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HE large and increasing sale of these Machines conclusively proves that they are unequalled for excellence of

Makers, a reference the Price List

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PRICE LIST, including Carriage to any Railway Station in England and Wales:-

Machine, cutting 12 inches wide, for one man Machine, cutting 16 inches wide, for one man Machine, cutting 19 inches wide, for man and boy.. Machine, cutting 22 inches wide, for man and boy..

£4 5 0 550

5 17 6 6 0 0

Machine, cutting 22 inches wide, for a pony.. Machine, cutting 26 inches wide, for a pony.. Machine, cutting 28 inches wide, for a horse Machine, cutting 36 inches wide, for a horse

£6 15

80

15

convenient to have one of them where a Pony or Horse Machine is employed to cut the Grass where the larger Machine cannot The 12-inch Machine is a most handy size for a small Lawn, and the use of it affords quite a pleasant exercise; it is also work. The Horse Machines are very strongly constructed, with cylinders of large diameter, adapting them to cut the longest

and coarsest Grasses usually met with in Pleasure Grounds, &c., and they are easily managed.

Sold by all respectable Ironmongers and Seedsmen in the country, and by the Manufacturers,

JAMES FERRABEE & CO., Phonix Iron Works, Stroud, Gloucestershire which they had first started using in March 1858.

  • THE SEVENTH THOUSAND OF

    FERRABEE'S LAWN-MOWING MACHINES

    FITTED WITH EVERY IMPROVEMENT, ARE NOW BEING SENT OUT.

    The large and increasing sale of these Machines conclusively proves that they are unequalled for excellence of workmanship, simplicity of management, and efficiency in operation; and while their pre-eminence is thus maintained by the Makers, a reference to the Price List below shows the terms on which they are sold to be the most advantageous that are offered.

    PRICE LIST, including Carriage to any Railway Station in England and Wales
    Machine, cutting 12 inches wide, for one man £4 5 0 Machine, cutting 22 inches wide, for a pony  £6 15 0
    Machine, cutting 16 inches wide, for one man  5 5 0 Machine, cutting 26 inches wide, for a pony  8 0 0
    Machine, cutting 19 inches wide, for man and boy  5 17 6 Machine, cutting 28 inches wide, for a horse 11 0 0
    Machine, cutting 22 Inches wide, for man and boy 6 0 0  Machine, cutting 36 inches wide, for a horse 15 0 0

    The 12-inch Machine is a most handy also for a small Lawn, and the use of it affords quite a pleasant exercise; it is also convenient to have one of them where a Pony or Horse  Machine is employed to cut the Grass where the larger Machine cannot work. The Horse Machine is very strongly constructed with cylinders of large diameter, adapting them to cut the longest and coarsest grasses usually met in Pleasure Grounds, &c., and they are easily managed.

    Sold by all respectable Ironmongers and Seedsmen in the country, and by the Manufacturers, 

    JAMES FERRABEE & CO., Phoenix Iron Works, Stroud, Gloucestershire

    Publication
    Gardeners Chronicle
    Date
    Source
    BHL/Gardeners Chronicle/1858