Shanks Advertisement in Gardeners Chronicle
SHANKS' NEW PATENT LAWN MOWING, ROLLING, COLLECTING, and DELIVERING MACHINE for 1863,
NEW PATENTED IMPROVEMENTS THIS SEASON. EXHIBITION PRIZE MEDAL AWARDED. LONDON
HORSE MACHINE. PONY MACHINE. SHANKS NEW PATENT MACHINE
NEW HAND MACHINE.
Be the Grass, Wet or Dry, on Lawns uneven or otherwise, in a much neater manner than the Scythe, and at half the expense. NO PERSON HAVING A LAWN SHOULD BE WITHOUT A MOWING MACHINE.
The first practical Gardeners of the day who have devoted their attention in examining all the different Lawn Mowers offered, do not hesitate in recommending SHANKS' Machine as the best Mower for general use. The important Improvements introduced last season have undergone a thorough practical test, and satisfied the most sanguine expectations. Further Improvements, simplifying the Machine, and adding to its efficiency, have been introduced into the New PATENT LAWN MOWER for 1863, 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.
SHANKS' NEW PATENT HORSE MACHINE. . Width of Cutter. No. 1. -48-inch Machine ..... £28 0 0 } No. 2 -42-inch Machine ..... 26 0 0 } Draws by a Horse No. 3 -36-inch Machine ..... 22 0 0 } No. 4 -30-inch Machine ..... 19 0 0 Draws by a Horse or strong Pony. Patent Delivering Apparatus for Nos. 1 and 2 Machines, 40s.; for Nos. 3 and 4 Machines, 30s.; Box with complete Set of Tools, 10s.; Silent Movement, 20s; Boots for Horses' Feet, 24s. per sot.
SHANKS NEW PATENT PONY and DONKEY MACHINE
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. ; with complete set of Tools, 7s. 6d. Silent Movement, 12s, 6d. Boots for Pony, 21s, ; Donkey, 16. per set.
SHANKS' NEW PATENT HAND MACHINE, for Pushing or Drawing Separately or Together. Including Carriage to most of the principal Railway Stations and Shipping Ports in the Kingdom, and Directions for use.
Width of Cutter, No. 8 24-inch Machine ............................ £8 17 6 } Easily Worked by Two Men. No. 9 22-inch Machine ........................... 8 7 6 } Easily Worked by Two Men. No. 10 19-inch Machine ........................... 7 12 6 Do. by a Man and a Boy. Width of Cutter No. 11 16-inch Machine ...................... ...... £6 17 6 Easily Worked by a Man. No. 12 13-inch Machine ...................... ...... 6 2 6 Do. by a Boy. The Patent Delivering Apparatus, if attached to the Hand Machine, 95s.; Horse, with complete Set of Tools, S.; Silent Movement, 78. 6d.
No. 16-12-inch Machine for Pushing only, 25 be.; easily worked by a Lady or a Boy; Silent Movement, de, extra. The Machines are warranted to give ample satisfaction, and if not approved of may be at once returned.
AGENTS: J. B. BROWN AND CO., 18, CANNON STREET, CITY, LONDON, E.C.
PublicationGardeners ChronicleDateSourceBHL/Gardeners Chronicle/1863Link