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Collection, Preservation and Display of Old Lawn Mowers

Shanks Advertisement in Gardeners Chronicle

  • SHANKS' NEW PATENT  

    LAWN MOWING, ROLLING, COLLECTING, and DELIVERING MACHINE for 1863,

    WITH SILENT  MOVEMENT IF SPECIALLY DESIRED. FURTHER AND IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS - PROTECTED BY LETTERS PATENT.     THE FIRST PRIZE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION MEDAL AWARDED.

    NEW HORSE MACHINE.                                NEW PONY MACHINE                                      NEW HAND MACHINE

    SHANKS NEW PATENT MACHINE

    Mows the Grass, Wet or Dry, on Lawns uneven or otherwise, in a much neater manner than the Scythe, and at half the expense. 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 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.
    . 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, 25e.; Box, with complete Set of Tools, S.; Silent Movement, 7s. 6d. T

    **   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.

     

    Publication
    Gardeners Chronicle
    Date
    Source
    BHL/Gardeners Chronicle/1863