Shanks Advertisement with Early Second-Hand Advertisement
This standard Shanks advertisement appeared above a brief, early second-hand advertisement for one of the company's machines.
Shanks and Ferrabee advertisements appeared on the same page of the 25 March 1848 edition of the Gardeners Chronicle. At this time the two companies were the only ones manufacturing lawnmowers.
SHANKS IMPROVED GRASS CUTTING AND
ROLLING MACHINES,
The complete success which has attended the introduction of this Improved Machine for Mowing Grass, and its fine adaptation for cutting the Grass of Lawns, has been fully proved by the numerous instances where it has been tried, and now in common use, particularly at Rossie Priory, Camperdown, and. Kinblethmont, Forfarshire; Breadalbane, Perthshire; Clumber, and at many other noblemen and gentlemen's seats in England, as well as abroad. The Machines are made to cut breadths of 42, 30, or 20 inches, as required, the latter being adapted to hand-power. The Machine works with perfect ease, producing a beautiful smooth surface, and attended with great saving in abridging labour.
Orders may be addressed to Messrs. ALEXANDER SHANKS and SON, Machine-makers, Arbroath, N.B., by whom circulars containing letters of recommendation may be had, and by whom further particulars will be given.
Messrs. F. and J. DICKSON, Nurserymen, Chester, and Messrs. J. and C. LEE, Nurserymen, Hammersmith, will be able to supply any nobleman or gentleman with the above Machines.
MOWING MACHINE
SHANKS IMPROVED (30 inches) GRASS CUTTING and ROLLING MACHINE, to be SOLD, cheap. Being in use only a short time last season, it is as good as new. Satisfactory reasons can be given for parting with this excel lent Machine, and other particulars, by addressing H., Post-office, Godalming, Surrey.
PublicationGardeners ChronicleDateSourceBHL/Gardeners Chronicle/1848/P215Link