Picksley Sims Advertisement in Gardeners Chronicle

PICKSLEY, SIMS, AND CO.'S (by ROYAL LETTERS) PATENT LAWN MOWING MACHINE.

LEIGH, LANCASHIRE. 

P., S., & Co., in introducing this Lawn Mowing Machine, particularly request a strict examination, or comparison and trial, for simplicity of construction, lightness, regularity of draught, adaptability for mowing every kind of plain, circular, and verge work. 

Firstly, we have encased the wheels so as completely to protect from injury flower borders, shrubs, &c. whilst working the machine, at the same time not being liable to obstruction or damage.

Secondly, this machine works easily on undulated and sloping ground; it can be thrust forward or be drawn from behind, the latter being the easiest.

Thirdly, this is the only machine made that will work round quick curves; it will work easily and effectively round circular borders so small as 12 inches in diameter. This very desirable improvement has been obtained by fixing to the front part of the machine our newly-invented universal action, and self-cleaning, anti-friction spherical guiding balls. The continual revolving of these spherical guiding balls, under the most trying circumstances, never fails. 

Fourthly, we have attached to this machine a rack and pinion, motion, for adjusting the cutting parts (there being a rack and pinion on each side of the machine to act conjointly at the same time upon the full length of the knives), in other machines a slow, tedious, and uncertain operation, into one of quickness, ease, and certainty.