Shanks Advertisement in Gardeners Chronicle
By July 1848, Shanks name three retailers in England.
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 adoption for cutting the Grass of Lawns, has been fully proved by the numerous instances where it has been tried, and win common use, particularly at Rossie Priory, Camperdown, and Kinblethmont, Forfarshire; Breadalbane, Perthshire; Clamber, and at many other noblemen and gentlemen's seats in England, as well as abroad. The Machines are made to cu breadths of 42, 30, or 20 inches, as required, the latter being adapted to hand-power. The Machine performs three different operations at one time, viz., Roiling, Mowing, and Collecting the Grass; and works with perfect ease, producing beautiful smooth surface, and attended with great saving in abridging labour.
Orders may be addressed to Messrs. ALEXANDER SHANKS And Sox, Machine-makers, Arbroath, N.B., by whom further particulars will be given.
Sold by Messrs. P. and J. DICKSON, Nurserymen, Chester: Messrs. 3, and C. Lan, Nurserymen, Hammersmith; and Mr. GEORGE BAZAY, Nurseryman, Castle-street, Liverpool.
PublicationGardeners ChronicleDateSourceGoogle Books/Gardeners Chronicle/1848/P468Link