Vintage Mowers

Advice, valuations & other information with regard to vintage lawnmowers & other horticultural tools. Run for the benefit of the Budding Foundation YP charity

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

We were pleased to support @ShuttleworthTru's #Vintage Weekend & Flying Display event (3/4th Sept) with the Old #Lawnmower Club We displayed selection of exhibits inc. 16 rare #lawn edgers some very #unique Many #mowers in action entertaining the visitors @TheBuddingFD #gardening

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

New #museum #exhibition of #Lawn Mowers & Sport now on #display featuring #sports related #mowers from the e.1900s-1950s Display highlights impact of invention of mower for development of sport detailed in Founder @cliveGravett's book: https://t.co/x6qVkebCtP #charity @TatesGCs

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 34: Senspray Carburettor Spares Box
Charles H Pugh Ltd manuf. & patented Senspray Carburettor 1911, fitted to Rudge motorcycle engines 1921 1st @atcolawnmowers Motor #Mower with carburettor Rare & soon on display in #museum @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs #charity #gardening

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 32: Dennis Z Type 24in #Lawn #Mower
Manufactured by Dennis Bros of Guildford, supplied new 1951 to Robert H Andrews supplier horticultural machinery @DennisMowers still produced today, often seen #mowing #cricket & #football pitches @TatesGCs @TheBuddingFD #gardening

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 28: Meccano Mower
Unique very well built working 60s @Meccano #lawn #mower 65cm l, 30 h, 16 w Built from scratch by serious #Meccano enthusiast as no pub. project design Meccano invented 1898 by Frank @Hornby @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs #museum #gardening #charity #sussex

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Leave a #mower alone a few mins...#woolbombing Guru founder @madeandmaking @sarahbrangwyn & team transformed 1960 Dux Minor Push Mower into vibrant art They offer exciting #sewing & #craft #workshops in same building, the glorious @TatesGCs @southdownshc #Hassocks @TheBuddingFD

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 19: Anchor Butter Mower
Extraordinary #mower created #90s built for ‘The Singing Cows’ @Anchor #butter TV #Adverts A #modified @Citroen #2CV #engine operated by radio control hydraulics https://t.co/GZhZILIyZj
@MotorcycleMP @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs #museum #charity

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 20: Printing Blocks
Paper printing with carved wooden block #images was evident from 7thC Our #museum exhibit of #gardening related metal faced #blocks date e.1870s Early #mower catalogues contain images matching some displayed blocks @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs #charity

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 21: Bent Cutter Unusual rare #mower introduced 1906 for cutting ‘Bents’ tough erect #grass trad mowers flatten Used golf greens, cricket squares, cutting width of 24inc Our eg. remarkable original condition only 1/2 known #gardening #charity @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Thomas & Greens pony #mower from e.1900s at Annual Rally of Old Lawn Mower Club, Milton Keynes Museum. Seb & Al taking place of the pony, young Felix expertly controls mower. Seb previously youngest club member, now in 20s, great to see him guiding Felix https://t.co/iyTxJCa4Nu

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 23: Thomas Greens Lawn Edger
A unique exhibit, the only known survivor, produced 1883 to 1894, very expensive at the time so we assume few were sold & that most used hand shears to edge their #lawns. #gardening #museum #charity @TatesGCs @TheBuddingFD

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 25: Thomas Green Line Markers
Two examples of Thomas Green & Sons line markers for marking out #sports pitches, Green's unique design patented 1882 continuing until the 1930s @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs #gardening #museum #charity

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

Object Week 26: Ransomes Patent Gear 18in #Lawn Mower A two person #mower this model was introduced 1897 & continued until 1930s This machine in excellent original condition, note wooden baton/rope for the 2nd person to pull on @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs #gardening #museum #charity

[Museum of Gardening @MuseumGardening]

#Vintage #lawn #mower on loan to @RHSWisley used by James Bourne & team to create ornate #PlatinumJubilee lawn design discussed on: https://t.co/jAMxMFhCyC
Our #mowers go on road with @The_RHS & been seen at RHS @show_chelsea carving patterns & #NHS tributes @thebuddingfoundation

[Vintage Mowers @vintagemowers]

Winston Churchill's Atco #lawn #mower from 1923 is now on display in our #museum Full provenance is displayed with the mower including photo of the machine in use in at Chartwell in 1929 @thebuddingfoundation @tatesgcs @southdownshc #charity #gardening #grass #vintage

[Vintage Mowers @vintagemowers]

Follows & Bate Chain Tennis #Lawn #Mower The best original example known, introduced in 1898, #Grass box with walnut sides This exhibit will be preserved as is for the future
@TheBuddingFD

@TatesGCs

@southdownshc

@vintagemowers
#museum #charity #gardening #vintage

[Vintage Mowers @vintagemowers]

Suffolk Iron Foundries #Lawn Edge Cutter. One of our rarest exhibits patented 1939, possibly discontinued WWII, the only e.g. found to date. Advertised Suffolk’s 1939 catalogue we hold copy of the patent
@TheBuddingFD @tatesgc @southdownshc
#charity #museum #gardening #vintage

[Vintage Mowers @vintagemowers]

Ransomes Edge Cutter 1885
Quite rare, only produced from 1885-1900 & just ten examples are known to exist Tilting on the unusual conical roller adjusted the depth when trimming #lawn edges @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs @southdownshc
#lawnmower #charity #museum #gardening #vintage

[Vintage Mowers @vintagemowers]

Webb Children’s #mower 1957
By manufacturer H C Webb & Co. Birmingham, a child size working #lawnmower, a couple in our collection unused in original packaging Modelled by Molly aged 9 months @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs @southdownshc #museum #charity #gardening #grass #lawn #vintage

[Vintage Mowers @vintagemowers]

Singer Motor Mower 1920’s
Rarest #mower in our collection by Singer & Co. Coventry, the only one known to exist, possible prototype, at Singer owners club rally in 2018 @TheBuddingFD @TatesGCs #southdownsheritagecentre #museum #charity #lawnmower #grass #vintage #gardening #lawn