Ok, what is the attraction between man and mower? I'm intrigued enough to do a little history search and then post some lawn mower ads from the early 1900's. A great site for reading up on the history of the lawn mower is: American Lawns history of the lawn mower. You can browse 40 old lawn mower ads here: VINTAGE LAWN MOWER ADS.
In the United States, the first gasoline powered mowers were manufactured in 1919 by Colonel Edwin George. However, when it came to advertising, it seems that Supplee Pennsylvania Lawn mower could not be undone. I must have 100 Pennsylvania ads from the early 1900's. They must have been interested in broadening their customer base because two of the ads featuring a woman in a long day gown and a little kid in a sailor suit.
My lawnmower ads can be found at the Old Ad Store
The first patent for a mechanical lawn mower described as a "Machine for mowing lawns, etc." was granted on August 31, 1830 to engineer, Edwin Beard Budding (1795-1846) from Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.
The first United States patent for a reel lawn mower was granted to Amariah Hills on January 12, 1868. Early lawn mowers were often designed to be horse drawn, the horses often wore oversize leather booties to prevent lawn damage. For example this 1902 Henderson Horse Drawn Mower ad
In the United States, the first gasoline powered mowers were manufactured in 1919 by Colonel Edwin George. However, when it came to advertising, it seems that Supplee Pennsylvania Lawn mower could not be undone. I must have 100 Pennsylvania ads from the early 1900's. They must have been interested in broadening their customer base because two of the ads featuring a woman in a long day gown and a little kid in a sailor suit.
My lawnmower ads can be found at the Old Ad Store
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