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Follows & Bate Climax Lawn Mower

The Follows & Bate’s Climax lawn mower was the first British made side-wheel lawn mower, patented on 31st March 1869. Everett G Passmore...

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Johnson Lawn Mower c.1878

The Johnson Lawn Mower c.1878 (Hand Operated) In 1877 Frank G Johnson of New York observed that the rapidity of the action of lawn mower...

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Churchill's Lawn Mower

We are pleased to have an Atco Motor Mower in our collection that belonged to Sir Winston Churchill and was used for mowing the lawns at...

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Cyclemaster Lawn Mower

Acquired by the museum in June 2021, a unique conversion of a 1930s Qualcast Panther push lawn mower, motorised by the addition of a 1951...

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Rare Ekco Watering Can

Whilst we hold some unique items in our collection, we would never have thought that a plastic watering can from 1957 would prove to be...

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Museum Objects of the Week 2022

This year we are featuring an object from our museum collection on our social media channels each week. All our 52 posts will also be...

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Cucumber Straightener

For over 150yrs George Stephenson, of Rocket fame, has been credited with inventing and even patenting the cucumber straightener. After...