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Museum of Gardening


The Oldest Lawn Mower in the World
Budding's Patent Lawn Mower No. 1623 If spring has started with a bit of warmth, many readers will have already dragged their lawn mower...
clive987
Jan 203 min read
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PAL Vine Injector
Designed in 1876 by G. Gastine to help the battle against an aphid-like insect Phylloxera native to North America, it was carried across...
clive987
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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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...
clive987
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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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...
clive987
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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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...
clive987
Apr 22, 20233 min read
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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...
clive987
Mar 26, 20232 min read
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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...
clive987
Aug 8, 20222 min read
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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...
Kate Angel
Jul 23, 20229 min read
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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...
clive987
Mar 28, 20223 min read
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