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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Jun 30, 20241 min read
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