Hello ODK history lovers,
This is one for the record and Arthur Larsen would be forgotten otherwise.

Post WWII, a few small Australian companies engaged with the power
mower by powering reel push mowers [‘pushies’]. I have written about
these mowers on these great forums.

The stand-out man in Brisbane was Arthur Larsen [Larsen Engineering],
who operated from small premises in the CBD at Felix Street, Brisbane.

Arthur ran Larsen’s Garage from about 1945. Newsprint ads show the
garage operated as a general auto repair shop. He sold a few used cars
and trailers from time-to-time, but mostly it was a repair shop.

By about 1947, Arthur Larsen changed name to Larsen Engineering,
and this is reflected in an expanded role beyond general auto repair.

This was a repair and machine shop ...

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The thing is, Arthur Larsen would shortly make an early post-war
powered lawnmower! It was luck that I discovered what it was.

TO BE CONTINUED …