Hello ODK history lovers
The domestic Australian rotary Lawn Wasp remains a mower of mystery.
There is little print evidence of its existence. I first came to know the make
via a Villiers ad from late 1959. That’s it there, listed in the third panel …

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‘Wasp’ was always a problematic brand name; given that 'Wasp' was
used extensively across many makes of machinery. It was difficult
to research a ‘Lawn Wasp’.

I also knew a rotary ‘Wasp’ appeared in a Power Mower Trade-In Guide
for 1963/64 …

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So, who made the Lawn Wasp?!
Clearly this is open to speculation, but there is some recent evidence …

TO BE CONTINUED …