Hello ODK history lovers
The 16-inch Morrison Model B reel mower was made by
Morrison Motor Mowers Ltd of Karamu Road, Hastings,
New Zealand - a company dating to the 1930s.

Here’s a factory studio image. Notice something different …?

[Linked Image]

The obvious distinguishing feature are the wooden handles,
a red herring in dating this lawnmower. The use of wooden
handles on powered reel/roller lawnmowers is super rare.

Can you think of any?
[The first powered lawnmowers all seem to have had steel handles!]

There must be another explanation for their use …

I can’t say I know a lot about the Model B but I was
intrigued by two images sent to me by NZ collector
Greg Stokes a few years’ back [see Gallery].

The notes on the back of each photograph are in
conflict. One says year of manufacture was 1944-46;
the other as early 1940s. Which is correct?

TO BE CONTINUED …

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