PART THREE - Discovery of a MALVIN

It was with much excitement that a Malvin lawnmower was discovered in late 2015.

Terry, from Scone, NSW, had read the ODK History Record for the Malvin, and came forward
with his machine. For the first time, we had a look at a Malvin, an early Australian rotary mower.
Its mower ID plate said it was number 007! "Good day, Mr Bond ..."

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The particular machine was an 18 inch, and fitted with a Trojan TOR air-cooled 2-stroke.
It was in extremely good condition and looked like it had been stored for many decades
without use. Terry said he found this machine in an antique shop, whilst staying at the
family's holiday home, at the tourist town of Warburton, Victoria, about five years' ago.

Given the low serial number, Terry said to me that, "I think it may have been retained
by either an employee of the company or the owners of Malvin or immediate family as it
has definitely been looked after considering it's age and the abuse that most lawn
mowers get over time doing their job."

For me, when I saw the first photos, I realized this was an important machine to
vintage mower history. It was a clever design that totally ignored the Victa 'toe-cutter'
design that influenced many lawnmower manufacturers of the 1950s.

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So where did Malvin Engineering get the idea from?

TO BE CONTINUED ...