SIGNIFICANCE

These are rare machines today and should be considered highly collectable.

I have never seen photographic evidence of the elegant Lawn Speed, but I will include a couple of
photographs of the Rotor Mower in the Photo Record (below).

In entering the rotary market late, Qualcast had much competition from the multitude of makes that
sprung-up during the �Golden Age� of vintage mowers, the 1950s. It produced a conservative design
and the American-style bases never caught the imagination of the Australian public.

They were too expensive. In 1957 the smaller 16 inch Rotor Mower had a list price of �49/12/6,
just a whisker cheaper than the larger Victa�s famous �49/18/- price. The larger 18 inch Lawn Speed
had a list price of �54/19/6.

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