PART FOUR - Significance

The Ransomes Minor Mk7 is the only Ransomes lawnmower, to my knowledge, that was manufactured here
in Australia. I don't mean all Mk 7s, but the Mark 7s sold here. I have no doubt this was a result
of a tariff advantage that was offered in the late 1950s. Atco would do a similar thing with their
14" reel model, and their enigmatic rotaries. I should also note that 'manufactured' really meant
'assembly' of imported parts. These were assembly factories.

The Mark 7 was assembled at a Clayton, Victoria factory. However, I have never been able to establish
the actual street address:-

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These are collectable machines because they have heritage value: coming from the premier
manufacturer of lawnmowers - the first manufacturer of the Budding patent of 1830. They have
the Australian connection in that there was local manufacture. Lastly, they are highly restorable
because of the enduring quality of the design and the availability of many parts.

The rest is history.
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JACK.