PART FOUR - Reconstruction, Patent & Trade Mark

I have one record from June, 1921 that says there was a reconstruction of the company.
The new directors would be P. F. Lark and C. J. Lark [I do not know who C.J. Lark was].

A reasonable assumption here is that this is a typo. "C.J. Larke" is, in fact, C.J. Parke.
The reconstructed company retains its original permanent directors. The company would continue
trading as Lark, Parkes Limited ... for the next few years.

[NOTE: Thanks to member aussietrev for pointing this out - ed.]

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THE PATENT
Two of the most rewarding finds I made with this company was the confirmation that they were,
in fact, the creators and manufacturers of the New Moon mowers.

The patent - 18,072 of 1924 - lists the applicants (incorrectly spelt) as "C.J. Parker & P.F. Larke".
I have been unsuccessful in locating that patent at this time.

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THE TRADEMARK
The Trade Mark Application - 41,139 of 1925 - was the second significant find.
Note how the application trade-marked "New Moon" to apply to the lawnmower, its component parts,
and the engine. The company remains Lark, Parkes Limited.

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I guess it would be reasonable to say, then, that the New Moon mower dates from 1924.
The company had trade-marked its brand name in 1925.

New Moon mowers were being sold at major outlets on the East Coast , including the famous retailers
of John Danks & Sons, Anthony Horderns'; Mcpherson's, Wescott-Hazel, Alex Grahame, and I.B.C.

New Moon mowers would have been exhibited on the company's stand at the MTA of NSW Big Motor Show,
held 15th-26th January, 1926.

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But just a few months later there would be a big shock to the Lark, Park Company.

TO BE CONTINUED ...