PART THREE - The Larger Masters

The bigger Master machines were the less common, because they were generally sold to large
lawn private owners, municipals, sporting bodies, bowling and golf clubs.

Even in the residential sizes (the 14" and 17"), the 14" is,by far, the most common. It's
quite rare to see a 17" size machine here.

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According to the 1950s brochure (above), 5 cutting widths were offered: 17" and 20" were fitted
with Villiers engines; and the 20", 34" and 36" were fitted with a Norman twin-cylinder.

Note that these early Masters were one control machines! A single clutch was employed to operate
reel and roller, with an isolation clutch for the reel on the chain case.

Clearly this early specification changed. I have seen larger machines with BSA engines and with
dual clutch levers. Here is a photo of a large Master from John Pease's book, History Of Thomas Green & Son Ltd.

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TO BE CONTINUED ...