Hello Paul and Mal

I can only speculate and say that the bracket was a safety feature for starting.
The handle in the upright position enabled the operator to get closer to the recoil
starter. I'm not sure whether the idea really had merit. Perhaps Engineer Grumpy
might have some thoughts.

What may have 'killed off' the idea was the Impulse starter from 1960.
It was the 'must have', 'all the rage' feature of the 1960s.
The Impulse starter, itself, would be 'killed off' with the advent of
decompressor engines a decade later.

So, I guess, a nice curiosity that makes this Turner highly collectable.

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More than I can handle.
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JACK