Hello ODK History Lovers

In vintage mower history, after-market products for rotaries were not overly common
in the 1950s and 1960s. I have discussed the important Emu Grass Catcher (1956) in
the History Forum (see link) and, here, we discuss the �quick blade changers� from
that era.

Quick blade changers enabled the operator to change blades with the tap of a hammer,
without the need for the undoing of bolts and nuts. I have found two Australian-made
examples from the early 1960s � �Quick-Change� Blades of West Ryde, Sydney; and
�Quik-Lok� by Smithurst & Son of Carinbah, Sydney.

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These products were aimed at the flat (cutting blades) used on �toe cutters� and
low skirt bases developed in the 1950s. They appeared in the very early 1960s.
Their appearance would be short lived.

TO BE CONTINUED ...