SUMMARY

I find Aussie ingenuity always interesting.
We see this in how Australians adapted to the early 1930's Depression.
They made-do and improvised - and created a new art form here ...
Australian Depression Ware. This is collectible.

A similar case for the war years - where folks made-do again.
I note that in WWII lawnmower production (and importation) was
stopped on these shores - for the war effort. There was some control
on the price of selling second-hand lawnmowers! People made-do, and
the conditions were rife fore 'backyarders'.

'One-offs', 'backyarders,' or 'bitsas' ... they are worth recording and saving.

There is a real danger though - in that modern sellers, touting
no machine provenance, claim these are production machines, sometimes
also claimed to be by reputable makes. They are not!

Others are not claimed as anything, but they allude to being
by a lawnmower manufacturer. These can easily fool the novice and the experienced.
I have seen this with mowers, and other collectibles ('signs' are notorious).

A great example on these forums was the Vi-Cat.
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=72961&page=all

Hope this helps.
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Jack