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PART FOUR - Provenance
This manual came with good provenance in the form of supporting documents.
'Provenance' involves the history of the ownership of an object, especially
when documents are authenticated. No lawnmower collector should underestimate,
or underutilize, the power of the recording of provenance!

This manual and its envelope included three extra documents: a warranty card,
a sales receipt, and a hire purchase agreement! The engine number of the trade-
in and the new mower were recorded.

The Corvette 2 was purchased by Frank Danvers on the 6th of November, 1963, from
Pidsley Brothers of 54-56 Capper Street, Tumut. This was a '64 model. The engine
serial number was 26635601. There was a trade-in. It was recorded as engine no.
353988. The buyer must have been a 'Victa man'!



Curiously, a Warranty Card was included for the trade-in lawnmower.
Note the 'Lifetime Guarantee' - when mowers were built to last!




The bonus - for us - was a Hire Purchase Agreement.
Before 'bank cards', folks would purchase goods for immediate use,
but with a deposit and periodic repayments.

There appears to have been some association between the seller, Pidsley Brothers,
and the Hire Purchase agent, the Wagga Discount Company. Note the interest rate ...
10%! I wish we had Hire Purchase today, rather than the clear exploitation of
common folk by greedy banks and their 'credit cards'.