Hello ODK History Lovers
The first lawnmower maker to take up the Budding Patent of 1830 was the great British firm, Ransomes.
Ransomes is the oldest lawnmower maker that survives to this day.

This 1954 Catalogue - from my collection - is an accurate reflection of a changing Ransomes in the 1950s.
The catalogue represents a sort of 'changing of the guard' - from earlier interwar designs to the lighter, new designs.
It's a strange mix. I hope researchers, collectors, and enthusiasts will gain an understanding that Ransomes really
did Mow the World at this time.

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It's a big catalogue too - at 65 pages - and this one is complete and in good condition.
I have decided that its best presentation will be thematic - introduction, contents, lighter mowers,
heavier mowers, ride-on and professional mowers, gang mowers and push mowers.

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As such, I will break this one down into manageable segments; that permit specialised commentary
on particular types of lawnmower. Enjoy.

TO BE CONTINUED ...