Hello
ODK history lovers
Sydney’s
Champion Rotary Mowers must have held a small but not
in-significant share of the Australian rotary market in the 1950s.
They made solid, novel and now-collectible machines.
Note the
rubber fins on the flywheel, an alternative to Victa’s
‘Fan’ mowers of just a couple of years’ before.
They were probably equally in-effective.
Please read
Related Reading (below) to discover more about these
handsome lawnmowers.
Here I discuss a rare find: a
pocket-sized brochure [more a leaflet really)
printed for the great
Anthony Horden’s Department stores.
![[Linked Image]](https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/images/jack/champion/champion_brochure_c1956.jpg)
A significant point of note is this: Champion appeared to embrace a
side-chute in
1955, but reverted to the ‘toe-cutter’ base in
1956,
albeit in alloy form. It appears, to me, that Champion had a very
close eye on
Victa. But Champion was way ahead of Victa with their
understanding of ‘range’. Range gave more consumer choices.
I date this publication to about
1956.
At this time the range included four models: -- Champion Junior
- Champion Standard
- Champion Senior
- Champion MajorTO BE CONTINUED …