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I have a Meadowbank Villiers Mower 98cc, Serial No.797 made by William Peeler P/L. I have been told this mower was made in about 1940-1950 and would like to know what the value would be and if it is of interest to a collector.

Interesting One annie Can you email pics to me if I give you my addres Joe Brown

Joe
I now have the photos and if you let me have your address I'll send them. Annie, Melbourne

Annie,
Could you send me a copy of the pictures as well. All you have to do is click on my name on the top of the page in Two stroke lawn mowers.

Regards,
Bruce

Bruce
Did you receive the photos of the Meadowbank mower which I sent a week or so ago? Perhaps you can let me know if they arrived O.K.
Thanks
Annie

Annie,
Yes I did receive the pic's and have been trying to get information on the unit but without any luck at this time. I will keep looking so that I can give you some sort of value on the machine.
Maybe Joe Brown might be able to help as well.

Regards,
Bruce

Thanks for your reply Bruce
I was going to send the pictures to Joe Brown too but do not have an email address for him although he did say he would let me have it. Do you have an address for him.
Thanks Annie

Annie,
I have passed your e-mail address onto joe brown so that he can contact you about the pictures.

Regards,
Bruce

Hi to annieand anypne following this thread
I did not follow this one along as I should have as I assumed that Bruce would have been able to help. However I am waiting for pics from Annie and se what it may turn out to be Joe

Hin Annie Isent you my email address early last week Did you get it yet , Have been fishing around for you but no luck yet.Seems like inthe days before computers record keeping was not like it is today but you never know what you can come up with Joe

Hi Annie Inow have your pics and must say it is a new one on me. I had a mower with a similar frame called a Purvis Special but not sur if I still have it .I will have lookin my pile. The handle bracket looks very similar to the one used by Pace mowers at one stage. Any chance of getting a pic close up of the folding bracket on the handles I have been looking for Meadowbank around the traps and come uo with a place in Canada and a place in Cornwall . The Meadowbank in Canada has a Lawn mower shop but no email address so I will keep going on that one . On the pic from over the top of the starter there appears to be a coil with a lead coming from it .This would be an addition at some time if that is indeed if that what is looks like Bye for now Joe

Joe
I am going to be away for a few days so I'll see what I can do with the photos when I get back.
Annie

Hi everyone Just to keep the pot boiling on this Meadowbank mower. I have had a look in a 1963 ACL piston ring catalogue and there is the Meadowbank listed Just One model only and its described as a 16 inc cut. In the same book I see there are 5 Villiers engines of 98cc The one listed as being fitted to the Meadowbank is the MARK 2 regards Joe

Hi Joe
The mower cut is 16" and it is 98c.c. I could not spot an engine number but perhaps i'm not looking in the right place! It looks as if the handles are bolt into place and don't appear to fold down. Perhaps the handle was broken t some time and was permanently fixed in the upright position.
This mower seems to be causing some mysteries. The makers plate is screwed to the top of the blue cover over the blades. Sorry I can't be more technical Annie

Hi Annie Thanmks for you reply. I have a couple of good scouts going back to the real early days of lawn mowers in this Country
One has suggested and is an interesting thought that it may heave been bought out here by someone emigrting from UK. It is possible but what puts me off is the makers name having the words PTY Ltd/ I came from UK in 1956 and had never heard or seen PTY as part of a Company Name . /I think if was English it would have just been William Peeler LTD. It would be quite a powerfull mower with a 98cc engine with only a 16 inch cutting width I will be away for about 2 weeks after the end of this week so dont give up if there are no more posts from me and I will be back as soon as I get back. Some one may add some comments to this subject while I shut up Joe

Hi to Annie and everone else Back from Holoday and have have a ccouple of phone calls re the Meadowbank but still nothing positive. Bynorm Woods havew had a go for me and I did contact Steve Symans at Power Equpit Australia.Well I cannot say i made contact wit him but I did send hima an Email I will email him again and see what happens Joe

Hi Annie,
Can you send me pictures of this mower I might be interested in buying it? Is it a rotary mower? Does it go?
Regards Paul
Home Phone 02 91504434

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yeah you have a villiers atco mower that wwere built around 1948-1955 they are quit comon and fetch around 50 to 100 dollars
if its running or you need spare parts consider ebay of mower shops

if you are willing to sell this mower if running please contact me at rhydmartin@hotmail.com

p.s i live in melbourne and might come and have a look at it

Hi Rhys ....Just a note on the Meadowbank mower . I bought this mower from Annie and it is not what you say it is.. I have some pics of it and will put up on this site . I have just re-prganised my phot Bucket account but need the official address to send the pics . Tried Outdoorking.com but P/B wont accept that
Just briefly I did find out that the actual mower was made in Melbourne etc and have the address but its most likely all gone now as I know a lot of development took place in the area but I have not been along to have look. .
My scouts were unable to find any information about the Meadowbank for me but I do have some more leads to follow up and I will post some pics when I get the right address to send them to. Cheers Joe

A History Record is now available on the Meadowbank.
To view this record click HERE.

The rest is history.
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JACK.