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Hello ODK History Lovers

By the mid-1960s Qualcast's presence in this country was but a shadow of its
former self. Qualcast sold here from its very early days (1920s), and was
manufacturing here from 1930. As Qualcast (Aust.) Sales Pty. Ltd., it was now
a member of the Australian Ogden Group and all machines were fully imported.
There was a limited range here.

This tiny multi-fold brochure [approx. 8cm x 14cm] from my collection is so
revealing. The Qualcast Company was fighting back the commercial shock of the
rotary revolution, and this brochure represents Qualcast at its best.
With two memorable puns on the front cover, this brochure is an apology for
the relevance of reel mowers in the modern world.




TO BE CONTINUED ...

PART TWO - RANGE
The newest designs were to be price-competitive with top-end rotaries.
These were the lightweight Qualcast Super 12 and Qualcast Super 14 reel
machines. These sold well in Australia, but in a limited, niche market.




The top of the Qualcast reel range here was the Admiral 17 Inch, a close copy
of the Suffolk machine [Suffolk was acquired by the Qualcast Group in the 1950s.]



The petrol power plants were the venerable Suffolk 4-strokes.
This is a great specification summary:-



The manual push mower was all but dead, with just one model offered -
the Qualcast Classic. This would be before the revival of the 'pushie'
in the 1980s.

PART THREE - Brochure
As always, I make this brochure available for a personal-use download.

Qualcast Comes to Australia:-
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/75279/QUALCAST_Comes_To_Australia_-_.html


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