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Hello ODK history lovers
Whirlwind mowers were made by LJ Phillips and Company of Melbourne.
Their original products were commercial size – with tractor-drawn
tri-blade slashers and smaller walk-behind rotary scythes (as they
were called) in 20” and then 24” sizes.

By the mid-1950s, Phillips entered the domestic rotary market,
and we see the fist small rotary mowers – the 18” Sabre (a sort
of USA Lawnboy design) and a heavy-duty Whirlwind 18”.

By 1957 it becomes clear that Whirlwind had Australian
‘toecutter’ designs. These were pressed steel bases in 18” and 19” widths.

This brochure represents the Whirlwind line-up at about 1960, and it’s
a sophisticated brochure too; with photographic and colourised images.
The front cover screams the ‘swinging sixties’ and the Aussie lifestyle of
leisure and fun. Brilliant!



TO BE CONTINUED …

PART TWO – The Brochure
This tri-fold brochure is from my collection and it is in fantastic condition.
Models covered are the Whirlwind 19” Tornado, the Whirlwind 18” and
the Whirlwind 16”.