Same base that’s in the advert dated October 69 so perhaps the two tone tank is a little later or yours has had a replacement tank fitted at some time.
I have found the article, a promo for Boans Dept Stores
That's a great find Jack, it also confirms Sunbeam did not sell the Fastcut before 1967.
Sunbeam entered the mower market in spring of 1967.
I did notice in the mower race image that Paul uploaded here, the Victa Corvette did not have the black air filter housing from the 1970 model Corvette.
Finding Turner images and information dated 1970 is difficult.
Yes we know that date of 1967 is not completely correct because the 1960 electric Sunbeam was made in Australia .
I know the Sunbeam Lawnkeeper was very similar in design to the Victa mower and your thinking Jack was Victa made the Sunbeam Lawnkeeper. This made sense because of similarities between Victa and the Sunbeam Lawnkeeper.
I was thinking because Victa had a patent for their handle bars and Sunbeam had a patent for their handle bars ,this would possibly explain Sunbeam making the Lawnkeeper.
I did see a couple of Sunbeam factories in different states and noticing different castings of the Sunbeam Lawnkeeper ,made me think the Lawnkeeper was made in NSW and Victoria.
All speculation on my part about where the Lawnkeeper was made,just wondered if that was a plausible speculation or not.
I was reading in 1960 Turner had a company policy to only make the best, the Turner carpenter's plane in 1960 was made by Turner acquiring the patterns from Pope,Turner redesigned the plane and had a break through in design adding the red cellulose acetate handle, previous handles were wood.
I picked these Turner oil and fuel containers up off EBay last week, lucky me I was the only bidder 😀 I just need the matching funnel if anyone has one spare. The containers are in great condition for their age especially the fuel one.
Hi Paul, Max and all I have recorded the earlier 'traditional' Turner cans, but had no idea just how advanced Turner was with their later plastic containers.
Many thanks for the record. ----------------------------------------- Jack
Happy to have found a catcher for my Turner Model A, it’s missing it’s grass flap but I’m pretty confident of being able to make one. Happy days 😀
I did see a couple of Sunbeam factories in different states and noticing different castings of the Sunbeam Lawnkeeper ,made me think the Lawnkeeper was made in NSW and Victoria.
All speculation on my part about where the Lawnkeeper was made,just wondered if that was a plausible speculation or not.
Hi Max and Paul I was a bit slow on the uptake here ... Max, credible speculation in my books. I think Victa and Sunbeam were not close enough for the Lawnkeeper to have been made in any Victa factory.
But I do feel the Lawnkeeper is proof that Victa and Sunbeam had an undisclosed association before Sunbeam's 1970 takeover.
Secret deals were, after all, in Victa's DNA.
Paul, I can't help but appreciate - now - just how handsome the Turners were. Victa seemed to have a classical modern style in the 1960s ... but more conservative than Turner.
Turner seemed to comprehend the zeitgeist of the space race and the Moon landings! If Victa and Sunbeam had a degree of collaboration, I'm sure Turner remained a staunch competitor with its nemesis, Victa Mowers!
This is a great addition to the record! It is interesting - but not exceptional - that prices changed with the new year, but new models arrived in spring.
Paul, It is sensational that you have identified the A70 - the mysterious Turner. Maybe, the 'A' was the designation for the new decade's models.
1970 would be the final year of Turner lawnmower selling.
Paul said "Just need to find a 1970 price list if one exists."
The 1st of July 1969 price list is the 1970 model price list.
If there was a next price list it would be out in July 1970 for the 1971 model mowers,I would think seeing that Turner ceased production of mowers in early August 1970 that no 1971 model mowers were made meaning no price list for July 1970 for new mower models.
Just clearing up any confusion here and reiterating that the price list from Paul has the last model mowers Turner made before ceasing production.
G'day Max and Paul I would think that is spot on, but ...
The announcement date presents - to me - as a strategic date... that there would be no 1970-71 designs.
Although, I see no reason why a revised price list could not occur in July, 1970. It just means the 1969 models (for 1970 year) would be sold at a revised price for the last Turners of 1970 and 'while stocks last', for 1971.
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