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  1. Adriance Platt Sickle-bar Mower, 1892 - Mower, Horse-Drawn

    Adriance Platt sulky two-horse sickle-bar Mower, 1892. Used for mowing fields of grain. Once mown, grains are left flat and scattered. Horse tree is wood painted a light yellow with unfinished wooden pieces mounted below it. Silver colored spiked blade extends out the right side and has two stained wooden handles mounted to end with green metal. Center of mower is painted red with green and silver painted iron mechanisms for adjusting mower....

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    1892 Seated Two Horse Sickle Bar Mower
  2. Capitol Lawn Trimmer & Edger, c. 1930-1950 - Edger, Lawn

    Capitol Lawn Trimmer & Edger, c. 1930-1950. Two wooden handles attached perpendicularly to long square wooden shaft that attaches to metal mowing/edging mechanism. Mechanism consists of circular metal wheel attached to circular metal blade. Also consists of rotating metal blades and metal frame opposite of wheel. Capitol Trademark mower/edger used around edge of lawn Granite State Mowing Machine Company, Hinsdale NH USA, SECEST Pat (c. 1930s????)

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    Capitol Trademark Mower/Edger, c. 1930-1950
  3. Champion Mower - Mower

    Solid iron seated Champion mower with long front wooden beam, painted red, and unfinished wooden side plate to right, above and behind wide, sharp-toothed metal blade. A green painted wooden dowel extends above side plate. Seat is spade-shaped with two rows of round perforations inside of outer edge and is mounted above and behind body, which is painted green. A vertical lever just inside of right wheel is used to adjust blade. At center of b...

    Record Type: Object

    Champion Draw-Cut Mower
  4. McCormick Single-horse Sulky Mower - Mower, Horse-Drawn

    McCormick Single-Horse sulky mower is painted red, white and blue. Spade-shaped red iron metal seat has two rows of oval-shaped perforations lining outer edge and sits, via a blue painted flat metal rod above and between two solid iron six-spoke wheels that are painted white with blue trim. Outer edge of wheels have tread comprised of a raised center band from which radiate alternative horizontal bands. The horizontal blade has thirteen teeth,...

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    McCormick Single-Horse Mower

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