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Title |
Champion Mower |
Object Name |
Mower |
Description |
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 body is a lidded rectangular storage compartment. Two heavy six-spoke iron wheels, painted white, are mounted to sides of body and have alternating raised rectangles of tread on outside. Mower blade is in front of body below beam and extends entire width of body and beyond on right side. |
Date |
1900-1930 |
Creator |
Champion |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
RF2003.066 |
Dimensions |
H-46 W-106 D-218 inches |
Collection |
3D - Agricultural Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"CHAMPION / DRAW-CUT / A 701" (embossed on metal lid to storage compartment); various part numbers (i.e. "A681") embossed throughout |
Provenance |
Part of the Runnymede Farm Collection; collected from Stuart Schroeder, Santa Rosa. |
Search Terms |
Agriculture Farm Equipment Farm Implements Farming Mowers Runnymede Farm Collection |
Subjects |
Agricultural machinery & implements Agriculture Farming Machinery Mowing Mowing machines |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Runnymede Farm |