Hello
186565 and all Allen Oxford lovers
Post WWII the Allen was the most successful of the imported
sickle bar mowers that flooded these shores.
The rapid increase in urbanisation and advent of home
and small market gardeners required cheap land clearers.
Scott Bonnar got in early - late 1930s - and had an
established distribution network for the frenzy in the late 1940s
and 1950s.
The rotary would 'kill-off' the sickles by the 1960s.
The great thing here is that 186565 has given us a beautiful
visual record of a restoration.
Many thanks for helping folks to understand these much-
loved machines.
Cheers-----------------------
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