LAWNMOWER TROLLEYThis is a common example of backyard ingenuity. It's the conversion
of old hand mowers to
carting trolleys. This is a typical article
from
1919. I'm sure many folk during the Great Depression took advantage of this:-
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[
p.s. As a related anecdote. When my father put an extension on our house
post-war, the story is that he moved a whole section of roof using the
old Qualcast mower. Apparently the mower collapsed just as the job was done!]
A related backyard invention was the mower as
wheelbarrow.
This article dates from
1952:-
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