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ODK History Lovers
Thomas Jutson Edwards (1889-1962) of No.8 Bonfield Avenue, Hawthorn, Victoria was the Patent
Applicant and Actual Inventor of the lawnmower that would become known as the
Rexmow.
The
Rexmow was an Australian push-mower ('pushie') manufactured from
1932 until the
mid-1950s.
Its production life is significant in spanning a quarter of a century, and in that time, only
had minor changes to the design. This is an historically important vintage lawnmower.
MODELS:- 12 inch 5 blade
- 14 inch 5 blade
- 14 inch 7 blade
- 16 inch (Probably)
A
tubular-steel handle was fitted from the
early 1950s; it would appear that
rubber tyres were being
fitted prior to the ceasing of all lawnmower production in Australia for the war effort. The last
records I have are from
early 1941. Manufacturing and sales would continue post-war from
1947.
This is a significant, extended article on this Australian designed and built lawnmower because of
its unique feature: its
setting mechanism. Covered by Australian and American patents, this machine
discarded the need for set screws, and kept
automatic set adjustment by means of a set of springs
located on one side of the lawnmower.
TO BE CONTINUED ...