Hello
ODK History Lovers
This is an unusual British push lawnmower � the
Vantage � made post war by
Vantage Mowers Ltd., at their
Cleveland Street, Dudley factory.
It�s an odd machine in that it can be looked at in two ways: it is a reel/roller mower,
but without the roller (it has wheels); or a side wheel reel mower, but without the
side wheels (they�re inboard). You decide.
The authoritative UK�s
Old Lawnmower Club has this record:
One of these Vantages recently appeared on an AUS auction site.
The issue for me was, not just the historical recognition of this lawnmower,
but whether they sold here. Here is one of the auction images:-
TO BE CONTINUED ...