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UPDATE - November 2016
I was surprised when Sir Chook told me there was a Haxby lawnmower on an
auction site. Sure enough, there was the mysterious 14" machine. It had been
restored at some point, and the catcher was missing, but it was otherwise all
there. The thing that looked like a coffee percolator in the illustration was
a Villiers Midget Mk2.

The most surprising thing was the design. Its style and materials were similar
to the British Jerram & Pearson Super and Simplex mowers of the day -
with their curvy alloy side frames.

The JPs were at the premium-end of reel lawnmower design in their day.
That the Haxby Brothers would attempt some sort of copy is a credit to
their recognising the JP quality of engineering. It was the best.

... And we can finally put a face to an almost forgotten Aussie name - Haxby!

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Source: Gumtree November, 2016