I've seen a few of these old steel catchers turn up lately. There are a couple on gumtree and ebay at present. In fact this photo came from ebay. I doubt if the plastic blower housing sitting behind it in the photo has anything to do with the catcher. Seems like a mismatched part - looks to be the wrong era to me? They are always advertised as "unknown catchers", although some people have suggested Rover as a possibility. They do have the right shape for early Rover mowers, so I think Rover is a definite possibility. The shape of the opening with space for the rear flap to rest on, the two hooks on either side of the front opening, and the shape of the air vents on the sides all say "Rover" to me. I would like to try one on my old 70s Rover to see if it will fit, even though Rover were using plastic catchers by that time, but I have never found one of these steel ones close enough to home to try it. I asked a seller one time if he could give me the dimensions of the opening, but he didn't reply. Perhaps he knew I was only being snoopy and not really genuine about buying it.
Does anybody know what brand of catcher this actually is?
Source of photo: ebay ad.
