Hello
Geoff WMany thanks for the update on your Allen ...
and the terrific images!
I have been researching Allen for years, but still lack confidence
to write anything as yet. A bit more work.
I can say this:
The smaller powered sickle bar designs played an important role in lawnmower
history post WWII. This is before the rotary revolution took hold.
These were the early land clearers, that did jobs that reel mowers could not do.
They were popular here.
In Australia, the most successful sickle mowere was the Allen, followed by Mayfield,
Atco, Lloyd and others.
The Allen was successful because it was imported by Scott Bonnar.
For those not in the know, there was about 25 different attachments made for the Allen, one of them being the earliest whipper snipper I think, but I am yet to see one!
Good point, these machines were multi-use designs, later known as two-wheel tractors.
Not quite an early whipper snipper attachment if you consider nylon line as the key ingredient.
But Allen was certainly offering a small rotary scythe attachment.
I guess these were a sort of barbers' clippers, but in a rotary design.
Brilliant!
Many thanks
Geoff for keeping Allen motorscythes alive here.
Please keep us updated.
