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PART TWO - The Brochure
This brochure, from my collection, is in good condition.
I date it to the 1960s when Deutscher were lucky enough to have Scott Bonnar
as the Australian distributor. This gave Deutscher exposure - through a
national network - that Deutscher could not have achieved by itself, as a
small Victorian slasher mower maker.

This dating reflects the brochure presenting a Deutscher Model C.
This is reflected in Deutscher's own publication from 2010:

This was an upgrade to the B model. The notable change was that it had two rear
wheels and you were able to tilt the motor forward, which loosened the belts for
easy starting. There was a cover over the blades and side flaps, and you could
either remove or swing them out in order to wind row the grass. It was a 24" cut.
The blade was flat with the end bent over and it used a square head bolt with a
brass rectangle nut. This model was fitted with a horizontal shaft, 5hp Briggs &
Stratton, or a Mk25 Villiers motor. The mower was painted in a Hammertone
Brown and was considered a very good mower in its day. The gears were changed
from high to low with neutral in between, operated by a twist grip on the left-hand side.
There was no positive neutral and accidents occurred if the operator tried to select
neutral and mistakenly engaged the other forward gear.