G'day
Ian and
Glo Mod BBThe
Rex was one of the great pushies made by Sydney's
Crowe Engineering.Many thanks
Ian for the great images.
I regret I have not written about this one. It's on my 'to-do' list.
I note that the 'Rex' should not be confused with the 'Rexmow'.
'Rex' is latin for 'King' and it was a popular name for garden products.
I just love how back then Companies had pride in themselves and cast their full identities into various displayed components.
That's an interesting point there, BB.
The practice of branding cast components seems to have copied
practices from the agricultural sector. This was done for 'pride' but also
for convenience. Farmers could order parts based on stamped part numbers
or brand identifiers.
I do want to point out, though, that casting 'full identities' was compromised
by commercial necessity. Many lawnmower makers would gladly forgo their own
branding for stencil or store branding. Crowe Engineering was no exception.
Since the late 19th Century this was
common practice and it makes
push-mower research very difficult.
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Jack
