OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Collectors Corner Rotary Gardener/ Hurricane info needed

I would love to find any information on this Gardener mower with what appears to be a Hurricane motor.
Base name is "Gardener 18". It appears complete and not seized and has some compression. The motor has the letter M 252 stamped on it and no other visible identification.
The throttle lever and cable are still working. Still has what looks like an original base plate and blades.
I have done the usual google searches and can't find anything relating to a "Gardener 18".

Looks like an alloy head on the Hurricane 2 stroke motor and the starter pulley looks to be the later one so I would say it's late fifties
to early sixties.

No information has survived on these rare Gardener mowers apart from what is on ODK.

People Who Might Know:

Old Mower Shop Workers: , people who worked in small mower shops in the 1950s and 1960s could be some of the few who remember the Gardener 18, especially if it was sold locally or regionally. It’s possible that even some of the shop owners or repair technicians who handled them might recall specific details, especially if the mower had quirks or was unusual for its time.

Realistically, though, anyone who was actively working in a mower shop in 1960 would likely be at least in their 90s today. So, finding someone with direct knowledge is rare, and even if you do, their memory of obscure models might be a bit hazy.

What has already been exhausted looking for info on this model.
Online Forums/Groups
Vintage Mower Restoration Experts:
Old Manuals/Ads


Cheers
Max.