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Hello ODK History Lovers
We�re not likely to explain this one without additional information.

This is a provisional record for the Field electric rotary lawnmower. Best guess,
it dates from the late 1960s or, most probably, the early 1970s.



The mower presents as a late Scott Bonnar Model 35 base (with modification) combined
with a powerful mains electric motor. How this combination came about is a total mystery.

The last Model 35s were named as the Scott Bonnar Nomad. How that aging chassis was
re-branded and given a new life as an electric lawnmower is open to speculation.



TO BE CONTINUED ...

PART TWO - Detail

There is a clue as to the maker. The rear-most decal says:
Manufactured by
FIELD MANUFACTURING (?) LTD.
90 Beatrice Road - - - Phone 64545
SALISBURY



Unfortunately, that clue has led me nowhere�
In any case, the Field was probably a low-volume mower made by a small engineering company.

The only evidence I have is from a mid-2017 auction.
The machine was sold.