Ivanhoe lawnmower
Object No. H9996
'Ivanhoe' roller push lawn mower, timber/steel, made by Alexander Shanks & Son Ltd, Dens Iron Works, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, 1927-1935
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Physical Description
'Ivanhoe' roller push lawn mower, timber/steel, made by Alexander Shanks & Son Ltd, Dens Iron Works, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, 1927-1935
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Alexader Shanks & Son was established by Alexander Shanks (1801-1845) who patented the first practical lawn mower, a horse-drawn mowing and rolling machine for lawns. After Shanks early death in 1845 the firm was later continued by his son James. By 1888 the firm were selling a large variety of stationary and marine engines, pumps and boilers. It traded as Alexander Shanks & Son Ltd by 1894 by which time the firm were making gas engines and holt bulb oil engines were being made by 1909. It was acquired by Giddings & Lewis-Frazer in 1968.
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Gift of Mr R Child, 1983
Acquisition Date
7 September 1983
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