The Allen Scythe may not be a lawn mower in the strictest sense but it it is old and it cuts grass.

Well done Hillsider, no its definitely not a lawn mower,so what’s it doing on the front of the OLC’s magazine.
Come again I’m old and rare, and I’m sure some would like me as a trophy as well!
You might as well stick a Traction engine picture on the front of The Garden Machinery magazine as some were Fowler ploughing engines.

Calm down dear!
Think that if you re-read his post, Hillsider is actually defending the use of the pic on the front cover of Grassbox!
Live and let live, there’s enough strife in the world without squabbling over what is or isn’t a lawnmower!

I think the text below that forms a part of the OLC profile of the Allen Scythe is a good enough reason for the Allen to be featured on the front of their magazine.

Quote:-
The Allen Scythe is one of those odd machines that does not easily fit into a specific category. Although designed for cutting grass, the Allen Scythe was not a lawn mower in the strictest sense because its main use was to cut rough and long grass on verges and in fields, orchards and rough ground. Nonetheless, it does hold a special place in the history of the mower and many enthusiasts have an example in their collection.
End of quote.

My thinking is that love it or loathe it the Allen Scythe is on of those machines that sits happily in two camps, Horticultural and Garden Machinery as far as collectors are
concerned.

They have run out of mowers to feature on the front cover as you seem to have them all in your cave!!