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Yep plenty of Ransomes MG Crawler stuff, but all will be auctioned, as its the fairest way, you all know the web site and our Mr Wallingfield has a shop! There’s no ending to his talents

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What a great idea, putting a Blue plaque on a Brewery wall.Well you can see our Budding Lawn Mower but at that point in time, we were trying the beverages inside!

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Its commonly called A ‘Grape Eye’ and can come in different shapes,used for climbing plants on walls by hammering them in the cement joints.
The modern version is made from flat steel with a hole in the top

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Hi
British Overhead Irrigation Ltd, had its factory on the site what is now Shepperton Studios,near to Kingston upon Thames, London.
Nice sprinkler it was made from the late 1920’s to the mid 1930’s.
Hope this helps
Happy New Year to all
Andrew

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Well done!
You have managed to side track me tonight via one of your links, Ha!
Very informative.
In fact brilliant.
Hats off from The Hall & Duck Trust

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Mr Wallingfield says your seat is being warmed up. There will be emergency alcohol to hand, in the form of Sloe Vodka and I’m sure lighting will be fixed up knocked off from the villages illuminations, hope you don’t mind the fairy!

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The OLC was set up with the cylinder mower in mind, then later with the rotary.Allen scythe by definition are for cutting long grass not lawns, is the answer in the title!

I do hear that the OLC are having their 25th Anniversary next year, at this rate they will be expecting a deputation of Wheel Horses.

There annual auction is going to be reduced to 30 lots in the hope to get the quality up.
Perhaps they will be auctioning Allen-scythes!

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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.

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Hi
From the casting number it is a Ransomes 14 inch lightweight Mk6 yours is an early one dating to February 1951.
Hope this helps
P.S Will try sticking to sprayers!
Kind regards
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It is a 14 inch Ransomes light motor, there should be a round badge on the side prefixed with letters followed by numbers, send me what it says and i’ll date it for you.
The petrol tank between the handles would have had a Ransomes transfer on it.
Best
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Will there be a toast and a minutes silence for the demise of Ardingly?

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Nice
We have to wait till January for our new shipment to arrive from afar, and it may well have to travel over water!

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The RHS Lindley Library in Russell Square London has the complete year runs, to enter the Library you have to be an RHS member. They also have copies of the Cottage Gardener as well.
For lawn mowers we have every page copied from every British periodical which was collated over 20 years ago.Makes me feel old even thinking about it!

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Thanks Steve.
Been a busy one!
Been on Radio BBC Warwick this morning and BBC radio Suffolk this after, and hit all the national papers today, The Mail, Express, Times and the Telegraph!
I only thought we had tom tom drums down here in Somerset!
Best Andrew

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Hi Charlie,
Both I would say were under age!And to young when asking for insurance.The machine that hit me was a walk behind BSA engined, with a black tipper skip in front. Looking at the programme I cannot find it listed.
Has anyone got a phone number for this club?
Regards
Andrew

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