#24 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. CAPRI 36) 1804, 
SHANKS’ NEW IMPROVED PATENT 
LAWN MOWING, ROLLING, COLLECTING, and DELIVERING MACHINE for 1864 
Important Improvements, combining efficiency with simplicity of construction, have been introduced into Shanks’ Lawn Mowers for the ensuing season, 
HAND MACHINE. 
MOWS ON UNEVEN AS WELL AS ON LEVEL LAWNS, AND WHETHER THE GRASS BE WET OR DRY. 
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HORSE MACHINE, PONY MACHINE. 
LEXANDER migra AND SON have bad the honour this Season to again furnish their celebrated LAWN MOWERS to HER m epe THE QUEEN, for 
he Royal Gardens at Windsor, and to HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SAXONY, for the Royal Gardens at Dres 
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they have not given every satisfaction. A. ox lors: farther tupeivitt their “PAT ENT LAWN MOWERS for this season, and have no hesitation in saying 
that their 7 im E still, as they have always proved themselves to be, unequalled for the qualitios that constitute a really good LAWN MOWER fit for the 
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TEN aily use in the ROYAL GARDENS at KEW, WINDSOR, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, HAMPTON COURT, 
OSBORNE, 74 ATENT LAW i ine GARDENS E the ROY = HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY at KEN góc rs in the GROUNDS of the pee 
PALACE COMPANY at SYDENHAM; and in many hundreds of the principal Gardens in the Kin er as well as abroad, where their merits havo been 
fully proved, and their success established. 
PRICES, including Carriage to most of the principal Railway Stations and Shipping Ports in the Kingdom. 
SHANKS' NEW PATENT HAND MACHINE, SHANKS’ N PATENT HAND MACHINE, 
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For Pushing only. For Pushing or Drawing, Separately or Together. 
Width of Cutter. Width 
i i 16-inch. Machin ne s ^ . £612 6 pen 0 by a Man, 
rne end Xs b» p e se d Worked by a Lady. 19-inch eie e ves ve s à: 4 Ditto by a Man and Boy. 
. yes ve s 22-inch Machi ‘ee See S bv Two Mas, 
Winch Machine — ... >. =. 510 O0 Ditto by a Boy operiert ely Worked by 
Silent Movement, 4s. extra. " silent icc x 6d. extra, 
' NEW PATENT PONY ut DONKEY MACHINE, SHANKS NEW PATENT we MACHINE. 
MAS t x in ere cues T oit Apparatus. | Width of Cutter. h Patent Delivering Apparatus, 
2 Pek aoe as SE ROAD A 255. extra, 30-inch Machine ..  .. —...£19 Á 30s. extra. 
‘inch Machine. ..  .. .. 1410 0 ..  .. T$ 86-inch Machine ^. 5.  .. 22 0 o EE n, ES 
30-inch Machine 25, T AON «te 42-inch Machine — ... A. o. 20- 0-0 8 s x » 
Silent Morenon, “12s. 6d. extra; Boots for Pony, "ym per i 48-inch Machine 28 0 0 
Ditto for Dears 16s. per s Silent Morement, 205. ied Boots for Horses’ Feet, Pn per set, 
ALEXANDER PR AND SON regret they find it necessary for the protection of their interests to call the esM of their numerous friends to 4 be 
following assertio: ons i of M Tuomas Green & Son in their advertisement of LAWN MOWERS which has this year appeared in the Gardeners’ Chronic 
other new! ‘spapers, 
Messrs, GREEN wi the iris statement in their mice eet " By special appointment Sole Masateclivies to Her Most Gri eid ee rp the Que" 
In answer to this A. S. & Son subjoin the following letter from Epwarp M. BRoWELL, Esq, Secretary to the Lord Steward of Her Majesty’s Hou 
“ Board of Green Cloth, Buckingham Palace, vai ry 27, 1864. 
essrs, GREEN & Son had no appointment whatever, nor had any liberty or Vcn 
t when he called to ascertain how you : get the Cue ppm of Manuf: c, wil 
en granted for about 10 years, and that Mens Gr ig e not one, we ies vee had lately inii om ied Her oe y's prc - 
(Si gne d) 
“ Srrs,—In reply to your request that I should write you a letter fi blieation, stating that M. 
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several of their Lawn M. Ma EM a our obedie: 
Messrs. GREEN ive a list of “Foreign Medals awarded to them for their Patent Tan awn Mowers.” yer gst the number is one hee PE “H i 
into Engl = Exhibition d 1863.” A. S. & Sow subjoin the following letter from the Secretary to the C och tmi of the fotessa tioni] Exhibition at Hamburg, t 
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N.) Exhibition, 
our ni arot of yesterday, I beg to inform you that, after having looked myself over the list of awards during the last year's International Agricultural x 
Green’s Machine for Lawn "i: wing did not receive a Medal, whereas T. GREEN & Son (Leeds) were awarded with the small Silver Medal for a combined Steam-Engine with NEC Lr 
* Moi fully, Signed » DT., 
Mei February da 1 ** As Secretary of the f. ye - cuti i emi of the bmp e Benton: at Hamburg. » 
Son beg to st ate that th d i g i q i y f the S tari f the other Societi: GREEN state they have received M Medals, is as 
ot die wil pagia ia rn : 
Sow also eu that their * Patent L t the Royal Gardens, Windsor, the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Gardia $ South Kensington, the Pees Palace Company” s s Gardens, ‘Sydenham ar sd other "lace. 
aS et ake ee! ir Lawn R and farther, on fe 
ral Societe to receive Orders f rs for their newly Improved M Machine Pofl sume Gardens The following i ry Me ord Mire s of t 
Gardens, and V Pesce M Palace t satis 
tees a in thin pointi rys Company's Gardens, are amply sufficient to y 
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PE “My E Srms,—In answer to your inquiry, I de to say that your Muchines “hive boih Amot th ea oe Society, South Kensington, M vx “roa 
amr the Mowing season ever Qe 
* I am, yours very truly, d ned) d i 
4g “ Crystal Palace, Sydenham, S, E., pe "t 
A ENTLEMEN,—In reply to her deis respecting tbe "qe Machines supplied by you, I am pleased to say both the Horse a Hand Wackines wien in Ss ert Pee 
The a "d T ND the Grass being An 
yours, 
A. eme AND SON € Ls Mere G7 unnecessary to make any remarks on these iced The letters à have been authorised wien to! 
convince any on ulars and d Adv ver tis sements. ese statements are cale 
parties in cem wet y pre 
vob aAA je 2, 1864. 
Pen ema Lawn Mowers require less power to work them than — be are all warranted to give satisfaction, and if not approved of may wf 
rned, ` 
5 AND SOLE MANUFACTURER 
ALEXANDER SHANKS Ax» AND SON, DENS IRON WORKS, ARBROATH, N.B. 
os. ee and SHOW ROOMS, 27, muet NHALL STREET, E.C. 
D ‘PRICE Lists OF CHAFF CUTTERS, WIRE NETTING, € GARDEN CHAIRS, ETC., FREE ON APPLICATION. 
