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Josz 14, 1862.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 945 
SHANKS NEW IMPROVED PATENT 
IAWN MOWING, ROLLING, COLLECTING, and DELIVERING MACHINE for 1862, 
WITH SILENT MOTION IF SPECIALLY DESIRED, 
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HORSE-POWER MACHINE. 
ts and superiority which 
f the avery your tak of 
taken 
de B. BROWN Ax» CO. in introducing. Shanks’ NEW PATENT LAWN MOWERS for this season, i i 
і efforts of the Patentees to improve fly г entitle pub to have. The dfc. ol 
previous years have been uch appr reciated. by the туй cal Gardener that а very large. and ved inerease in the numbe то of N 
place, every one of which, & олт as known, has n the greatest satisfaction. M 
The peculiar advant; of Shanks? celebrated HORSE pres HINE maya be thus described: — 
I. The Cutter is ao constructed that in | : 
re loose on the Shaft, and Machine w i Mow as well as when n going in a straight line. 
rt cm Ta of the Front Pulleys or Rollers the Масһїпө will Mow on the most uneven Lawn, he the Plate at the same time is PREVENTED FROM 
Pat e two Front Pulleys swivel, and the Drums on the Shaft are loose, and yet kept in gear by 
ма Spiral Springs, does Ds m e | tur n into the лге нем windings of the Flower Garden, amongst Trees or Flower Beds, with perfect ease, and 
x a SMALLEST CHANCE THE SHRUBS OR, FLOWERS. 
eels are all protected is baci Жең entirely abe. any particles о f Cut Grass, or Shrubs, Flowers, ќо, 
from getting into contaet with the teeth. A 
balanced as regards equality “ 
ма ашы 1o to Кее еер the Rollers clear of sma all sto ones Mida in аа, Gravel Walks, &с. The 
is hardly possible. "The Handi Hs exceed gl y Bre NG. The Cutter works i in Brass Bearings, andi isnow m so very strong that breakag 
6. One o of the most valuable of the Patent 1 Y en m, want of a 
ne re efficient method for this py has 1 h felt f y years past E^ the pem more especially, ion the s Grae springs up Penis id thin ing is bos 
t е vérsá, for the purpose of emptying the Grass. 
A preat dent of i time is thus lost, а of the hard. baci: o the man, not ы in walking some hundreds or hs the length of the Machine in a day, but more 
Beni T "s iie I ture re which he has so often to red Many a Gardener can rend to this. This great w e in all Mowing Machines, whether past or 
: 22 "peo ely obviated in Shanks' New Patent Mowing, Rolling, Collecting, and De livering Machine for 1885. mprove e consists in the introduction of 
ple and efficient Apparatus for emptying the B the neces: y of e ngthe Machine. ective 
(à xd; ete is this valuable improvement, that the box tte to 836 conid + 4 at the rate of sixty Caa асаа 
third "tore Récpe Eu e immense advantages of this invention must be a apparen It will. енй the Machine to do at 1 
a^ Е hile deed and annoyance in working it, as onpered with айу, "ades is th th Ifa Lawn, which" fi wai reni í 
e hours n now be done in six hours, v vith t man who works the M g ablish 
the йу ш "ath of the inventi 
jc 
dus tan any difficulty, i is simplicity of construction 
е тър vid rengt (Дай КЫШ o of the ja cron ier d ie thin din mu 
and ‘атта 
attain this end have bee leasure in intimating that their efforts to 
of Delivering the G: ave been completely successful. The Imprgzed Machines for Horse and Pony Power, cupis 9 with these advantages the agat onal one 
Тай, enr i rass without stopping e Моа in make it peculiarly fit for all the LA eai of Mowing, whether for Grass Walks, t! Flow e ie the open 
le vel or dry. yle in which the work is executed cannot be surpassed—and it is quite immaterial whether the Lawn be level int kether the Grass 
PRICES, - 
Including Carriage to most of the principal Railway S Ports in th ngdom, and Direotions for Use. 
HANKS PATENT. HORSE MACHINE for 1869. 
No. i-e eSI 
Кан. ZERO cd mm E n s 0 N 5.364 ial Ma. hi . £22 0 2 Drawnbya Н 
No. 2,—49. d о. inch Мас ud 2 wn by a Horse. 
2—42-inch Machin: Drawn bu a Horse. | уо 4, —30-inch Mach 19 0 0 Drawnby a Horse or Strong Pony 
Pi 
atent Delivering TEA for Nos. 1 aid А нч 408.; e ui aud 4 Machines, 305. ; bans mà diese Set of Tools, 105. ; " Silent Movement, 20s. ; 
for Has Feet, 24s. per в 
SHANKS NEW PATENT БОЯ and DONKEY MACHINE for 1882 
No, amo "e Width 
a nch Machine, 157, 15s., а Pony. | No. 6.—28.inch "Machine, 141. 10s., Drawn by a Pony. | No. 7.—25 Such Machine, 197. 10s., Drawn by a Donkey 
nt Delivering. Wieso та pes, e and 6 Machines, 308.; for No. 7 Machine, 25s.; Box, with à complete Set of Tools, 7s. 62. ; Silent M ad, 125. 6d.; 
Bo 
ots for Pony, 21s. ; Put, 16s. p 
SHANKS NEW IMPROVED PATENT HAND MACHINE, for Pushing or Drawing Separately or Together. 
No; 8. EN e Width of Cutter. 
A $= 22inch Machine 2o ы T D Worked by Two Men. No. 11.—16-inch Machine se se = £6 17 6 um bbc ы a Мал. 
—19-in ve vistas Soi agri Ditto by a Man and Boy | No. 12.—13-inch Machine ... 62 6 a Boy. 
ent Delivering Apparatus, if attached to the Ha ud Machines, 25s.; Box, with complete Set of Toks, ©; ; Silent Movement, 75. 6d. ex s 
зке NEW IMPROVED PATENT SMALL HAND MACHINE for 1862, for Pushing only. 
Nis o Width of Cutter. 
d Machi 
Хо, 17.—14.inch Ма фо» "n Pm 0.4; Easily worked by a Stout Lad. | No. 18.—12-imeh Machine с... £5. 5 0 Easily worked by a Lady. 
Silent isis < 6d. extra. Silent Movement, 4s. extra. 
hesitate in recommending Shanks» 
ташагы ыш гул of m Дау, who have devoted their attention in examining all the diferent aw Mowers, do not 
8} or gener БУР Machine which is not of real practical wor 
cordiam owing and Toning ; Machine essfal operation in Her Majesty's R iud Gardens at ra Windsor, Buckingham Palace, Hampton Court 
The mod; in bad Gardens of His Масу the p Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, His Excellency the Belgian Minister, 
His Gra 
N Bal: 
N oM n Lord Palmerston, His Grace the of Bedford, His Grace the Duke of But therlan d, the Duke of Ван, аа most of the principal 
38 well as in try in the Кадон. "These celebra! nin peter are also in а ration in many e Botanie, mir in PN hundreds of other gardens in the kingdom, 
almost every Country throughout the World, where their merits have been fully pia pé their success established. 
SOLE AGENTS FOR LONDON: J. B. BROWN & CO,, 18, CANNON STREET, CITY, E.C. 
