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PETER HENDERSON &. CO., NEW YORK -^ 



™™f 0N "B ALL=BEA RING! 



THE LIGHTEST WORKING MOWER MADE. 



A 24-inch cut pushes as easily as an 



ordinary 



Mower of only 16~inch cut. J> J> 



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A lawn may now be mown in one=half 



the time 



A Few of the Many LETTERS OF PRAISE For 

 The Henderson " Ball=Bearing " Lawn Mower. 



"I am in raptures over my new Ball-bearing Mower — it is a labor-saving 

 machine and a good thing for tired humanity." 



Rev. C. A. KNESAL, Xorthport, L. I. 



"The 24-inch Ball-bearing Lawn Mower ordered from you is the Snest 

 machine of the kind I hare ever seen. I keep it for roj own use and pleasure, and 

 think as much of it as I do of my watch." 



WM. F. GRAY, Homewood, Ya. 



••We like Henderson's Ball-bearing'Mowers very much and shall replace all 

 of our old styles with them as fast as possible." 



JOHN F. COLDWELL, Director, 

 Buffalo Botanic Gardens, West Seneca, N. Y. 



"I tested the B. B. Lawn Mower you sent me to-day in English Rye grass 10 

 inches tall, in big bunches and heavy. It had not been cut in 6 mouths. J had no 

 idea that I could cut it a(: all, but the B. B. just went right through it without a 

 stop, and cut it as smooth as a floor. I ha ve used all kinds of lawn mowers for 

 year's, but the Henderson Ball-bearing is a prize beyond price." 



JOSEPH P. FONES, Custodian Capitol Grounds, 



Salem, Oregon. 



required with old style narrow=cut Mowers. Jt> 



The Henderson Ball-Bearing 1 Lawn Mower is superior to all other 



Mowers in the following res] is: The axles of the revolving cutter, like the 



axles of n bicycle, work in "ball-bearing'" journal boxes or cups, which re- 

 duces the friction enormously. These parts are made of the finest case-hardened 

 steel, and will last for years, though we have provided against wear should there 

 be any — so that any one. by simply loosening one screw and tightening another, 

 can force the cup and balls higher up the cone-shaped ends of the revolving shaft, 

 thereby taking up all possible wear. This adjustment is so simple, yet positive, 

 that it can be set to a hair. Our Mower is also built scientifically correct In 

 other respects, resulting in a phenomenally light running Mower. A 24-inch 

 cuts the grass as easily as a 10-Inch old style Mower. 



A wide-cut Mower, in addition to doing the work a great deal quicker, 

 lasts much longer than a narrow-cut Mower, for there is less wear; in other 

 words, if it requires 100 times around with a 12-Inch Mower to cutalawn.lt 

 will only take fifty times around to cut it with a 24-inch Mower. 



The "Henderson Rail-bearing" is strictly a high-class Mower; we have not 

 endeavored to make it "cheap," but the best we know how — from the highest 

 quality of iron and steel, which has enabled us to very materially reduce the 

 weight. The castings are lathe-turned and bored, and the journals machine- 

 trimmed, which insures trueness in fitting and smoothness in working, with no 

 irregularities to wear off and leave rattle and play. The knives, of the finest 

 steel and temper, are sharp and cut like razors, and will keep so if the under 

 knife is kept tightened up to the revolving knives; for then the blades wear 

 to the same bevel, and, in consequence, are self-sharpening. We have so sim- 

 plified the adjustments in our new Rail-bearing Mower that even those ignorant 

 of mechanics will have no trouble in always keeping our Mower In fine cutting 

 order, and the lawn in uninjured condition. 



The Henderson Ball-bearing' Mower has high drive wheels, both of 

 which are connected by "train gears" to the large, open, non-clogging cylin- 

 der placed far enough back to prevent any "kicking up" of the Mower when 

 It strikes heavy grass. The spiral of the knives is correctly proportioned to 

 give a continuous cut, leaving the lawn as smooth as if shaved, entirely free 

 from the corrugated surface left by other Mowers. The handles are braced 

 and reinforced to prevent twisting and breaking when one side ef the Mower 

 is held off the ground, and besides the handle is equipped with improved 

 "grips," which keeps the hands in a natural position, gives more power, and 

 is less tiresome than a continued grasp, with wrists twisted, on a horizontal grip. 

 We wish to reiterate that our "Henderson Rail-bearing" Mower is made 

 without regard to cost — to be the best, most durable, and the easiest work- 

 ing Mower on the market, and while the prices are necessarily a little higher 

 than those of Mowers simply made to sell, yet in the end our Mower will 

 prove much cheaper, aside from annoying delays and repairs experienced 

 with cheap Mowers. 



PRICES OF THE HENDERSON " BALL-BEARING" LAWN MOWERS. 



Strictly net; no charge for packing or cartage. 



16-inch cut $10.00 21-inch cut $12.50 



18-inch cut » 11.00 24-inch cut 14.00 



GRASS CATCHERS FOR THE HENDERSON B. B. MOWERS. 



These Catchers are of superior heavy duck, are quickly attached, removed 

 or dumped. Price of Grass Catchers for 16 and 18-iuch B. B. Mowers, $1.25 

 each ; for 21 and 24-inch cut, $1.50 each. 





