May , i 9 1 8 
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Does Ihe Work 
c/Five Hand Mowe 
W HEREVER there is a fairly large ex¬ 
panse of lawn to be cut, rolled and 
kept in condition, the Ideal Tractor Lawn 
Mower will prove a decided economy. 
One man with an Ideal can easily cut as 
much grass per day as five hard-working 
men can accomplish with hand mowers. 
Moreover, as the Ideal is designed with a 
roller as an integral part of the machine, 
the grass is rolled every time it is cut —this 
keeps the turf firm, smooth and in the finest 
condition possible. 
Cuts Four to Five Acres a Day 
The Ideal Tractor Lawn Mower has a 30- 
inch cut. A man with one of these machines 
can mow from four to five acres a day on an 
operating expense of about fifty cents for 
fuel and oil. 
In fact, at a very nominal expense, the 
Ideal will keep your grass cut, rolled and in 
the pink of condition. 1 his labor-saving 
feature is of decided importance in these 
times of labor scarcity. Best of all, the use 
of the Ideal not only means an actual saving 
for you in dollars and cents, but is also a 
real patriotic conservation of labor. 
Cuts Close to Walks, I lower Beds 
and Shrubbery 
With an Ideal Tractor Lawn Mower it is 
possible to work very close up to the walks, 
shrubbery and flower beds. Tt is so easily 
handled that it can be run practically any 
place where a hand mower can be operated. 
The Tdeal is of very simple design and all 
necessity for complicated parts has been en¬ 
tirely eliminated. The operator has prac¬ 
tically nothing to do except guide the ma¬ 
chine and operate the starting and stopping 
lever. 
The Ideal is the only power mower on the 
market using the simple tractor principle. 
The advantages of this type of construction 
were described in the House and Garden of 
March, on page 1, also in April on page 5. 
Don’t Let Your Lawn Deteriorate — 
It Doesn’t Pay 
Because labor is hard to get many people have 
practically decided to let their fine lawn go with¬ 
out the usual attention. The Ideal makes this 
step absolutely unnecessary. Moreover, the ex¬ 
pense of re-building a lawn later will be much 
greater than the cost of getting an Ideal now and 
keeping your premises well cared for. 
Most Economical Lawn Roller 
We always furnish the Ideal Tractor with an 
extra cutting mower so that a sharp set of knives 
can be kept on hand at all times. Knives can be 
substituted in about two minutes’ time. 
A small castor is also furnished so that the ma¬ 
chine can be quickly converted into a roller. Roll¬ 
ing a lawn with the old fashioned hand roller is 
hard, tedious work. With the Ideal the work is 
quickly and easily done—one machine will easily 
do as much rolling per day as eight or nine men 
with hand rollers. 
Ten Days Trial 
We sell the Tdeal under a positive guarantee of 
satisfaction and will refund money on any ma¬ 
chine that fails to give satisfaction where properly 
operated. What is more, we will arrange to place 
a machine at your disposal for 10 days trial if 
desired. 
Order Early 
On account of traffic conditions, it is advisable 
to place order as early as possible, to ensure 
having the machine ready for the seasons’ work. 
You can buy the Ideal through your local 
dealer, or where there is no dealer near you, we 
will ship direct from factory. Write today for 
complete literature also for name of our nearest 
dealer. 
IDEAL POWER LAWN MOWER CO. 
R. E. OLDS, Chairman, 
403 Kalamazoo Street Lansing, Mich. 
New York Office—270 West Street 
Chicago Office — 163-171 North May Street 
IDEAL 
TRACTOR. 
IMNMOWERS 
The Complete Outfit 
with extra cutting mower and castor. Mowers easily changed 
by removing the two cotter pins at "A IIAf , 
To convert into a lawn roller, remove the cotter pins at A 
and the bracket “B” and attach the roller and bracket D 
The lever *‘E” is used for stopping and starting- 
levers are required. 
-no other 
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