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DescriptionDad always had a lawnmower like this.He prided himself on making straight lines on the lawn. In his later years he replaced it with a motor mower.Date of Photo1950`s - 1970Map[1] ContributorHeather Newby
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Location (city or town)Greymouth
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CommentsJohn Kerr
Gotta have a catcher for a proper job.
Kerry Kerr
John Kerr did it have a catcher on it when it took up your toe off
John Kerr
Kerry Kerr Different model, bit more power
Kenneth Hume
Still use one
Anne Honey
We lived in a hill and i used it as a teenager to mow the lawn. When i moved on the flat in Christchurch i had one there. Did a great job.
Sean Phelps
We had the updated version, with a canvas catcher...
Beats raking up the clippings.
Terry Eyles
Done me my apprenticeship on one of these things
Murray Brown
Two in our Garden art dept.
Including the canvas and metal catchers
Catherine Grant
That looks like
My dads..,, give it back
Dorothy Wills
When I was first married 64 years ago we had a mower like this before progressing to a reel motor mower that was driven by a belt and drove the the adgitator washing machine too
Leeza Smith
Martyns Mowers in Christchurch still sell these, fully reconditioned, very popular, the best hand mower around
Mike Wood
still got one
Megan Walsh
Haha yes, my brother gave me one for Xmas one year, painted red so I'd mow the lawn faster
Pauline Sigglekow
Mum and dad had one and we got one for a wedding present. They had the canvas catchers. I loved the sound they made while mowing the lawn.
Christine Hogg
nothing like the sound of these mowers and the smell of fresh-cut grass
Gary Omalley
That old style mower earned my pocket money, mowing lawns
Sandra Mike Moore
Yes still have one.
Julie Smith
Gosh yes they were great
Les van Dijk
Haha adjusting the blades and putting cutting paste on them push to sharpen
Martin Griffin
We had and when Dad finally got a motor mower it was a reel type not a rotary.
Vaughan Neil Campbell
put ya toe in there you'll no all about it lol.
Vaughan Neil Campbell
I've got one on me wall in me lounge as a trinket,cut me teeth with this push mower
1
Peter Spence
When 12 - moved the neighbours lawns for half a crown - -
Ed Dando
Yes
Steve Best
Sure do
Elly Freeman
Just replaced my motor mower with one identical to this picture. I only have a 500m2 section nowadays
Helen Joan Forrest
I have one with a catcher
Rae Woods
yep pushed one of those around mowing dads lawn every weekend,, if i was home! lol made some good pocket money.
Jean Mehrtens
Got a more modern one with a catcher - tiny lawn helps - had to get a new one with a catcher
Andrew Hunter
Grandfather's place
Garry Richards
Yep, Nana's dreaded 1/4 acre when we were kids , Papanui CHCH, if you were naughty you went to stay for the weekend and had to mow her section with a push mower, i stayed lots of weekends lol but it really built you up for rugby training, infact i got so good at it i did her neighbours as well and made good money!
Spr SimRacer
These days, health and safety would require 2 people to use it.
Christine Griffin
Yep. We all had one.
Skip Cairns
Yep still in the gardening industry they refer to it as a REAL mower.........B4 finding that out I always thought it was called a push-mower?...........just reminds me of the "fly-mow" hahaha no wheels but it glides around...good for hills but I guess people buy them like Roller blades now
Geoff More
I am glad we have motors on then now.
Jock Allen
The old man always sharpend it with a file the put a peice of paper through the blades to see how it would cut the grass
Judy Wilson
Yes first mower we had 56years ago loved it. Great exercise as well.
Wyeknot Farm
Yes when I was a young lad the blood thing cut the top of my big toe off had to have a skin graft done on it
Frank ODonnell
Still got 2 off them
Mike Wall
Lost my fingers in one
Ivan Murray Wilson
Remember the old Cleveland hand mower - 4 - 5 lawns to mow and all in different shapes and configurations - took a while.
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Robert Miedema
I have used that very sustainable mower. Good work out.
John Edwards
Yeah... They're great for slicing through the extension chord that your old man has run from the house to the shed... My mate did that once. The old mower lit up in a shower of sparks. He didn't get hurt at all luckily... apart from the clip round the ear from his old man of course.
Rhonda Glasson
Yup
Beverley Shannon Sutton
I still have one and it works well.
Steve Forrow
Yep, still got one.
Frances Stephen
I love mowing the lawns with one off these mowers
Paula Armstrong
I still have one
John Kerr
Gotta have a catcher for a proper job.
Jennie McKinnon
Yes we had a large section in Dunollie. The novelty wore off pretty b.. quickly,but we kept fit.
Jock Allen
The old man always sharpend it with a file the put a peice of paper through the blades to see how it would cut the grass
Martin Griffin
We had and when Dad finally got a motor mower it was a reel type not a rotary.
Alan Smith
Got mine from the dump
Jill Barker
Yes, loved that mower!! No problem starting & great exercise!! Wished I still had it !!Ivan Murray Wilson
Remember the old Cleveland hand mower - 4 - 5 lawns to mow and all in different shapes and configurations - took a while.
Robert Miedema
I have used that very sustainable mower. Good work out.
John Edwards
Yeah... They're great for slicing through the extension chord that your old man has run from the house to the shed... My mate did that once. The old mower lit up in a shower of sparks. He didn't get hurt at all luckily... apart from the clip round the ear from his old man of course.
Rhonda Glasson
Yup
Beverley Shannon Sutton
I still have one and it works well.
Steve Forrow
Yep, still got one.
Ken Meadowcroft
my mate Steve still uses his.
Jenny Haines
Used no fossil fuels.
Brenda Soares
Good for your health
John Webster
Brenda Soares yes, i used to sit in the sun and watch my dad use it. found it very healthy for me
Jocelyn de Silva
That's all we had to mow our lawns.
1h
Reply
Gotta have a catcher for a proper job.
Kerry Kerr
John Kerr did it have a catcher on it when it took up your toe off
John Kerr
Kerry Kerr Different model, bit more power
Kenneth Hume
Still use one
Anne Honey
We lived in a hill and i used it as a teenager to mow the lawn. When i moved on the flat in Christchurch i had one there. Did a great job.
Sean Phelps
We had the updated version, with a canvas catcher...
Beats raking up the clippings.
Terry Eyles
Done me my apprenticeship on one of these things
Murray Brown
Two in our Garden art dept.
Including the canvas and metal catchers
Catherine Grant
That looks like
My dads..,, give it back
Dorothy Wills
When I was first married 64 years ago we had a mower like this before progressing to a reel motor mower that was driven by a belt and drove the the adgitator washing machine too
Leeza Smith
Martyns Mowers in Christchurch still sell these, fully reconditioned, very popular, the best hand mower around
Mike Wood
still got one
Megan Walsh
Haha yes, my brother gave me one for Xmas one year, painted red so I'd mow the lawn faster
Pauline Sigglekow
Mum and dad had one and we got one for a wedding present. They had the canvas catchers. I loved the sound they made while mowing the lawn.
Christine Hogg
nothing like the sound of these mowers and the smell of fresh-cut grass
Gary Omalley
That old style mower earned my pocket money, mowing lawns
Sandra Mike Moore
Yes still have one.
Julie Smith
Gosh yes they were great
Les van Dijk
Haha adjusting the blades and putting cutting paste on them push to sharpen
Martin Griffin
We had and when Dad finally got a motor mower it was a reel type not a rotary.
Vaughan Neil Campbell
put ya toe in there you'll no all about it lol.
Vaughan Neil Campbell
I've got one on me wall in me lounge as a trinket,cut me teeth with this push mower
1
Peter Spence
When 12 - moved the neighbours lawns for half a crown - -
Ed Dando
Yes
Steve Best
Sure do
Elly Freeman
Just replaced my motor mower with one identical to this picture. I only have a 500m2 section nowadays
Helen Joan Forrest
I have one with a catcher
Rae Woods
yep pushed one of those around mowing dads lawn every weekend,, if i was home! lol made some good pocket money.
Jean Mehrtens
Got a more modern one with a catcher - tiny lawn helps - had to get a new one with a catcher
Andrew Hunter
Grandfather's place
Garry Richards
Yep, Nana's dreaded 1/4 acre when we were kids , Papanui CHCH, if you were naughty you went to stay for the weekend and had to mow her section with a push mower, i stayed lots of weekends lol but it really built you up for rugby training, infact i got so good at it i did her neighbours as well and made good money!
Spr SimRacer
These days, health and safety would require 2 people to use it.
Christine Griffin
Yep. We all had one.
Skip Cairns
Yep still in the gardening industry they refer to it as a REAL mower.........B4 finding that out I always thought it was called a push-mower?...........just reminds me of the "fly-mow" hahaha no wheels but it glides around...good for hills but I guess people buy them like Roller blades now
Geoff More
I am glad we have motors on then now.
Jock Allen
The old man always sharpend it with a file the put a peice of paper through the blades to see how it would cut the grass
Judy Wilson
Yes first mower we had 56years ago loved it. Great exercise as well.
Wyeknot Farm
Yes when I was a young lad the blood thing cut the top of my big toe off had to have a skin graft done on it
Frank ODonnell
Still got 2 off them
Mike Wall
Lost my fingers in one
Ivan Murray Wilson
Remember the old Cleveland hand mower - 4 - 5 lawns to mow and all in different shapes and configurations - took a while.
8h
Reply
Robert Miedema
I have used that very sustainable mower. Good work out.
John Edwards
Yeah... They're great for slicing through the extension chord that your old man has run from the house to the shed... My mate did that once. The old mower lit up in a shower of sparks. He didn't get hurt at all luckily... apart from the clip round the ear from his old man of course.
Rhonda Glasson
Yup
Beverley Shannon Sutton
I still have one and it works well.
Steve Forrow
Yep, still got one.
Frances Stephen
I love mowing the lawns with one off these mowers
Paula Armstrong
I still have one
John Kerr
Gotta have a catcher for a proper job.
Jennie McKinnon
Yes we had a large section in Dunollie. The novelty wore off pretty b.. quickly,but we kept fit.
Jock Allen
The old man always sharpend it with a file the put a peice of paper through the blades to see how it would cut the grass
Martin Griffin
We had and when Dad finally got a motor mower it was a reel type not a rotary.
Alan Smith
Got mine from the dump
Jill Barker
Yes, loved that mower!! No problem starting & great exercise!! Wished I still had it !!Ivan Murray Wilson
Remember the old Cleveland hand mower - 4 - 5 lawns to mow and all in different shapes and configurations - took a while.
Robert Miedema
I have used that very sustainable mower. Good work out.
John Edwards
Yeah... They're great for slicing through the extension chord that your old man has run from the house to the shed... My mate did that once. The old mower lit up in a shower of sparks. He didn't get hurt at all luckily... apart from the clip round the ear from his old man of course.
Rhonda Glasson
Yup
Beverley Shannon Sutton
I still have one and it works well.
Steve Forrow
Yep, still got one.
Ken Meadowcroft
my mate Steve still uses his.
Jenny Haines
Used no fossil fuels.
Brenda Soares
Good for your health
John Webster
Brenda Soares yes, i used to sit in the sun and watch my dad use it. found it very healthy for me
Jocelyn de Silva
That's all we had to mow our lawns.
1h
Reply
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West Coast New Zealand History (21st May 2024). Remember this mower?. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 26th Mar 2026 04:54, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/33448