Summary

Alternative Name(s): Push Mower

Toy lawn mower, made of die-cast zinc. Modelled after a hand push lawn mower and painted yellow, green and red. Manufactured in England by Meccano Ltd., most likely after World War Two. A similar product, a garden roller, appears in the June 1948 issue of the 'Meccano Magazine' (p. 192).

Part of a dolls' house, built around 1920 by Neil McArthur for his much younger half-sister Elizabeth (Beth) Twycross, born in 1917. Neil made the doll's house out of found materials including cigar boxes; he also made many of the furnishings in the doll's house. Some of the contents of the doll's house may date back to the 1860s, played with by ancestor Charlotte Twycross; most date to either the 1920s or the 1940s-50s. In the early 1950s the donor was given the spruced-up doll's house as a birthday present by her parents. In later years her own daughter later added items, although she wasn't allowed to play due to its fragility.

Physical Description

Metal hand lawn mower. Die-cast of zinc alloy. Yellow painted handle and frame. Red painted blades attached to yellow frame with metal rod. Two green painted wheels attached to this rod at either end. Wheels and blades spin. Makers mark on reverse side of handle, and on wheels.

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