I have a Charter Oak push mower, I believe it is late 1800s/ early 1900s. It is intact and markings are clearly visible. It is missing the small wheel on the right side.
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
You supplied some information about your mower but did not specify a reason for your posting?
Are you looking for more information? Value?
Even though you supply information - Research is very difficult without several pictures of your mower.
If information is what you are seeking then most likely your best bet is to join some of the push mower forums as these members know more about antiques and can provide more actual facts about this mower. They will rarely discuss value as they are only into history about the mowers.
I can supply some information:
The forerunner to your mower was named 'Archimedean' and the Charter Oak push mower was named after the city 'Charter Oak, Connecticut'.
Some history:
'Hills sold the rights to the patent sometime in the early 1870s, and Caleb Talcott started manufacturing the design in 1871 at the Hills Archimedean Lawn-Mower Company in Hartford. The name Archimedean came from the resemblance of the mower's spiral cutter to an Archimedean screw. The lawn mower was a huge success, and the 'Charter Oak' model was advertised as 'the most beautiful and perfect lawn mower in the world'.
www.digitalcommonwealth.org/
www.ebay.com/
There are several sites that have forums but you will have to join each site before asking any questions; better to ask on several sites as the more information you have the better if you plan to sell.
It's possible it is a 'museum' piece if in excellent condition.
www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/
www.lawnmowerforum.com/
www.mytractorforum.com/
gardentractortalk.com/
www.mylawnmowerforum.com/
Check out past answers on ThriftyFun:
www.thriftyfun.com/
There appears to be a book about this mower:
books.google.com/
Could you please add a photo of your lawn mower?
You could get some valuable information at the forum at the Old Lawn Mower Club. www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/
This is a really old antique- This requires experience professional - https://www.justanswer.com- This link can put you in the right direction.
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
