I have 2 old reel mowers. Was wondering if anyone had information on them?
Great American ball bearing #1102
Dille McGuife Tuft Master
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It is not always possible to do research on something like this with only one picture and almost no information.
Nice to have the brand names but most older mowers are recognized by the wheels and wheels cannot be seen in your pictures.
You do not ask about value but generally this is what posters are looking for and the majority of information is gathered from 'for sale' or 'sold' listings online - usually eBay is the major source for information.
You can find several of the Great American mower listed for sale and sold on eBay so check out the links and see if any mower is the same as yours. Model numbers can rarely be found on a listing and I did not see any numbers listed in the vintage ads so 'looks' is what you'll have to go by. And, as I stated earlier, wheels are generally how you find the different 'models/age'.
For sale listings on eBay; check out ads also; place a watch on any item to see if it sells. (I did find one same brand push mower that sold for $135 but the seller had had it listed for almost 3 years and this is not unusual.)
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Push mowers recently sold on eBay: These prices represent 'value' for that particular mower.
Most sellers do not ship and mowers are listed as 'local pick up only'.
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You can check out the vintage ads on Google and eBay to see if you can find your mower.
Your second push mower is a Dille & McGuire Reel Mower.
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Most sites say the year of manufacture is printed on the frame of the mower so check on that.
Brand listed for sale on eBay: $125 - $250 and $200. Place a watch on these to see if they sell.
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Sold in 2015 for $51
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The lawn mower was invented by Edwin Beard Budding in 1830 in Brimscombe and Thrupp, Gloucestershire, England. The first United States patent for a reel lawn mower was granted to Amariah Hills on January 12, 1868.
The history of this Pennsylvania lawn mower dates back to 1877. This paper advertisement from 1942 states that Pennsylvania is "Standard of the World Since 1877": www.ebay.com/
I could not find the year of manufacture using your mower number. Here is Antique PQ Great American Reel Push Mower Pat. 1918 www.worthpoint.com/
The price of your Great American Pennsylvania reel mower is about $ 50-75.
Dille & McGuire Mfg. Co. started in 1870 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Richmond, once called the "Lawn Mower Capital of the World." This company started producing push mowers in 1874. McGuire went to work improving the cutting design, and he developed a 40-pound push mower, obtaining a patent in 1875. All mowers produced between 1874-1889 were only sold in the US. Then this company was sold to Huffman Mfg, Dayton, OH in 1963.
The Turfmaster Mower bacame known as "The Worlds Standard Mower Since 1874".
Your Dille McGuife Tufmaster mower has an iron handle and is most likely made in the 50s. Here is a flyer from 1959 Dille & McGuire Company and there are similar to your hand mowers (penultimate page).
The price of these mowers with iron handles is about $ 65-100.
hello i saw that you have a lot of knowledge about the Reels push mowers. and id like to know if you would be so kind to please help me determine the age of mine? the only writing i can see on mine, is at the top of the wooden T-bar handle, is iron, and says PQ,and PAT.1918, and on the outside of the wheels is marked, OVB BARTLETT. the tread on the tires looks different than the ones ive seen pictured on here. instead of straight horizonal lines, the treads look like rectangle-sm.square-sm.square-rectangle in horizontal rows. i wanted to give you the best decription because you had mentioned in an earlier response to this persons request that the age could easier to figure out by the wheels, but that they couldnt be seen in the photo. my phone broke so im using my lap top to message you now so i couldnt send a photo of mine. i hope i gave you enough information. if not let me know what you need to assist me, and ill do my best to accomadate your requests. in advance let me say thank you for your time and knowledge, truely,Elizabeth Bryceland.
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