Keywords: Everything for the garden (16666932480).jpg 184 <br> �PETER HENDERSON 6tC0 NEW YORK <br> TUG Henderson <br> The Best <br> Most Durable and <br> Lightest- Working <br> Mower Made <br> Ball-Bearino <br> f f <br> Lawn Mower <br> ' HENDERSON � <br> 'BALLtBEARINC <br> / HENDERSON V <br> UTTING MERRflGES <br> with the tiENDERSON <br> BALL- BEARING MOWER <br> jCOR cutting terraces this mower is uneqnaled <br> Jf it being a train gear mower Tlie cutters <br> remain close to the sod withoutthe maclilne being <br> held by the handle to prevent bobbing up and <br> down; consequently for cutting terraces it works <br> just as well when the handle is removed A terrace <br> Iron Is then attached to the roller hangers then a rope Is connected which \ <br> allows the operator to stand on tlie top of the terrace and guide the <br> mower as its own momentum carries It down the hill operates tlie <br> knives and cuts the grass when it is pulled back by the rope for another <br> swath Terrace Irons are extra 60c each <br> 7 hn re used the Bn U-Bearing Ln wn Mower all namtiier and it is the best <br> machine I have ever used It lay s close to the turf ia long gra ss while other <br> machines hub up and down and the knives never clog up WILLIAM <br> STEWART SpringSeld Mass <br> I am convinced that your Ball-Bearing Lawn Mowerisnot only constructed <br> on scientiHc principles but is superior to all others In actual work it saves <br> about half tbetiwe and workseasily and charmingly JOHN V N STAXDISH <br> President Lombard University Galesburg Ills <br> ii <br> I AWN MOWER <br> li-IUJl VTTACUED <br> eqiierson Ball-Bearing <br> LflWN MOWER <br> Has received hundreds of <br> encomiums similar lo <br> the following <br> Tour 21-inch Ball-Bear- <br> ingLawn Mowermorethan <br> pleases me and ithasso ex- <br> cited the Jealousy of my <br> neighbor that he wishes me <br> to orderone for him exactlj <br> like mine Pleaseshipitby <br> etc Dr CHAS R SMITH <br> Tioga Pa <br> Your 24-inch Ball-Bear- <br> ing Mower I find exactly <br> suited to my use My man <br> tells me that it runs easier <br> t Imn our old 16-inch mower <br> HORATIO R NIGHTINGALE <br> I'ROVIDENCE R L <br> I bought two of your <br> 24-inch Biill-Ilearing Lawn <br> Mowersa fewdays ago and <br> we areso pleased with them <br> that I want another one <br> which please ship etc <br> E R DURKEE <br> West Pabk N Y <br> We used your Henderson Bail-Bearing <br> Mower all last summer and must say <br> ' that it is the best machine we have ever <br> tried iin our lawns and we have about every make in use but the men all agree <br> that yours is the ' boss ' W M H FL iTT Comptroller Lake Side Cemetery <br> Erie Fa <br> I have just bad my lawns cut with the 24-incb Mower Henderson Bail- <br> Bearing that you shipped me The ease with which it runs and the quality of <br> the work done delights me I have bad several machines prior to this one but <br> none could compare with the Henderson JAMES H iRT Christopher King <br> Co Washington <br> The Henderson BflLL-BEflRiNG Lawn Mower <br> / 'HE Henderson Ball-Bearinff ' <br> L\ Mowers in the following respects <br> ' I awn Mo'wer is superior to all other <br> The axles of tlie revolving cutter like <br> the axles of a bicycle work in ball-bearing journal boxes or cups <br> which reduces the friction enormously These parts are made of the finest case- <br> hardened steel and will last for years though we have provided against wear <br> should there be any � so that anyone by simply loosening one screw and tight- <br> ening another can force the cup and balls higher up the cone-shaped ends of the <br> revolving shaft thereby taking up ail possible wear This adjustment is so <br> simple yet positive that it can be set to a hair Our Mower is also built scien- <br> tificall v correct in other respects resulting in a phenomenally light running <br> Mower The castings are lathe-turned and bored and the journals machine- <br> trimmed which insures trueness in fitting and smoothness in working with no <br> rattle and play The knives of the finest steel and temper are sharp and cut <br> like razors and will keep so it the under knife is kept tiglitened up to the <br> revolving knives; for then the blades wear to the same bevel and in conse- <br> quence are self-sharpening <br> PRICES OF THE HENDERSON BALL BEARING LAWN MOWERS <br> 16-incli cut 10 00 ; Grass Catcher Extra 1 75 <br> 18-incb cut 11 00 ; Grass Catcber Extra 1 85 <br> / HE Henderson Ball-Bearing Mower has high drivewheels both of <br> 1\ which are connected by train gears to the large open non-clogging <br> cylindiT placed farenough back to prevent any kicking up of the Mower <br> when it strikes heavy grass The spiral of the knives is correctly propor- <br> tioned to give a continuous cut leaving the lawn as smooth as if shaved <br> entirely free from the corrugated surface left by other Mowers The handles <br> are braced and reinforced to prevent twisting and breaking when one side of <br> the Mower Is held off the ground and besides the handle is equipped with <br> improved grips which keeps the hands in a natural position gives more <br> power and is less tiresome than a continued grasp with wrists twisted on <br> a horizontal grip We wish to reiterate that our Henderson Bail-Bearing <br> Mower is made without regard to cost � to be the best most durable and the <br> easiest-working Mower on the market and while the prices are necessarily a <br> little higher than those of Mowers simply made to sell yet in tlie end our <br> Mower will prove much cheaper aside from annoying delays and repairs expe- <br> rienced with cheap Mowers <br> STRICTLY NET; NO CHARGE FOR PACKING OR CARTAGE <br> 21-incIi cut 12 50; Grass Catcher Extra 2 00 <br> 24-inch cut 14 00 ; Grass Catcher Extra 2 50 <br> GBASS CATCHEBS FOS THE HEKDEBSOK B B UOWEBS <br> These Catchers are of superior heavy duck; bottom of galvanized iron that will not sag nor drag on the ground when filled; they are quickly attached <br> removed or dumped <br> A lawn may now be mown in one-half the time required with old style narrow-cut Mowers 42383273 133997 66553 Page 184 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42383273 1902 10 5962/bhl title 66553 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound Mowersa fewdays Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1901 Garden Stories Catalogs Flowers Peter Henderson Co Plants Ornamental Seed industry and trade Seeds Trade catalogs Vegetables U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42383273 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42383273 bhlGardenStories Garden Tools and Implements Ball Bearing Lawn Mower BHLinbloom peter henderson co plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories garden tools and implements ball bearing lawn mower bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-03-18 Check categories 2015 August 24 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16666932480 2015-08-24 19 53 03 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1902 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |