In the lawn mower shown in the illustration the knives are driven by crank and pitman connection with the ground wheels, the driving mechanism being located entirely within the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 34 wordsA cheap maize cutter, to be operated by one horse, is the home made contrivance illustrated herewith. It costs next to nothing and does excellent work, cutting one row at a time. "The ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 222 words"A short time since," J. F. Thissell writes to the Farm and Fireside, "I saw a grindstone frame that took my eye, and I send you a rude drawing of it. All the other frames I ever saw ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Sat 28 Sep 1895, Page 12
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