General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING MAGNESIUM & ALUMINUM; SOME SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. TIRES ARE POSSIBLY RUBBER.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

73.0 cm

Width

62.0 cm

Height

135.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Exterior work

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

OUTBOARD

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Peterborough

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

THIS MOWER USED C. 1952- 1985.

Canada

LAWN BOY MOWER MFD IN PETERBOROUGH ONT. BY OUTBOARD MARINE CORP. OF CANADA. FIRST PURCHASED & USED BY DONOR'S FATHER MR. WILLIAM P. DECOSTE OF HAVRE BOUCHER, NS.

Function

TO CUT GRASS AND WEEDS TO A DESIRED HEIGHT, AS PART OF LAWN MAINTENANCE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SECOND GENERATION GASOLINE POWERED ROTARY BLADE LAWNMOWER. DESIGN OF DISCHARGE CHUTE REFLECTS INCREASED CONCERN OVER OPERATING SAFETY. FEATURES SINGLE CYLINDER TWO-CYCLE ENGINE AND PULL-START.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" FINGER-TIP START/ LAWN BOY " printed on decal on mower front. " PERFORMANCE POWERED/ O M C/ COLORMATIC STYLING " printed on decals applied to both sides of motor housing. " IRON HORSE " printed on decal on back of motor housing. Metal disc screwed to mower body (at back) reads " [OUT]BOARD MAR[INE]/ [Corpor]ation of Ca[nada]/ [Pe]terborough- Ca[nanda]/ PATENTED IN CANADA/ 19/ 5232 ". All controls labelled. Decal on top rear edge of mower reads " SAFETY/ LWAN BOY WARRANTIES THAT THIS/ UNIT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE SAFETY/ SPECIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE/ AMERICAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION/ REPORTNO. 871.1 FOR POWER LAWN MOWERS./ PROVED ". Cont'd

Missing

NONE.

Finish

MOWER HOUSING PAINTED BRIGHT GREEN, INCLUDING MOTOR HOUSING; SILVER METAL HANDLE/PUSH BAR FRAME. AQUA BLUE SYNTHETIC GRIP SLEEVE COVERS UPPER EDGE OF MOWER HANDLE; PULL CORD GRIP & ON-OFF SWITCH ARE ALSO AQUA COLOURED.

Decoration

FLAG MOTIF APPEARS ON "LAWN BOY" DECAL; PROFILE OF HORSE APPEARS ON "IRON HORSE" DECAL.