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1951 Exhibitions

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by Alan

On the 4th May 1951 the Festival of Britain opened to the public. Newspaper reports say that the idea first began to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. The main 1951 Festival was located on… Continue Reading

Fifty Years Ago…..

January 9, 2020 by Alan

The year is Two Thousand and Twenty. Sounds futuristic, doesn’t it? It resonates as one of those dates plucked out of thin air by black and white sci-fi movies from the 1950’s and 60’s trying to convince us that we’d… Continue Reading

Coverella 21 and Dynamow

November 14, 2019 by Alan

I’m sure club members will no doubt have seen adverts for any number of machines or tools claiming to be bigger, better, quicker, stronger or more versatile than anything that has ever graced a garden before. The problem is that… Continue Reading

Webb Mowers

November 7, 2019October 12, 2019 by Alan

I’ve been reading a Webb lawnmower brochure from 1973, the first page headline is “How to choose the right mower for you and your lawn” which is quite fortuitous as someone recently asked that very statement via email. There are… Continue Reading

Horses and Garden Machines

November 7, 2019September 12, 2019 by VHGMC

Our journey this month takes us back to 1912 where labour was absolutely vital to keeping a country house spick and span both inside and outside. No self-respecting lady (or gentleman) would dare be seen without a couple of maids… Continue Reading

World of Chainsaws

November 7, 2019August 15, 2019 by VHGMC

Old and vintage chainsaws are an interesting collectable item, some are highly prized and command serious prices. Yet chainsaws are something that folk browsing a display may not have considered or know much about. A question then: Off the top… Continue Reading

Bolens & Machines on TV

November 7, 2019June 8, 2019 by Alan

‘The sun always shines on TV’ goes the 1985 song by A-ha, and to a certain degree it does although it might not be the sun that brightens your day but the appearance of some vintage horticultural machinery which you’d… Continue Reading

Ford garden machines in the UK

November 7, 2019May 11, 2019 by Alan

Ford is a global manufacturer and has a wide range of products under its belt with a vast array of associated advertising, one would be inclined to think that it’d be easy then, a doddle even, to find out about… Continue Reading

Husqvarna – Nearly Found One

November 7, 2019March 11, 2019 by Alan

Some machines appear to be rare, scarce, non-existant, but are they? Or are they out there hiding in the bushes? This article is about how elusive some items can be….or perhaps I’m not searching in the correct place for the… Continue Reading

Ariens (& Gravely)

November 7, 2019February 18, 2019 by Alan

Many of the machines and pieces of equipment that are collected fall in to one of three categories: pedestrian machines, ride on machines and hand tools. But there are three more categories which we rarely think of, these are:1. Popular… Continue Reading