ATCO at Powis Castle
During this Septembers "Heritage Open Days" we visited Powis Castle.
Beautifully maintained gardens and lawns. Inside the Orangery is housed a 1920's ATCO Motor Mower.
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Yes, The blown up photograph
Yes, The blown up photograph and very brief accompanying text stated that an "Atco like this one" was once used to cut the narrow strips of grass on the terraces at Powis Castle. The photo I took of that photo didn't come out.
Later that day we went down the road to Chirk Castle, there was also a black and white photograph of a "square tank" 1920's Dennis Motor Mower, but no mower now. ( unless its in a shed! )
Hello Chaps
Hello Chaps
Quite an interesting post & I can enlighten you a bit on the subject, the Atco Standard in the photo is in fact an early 22" Oval frame model being used by Maurice Evans gardener at Powis, it was taken in 1934, however the mower on display is a later 'H' frame casting model, so they are accurate with their wording stating 'an Atco like this one'.
I do have copies of several Powis photo's including the one in question.
Regards
Clive
Talking of Atco Motor Mowers
Talking of Atco Motor Mowers of the 1920's.......
Here is a recent picture I took at the Old Lawnmower Club Stand at the Malvern Autumn Garden.
Among the interesting collection of member's mowers, We can see Keith Wootton's Pre-1928 "H" section Atco.
Which was featured in the Farm & Horticultural Equipment Collector Magazine, No,70 in September/October 2003.
A magazine sadly missed by everybody.
Looks like there is a photo
Looks like there is a photo of it in use half hidden behind it; was there any history displayed with it, maybe it has spent all its life there?