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Collection, Preservation and Display of Old Lawn Mowers

CAPITOL [Grantite State]

A lawn trimmer and edger with a 6 inch cutting cylinder, originally made by the Secrest Mfg. Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, c1900, and later by the Granite State Mowing Machine Co. who appear to have bought out Secrest around 1908. The machine was asymmetrical, with one drive wheel only (on the right-hand side).