James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

S H A N K S ' IMPROVED PATENT LAWN MOWER. U N D E R T H EP A T R O N A G E O F HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN , Andmost of the Principal Nobility of Great Britain ; their Majesties the Emperors of Germany, Austria , Russia , and Brazil , &c., &c. T H EB E S TM O W E R F O R C R I C K E T G R O U N D . S H T A I N I K E T O ARBROATH LONDON H A R I H A N DM A C H I N E . Shanks's Patent LawnMowers are all fitted with patent double -edged sole -plates , wind guards , and self -sharpening revolving cutters , advantages possessed byno other Machines. Illustrated Circulars , with full particulars of Machines for Hand, Pony, and Horse Power, sent free on application . Shanks's Patent LawnMowers are the only ones used at " Prince's " Cricket Ground, HansPlace , and bythe Marylebone Cricket Club, at Lord's . These Lawn Mowers are in daily use in all the Royal Gardens , and in most of the Principal Parks and Gardens throughout the Kingdom. Shanks's NewLawnMower " The Improved American " is the lightest , best, andcheapest in the market. There is no ribbing when these Machines are used; the sward is left as smooth and level as a Billiard Table. A. S H A N K S& S O N, D E N SI R O NW O R K S , A R B R, A N D 27, L E A D E N H A L LS T R E E T, L O N D O N. Alarge Stock of Machines always kept in London . Orders are executed same day a sreceived.