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Mervyn Victor Richardson invented
the first 'Victa' rotary lawnmower in the1950s. The design was
like other mowers of the time. The blades were mounted in a cylinder.
But it was a lighter and more powerful mower than those that exisited
at the time.
The mower was made for Mervyn
Richardson's son, Garry, who had started a lawn-mowing
business to make money during his university
holidays. The heavy mowers that he had to use made the job very
hard.
Later, Mervyn Richardson improved his design. He mounted the blades on a disc and fitted it to a light metal frame with four wheels. The machine was powered by a two-stroke petrol engine. It was the first rotary motor mower.
2 early model Victa mowers
Mervyn Victor Richardson made the mowers in the garage of his home near Sydney, Australia. People came to the house everyday to order a mower that Richardson had named the 'Victa'.
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