A story of two excessive men, born 157 years apart, both obsessed with the lawn mower. Edwin Beard Budding 1796-1846 its ingenious inventor & Clive Gravett the author, whose passion for the lawn mower & indeed its inventor has led to a Museum & Charity both dedicated to his hero, not to mention his vast collection of mowers spanning 150 years. This book tells the story of this world changing piece of machinery which has impacted on all of our lives, in particular the many turf based sports, would Cristiano Ronaldo be ...
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A story of two excessive men, born 157 years apart, both obsessed with the lawn mower. Edwin Beard Budding 1796-1846 its ingenious inventor & Clive Gravett the author, whose passion for the lawn mower & indeed its inventor has led to a Museum & Charity both dedicated to his hero, not to mention his vast collection of mowers spanning 150 years. This book tells the story of this world changing piece of machinery which has impacted on all of our lives, in particular the many turf based sports, would Cristiano Ronaldo be earning his millions if we were still using the scythe to cut grass? We are taken on extraordinary & informative journey as the mower developed, linking in with social history and indeed many famous and sometimes infamous people Osama Bin Laden for instance!
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