Lawnmowers by Brian Radam
Lawnmowers by Brian Radam – An Illustrated History – was an impulse purchase. I bought the book when we visited the museum, as part of the Heritage Open Days. I’m so glad that I bought it because in it there are many of the stories Brian told us during the tour, which I would forgot otherwise. It also has a lot of photos and some extra stories too. This is a really good book if you like reading about random subjects, such as a history of lawnmowers, or you plan to visit the museum. It’s fun, short, and well worth reading.
The blurb:
This concise book follows the journey of this quintessentially great British invention, often thought never worthy of a picture, and celebrates the mundane with its fascinating history, aided by superb unique pictures rarely seen before. From lawnmowers that manicured great palaces to those that groomed the hallowed turf of Wembley, Wimbledon, golf courses, and cricket grounds around the world, this book features a variety of machines and their stories. Also included are the first lawnmowers; the biggest; smallest; most expensive; and fastest. There’s also a glimpse of “Lawnmowers of the Rich & Famous.” This unique book follows the story before the invention of animal-powered grass cutting machinery and the internal combustion engine up to the present-day robot mowers and into the future.
Lawnmowers by Brian Radam
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My rating: 5/5 Stars
Would I recommend it: yes
Published by: Amberley Publishing
Year it was published: 2020
Format: Paperback
Genre(s): History of Lawnmowers, from a Lawnmower museum.
Pages: 96
About the author: Brian Radam is the owner of the British Lawnmower Museum in Southport.
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I enjoyed your post on the lawnmower museum. It’s nice when a place offers a book that corresponds so well to the museum itself.
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