Review from Mel Lucas:

April 15, 2016

“This is a great reference book. I wish this came out ten years ago.”

Mel Lucas, Golf Course Consultant and Historian

About James B. Ricci

Jim Ricci’s childhood fascination with the Locke Power Lawn Mower led him to collect vintage reel lawn mowers and chronicle the history of the lawn mower industry in his book, Hand, Horse, and Motor: The Development of the Lawn Mower Industry in the United States.

Events

May , 2024
The Old Lawnmower Club Annual Rally at the Milton Keynes Museum. Members come from all over the UK (and some, like Jim, from farther afield) to join in the fun.

Jim recommends these small engine shows, at many of which he will display vintage reel mowers:

May , 2024
Bernardston Gas Engine and Tractor Show
Pratt Field, 257 South Street
Bernardston, Massachusetts

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Reviews & News

Review from Anthony Conroy

“A new chapter has been written on the evolution of the American Lawnmower. A truly amazing reference book which is totally unique, and from the country which pioneered the Automotive industry one could be forgiven for thinking there must be many publications on the subject on the History of Lawn Mowers in the USA, but […]

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This website updates a site Jim began in 1997 to document The Reel Lawn Mower History & Preservation Project @ North Farms.