{"id":129,"date":"2016-04-12T17:52:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T17:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev3.amberladley.com\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:21:15","slug":"reviews-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?page_id=129","title":{"rendered":"Reviews &#038; News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=275\">Review from Anthony Conroy<\/a><em>\u201cA 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 not so, a serious piece of history with a long manufacturing heritage had been overlooked that is until Ricci embarked on this project, which has now been documented in a very attractive publication, as a fellow collector from Australia I congratulate the author on his \u2018fair dinkum\u2019 knowledge on the subject and extensive research.\u201d<\/em><strong>Anthony Conroy, Melbourne, Australia <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=275\"><time datetime=\"2016-05-10T18:42:02-04:00\">May 10, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=269\">Review from Christopher Proudfoot:<\/a><em>\u201cCongratulations on the book, a mine of information for the serious student!\u201d<\/em><strong>Christopher Proudfoot <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=269\"><time datetime=\"2016-05-04T16:31:51-04:00\">May 4, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=210\">Review from Anna Murphy:<\/a><em>\u201cJust received your book, and you did a fantastic job. I can\u2019t imagine the hours that you put into research to get all this information.\u201d<\/em> <strong>Anna Murphy \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=210\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-20T15:48:19-04:00\">April 20, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=198\">Review from John W. Sullivan:<\/a><em>\u201cCongratulations.<\/em> Hand, Horse, and Motor<em>, is a pleasure to have and read. It is tribute to your many years of work and interest.\u201d<\/em><strong>John W. Sullivan\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=198\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-18T22:01:43-04:00\">April 18, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=170\">News from smokstak.com:<\/a><em>\u201cA good friend, Jim Ricci, finally published his book on the history of reel-type mowers, called<\/em> Hand, Horse, and Motor. <em>I just received mine a couple days ago, and I can see why it took him so many years to get it done. It\u2019s 241 pages and has history on every company that even thought about producing a mower, going back into the 1800s, with lots of pictures too. It\u2019s\u00a0definitely worth the investment.\u201d<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smokstak.com\/forum\/showthread.php?t=156956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.smokstak.com\/forum\/showthread.php?t=156956 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=170\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-17T13:36:38-04:00\">April 17, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=168\">Review from Bernard Flury-H\u00e9rard:<\/a><em>\u201cIt is a wonderful book, and it must have been a huge amount of work to realise it.\u201d<\/em><strong>Bernard Flury-H\u00e9rard, Gravely collector from France <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=168\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-17T13:33:55-04:00\">April 17, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=161\">News from H.D. Reynolds General Merchandise, Inc.:<\/a><em>\u201cAn acquaintance of ours just published this book. We haven\u2019t seen a copy yet, but it looks kind of interesting. At least judging by the cover.\u201d<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReynoldsLawnMower\/?fref=ts&amp;ref=br_tf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReynoldsLawnMower\/?fref=ts&amp;ref=br_tf <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=161\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-15T19:35:48-04:00\">April 15, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=159\">Review from Brian Radam:<\/a><em>\u201cReally impressed. It\u2019s a great book. Well put together and well laid out. A lot of work\u2019s gone into it. It\u2019s a tribute to you and the industry.\u201d<\/em><strong>Brian Radam, British Lawnmower Museum\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=159\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-15T19:32:44-04:00\">April 15, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=156\">Review from Mel Lucas:<\/a><em>\u201cThis is a great reference book. I wish this came out ten\u00a0years ago.\u201d<\/em><strong>Mel Lucas, Golf Course Consultant and Historian \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=156\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-15T19:30:20-04:00\">April 15, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=150\">Review from Dave Arrighi:<\/a><em>\u201cVery interesting and informative to say the least. I never would have believed that there were so many manufacturers of lawn mowers. I couldn\u2019t even put a figure to the amount of hours you put into this research. The book will be kept in my library for future reference.\u201d<\/em><strong>Dave Arrighi, Lawn Mower Restorer and Collector <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=150\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-15T19:25:33-04:00\">April 15, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=124\">News from AuctionZip:<\/a><em>\u201cSpecial Mention: Partial dispersal of the collection of small landscape hand tools, early brass sprinklers, and more from the collection of James B. Ricci, author of the definitive book on the history of lawn mowers<\/em> Hand, Horse and Motor.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=124\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-12T17:41:54-04:00\">April 12, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=120\">News from New American Lawn Mower Book:<\/a><em>\u201cOld Lawnmower Club member Jim Ricci, a resident of Massachusetts, has published a new book on the history and development of the lawn mower in the USA. This is the culmination of decades of research by Jim, who first joined the Old Lawnmower Club in the mid-1990s. The book has over 250 pages and more than 150 images of American mowers going back to the 19th century. Jim is an active member of our club and regularly attends our Annual Rally and other events in the UK.\u201d<\/em>See more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk\/news\/new-american-lawn-mower-book#sthash.g32HbO1L.dpuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk\/news\/new-american-lawn-mower-book#sthash.g32HbO1L.dpuf <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=120\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-12T17:32:24-04:00\">April 12, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=114\">News from Lawn and Garden Tractor Magazine:<\/a><em>\u201cOur featured writer James Ricci has published this new book called<\/em> Hand, Horse, and Motor: The Development of the Lawn Mower Industry in the United States.\u00a0<em>It is a very sturdy soft cover book with 241 pages full of great information. Brandon and I both have copies and it is clearly evident that Jim took his time on this publication for a reason\u2026..it is VERY detailed. It features 200 individual corporations that manufactured lawnmowers in the U.S. from the mid-19th century to the start of WWII.\u201d<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LAGTMagazine\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LAGTMagazine\/?fref=ts <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=114\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-12T17:25:47-04:00\">April 12, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=79\">Review from Andr\u00e9 Mazet:<\/a><em>\u201cThe right word for your book is \u2018AWESOME\u2019! \u00a0I read it like a shark eats!<\/em><strong>Andr\u00e9 Mazet, Gravely collector from France <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/?p=79\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-08T12:49:57-04:00\">April 8, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-129","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12717,"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions\/12717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reellawnmower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}