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Green's Silens Messor Land Lawn mower with roller. Metal framed roller in two sections painted green, red and black. Revolving metal cutting blades with cog wheel on one side only. Wooden handles, one missing. This item came to museum as part of the Reeves collection.

MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 March 2014 – The Reeves Collection was donated by R. & J. Reeves and Son Ltd. of Bratton Iron Works near Westbury, Wiltshire. The firm, which manufactured agricultural machinery, was well-established by 1849, and went into final receivership in 1970, when the Collection was donated to MERL. Bratton Iron Works was demolished in 1973. A detailed list of all of the objects in the Collection can be found in the accession file for 70/235. Records relating to the firm can be found in the MERL Archives, reference TR REE., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Lawn Mower // garden tools // Reeves // Description:Green's Silens Messor Land Lawn mower with roller. Metal framed roller in two sections painted green, red and black. Revolving metal cutting blades with cog wheel on one side only. Wooden handles, one missing. // Associated information: Inscription: In raised capitals on frame side 'Greens' Patent' 16650.024 and 'Leeds and London' On frame base '023' On curved plated 'Greens 10 in’