Stanley and Katherine Rajkowicz

Stanley and Katherine Rajkowicz
Stanley and Katherine (Kras) Rajkowicz and family (circa 1905)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Remembering when: $4.95


I'm sure at least a few visitors remember the old rotating blade manual lawn mowers pictured above and below.

 
So far, this is all I've been able to find online about this still-functioning mower.
 
 
The newspaper ad above is from 1940, and the company is showing as STAR LEADER. The mower I have simply has "LEADER" stamped on the wheels. As ( per my uncle Mickey ) it originally belonged to Aunt Sophie on Meade Street, chances are quite a few generations of the Raykovitz family broke a sweat pushing this thing around.
 
Seventy ++ years later, this Made in the USA piece of machinery is still working.
 
Go figure.
 
More in a few.
     

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