Classic lawn mower brands have captured the imagination of mowing fans and small engine enthusiasts everywhere.
Joy of Mowing decided to research these companies and share some facts about some of our favorite vintage lawn mower brands.
When did the company begin? What years did they manufacture lawn mowers? Are they still around? What about the advertising or maybe a picture or video? Please let us know if there is an old mower brand you’d like us to see here or if you have any additional information or images to add to these profiles. Keep checking back as we will be adding more classic old mower brands regularly!
The Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Company
The Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Company, founded in the 1890s, was an American manufacturer of lawn mowers and garden tractors. The company produced a wide range of machines,…
Craftsman
The Craftsman brand was introduced in 1927 with their first lawnmower available in 1934. In 1953 the first Craftsman riding mowers became a hit in America’s suburbs
Wheel Horse
Wheel Horse started in 1946 in Elmer Pond’s two-car garage in South Bend, Indiana. Pond began building two-wheel, self-propelled “Walk-Away” …
Atco Lawn Mowers
Founded in 1921 by Charles H Pugh, ATCO manufactured the first mass produced petrol lawnmowers at their factory in Birmingham, UK.
Bolens
Bolens was started in 1850 by Harry Bolens and John Gilson in Port Washington, Wisconsin as the J.E. Gilson/ H.W. Bolens Manufacturing Co originally.
Ford Lawn and Garden Tractors
Ford provided a range of lawn and garden tractors to their farm machinery dealers, although Ford did not build their own lawn equipment