Horse Boots C

English. C1900. Set of 4 Pony Lawnmowing Boots. 4.5 inches (10.5cms) x 3.75 inches (9.5cms).
Subimage shows comparison with cart horse lawnmowing boots.
1841 Alexander Shanks of Arbroath patented first pony-drawn mower. Horse boots first manufactured in 1850. After that Samuelson of Banbury and Thomas Green of Leeds made wider mowers.
In 1820 there were no mechanised garden tools. 18c lawns were rolled flat and scythed.
1831 pull/push 19” cylindrical mowers made by Budding and one was bought by Regents Park. Gardners Chronicle advertisements in the first edition in 1852, offered Buddings Mowers Man, Pony, and Horse pulled sizes. After that Ransomes was licenced to manufacture it. 1946 petrol and electric mowers came in. Thomas Green advertised sets of 4 boots in 1859.