Photos, videos and docs of Alan Mays, with the keywords: "mowers"

Horses, Cows, and Plows (Detail 3)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:18 +0000

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Horses, Cows, and Plows (Detail 2)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:20 +0000

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Horses, Cows, and Plows in Front of a Barn, Quarryville, Pa. (Detail on Left)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:22 +0000

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Horses, Cows, and Plows

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:24 +0000

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An on the farm photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

A photo showing a remarkable assortment of people, animals, and equipment on display in front of a large Pennsylvania barn. The dealer's tag on this cardboard-mounted photo identified the location as a farm near Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Mouse over the image above to see close-ups of the men, women, horses, cows, carriages, and plows visible in the foreground.

Orange Lawn-Boy, April 1971

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 11 May 2020 04:54:02 +0000

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A photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park monthly topic of 1970s (submit a photo on this topic each week in addition to—or instead of—a photo for the weekly topic).

An orange Lawn-Boy mower in a snapshot dated April 1971.

The Globe Lawn Mower

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:30:08 +0000

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"The Globe Lawn Mower. The Henderson-Achert Co. Litho. Cin."

This is a good illustration of Dave Cheadle's observation regarding lawn mower trade cards: "To demonstrate the ease of operation, the mower is invariably shown being pushed by a remarkably overdressed girl, boy, or young woman." For additional information, see the "Lawn Mowers and Landscaping" section in Cheadle's Victorian Trade Cards: Historical Reference and Value Guide (Paducah, Ky.: Collector Books, 1996), pp. 150-51.

Richard D. Sheaff features his own copy of this Globe Lawn Mower trade card in the Gaslight Album section of his dazzling and inspiring Sheaff : ephemera site. As Sheaff explains, lithographers used Gaslight Style to create the illusion of depth: "Type, vignettes, products, and design elements are made to seem multi-layered through the use of shadows, superimposition, dimensional banners and ribbons, turned-up faux page corners, and choice of colors."

In this trade card, the shadowing and complexity of the letters in "The Globe," the flowing "Lawn Mower" banner that's superimposed over the G, and the elaborate border at the top all help to create the multi-layered effect that's characteristic of the Gaslight Style. The careful placement of the young woman and her lawn mower in the foreground, the bounding dog in the middle, and the tree in the background also contribute to the feeling of depth.

Lawn Mower Men

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:08:01 +0000

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Cyanotypes seem to be getting mower and mower interesting!

Eclipse Lawn Mower Natural Grip, New for 1941

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:54:10 +0000

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Eclipse Natural Grip, New for 1941. All steel handle. The greatest innovation in lawn mower performance. Amazingly different; for the first time normal posture with natural grip. Your 1941 feature item. Eclipse, Prophetstown.

Eclipse Lawn Mower Trophy Line, Beauty at Any Angle

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:54:15 +0000

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Eclipse 40th Anniversary. Trophy Line, styled by Eclipse. Eclipse, Zephyr, Pro, Vogue, Advance. Every model a leader in its price class. Beauty at any angle. Magnificently styled with chrome combination and rubber silencing--featuring Goodyear rubber tires and new silent tapered roller bearings. Eclipse Lawn Mower Co., Prophetstown, Illinois. Written franchises are profitable.