Ideal Power Lawn Mower Company Catalog No. 40, circa 1928

Summary

Large-scale outdoor operations like golf courses, parks, and cemeteries require specialized lawn care equipment. This 1920s catalog advertised the Triplex, a "big capacity" tractor-type mower designed to cut up 35 acres per day. Its manufacturer, the Ideal Power Lawn Mower Company of Lansing, Michigan, also offered a full line of implements designed specifically for golf course maintenance.

Large-scale outdoor operations like golf courses, parks, and cemeteries require specialized lawn care equipment. This 1920s catalog advertised the Triplex, a "big capacity" tractor-type mower designed to cut up 35 acres per day. Its manufacturer, the Ideal Power Lawn Mower Company of Lansing, Michigan, also offered a full line of implements designed specifically for golf course maintenance.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

circa 1928

Subject Date

circa 1928

Collection Title

Trade Catalog Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9759

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 8.375 in

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