Vintage lawn mowers

Jacobsens:

 

God, I haven't heard that name, let alone seen one, in over four decades.

 

Good topic!Can I play too? Even though this looks more like a bush hog than a lawn mower
https://nashville.craigslist.org/atq/d/horse-drawn-mower/6674636314.html

 

Haven't seen vintage lawn mowers for ages. My granny used to have on in her house when I was a kid.

 

In her house? An indoor lawn isn't a bad idea. It saves on buying rugs. There are certain grass seeds developed for areas which don't get much sunlight. I guess, she knew her stuff

 

A mower modelled after a Poodle?

 

No, I think the poodle ran into the running mower.

 

That is really cool! Question is, is it an actual production mower, made way back when? Or someone's retro design, made nowadays?

 

Well, I can't see, from here, what the manufacturer's rivetted-on plate reads. But, there's something printed on the tank which looks not that easy to decipher

 

It says "Li'l Scamper," and I think the indian chief head refers to the engine, which might be a Tecumseh brand. You're right that the rear plate is too blurry, though.

 

We could easily determine if the engine's a Tecumseh. The mower iself couldn't be as old as it looks, since Tecumseh first marketed 4-cycle engines in the early 60s. The Indian as a would-be hood ornament looks like he's holding a rifle. I envision an Elvis hood ornament, Cadillac tail- and headlights. with the entire mower painted the same color as his pink Caddy. I'd bet that if someone manufactures a mower like that, that person would get a decent turnover.
That's an odd carburetor. It looks like a vacuum diaphragm, on there