ca. 1937 Jacobsen rotary mower?

[TheDodgeGuy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS3vXMXt9Xk

Is this correct? It does look old, but '37? I was always under the impression that RPM was one of the first (if not the first) manufacturer of rotary lawn mowers. This changes everything for me, if that mower is older than the first RPMs.

Also, anyone remember the Snapper "snappin' turtle" mowers? What year(s) did they make them? I saw one on eBay and it looks old old old. Horizontal shaft B&S, and no front wheels! Just a slider in front, and a snapping turtle head ornament!
Check it out!
http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-snapper-lawn-mower-snappin-turtle_W0QQitemZ130048819351QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_ DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e47838097&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

[Mark / Ohio]

Don't know about the age of the Jake but thanks for posting the link to that video. I downloaded it and saved it. :thThumbsU

That snapping turtle brought back memories of a 60's model mower of some make my neighbor had with the front "teeth" on the deck. Other then the teeth it was just a modern day style square deck on it.

[TheDodgeGuy]

Lots of early Craftsman mowers had teeth on the front of an otherwise conventional looking deck. I've had a couple. One mid-1950s 18" with a 2 HP Power Products 2-cycle engine, and the other a late 1960s 20" with a Tecumseh 4-cycle engine and Craftsman's unique "reserve power" carburetor/governor. It really worked too...When it started to lose enough RPM, all of a sudden, it gave a big burst of power. Kind of like opening a 4-barrel carb on a car. It felt like a true progressive throttle, but I still have no idea how it really worked.

[RCB19]

Cool Video. I love seeing the really old stuff run especially when it's in original un-restored form. You have a gem there.

[TheDodgeGuy]

Cool Video. I love seeing the really old stuff run especially when it's in original un-restored form. You have a gem there.

For the record, it's not mine. I just stumbled across it when I was searching for videos of antique engines.

[tgore3]

I don't think there were any rotary mowers being made in 1937. At least not by any major companies.

I bet that has a disk, not a blade