Evolution of the Lawnmower

First pushable Lawnmower

Aug 31, 1830

Edwin Budding invented the first lawnmower on Augest 31,1830. Edwin made all of his lawnmowers with cast iron and a large rear roller with a cutting cylinder.This product was made to allow farmers to efficiantly and quickley cut their grass instead of using the sythe (a long stilck with a curved blade attached to the end) whih was inefficiant and harder to use.

Evolution of the Lawnmower

Period: Aug 31, 1830 to Sep 7, 1907

First Chain

Nov 18, 1850

Thomas Green added the chain to the lawnmower. this was made in order to make the lawnmower lighter and quiter than the previouse gear driven lawnmowers.People used this product because in made the movement of the lawnmower alot easiar which took stress off of the person using it.

Light Weight Mower

Sep 10, 1870

The light weight lawnmower was invented by Elwood McGuire. McGuire made this by using lightweight parts and substituting metal parts for far lighter plastic ones. Although this was not the first human pushed lawnmower it was very popular to the people because of how much lighter this product was compared to the heavier metal lawnmower

First Steam Powered Lawnmower

Mar 5, 1901

The steam powered Lawnmower was invented by Coldwell. This product was used by farmers because it allowed the to ride the lawnmower making it easier and less time consuming than usual. Coldwell was able to make this by adding a steam powered engine to the lawnmower whish used coal to power it and make it move.This methode of mowing allowed poeple to drive their mower which made mowing way quicker than any pushable lawnmower.

Engine Powered Lawnmower

Sep 7, 1907

Stephen F. Briggs and investor Harold M invented the worlds first engine powered Lawnmower. Stephen innovated the lawnmower by adding an internal combustion gas engine which allowed the addition of multiple blades and easier movement to the lawnmower.Before this innovation the lawnmower was musch harder to push and took people longer to cut grass.