Lawn mower

device · 1830 · Industrial Revolution

Budding’s machine with rotating blades.

What it is made of

• Gear — has part. The wheels turn the blade cylinder through gears.

Principles and materials it uses

• Cast iron — is made of. Budding’s mower is cast iron.
• Wedge — uses. The blades cut grass like scissors.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Sickle — evolved from. Mechanized mowing.
• Scythe — evolved from. The mechanization of mowing.

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