Designed by Victa staff in 1956-57 for release in 1958.

Made at the Victa factory at Silverwater before the move to Milperra

As identified from the Victa product/date catalogue

Retained by the Victa company as the first production example of this model
Retained by Victa until donated to the Museum

Lawnmower, power rotary two-stroke petrol 'Victa 18" Special', metal/rubber/paper/plastic, designed and made by Victa staff in Sydney, 1957.

Green painted steel framed lawnmower consisting of a round spun metal baseplate with two axles welded on top with two wheels each. The plate also holds a two stroke engine placed vertically with a manual rope-wound crank at the top of the engine. The engine pierces the plate and is connected to a disc under the plate with two blades attached to it. There is a black rubber snorkel running from the carburettor up the handle bar to an air filter and a black accelerator cable running from the carburettor up the handle to a lever.

An aluminium shaft connects the two axles above the base plate, a winding mechanism on the shaft raises or lowers the height of the plate (and the cutting disc and blades beneath it).
Between the two forks of the handle bar is a polished metal shield with 'Victa Special' painted on it. On the front of the base plate is a red crescent shaped logo with the word Victa inside it and the number 18 above it.

There are stickers on the engine cowling that specify the brand, rating and ratio of oil to petrol required for the engine.

Maker: unknown; 1957

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1957