[SEL] Anyone into old lawn mowers?

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  This mower is going to be a little rich for me. This IS a significant 
mower. At first glance it looks like a Coldwell "L". It is not. This mower was made 
by F&J before ( and possibly during) the time Coldwell was  making the "L". 
Coldwell did use the basic power unit from 23-28. The actual mower is 
different.  I have only seen two other mowers like this while I have seen around twenty 
of the Coldwell units.  I have heard it said that Coldwell started making 
their own engines in response to F&J making this mower. Even though F&J had been 
making it since at least 1917. Coldwell used Fuller engines on several  
models. If you have a Fuller "N" with a cog on both sides it may have come off a 
Coldwell. The loss of Coldwell's business during this period could not have 
helped.
 Mike Semanoff
 Waterbury,Ct