Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-23
WONDERFUL WORK,
The Prairie Sickle Guard a Great
Success
Result OF Practical Tests of a New
Rock Island lnvent,on-COmprG-
tive Trials.

A new invention which is the product
of Rock Island genius is the Prairie sickle
guard. To G. Mischief belongs the
credit of this invention. It was SUBJ
jected to three successful competitive
trials on the meadow at Seventh street
and Eighth avenue on Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday, respectively, last. There
was an immense gathering of gentlemen
present on the three occasions to witness
the test moving. The competing mower
was f1rst-class new one OF Standard
make. Mr.. Mischler thoroughly demon
strated the efficacy OF his invention in q
manner most convincing and pleasing to
the people present by attaching the Prai-
over 20 years old. which he took from q
scrap pile at Milan. and proved to the
entire satisfaction OF the spectators that
the old Empire fitted with the Prairie
sickle guard could do better moving than
the most modern mower on the market,
cutting much cleaner and closer and with
less driving powers than necessary to
drive, the new mower. The old Empire
mower following in the wake of the new
mower cut stubble II inch shorter.
and would cut the fine Buffalo
grass which would slip through the sickle
OF the new mowers. One of the great
merits of the Prairie sickel guard is that
it is self-sharpenipg The sickel on the
old Empire mower was as trenchant after
three days moving as when first at
tached, while with the same amount of
moving the sickle on the new mower was
reground four times. Another great sd-
vantage the Prairie sickle guard has, over
that OF any other mower on the market
is, that the lower knives can be left glass
hard in tempering-thereby greatly ems
HANGING the cutting qualities-owing to
the fact that no rivets are used to attach
knives to the guard. The lower knives
can be replaced or removed insta ntly
without tools owing to an ingenious de-
vice which holds them solidly in place.
New lower knives can be replaced in the
field instantly without the use of tools,
thereby avoiding the loss of time so VAL
liable in the haying season. Another
great superiority of the Prairie
sickle guard is the fact that the
guard is so constructed that it will
repulse and throw out any hard substance
it may come in contact with. such as
wire, and Without injury to the sickle
and guard. while it is a well known fact
that it will greatly damage any other
mowers.
All parties present at the respective
trials cheerfully signed their names TO a
list heartily indorsing and sttesting to the
superiority of the work Done by the old
Empire mower fitted with the Prairie
sickle guard over any other work done by
mover they had ever seen.
The Prairie sickle guard can be at
tached to any make of mowers. new or
old, with results not attained by any
other mower on the market. Parties in
terested would do we'll to call and ex-
anime the competing mowers a. Messrs.
Mischler and Seeburger's, 3U6 Fourth
street.
Any Information will be cheerfully
given at the agency. 1927 Second avenue,
Rock Island. Ill. All correspondence
should be directed to Agency Prairie
Sickle Guard Co.. 1927 Second avenue.
Rock Island, Ill.