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The K And K Mower or The Jeep Mower Bar

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UPDATE: I’d never seen this brochure before finding it on eBay. This is part of what was a vast vintage jeep doc and toy collection in New England. I’ve bought a few cool things from him. 

As for a date on this four-page brochure, I’d say, given the patent date of 1948, that this brochure might have also been printed in 1948, especially given the CJ-2A. My guess is that Mr. Keyser didn’t make enough money to warrant any future reproductions of it. But, that’s only a guess.

While I’ve always called this a K and K mower (that’s the manufacturer), the brochure and data tag describes it as a Jeep Mower Bar (see pics at very bottom).

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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MAY 17, 2019: In February of 1948 Allan Keyser filed a patent for a side mower. It appears this became the design for the K And K Manufacturing Company’s Mower as seen in the brochures at bottom. You can view other early mowing apparatuses here. Interesting that this came out of Colorado. I wouldn’t have guessed it.

“This invention relates to a mower attachment for the presently popular small, four-wheel drive, automotive vehicles popularly known as jeeps, and has for its principal object the provision of means whereby a mower bar can be quickly and easily attached to, or detached from, the vehicle so that it will be easily visible and easily controlled by the driver of the vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide highly efficient means whereby the angle of attack of a mower bar may be adjusted to suit the desires of the user and the requirements of the particular crop being harvested.”

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These K and K mower parts were sold out of Southern California in 2019 (that post has been removed):

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7 Comments on “The K And K Mower or The Jeep Mower Bar

  1. rick belanger

    if anyone some what close to nh has one of these mower i would like to find one let me know thanks

  2. Glennstin

    I sold a nice one to a VT Willys Enthusiast several years ago and he is trying to get his Jeep out and about. Come to the Vermont Auto Enthusiasts Show in Waterbury, VT Aug. 8-11 to see if he makes it. You’ll also likely see one at The Great Willys Picnic in Kempton, PA on June 9, 2019. This is the most fun a Willys Nut can have with his clothes on and it’s all free!! There’s Willys Special Equipment stuff there.

  3. David Eilers Post author

    Hi Will,

    If you email me at d@ewillys.com I can listed it for you (it’s free). Just send me a description, some pics, city, your preferred method of contact and your price. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

    Thanks,
    – Dave

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