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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2024-12-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005855b.htm person Richardson Mervyn Victor AACR2 11 November 1893 31 December 1972 Place of Birth Yarramalong, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia Inventor Mervyn Richardson was the inventor of the Victa lawn mower. Despite having no formal education beyond primary school, he showed considerable flair in mechanical design. His venture into car design and sales did not survive the economic conditions of the depression. Inspired to help his son with his lawn mowing business, in the late 1940s Richardson invented a petrol-driven mower with rotary blades that proved highly successful. By 1997 over seven million Victa mowers had been sold to the domestic and international markets. Other inventions included the Victa Airtourer, a light aircraft. Prototypes of the Victa lawnmower and other of Richardson's inventions are in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Victa Ltd (1952 - )

Founder and Chairman 1953 - 1965

 Powerhouse Museum, State of New South Wales (1988 - )

The Museum holds prototypes of Richardson's inventions including the Victa lawnmower.

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 Richardson, Mervyn Victor (18931111-19721231)

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 'Richardson, Mervyn Victor', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Richardson, Mervyn Victor Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Richardson, Mervyn Victor (1893-1972), inventor Wood, Richard V. Richardson, Mervyn Victor (1893-1972), inventor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 84-85