Lar Loughlin my great uncle 1920's ireland potato cart please restore

[Maiden Stone]

Perhaps this type of thing

Exactly like that. The one I knew went to an agricultural museum.
I wrote a comment on the other post with a similar picture about how the blade could be raised to an upright position so the machine could fit through gateways.

[smileygirl]

Thanks Maiden stone and japeflakes for the information and photos .I think it must be even the wheels look the same and with the two horses and the driver sitting low down as you said the grass short on one side too.  good effort Japeflakes on the restore also

[japeflakes]

sepia edition:

[smileygirl]

Thankyou Japeflakes that is brilliant good job.

[Maiden Stone]

japeflakes, thanks for bringing Henry Bamford & Sons to my attention.
henrybamfordandsonsuttoxeterengland.co.uk/history/1871-1882/
There's a drawing of a 2-horse mower, viewed from behind, at the foot of that web-page.
The "Royal" no. 5 horse mowing machine was introduced in 1882. It was a machine which made Bamford's famous. The "Royal" was made in a number of versions, 1 and 2-horse, each with a right or left-hand cut. The 2-horse model had a 4 foot 3 inches cutting-bar. It cost £16 10 shillings.
There is a picture of a potato-digger on the page about the years 1920-30.
I have a photograph of a 1-horse mower at haymaking time.

[Wiggy]

You can see two teeth of the mower just behind the horse's hoof on the left hand side.

Dad used to mow our hay with that sort of implement.   

Wiggy

[smileygirl]

Thanks guys and Japeflakes your version in sepia looks even better than your b&w version really cool.