MODEL E
ELECTRIC
The
Model E electric rototiller is powered by a 3/4hp electric motor that looks
just like a drill motor. The motor was
designed and manufactured by the General Electric Company. It has been called a little Rototiller at the
end of a stick. It is not as
light-weight as today’s string trimmers and modern hand-held tilling
machines. This tiller was developed by
August 1953 and many accessories were available according to information
supplied by Donald A. Jones.
It
digs!...It Mows!...It Hoes!...It Saws!…It Trims!...It Throws!...
It
Sands!...It Stirs!...It Shines!...It Cuts!...It Drills!...It Grinds!
In
addition to the #1 (as shown) and #2 digger-cultivator attachment, a 16” chain
saw, a trimmer-mower, a snow shovel attachment, ˝” drill chuck, 6” grinding
wheel, lawn edger, sanding and polishing attachment, and a lawn mower were
offered. The standard length drive tube
assembly was 33” long while a shorter one at 14” was also offered. Most of the attachments were quickly changed
by the two latch type fasteners at the bottom of the drive tube.
The
development of this tiller was prompted by a Professor Stone telling Mr. Kelsey
“….one of these days you must develop a little Rototiller at the end of a
stick, something you can just poke around plants with”. Also, Mr. Kelsey’s wife ask him to make her a
little Rototiller that she could use in her flower beds, “….something small and
light like a vacuum cleaner”. She was
featured in ads for this little tilling machine.
For
more photos go to my Photo Album and click on Model E
electric
Reference materials for this page are from booklets published by
Rototiller, Inc. and materials provided by Donald A. Jones, author of The
Rototiller in