The Good old days when appliances almost lasted a lifetime.
Did you own a Morrison like this one or maybe the Hoover twin tub in the background? Colourising by Brendan Graham

Morrison motor mower at Farmers Department Store
photographed by K E Niven and Co of Wellington.

Colourising by Brendan Graham
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Ref: 1/2-212525-F. Alexander Turnbull Library