Originally Posted by
langleybaston
absurdities: a 1/4 share of an official lawnmower and 1/8 of a roller and I think 1/10th of a ladder
Nothing strange there. My old man bought his first house about 1947-48. It was a private house backing on to a council estate. On the estate were essential tools including a lawn roller and lawn mower.
For a couple of bob we were able to borrow said roller. We did not have to return it as when our time was up the next person collected it.
Communal use equipment was a sensible and necessary thing in the 50s and 60s when pay was low and costs were high. I mean, who needs a lawn mower more than an hour or so a week in summer?