What type of lawnmowers did they use to use to mow golf putting greens before gasoline powered ones?

Ok here's the thing: I play golf and there's an open space of long grass by my house. I would like to mow myself a putting green, but I cannot afford a high end lawnmower for greens that golf courses use. They obviously use to use reel mowers at some point in the past and so I would like to know the type of reel mowers they use to use and attempt to buy one.|||push mowers with rotating blades





this is newer version





http://www.e3living.com/files/brill%20ra鈥?/a>|||Depending on what type of green you're looking for, probably not worth the effort. Sorry!





Typically, the grass on greens is jam-up, high end, nice grass. You would be hard pressed to find this type of grass out and about. The grass needs to be nice and tight and able to be mowed down very low.





If you are looking for like a chipping green, sweet, but if you are looking for something to actually putt on, I would find the closest golf course and spend some time there!





Good luck with it all.





PS, I'm a 2 handicap so maybe a little skewed on not wanting to putt on less than desirable surfaces. IDK, gl.|||Prior to the gasoline powered push hand mower the greens people used a push hand mower with more blades than the regular hand mower. The reel turned in the opposite direction of the wheels, the grass being pushed forward into a grass catching basket. They required much leg power to push but did a great job for the types of grass available.