Cecil Pond will be known for introducing the riding lawn mower to the American family. He founded Pond Tractor Co, later named Wheel Horse Products, which built two-wheeled tractors that the operator could walk behind.
After World War II, his company developed a riding lawn-mower. With the growth of suburbs, sales increased every year. The company made a total of 22 attachments, including those for snow plowing, and plows for backyard gardens.
Mr Pond, 87, died on December 30, 2011 at a hospital in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana.
In 1975, Pond's company had over 500 employees when he sold it to American Motors Company. AMC later sold it to Toro.
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