Question on Lawn Boy / John Deere mower

Bought this John Deere "21-inch commercial walk-behind rotary mower" new in 1987 (TY20019) or(TY21PCA300543) ($479 plus tax). Two-cycle OMC engine and I think it closely resembles the Lawn Boy commercial mowers of that time period.
First question: was this made for John Deere by Lawn Boy?
Second question: does this have any collector value (to John Deere or Lawn Boy collectors) or is it just another old lawn mower? Thanks in advance for any answers.
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Yes, and yes. Value is up in the air, depending on location and condiiton. It looks clean, but that's all I can see.
 
It was built by OMC. Same people that built Lawn Boys.

Collectors value? Somewhat. To a John Deere collector more than Lawn Boy for it does not have the off set wheel like the Lawn Boys of the period.

Yours is missing the Snorkel air cleaner tube. They had a tube that ran almost to the top of the handles and the air cleaner was in the tube next to the top..


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Thanks for the replies. Mine never had the snorkel air cleaner tube. Got it out after about five years of storage. Had no spark. Used to be able to restore the spark by spinning the engine quickly with an electric drill (read it on the internet) . Did not work this time. Got a new coil at the local lawn mower shop. Have spark now. Soon time to fire it up.
 
I have beard and saw it all on how to "fix" an OMC coil from drill spinning to baking them in an oven. Only thing I have saw that works is replace the bad coil with one that is good.

I will add with that. Some of the coils had a plug wire that stuck into a round "tube" on the coil held in place by a piece that went on the wire and snapped into the coil. They could work loose or become damaged thus not allowing the plug wire to make contact and stop firing.
 

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