"Rain King" Lawn Sprinkler, 1925-1930
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Artifact Overview
As suburban developments grew during the late nineteenth century, homeowners worked to maintain green lawns during dry weather. They usually spot-watered, carrying buckets to thirsty ornamental plants or using hand pumps or water barrel trucks to deliver more water. Pressurized municipal water systems made this job easier -- and opened a market in the decades that followed for lawn sprinklers designed to fit standard garden hoses.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lawn sprinkler
Date Made
1925-1930
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.121.85
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Constance & James Levi.
Material
Cast iron
Aluminum (Metal)
Color
Gray (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 6.188 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 5.688 in
Inscriptions
on one side of base [in raised letters]:
RAIN KING
on one side of nozzles [in raised letters]:
P2008
on one side of base [in raised letters]:
CHICAGO / FLEXIBLE SHAFT CO. / CHICAGO
on underside of base [in raised letters]:
P2057
on one side of shaft [in raised letters]:
PAT. JAN. 6 1925 / P 6514
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