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- J. Stone Heacock's Portable Lawn Sprinkler: Patented March 20, 1877 - Homeowners who want green lawns need to water them during dry weather. In the late nineteenth century this usually meant spreading water by using hand pumps or water barrel trucks. Those fortunate to live in areas with pressurized, municipal water systems could also use sprinklers. This 1877 advertisement touted the effectiveness of J. Stone Heacock's patented Portable Lawn Sprinkler.
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J. Stone Heacock's Portable Lawn Sprinkler: Patented March 20, 1877
Homeowners who want green lawns need to water them during dry weather. In the late nineteenth century this usually meant spreading water by using hand pumps or water barrel trucks. Those fortunate to live in areas with pressurized, municipal water systems could also use sprinklers. This 1877 advertisement touted the effectiveness of J. Stone Heacock's patented Portable Lawn Sprinkler.