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- Mermaid Sprinkler, circa 1935 - Many homeowners use sprinklers to help produce a beautiful, green lawn. A traditional bare-metal sprinkler, however, can detract from the lawn's visual appeal. By the 1930s companies were making sprinklers in a variety of decorative and imaginative shapes. This mermaid sprinkler provided an aesthetically pleasing look when throwing water into all corners of a lawn.
- circa 1935
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Mermaid Sprinkler, circa 1935
Many homeowners use sprinklers to help produce a beautiful, green lawn. A traditional bare-metal sprinkler, however, can detract from the lawn's visual appeal. By the 1930s companies were making sprinklers in a variety of decorative and imaginative shapes. This mermaid sprinkler provided an aesthetically pleasing look when throwing water into all corners of a lawn.
- Lawn Sprinkler -
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Lawn Sprinkler
- Lawn Sprinkler -
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Lawn Sprinkler
- "Whirling Fairy" Lawn Sprinkler, 1927-1932 - 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.
- 1927-1932
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"Whirling Fairy" Lawn Sprinkler, 1927-1932
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.
- Lawn Sprinkler, circa 1935 - 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.
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Lawn Sprinkler, circa 1935
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.
- Proën "Squarespray" Lawn Sprinkler -
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Proën "Squarespray" Lawn Sprinkler
- Lawn Sprinkler -
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Lawn Sprinkler
- Sears Craftsman Water Command Oscillating Sprinkler, 1982 -
- 1982
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Sears Craftsman Water Command Oscillating Sprinkler, 1982
- Lawn Sprinkler -
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Lawn Sprinkler
- Lawn Sprinkler -
- Collections - Artifact
Lawn Sprinkler