Sprinkler Collection
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I know at least one grown-up that would enjoy playing in that too! hehe
I know at least one grown-up that would enjoy playing in that too! hehe
selectomatic
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I have a newer Nelson Rainshower.
It's fine, I guess -- not really into sprinklers -- but the instructions on the box are great! I hope my scan turns out legibly.
-kevin
It's fine, I guess -- not really into sprinklers -- but the instructions on the box are great! I hope my scan turns out legibly.
-kevin
Sprinkler Parties and shows
New to the site. Thanks for the cool stuff.
Has anyone heard of lawn sprinkler parties and shows likke the water shows at the Belagio in Vegas? I have this dream of neighborhood sprinkler show with timed watering and set to music.
I live in "disturbia" and everyone is competing with each other for the greenest lawn and best sprinkler systems. Thought it might be fun to has a Summer event like Christmas lights in Winter. ( another big event here)
Thanks again.
Mj777
New to the site. Thanks for the cool stuff.
Has anyone heard of lawn sprinkler parties and shows likke the water shows at the Belagio in Vegas? I have this dream of neighborhood sprinkler show with timed watering and set to music.
I live in "disturbia" and everyone is competing with each other for the greenest lawn and best sprinkler systems. Thought it might be fun to has a Summer event like Christmas lights in Winter. ( another big event here)
Thanks again.
Mj777
Sprinkler Parties and shows
New to the site. Thanks for the cool stuff.
Has anyone heard of lawn sprinkler parties and shows likke the water shows at the Belagio in Vegas? I have this dream of neighborhood sprinkler show with timed watering and set to music.
I live in "disturbia" and everyone is competing with each other for the greenest lawn and best sprinkler systems. Thought it might be fun to has a Summer event like Christmas lights in Winter. ( another big event here)
Thanks again.
Mj777
New to the site. Thanks for the cool stuff.
Has anyone heard of lawn sprinkler parties and shows likke the water shows at the Belagio in Vegas? I have this dream of neighborhood sprinkler show with timed watering and set to music.
I live in "disturbia" and everyone is competing with each other for the greenest lawn and best sprinkler systems. Thought it might be fun to has a Summer event like Christmas lights in Winter. ( another big event here)
Thanks again.
Mj777
Theme Sprinklers
OK collectors, the one sprinkler I have wanted for years was produced when Pope John-Paul II was visiting the U.S.
Apparently this is a rotating sprinkler with the likeness of the Pope that spins around with arms outstretched, and the name of the sprinkler is "Let us Spray."
Anybody seen one or have one? I, along with countless others who endured Catholic school in the 60's, want one!
Ralph
OK collectors, the one sprinkler I have wanted for years was produced when Pope John-Paul II was visiting the U.S.
Apparently this is a rotating sprinkler with the likeness of the Pope that spins around with arms outstretched, and the name of the sprinkler is "Let us Spray."
Anybody seen one or have one? I, along with countless others who endured Catholic school in the 60's, want one!
Ralph
VINTAGE NELSON DELTA LAWN SPRINKLER
Just saw this on eBay and thought it might interest some of you who are collecting lawn sprinklers. It appears that there's no shortage of sprinklers on eBay.
Just saw this on eBay and thought it might interest some of you who are collecting lawn sprinklers. It appears that there's no shortage of sprinklers on eBay.
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washertalk
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I appreciate sprinklers too. I especially had a fondness for the Poppy our neighbor down 2 houses when I was a kid. I thought the tires on it were cool. They were the proper scale for the size of the sprinkler.
We had a cast iron traveling sprinkler. It weighed a ton. You layed out the hose and connected the sprinkler to the end, then set it up so the front, of 3 wheels, was on the hose. Then it would slowly move, propelled by the water, using the hose as a track. It looked like a small tractor. It could be funny if the sprinkler came off the "track" and started going what ever direction. And if you forgot to turn it off it would come up to the faucet or whatever until it got stuck. lol. If the groung got soaked or it was on a hill it was known to fall over. lol.
No, the Poppy was cool. It didn't move unless you moved it. And it didn't weigh in as compared to an engine block(not fun to drop on your foot or trip over when walking through the yard at night, Damn IT!). Plus the Pink Panther used one in those infamous cartoons to paint a room once. I've occasionally thought how "free style" that would be to hook up a pressured painting system to a Poppy sprinkler and turn it on in a room for like a minute and see what the effect is. sigh, one of these days, one of these days.
Also fond of the plastic Nelson Oscillating sprinklers. The small ones. They are quiet, gentle, light weight, slow, fun to jump through. And they have a dial so you can choose the pattern. It is like a timer,- sophisticated.
Don't care for the pulsating sprinklers. Too noisey. don't work for small areas. Hard to run through. Ugly. looks like an Anorexic duck.
The multi pattern models were cool. you simply turned the top and chose a pattern you liked out of like 8 choices. No moving parts here but practical.
Soaker hoses were weird. They made a hissing sound and It looked like a rotten hose with leaks , EVERYWHERE. And they didn't water evenly.
We had a cast iron traveling sprinkler. It weighed a ton. You layed out the hose and connected the sprinkler to the end, then set it up so the front, of 3 wheels, was on the hose. Then it would slowly move, propelled by the water, using the hose as a track. It looked like a small tractor. It could be funny if the sprinkler came off the "track" and started going what ever direction. And if you forgot to turn it off it would come up to the faucet or whatever until it got stuck. lol. If the groung got soaked or it was on a hill it was known to fall over. lol.
No, the Poppy was cool. It didn't move unless you moved it. And it didn't weigh in as compared to an engine block(not fun to drop on your foot or trip over when walking through the yard at night, Damn IT!). Plus the Pink Panther used one in those infamous cartoons to paint a room once. I've occasionally thought how "free style" that would be to hook up a pressured painting system to a Poppy sprinkler and turn it on in a room for like a minute and see what the effect is. sigh, one of these days, one of these days.
Also fond of the plastic Nelson Oscillating sprinklers. The small ones. They are quiet, gentle, light weight, slow, fun to jump through. And they have a dial so you can choose the pattern. It is like a timer,- sophisticated.
Don't care for the pulsating sprinklers. Too noisey. don't work for small areas. Hard to run through. Ugly. looks like an Anorexic duck.
The multi pattern models were cool. you simply turned the top and chose a pattern you liked out of like 8 choices. No moving parts here but practical.
Soaker hoses were weird. They made a hissing sound and It looked like a rotten hose with leaks , EVERYWHERE. And they didn't water evenly.
You Boys & Your Lawn Toys! *LOL*
Neat collection!
Remember such things from when Daddy and the other area men would set them out to water their lawns. Which during the hot summer months, was a cue for every child to don their swimming attire (or not), and run back and forth under the sprinkler.
L.
Neat collection!
Remember such things from when Daddy and the other area men would set them out to water their lawns. Which during the hot summer months, was a cue for every child to don their swimming attire (or not), and run back and forth under the sprinkler.
L.
L.
Very true! And let's not forget one of my favorites...the Slip and Slide!!! Set the little banana sprinkler out and get the tarp wet and then slide across in the water. That was fun!
Very true! And let's not forget one of my favorites...the Slip and Slide!!! Set the little banana sprinkler out and get the tarp wet and then slide across in the water. That was fun!
You Go Boy!
Children today with their structured play, they just don't know how to have fun, do they?
Now with us, fun was where you found it!
L.
Children today with their structured play, they just don't know how to have fun, do they?
Now with us, fun was where you found it!
L.
buffster
Thanks! i didn't even notice your headsup on that one...but I did notice it and bought it.
Thanks! i didn't even notice your headsup on that one...but I did notice it and bought it.
