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SPRINKLER, LAWN - 'CHAMPION'

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RICE F. J

c. 1955 - 1980

Overview

Unit consists of a cast body consisting of a flat pyramid to the rear and a solid ribbed extension at the front, which has a grooved steel wheel mounted on a turnable castor bracket.
At the back of the body is an axle which has two cleated aluminium wheels attached. On the left side of the body, to the front, is a disc with an offset rod communicating via a link, with the adjacent wheel to propel the sprinkler.
The wheel on the other side has bent piece of metal acting as a ratchet to prevent the sprinkler rolling backwards.
The water is distributed by a rotating unit protruding from the top of the body and has stainless steel tubes with outlet holes on the ends. There is a round plate to adjust the spray direction on top.
There is text on the body and the adjuster plate.

Historical information

This F. J. Rice tractor sprinkler was owned and used by Thomas Chedzey on his Eight Road Orchard and home. The sprinkler may have been used to both water the lawns around the home and the trees in the orchard. The sprinkler was attached to a house and the water pressure not only activated the moving sprinkler head but also the wheels which moved the sprinkler forward. The hose was also used to limit how far the sprinkler could move.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2013.13

Themes

Social History

Material

Metal

Width

644 mm

Height or length

244 mm

Depth

204 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on body: [MANF. BY / F. J. RICE / DOUBLEVIEW / W.A. / CHAMPION / MADE IN AUSTRALIA]
Text on adjuster plate: [LO an arrow HI PAT No 5070]

Keywords

Eighth Road, ARMADALE

Place made

Doubleview
Western Australia
Australia

Was purchased by Mr Thomas Chedzey and used on his property at Eighth Road in Armadale in the c1960s

Year

c. 1955 - 1980

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the types of technology that were used on a daily basis by people who lived in worked in the City of Armadale. The collection represents how technology has influenced how people lived, worked and played within the City of Armadale. The collection also is representative of how technology evolves and can become obsolete which in turn can make pastimes, jobs and skills evolve or become obsolete.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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