Fantastic original working 1937 Allen Red Arrow space age sprinkler. W. D. Allen’s cast-iron “Red Arrow” lawn sprinkler first blasted off in the late 1930s, taking on an eventual space-rocket shape that landed it somewhere between the trends of Streamline Moderne and Atomic Age design. Patented by a company engineer named John George Evans, this model was described as “a practical sprinkler of the rotary type” in one Allen catalog, which also warned that its 70-foot spray range made it better suited to “large lawns, estates, cemeteries, parks, and golf greens. . . . DO NOT USE FOR SMALL LAWNS.” Wouldn’t want to put someone’s eye out! Source: https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/w-d-allen/ Vintage lawn sprinklers are great collectibles. Along with collecting them for their unique shapes, they can also be used for their intended purpose: watering one’s lawn or garden. Your purchase will be very carefully packaged with professional materials and despatched!