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Side-wheel Roll Irrigation

Firestone Irrigation System
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Courtesy of IA

Year: 1930

Manufacturer: Firestone Irrigation System
Akron, Ohio

Model: Firestone

Type: Side-wheel roll sprinkler system

Typical use: Agriculture

Harvey S. Firestone (right) describes the merits of the Firestone Irrigation System, forerunner of the side-wheel roll sprinkler system, to close friend Henry Ford in 1930. Firestone's portable irrigation system never made it to production.
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