Ritchie Waterers: 100 Years of American Made

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100 Years Strong & Enduring

In 1921, Thomas Ritchie patented the first automatic waterer valve that solved many of the headaches that farmers faced in getting water to their livestock. His automatic float-controlled watering equipment was connected to underground running water and heated with a kerosene lamp to keep the water flowing during the bitter cold. Ritchie has been improving automatic watering ever since.

 

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