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In 1906, Halsey Willard Taylor and Luther Haws designed the first drinking drinking fountain, with the prime objective being to dispense much safer drinking water and also avoid the possibility of typhoid fever caused by polluted water. Mr Haws' dad had passed away as a result of of typhoid fever precipitated by contaminated h2o.

Early drinking fountains offered ambient temperature drinking water, however demand resulted in the design of fountains that could supply colder h2o, thereby wiping out the bacteria responsible for pollution as well as illness. But very early water fountains didn't... Read more

Around 1906, Luther Haws and Halsey Willard Taylor conceived the very first drinking drinking fountain, with the primary objective being to dispense much safer fresh water and also prevent the possibility of typhoid fever caused by polluted water. Luther Haws' father had died from of typhoid fever brought on by infected H2O.

Early drinking dispensers offered room temperature water for drinking, but popular demand led to the design of fountains that could supply much cooler h2o, thereby wiping out the micro-organisms responsible for toxins as well as disease. However, early drinking fountains... Read more