Dramm

Dramm Corporation, based in Manitowoc, WI, USA, manufactures and distributes a complete line of professional greenhouse tools and equipment throughout the world. The company originated from an invention by Manitowoc florist John G. Dramm in the early 1940s, the 400 Water Breaker, a watering nozzle with 400 tiny holes that turns high velocity water into a soft-flowing shower gentle to plants.

In the early 1940s, Manitowoc florist John G. Dramm, with a gift for invention, designed a product that was to become the cornerstone of the Dramm Corporation. He called it the 400 Water Breaker. Basically a watering nozzle with 400 tiny holes that turns high velocity water into a soft-flowing shower that is gentle to plants, the invention proved worthy. Word-of-mouth spread the news and requests for the new nozzle began filtering in. Today the Dramm Corporation manufactures and distributes a complete line of professional greenhouse tools and equipment throughout the world. In 1951 Johnny died. He was 47. His wife, Perdita, with two sons ages 12 and 18 and no Social Security benefits, struggled to keep the fledgling business going. Subcontracting the parts and assembly, Perdita-- or Dt, as she was known, packed the orders, attended to all of the paperwork, using her lunch hours while she worked as a school librarian to drive to the post office and mail out the shipments. Taking no salary from The Dramm Company, Perdita used the modest profits to put her…

1. Dramm Corporation, 920.684.0227 Manitowoc, WI 54220, USA
2. DRAMM - History