LaMotte Company

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Water-testing reagents and instruments (incl. WaterLink systems); family-owned, founded 1919.

Website	lamotte.com ↗
Category	Testing
Parent / owner	Independent
Ownership	Private
Country	United States
Known for	Water-testing reagents and instruments (incl. WaterLink systems); family-owned, founded 1919.

Company Timeline

Date	Event
1919	Frank L. LaMotte founds LaMotte Company in Baltimore, Maryland, the first U.S. company to design and produce portable water analysis equipment.
1925	LaMotte introduced its kits for testing chlorine and pH in swimming pools.
1956	LaMotte relocated from Baltimore to Chestertown, Maryland.

Sources

https://lamotte.com/about-us/about-us/

Last updated 2026-06-24 · Next review 2026-07-24

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