Company type | Public |
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NYSE: NPK S&P 600 Component | |
Industry | Consumer products |
Founded | 1905 |
Headquarters | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Maryjo Cohen (President and CEO) |
Products | Small Kitchen appliances, Ammunition, and Absorbent Products |
Revenue | $405.3M[1] |
Website | www.gopresto.com/ |
National Presto Industries is a company founded in 1905 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.[2] Originally called "Northwestern Steel and Iron Works" the company changed its name to the "National Pressure Cooker Company" in 1929 and then National Presto Industries, Inc. 1953.[3] The company originally produced pressure canners for commercial, and later home, use. Beginning in 1939, the company introduced small home-use cooking appliances. The company was admitted to the New York Stock Exchange on March 3, 1969.