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Pfister, called Price Pfister until 2010, is a manufacturer of bathroom and lavatory faucets, shower systems, showerheads, and accessories and kitchen faucets and other plumbing fixtures. Emil Price and William Pfister founded the company in 1910. Today, Price Pfister is owned by Spectrum Brands Holdings Incorporated Hardware and Home Improvement Group. ==History== Price Pfister was founded by Emil Price and William Pfister in 1910,〔http://www.pricepfister.com/about/timeline.aspx Price Pfister History〕 when the company introduced its first product, a garden faucet. Over the next decade, the Price Pfister’s product line expanded to include other types of faucets, valves, and hose nozzles for indoor sinks and bathtubs. Aside from producing plumbing fixtures, during WWI and WWII, Price Pfister produced military items such as aircraft fittings and hand grenade shells. During the postwar housing boom in the late 1940s, Price Pfister began to specialize in residential products. The company became a household name after the widespread popularity of their Crown Jewel faucet line in 1950. From 1960-1970, Price Pfister accelerated in growth, starting with the construction of a manufacturing plant in Pacoima, California, which became the largest foundry West of the Mississippi. Toward late 1960s Norris Industries, Inc. acquired Price Pfister and renamed it to Price Pfister Brass Manufacturing Company. Price Pfister is still remembered for its tagline playing off the distinctive company name: "Price Pfister, the Pfabulous Pfaucet with the Pfunny name". By 1987, Price Pfister had gained 14% of the U.S. faucet market. Two years later, Price Pfister was acquired by the Black and Decker Corporation. In 1994, Price Pfister became the first manufacturer to convert to ceramic cartridges, which enabled the industry’s first lifetime guarantee against leaks and drips.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pfister (firm)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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