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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1819 |
| Founder | Jacob Bromwell |
| Headquarters | Markle, Indiana |
Areas served | Worldwide |
Key people | Sean Bandawat (CEO) |
| Products | Flasks, Kitchenware, Housewares |
| Website | jacobbromwell |
Jacob Bromwell is a privately held American designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of flasks, kitchenware and housewares. Founded in 1819, it is the oldest housewares company in the United States. The company manufactures several historically significant products including the Original Popcorn Popper, Classic Tin Cup, and Legendary Flour Sifter.[1] The Original Popcorn Popper is one of the company's oldest and best-selling items, and has been made with the original equipment and dies since the late 1800s, when the company acquired the patent from William Wood, its inventor. They were originally sold at a wholesale price of $3.50 for a gross.[2] The Legendary Flour Sifter was patented in 1930 by a descendant of Jacob Bromwell's, Thomas G. Melish.[3]
- ^ "Gift Ideas" Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Jacob Bromwell, Inc. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Smith, Andrew (1999). Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. p. 29. ISBN 1-57003-300-5.
- ^ US patent 1753995, Melish, Thomas G. & Cox, Rogers M., "Flour Sifter", issued 1930-04-08, assigned to Bromwell Wire Goods Company