National Presto Industries

National Presto Industries, Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSENPK
S&P 600 Component
IndustryConsumer products
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905)
HeadquartersEau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Maryjo Cohen (President and CEO)
ProductsSmall Kitchen appliances, Ammunition, and Absorbent Products
Revenue$405.3M[1]
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ "National Presto Industries Inc". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Company History". 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "National Presto Industries, Inc. (1N03446)". Retrieved 2 September 2020.