The Paasche Airbrush Company is currently based in
Kenosha, WI
Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat, seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the List of cities in Wisconsin, ...
. The company manufactures
airbrush
An airbrush is a small, air-operated tool that atomizes and sprays various media, most often paint but also ink and dye, and foundation. Spray painting developed from the airbrush and is considered to employ a type of airbrush.
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es, industrial
spray guns
An airbrush is a small, Pneumatics, air-operated tool that Atomizer nozzle, atomizes and sprays various media, most often paint but also ink and dye, and Foundation (cosmetics), foundation. Spray painting developed from the airbrush and is c ...
,
air compressor
An air compressor is a pneumatic device that converts power (using an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc.) into potential energy stored in pressurized air (i.e., compressed air). By one of several methods, an air compressor forces ...
s and related equipment. Paasche has been a manufacturer of airbrushes for over 115 years, based on patented designs.
History
Jens Andreas Paasche founded the company in 1904, and it was incorporated in 1916. Its first factory was built in Chicago in 1922. In 1984 the company moved to nearby
Harwood Heights to obtain additional space, and in 2005 it moved back to Chicago. Most recently in 2018 they moved to Kenosha WI.
References
External links
Paasche Airbrush Co. - official site
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Visual arts materials
Manufacturing companies based in Chicago
Manufacturing companies established in 1904
Pneumatic tools
1904 establishments in Illinois