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Pfister
Pfister may refer to: *Pfister (firm), American plumbing fixtures company * Pfister (surname) *The Pfister Hotel The Pfister Hotel is a luxury hotel in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The Pfister Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Owned by Guido Pfister and h ..., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. See also * Fister (other) * * {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pfister (firm)
Pfister, called Price Pfister until 2010, is an American manufacturer of bathroom and lavatory faucets, shower systems, showerheads and accessories, kitchen faucets and other plumbing fixtures. Emil Price and William Pfister founded the company in 1910. Today, Pfister is owned by Assa Abloy. History Price Pfister was founded by Emil Price and William Pfister in Los Angeles 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, 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 World War I and World War II, Price Pfister produced military items such as aircraft fittings and hand grenade shells. In 1941, the firm was purchased by Isadore Familian. During the postwar housing boom in the late 1940s, Price Pfister began to specialize in residential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pfister (surname)
Pfister is a German surname. Etymology "Pfister" comes from the Latin word for "baker": pistor, via the High German Consonant Shift that transformed the "p" into "pf". The name is found principally in those parts of ethnic Germany that were part of the Roman empire, while the native German word "Bäcker" is found elsewhere. The etymology is evident in old towns throughout these parts where a "Pfisterngasse" (Baker Street) is commonly found, and still containing bakeries, such as Pfisterngasse in Solothurn. People Notable people with the surname include: * Albrecht Pfister, one of the first European printers to use movable type * Albrecht Pfister (mathematician), a German mathematician * Charles F. Pfister, a wealthy tannery magnate, bank financier, utility owner, newspaper publisher, hotelier, and philanthropist * Christian Pfister, a French historian * Christian Pfister (Swiss historian) * Daniel Pfister * George Pfister * Gerhard Pfister (born 1962), Swiss politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pfister Hotel
The Pfister Hotel is a luxury hotel in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The Pfister Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Owned by Guido Pfister and his son, Charles F. Pfister, it was opened in 1893 at a cost of over $1 million . Designed by architect Henry C. Koch in Romanesque Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival style, it had features uncommon in its time like fireproofing, electricity, and thermostat controls. The hotel was purchased in 1962 by hospitality magnate Marcus Corporation, Ben Marcus, who renovated the hotel and added a 23-story addition behind the building without compromising the original building itself, and continues to be owned by the Marcus Corporation. The Pfister Hotel has the largest hotel collection of Victorian era, Victorian art in the world. The hotel has held the AAA Four Diamond award for 37 years, since the inception of the ranking in 1977. It is lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |