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Price Pfister was founded by Emil Price and William Pfister in Los Angeles [1] in 1910, [2] 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.
Charles F. Pfister (June 17, 1859 – November 12, 1927) was a wealthy tannery magnate, bank financier, utility owner, newspaper publisher, hotelier and philanthropist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was also a central figure in the stalwart "Old Guard" of the Republican Party of Wisconsin during the rise of the state's progressive Republicans.
The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act (P.L. 93-637) is a United States federal law (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.). Enacted in 1975, the federal statute governs warranties on consumer products. The law does not require any product to have a warranty (it may be sold "as is"), but if it does have a warranty, the warranty must comply with this law.
The lawsuit accused Target's board of directors of overlooking the risk of negative backlash and led the company to lose over $25 billion in market capitalization.
Grohe Kitchen Faucet Veris 1 In 2012, Grohe AG's revenues increased by 21% to €1,405m; operating profits improved by 18% to reach €273m, representing a return on revenue of 19.4%. [ 14 ]
Delta Faucet Company [1] is an American manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and plumbing materials. It is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation . It manufactures and markets faucets , kitchen sinks , bath/shower fixtures, and toilets under the Delta, Kraus, Peerless, and Brizo [ 2 ] brand names.
When an aerator is added to the faucet (or fluid stream), there is a region of high pressure created behind the aerator. Because of the higher pressure behind the aerator and the low pressure in front of it (outside the faucet), due to Bernoulli's principle there is an increase in velocity of the fluid flow.
"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.