type public nyse npk industry consumer products founded 1905 headquarters eau claire wisconsin united states area served worldwide key people maryjo cohen president and ceo products small kitchen appliances ammunition and absorbent products revenue 405.3 m 1 website www.gopresto.com national presto industries is a company founded in 1905 in eau claire wisconsin 2 in the small kitchen appliances industry . originally called the northwestern steel and iron works and then becoming the national pressure cooker company in 1917 the company produced pressure canners . beginning in 1939 national presto industries introduced small home use cooking appliances . the company was admitted to the new york stock exchange on march 3 1969 . the company is divided into three business segments divisions housewares small appliance ; defense ; and absorbent products . 3 the housewares small appliance segment designs and sells small household appliances including pressure cookers under the presto brand . 3 the defense segment produces ordnance and ammunition products . 3 the absorbent products segment is primarily engaged in the manufacture of private label adult incontinence products . 3 having previously divested itself of almost all operations and having closed its defense operations in 1992 the company was a small household appliance seller . 4 in 2001 with the purchase of amtec the company returned to the defense business . 4 in nov 2005 presto lost fight with sec over investment status . a federal court judge ruled that presto was an inadvertent investment company because of its huge cash holdings . 5 during the first three quarters of 2009 national presto obtained more than 650 000 000 in contracts with the u.s. government for ammunition . also in 2001 the company acquired rmed international and created its absorbent products division . 4 contents 1 small appliances 2 see also 3 references 4 external links small appliances edit presto electric skillet name brand kitchen appliances frybaby frydaddy granpappy pizzazz powerpop popcornnow saladshooter other kitchen appliances aluminum pressure cooker electric griddle electric skillet electric tea kettle electric knife sharpener stainless steel pressure cooker stainless steel coffee maker stainless steel electric deep fryer stainless steel electric wok other appliances electronic clock timer electronic digital timer shineon electric shoe polisher now discontinued see also edit popcorn maker references edit http topics.nytimes.com top news business companies national presto industries inc index.html 1 a b c d national presto industries inc. announces increased second quarter 2010 sales and earnings . national presto industries inc. july 30 2010 . retrieved august 22 2010 . a b c condon bernard november 16 2009 . national presto finally opens its wallet . forbes magazine . retrieved august 22 2010 . presto loses fight with sec over investment status pdf . external links edit national presto industries this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title national presto industries & oldid 664587921 categories companies based in eau claire wisconsincompanies listed on the new york stock exchangesuperfund sites in wisconsinmanufacturing companies based in wisconsinconglomerate companies of the united statesunited states manufacturing company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 may 2015 at 17 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view