Pfister, formerly called Price Pfister until 2010, is a manufacturer of bathroom and lavatory faucets, shower systems, showerheads, and accessories and kitchen faucets and other plumbing fixtures. Emil Price and William Pfister founded the company in 1910. Today, Pfister is owned by Spectrum Brands Holdings Incorporated Hardware and Home Improvement Group. History Price Pfister was founded by Emil Price and William Pfister in Los Angeles in 1910, when the company introduced its first product, a garden faucet. Over the next decade, the 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 products. The company became a household name after the widespread popularity of their Crown Jewel faucet line in 1950. From 1960-1970, Price Pfister accelerated in growth, starting with the construction of a manufacturing plant in Pacoima, California, which became the largest foundry West of the Mississippi. In 1969, Price Pfister was acquired by Norris Industries, Inc. Price Pfister is still remembered for its tagline playing off the distinctive company name: "Price Pfister, the Pfabulous Pfaucet with the Pfunny name". By 1987, Price Pfister had gained 14% of the U.S. faucet market. Two years later, Price Pfister was acquired by the Black and Decker Corporation. In 1994, Price Pfister became the first manufacturer to convert to ceramic cartridges, which enabled the industry’s first lifetime guarantee against leaks and drips. Pacoima plant closure In January 1996, Price Pfister agreed to a $2.4 million settlement in a California lawsuit against their manufacturing method which introduced amounts of lead into their faucets that were in excess of those legally allowed under California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. The state sued more than 20 faucet manufacturers, with lab tests showing that Price Pfister had the second-highest amount of lead in their faucets. They were forced to change their process from antiquated sand-casting to machining which is more expensive. Rival manufacturer Chicago Faucets still used sand-casting as well, but switched to using bismuth over lead as a sealing alloy, allowing them to keep jobs within the United States. Other