Farberware is a brand of kitchen-related cookware and appliances. The company was founded in New York City in 1900 and acquired by Meyer Corporation in 1997.[1][2]
History
Russian immigrant Simon Farber founded S. W. Farber, Inc., in 1897 manufacturing gift trays and racks.[3] The company was officially founded in 1900 and started as a match peddler located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It later expanded to Brooklyn,[4] opening a plant there and inventing a clamp-on light.
During the 1940s, Simon's son Isadore became the company's president, and his other son, Milton, became vice president. In 1944, the company moved to The Bronx and expanded into the manufacture of stainless steel pots and pans dubbed Farberware. During World War II, the company assisted the U.S. government in manufacturing small arms