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SINCE 1873 Kohler’s timeline contains hundreds of interesting facts about Kohler Co. See how far we have come since the first enameled hog scalder.
A legacy in the making
Our company’s founder, John Michael Kohler, was an Austrian immigrant, a businessman and a visionary. In 1873 he purchased a foundry in rural Wisconsin that produced a variety of cast-iron and steel products.