Mirro Aluminum Company [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Mirro Aluminum Company
The Mirro Aluminum Company was an aluminum cookware company that existed in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, from 1909 to 2003. It was colloquially referred to as simply "Mirro".
History.
History Founding - 1940.
The roots of the company can be traced to the founding of three companies: the Aluminum Manufacturing Company founded by Joseph Koenig in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, in 1895;
the Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Company, founded in neighboring Manitowoc, Wisconsin, by Henry Vits in 1898; and the New
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History 1941-1982.
During World War II Mirro retooled its factories to make aluminum products for the military. When the war ended in 1945, the company expanded into aluminum toys, making the popular Sno-Coaster saucer shaped sled. In 1957 shareholders approved a name change to the Mirro Aluminum Company.
In 1958, Mirro began manufacturing a line of 16 ft aluminum boats under the "Mirro-Craft" name. The boats, introduced at the Chicago National Boat Show in February of that year