Pfister & Vogel
Pfister & Vogel ( P&V ) was an American tannery business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Frederick Vogel emigrated from Wurtemberg, Germany to Milwaukee. In 1848, he founded a tannery on Milwaukee's Menominee River. Having also emigrated from Wurtemberg in 1845, Vogel's cousin Guido Pfister opened a shoe store on nearby West Water Street. They joined forces as the Pfister & Vogel Leather Company in 1853, and their company thrived, becoming one of the largest leather producers in the country. [1] August H. Vogel was vice-president of the company until his death. The company changed hands several times. Its last owners, U.S. Leather Company, shut it down in 2000. [2] Their buildings have been readapted for residential use. [3] See also Charles F. Pfister A.L. Gebhardt & Co. Vogel State Park Fred R. Zimmerman Menomonee Valley References ^ Woods, Clif F. "How Two German Boys Started Milwaukee's Tanneries" Milwaukee Telegram , Novemb...