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

References
  1. Woods, Clif F. "How Two German Boys Started Milwaukee's Tanneries" Milwaukee Telegram, November 6, 1921
  2. City of Milwaukee Department of City Development "Interim Historic Designation Study Report: Herman Zohrlaut Leather Company/Pfister & Vogel Tanning Company, 1531 North Water Street" City of Milwaukee: November, 2001
  3. The Tannery


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