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Keuffel and Esser Co.
Company typeCorporation
IndustryStationery and mathematical instruments
Founded1867
HeadquartersHoboken, New Jersey, US
Key people
Wilhelm J. D. Keuffel, Hermann Esser
ProductsSlide rules, surveying instruments, drawing materials
SubsidiariesYoung & Sons, purchased 1918
The company's showroom and office building at 127 Fulton Street in the Financial District of Manhattan
K&E manufacturing complex in Hoboken, New Jersey

The Keuffel and Esser Co., also known as K&E, was an American drafting instrument and supplies company founded in 1867 by German immigrants Wilhelm J. D. Keuffel and Hermann Esser. It was the first U.S. company to specialize in these products.[1]

Keuffel and Esser was acquired by AZON Corp. in 1987.

  1. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p.24

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