🔩 Mueller Co.

Mueller Co. was founded 1857 by Hieronymus Mueller in the USA.

Originally involved with gunsmith → plumbing → water infrastructure.

Became a major maker of hydrants, valves and pipe systems. Mueller Co. is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based industrial manufacturing group that manufactures fire hydrants, gate valves, and other water distribution products. Mueller Co. – which moved there from Decatur, Illinois, in 2010 – is the largest supplier of potable water distribution products in North America.

⭐ History

Mueller Co. was founded in 1857 by Hieronymus Mueller as "H. Mueller, Gun Shop". By 1880, the focus of Mueller's business shifted from manufacturing guns to manufacturing plumbing goods, and in 1885, Mueller changed the name of his business to "H. Mueller Manufacturing Co." In 1896, Mueller's manufacturing business had grown so much, the family sold its gun business in order to focus entirely on producing plumbing goods. The company had stints manufacturing ordinates for WW1 and WW2. After that time the company has always been involved in water related products.

In 1988, Mueller Co. acquired Hersey-Sparling Meter Company, which began operating under its former name, Hersey Meters, until it was merged with Arkion Systems in 2009 and became known as Mueller Systems. The Museum has a Mueller 5/8" digital water meter in its collection.