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A Rich Heritage
In our 120+ years of continuous operation our business owner family has achieved some milestones we're proud of. Scroll or click through to learn more.
1894
Founded in 1894 as the Cincinnati Printing and Paper Products Co. in Cincinnati, an extension of a Northern Kentucky printing company dating back to the 1850's.
1923
Purchased by Dutch Kaeser & Bill Blair.
1924
Name changed and incorporated in the State of Ohio as Kaeser & Blair, Inc.
1925
Began selling products through independent dealers - the start of the Kaeser & Blair family of dealers.
1926
First dealer sales catalog produced.
1934
Installed new state of the art printing equipment and doubled capacity.
1944
Purchased 47,000 square foot printing facility and office on Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati - home to Kaeser & Blair for the next 46 years.
1947
Contracted with Disney to manufacture and offer special Disney character calendars.
1956
Awarded copyright by the US Library of Congress Copyright Office for commercial Teaser calendars.
1957
Manufactured and offered now famous Marilyn Monroe calendars.
1960
Integrated state-of-the-art, cutting edge IBM computer automation.
1974
Gas prices jumped from $.38 a gallon to to $.55 and a record number of new dealers joined the Kaeser & Blair family to earn extra money.
1981
To better serve family of dealers, manufacturing jobbed out and higher focus and attention placed on distributer functions.
1984
First Best Buys concept catalog produced.
1987
Introduced the Ultimate Marketing Vehicle - a mobile showroom of promotional products.
1988
Awarded as a Top 25 Distributor by ASI Counselor Magazine - have received this honor continuously every year since.
1990
Expanded and moved to present day location in Batavia, Ohio.
1991
First Kaeser & Blair annual convention and family reunion held.
1993
Introduced the highly profitable sub-dealer program.
1994
Celebrated 100th anniversary and introduced Century Club to recognize and award top producers.
1995
Introduced revolutionary ACH wire transfer of daily earnings to dealers.
1995
Expanded Batavia facility to keep up with business growth.
1996
First KTU (Kaeser Training University) dealer educational seminar.
2000
Introduced cutting edge KaeserCentral dealer web site.
2005
Expanded Batavia facility again to keep up with business growth.
2017
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