Today
Four times larger than in 1980 and still led by Jim Kirsh, Jr., the company continues to innovate and grow,
1970s
The third generation takes the reins as Jim Kirsh, Jr., joins the company. In 1983 he succeeds his father as
1950s
Buoyed by the need for castings in WWII, Kirsh flourishes when Hugh Kirsh, Jr and Jim Kirsh, Sr. succeeded their
1930s
Hugh Kirsh, Sr. takes over management of struggling farm implement maker, Rassmann Manufacturing, which owned its own foundry. In 1937,
