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1907
Charles W. Kirsch invents the first flat curtain rod and founds the Kirsch Company.
1907
C.W. Kirsch invents the first "telescoping" flat rod.
1907
C.W. Kirsch begins packaging his curtain rods, complete with brackets.
1919
Kirsch makes its first foreign shipment.
1923
Kirsch begins construction of a half million square foot plant in Sturgis, Michigan.
1928
C.W. Kirsch invents the first adjustable traverse rod.
1935
Kirsch begins manufacturing wood slat Venetian blinds.
1939
Kirsch rods are used as the only rods in the movie classic, "Gone With The Wind."
1950
Kirsch Sunaire Venetian blinds are featured in the hit film, "Hit The Jackpot" starring Jimmy Stewart.
1953
Kirsch introduces the Superfine® adjustable traverse rod.
1954
Kirsch introduces vertical slat traverse rods and decorative café rods.
1956
Kirsch constructs a second plant in Sturgis containing 250,000 square feet of warehousing and assembly space.
1957
Kirsch celebrates its 50th anniversary with 1,800 employees and sales in excess of $30 million.
1960
Kirsch decorative traverse rods are introduced to the nation on the "Today" show.
1962
Architrac®, a professional line of traverse tracks for professional installations, is introduced.
1967
Kirsch introduces the world's first motorized electromagnetic traverse rod.
1980
The Continental® wide pocket curtain rod is patented by Kirsch.
1988
Swag 'N' Tails™, a pole set that allows homeowners to turn simple scarves into complex-looking top treatments, is introduced.
1994
Studio Coordinates™ mix and match decorative window hardware is introduced featuring one-of-a-kind hand-painted finials.
1995
Several lines of decorative window hardware are introduced including the C.W.Kirsch Signature Series Buckingham™ Collection, Design Trends™ Wrought Iron Collection and Fashion Trends decorative café rods.
1997
The C.W. Kirsch Signature Series adds the Tiffany Collection, featuring hand assembled multi-colored stained glass finials and holdbacks reminiscent of the Arts & Crafts era.
2002
At IWCE, Kirsch unveils an exciting new exhibit designed around the emerging trends in home décor style. Also Kirsch introduces new signature lines of decorative window hardware by Clodagh and Raymond Waites, and the Gallery Kirsch Designer of the Year Program.