 Dalquist served as a radar technician in the Pacific with the United States Navy during World War II.In 1948, Dalquist and his wife, Dorothy, purchased Northland Aluminum Products and began manufacturing bake ware under the Nordic Ware name.Initially Nordic Ware's product line were all designed to make Scandinavian specialty items including Rosette, Krumkake, Platte Panne and Ebelskiver.