bushnell manufacturing type privately owned industry manufacturing founded 1869 in peoria illinois founder alexander vaughan headquarters hebron illinois products striking tools website vaughanmfg.com vaughan & bushnell manufacturing also known as vaughan manufacturing and branded as simply vaughan is an american manufacturing company that specializes in the production of hammers axes prybars and hand saws . the company produces more than 250 different kinds of hammers . 1 history edit vaughan was founded in 1869 in peoria illinois by alexander vaughan an 18 year old blacksmith as a plumbing business . vaughan soon set up a blacksmith shop behind a hardware store in chicago owned by sidney bushnell . on june 15 1869 vaughan was granted a patent for an improved post auger 2 and began producing custom tools . in 1871 much of the company was destroyed in the great chicago fire and bushnell invested additional funds for the company which was incorporated in 1882 as the vaughan and bushnell manufacturing company . the company began shifting its focus to hammers hatchets axes and wrecking bars . in 1922 the bushnell family s interests in the company were bought out by the vaughan family . in 1963 company s headquarters were relocated to hebron illinois . in 1993 the company became the first striking tool manufacturer to receive iso 9002 certification . 3 references edit vaughan & bushnell manufacturing . imex exchange . retrieved 2010 03 29 . us 91387 vaughan & bushnell manufacturing . history of vaughan . retrieved 2010 03 29 . external links edit vaughan manufacturing web site v t e hand tool manufacturers current dasco pro inc. apex tool group allen armstrong tools crescent diamond gearwrench k d tools lufkin nicholson plumb sata tools wiss xcelite bondhus buck bros. channellock cornwell tools digitool solutions disston saw works ega master eklind emerson ridgid empire level estwing felo few fiskars gerber gardner bender gedore gray tools dynamic tools hazet hans tools heyco ideal industries pratt read sk hand tools western forge klein tools knipex kukko leatherman lie nielsen toolworks lisle corporation lowell corporation matco tools martin tool & forge newell brands irwin lenox otc park tool pb swiss saltus sandvik senco snap on bahco cdi torque products williams stahlwille stanley black & decker blackhawk bostitch dewalt facom mac tools proto sidchrome stanley hand tools textron greenlee klauke paladin tools techtronic industries milwaukee thorsen manufacturing tom f teira toptul vaughan victorinox wenger wera tools wescott westward tools wiha tools witte tools wright tool historic coes wrench company easco hand tools forest city screwdriver and drill company goodell pratt hinsdale holtzapffel indestro mathieson mckaig hatch new britain machine company norris north brothers manufacturing company h. d. smith & co. utica tools bonney forge herbrand vlchek house brands ace hardware ace tools autozone duralast blain s farm and fleet duracraft canadian tire mastercraft the home depot husky lee valley veritas lowe s kobalt menards masterforce montgomery ward powrkraft sears craftsman this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vaughan % 26 bushnell manufacturing & oldid 730496749 categories striking tool manufacturersmanufacturing companies based in illinoiscompanies established in 1869companies based in mchenry county illinois1869 establishments in illinoisamerican brandsunited states manufacturing company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 july 2016 at 10 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view