united states 1923 1923 founder ernest o. estwing headquarters rockford illinois united states products striking tools website www.estwing.com estwing manufacturing company is a manufacturing company headquartered in rockford illinois . estwing manufactures high end striking and struck tools such as nail hammers axes pry bars bricklayer s tools drywall hammers roofing tools geologist s hammers and various specialty striking tools . contents 1 history 2 estwing awards 3 gallery 4 references 5 external links history edit estwing manufacturing company was founded in rockford illinois in 1923 by ernest o. estwing . estwing was an immigrant from sweden who settled in rockford with many other swedish immigrants . estwing products are constructed of one solid piece of hardened tool steel for strength . 1 estwing awards edit estwing offers prizes to students at various colleges throughout the country such as the estwing award for most outstanding graduate student at cornell university the estwing outstanding senior geologist award at colorado college 2 and the estwing hammer prize to an outstanding geology graduate student at yale graduate school of arts and sciences . 3 gallery edit estwing geologist s hammer in two typical uses breaking up rocks and as a photographic scale an estwing geologist s hammer by itself . an estwing drilling hammer . an estwing deadhead mallet with hickory handle . classic estwing claw hammer with leather wrapped handle references edit . estwing tour estwing tour honorary organizations and fellowships . colorado college yale graduate school of arts and sciences prizes external links edit estwing official website estwing hammers 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 estwing & oldid 592766245 categories striking tool manufacturersmanufacturing companies based in illinoisgoods manufactured in the united statescompanies based in rockford illinoisunited 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 svenska edit links this page was last modified on 28 january 2014 at 08 42 . 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