Estwing Manufacturing Company is an American manufacturer of

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s, and other tools, founded by Swedish immigrant Ernest O. Estwing in 1923. The company is headquartered in

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History and products

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 manufactures striking tools such as

s, pry bars,

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's tools,

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's tools,

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s, and various specialty striking tools. Estwing products are constructed of a single piece of hardened

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Estwing Awards

Estwing offers prizes to students at various colleges throughout the country, such as the Estwing Award for most outstanding

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, the Estwing Outstanding Senior Geologist Award at

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, and the Estwing Hammer Prize to an outstanding

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graduate student at

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.Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Prizes

Gallery

Image:BrokenConcretion22.jpg, Estwing geologist's hammer in two typical uses: breaking up rocks and as a photographic scale Image:Geological hammer.jpg, An Estwing geologist's hammer by itself. Image:Estwing 3-lb. drilling hammer.jpg, An Estwing drilling hammer. Image:Estwing 18-oz. mallet.jpg, An Estwing "Deadhead"

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(with

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handle). Image:Estwing hammer.JPG, Classic Estwing

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with leather-wrapped handle

References

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Estwing tour

External links

Estwing Official Website
Striking tool manufacturers

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