Founded in 1872 , the company was founded by Charles W. Shumway in response to a need for castings due to the destruction of the Great Chicago Fire the year before . After taking on A.N. Merrill as a partner , who then soon retired , he soon partnered with Charles Osgood to form the '' ' Osgood and Shumway Foundry Co. ' '' . Over the years , various partners joined and left the company , and the company took its final name in 1904 after his second son joined the family
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
C.W. Shumway & Sons