Campbell Hausfeld's long legacy of quality products began in 1836 when it manufactured horsedrawn wagons and agricultural equipment. For more than 165 years, the longest history in the industry, Campbell Hausfeld has manufactured quality products for both the consumer and the professional.
1836 – 1839
1836: General William Henry “Tippecanoe” Harrison is defeated in his first campaign for the presidency (he wins in 1840). In the southwest Ohio town that bears Harrison’s name, Alexander Campbell arrives from Coatesville, PA and establishes a wagon making company.
1838: Two of Alexander’s brothers, James and William Campbell, join him in Harrison, Ohio. A year later the three brothers become partners in a blacksmith shop and in the manufacture of wagons, carriages, plows, harrows and cultivators for area farmers.
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