December 10, 1957

The Daisy Manufacturing Company symbolically broke ground in Rogers (Benton County) for construction of a plant to produce Daisy BB guns and other models of air guns, after having operated facilities in Plymouth, Michigan, since 1895. Production of steel air guns evolved from a watchmaker’s idea that windmills and air guns could be made of steel instead of wood. Originally, the air guns were used as premiums given to every farmer who bought a steel windmill, but the air guns soon took over the company’s entire production and the company name was changed from Plymouth Windmill Company to Daisy Manufacturing Company.