1961
In 1961, annual production reached 10,125,800 flags and another building was constructed on the property. This newest building was used primarily for assembling and tooling additional flag machines.
1960
By 1960, annual production had increased to 6,075,700 flags and Bud’s sister Carmen joined the company as bookkeeper and secretary.
1957
In 1957, the firm moved from Royal to its present location of Neligh, NE, a distance of fourteen miles. At that time, two people were employed by Blackburn in one small building located on Highway 275.
1955
The first production records for the company date from 1955. In that year, the company manufactured 1,681,000 flags. The firm soon outgrew the Blackburn basement and was moved to a small utility building located on the Blackburn farm. In two short years, the shed became too small. Convenient access to shipping lines and carriers was…
1953
Blackburn Manufacturing Co. is a family owned firm. It was started in 1953 by E. A. “Bud” Blackburn in the basement of a small family homestead near Royal, Nebraska. Bud’s cousin worked in the surveying industry and used old lathe stakes as markers. He came to Bud and asked him if he could attach a…