From a historical book about Peotone, IL 1856-1956.
The Jostam Manufacturing Company was founded in
1914 by Standard, A. H. Ammann, and W. R. Jorgenson,
for the purpose of manufacturing gun recoil pads for
shotguns and rifles. These pads were shipped all over the
world. James Kruger, who started with the firm when
founded, made the first pads in his garage at his home.
They later moved to the Ammann Building, now owned
by the Sportsmen Club, where they remained for approx-
imately 41 years. They operated all that time with the
exception of two years during World War II when mat-
erial was impossible to be had. The business was sold
April 14, 1955 and moved to Dallas, Texas, where it is
being operated by Buddy Schohllkopf Production Com-
pany.
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