Rubbermaid
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Type | Rubber Goods; Plastic Goods |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Fate | Active |
Predecessor(s) | Wooster Rubber Company |
Successor(s) | Newell Rubermaid |
Founded | Atlanta, Georgia (1920 ) |
Founder(s) | James R. Caldwell |
Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | 1933-1959: James R. Caldwell -- 1959-1980: Don Noble -- 1980-1993: Stanley C. Gault -- 1993-1999: Wolfgang Schmitt |
Products | Rubbermaid Home Products and Rubbermaid Commercial Products |
Subsidiaries | Newell Rubbermaid |
Website | www.rubbermaid.com |
Locations
- 1147 Akron Rd., Wooster, Ohio 44691
Comprehensive history
In May 1920, five individuals pooled their resources to rent a building in Wooster and start The Wooster Rubber Company, manufacturing Sunshine Brand toy balloons. Six years later, Horatio Ebert and Errett Grable purchased the company as a personal investment, hiring Clyde Gault (one of the founders) to continue to manage the company for them. Though a new factory and office building were built soon after, the Depression led to plummeting sales. However, Ebert became interested in the rubber housewares products being sold in New England by James Caldwell under the name "Rubbermaid" and arranged to combine their businesses in July 1934[1].
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Timeline
- 1920 -- Originally established as Wooster Rubber Company
- 1934 -- Introduced dustpans
- 1950 -- Began manufacturing products made from plastic and rubber
- 1955 -- Became a publicly traded company
- 1957 -- Changed name to Rubbermaid
- 1967 -- Divided into 2 divisions: Rubbermaid Home Products and Rubbermaid Commercial Products
- 1983 -- Named to Fortune 500
- 1984 -- Fortune 500's most admired company
- 1984 -- Acquired Little Tikes Company
- 1999 -- Newell Company purchased Rubbermaid
- 1999 -- Rubbermaid would change name to Newell Rubbermaid
- 2003 -- Newell Rubbermaid announced it would relocate from Wooster, Ohio to Atlanta, Georgia
Companies acquired by Rubbermaid
- 1965 -- Dupol - German
- 1981 -- Carlan
- 1984 -- Little Tikes - Later sold in 2006 by Newell Rubbermaid
- 1985 -- Gott corporation
- 1986 -- MicroComputer Accessories
- 1986 -- Seco Industries
- 1987 -- Viking Brush - Canadian
- 1987 -- Anchor Hocking - Later sold in 2001 by Newell Rubbermaid
- 1990 -- Eldon Industries; EWU AG
- 1992 -- Iron Mountain Forge Corporation
- 1994 -- Carax Health Care Products
- 1995 -- Injectaplastic S. A. - French
- 1996 -- Graco (baby products)
- 1997 -- Curver - Europe - Later sold in 2005 by Newell Rubbermaid
Gallery
Historical documents
- Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 48.
Business letterheads
Business photos
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
Newspaper ads
Newspaper citations with no attached images
References
- ↑ "70 Years: from balloons to billions," Rubbermaid Review, March 1990, p.1
What Links Here
- Caldwell (surname) (← links)
- Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce (← links)
- Rubbermaid Incorporated (redirect page) (← links)
- Stanley R. Welty Jr. (← links)
- Kate House (← links)
External links
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- Individuals with Caldwell Surname
- Individuals with Noble Surname
- Individuals with Gault Surname
- Individuals with Schmitt Surname
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