Rubbermaid
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Type | Rubber Goods, Plastic Goods |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Predecessor(s) | Wooster Rubber Company |
Successor(s) | Newell Rubermaid |
Founded | Wooster, Ohio (1920 ) |
Founder(s) | James R. Caldwell |
Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Comprehensive history
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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 Incorporated
- 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 Incorporated
- 1999 -- Rubbermaid Incorporated merged with Newell Rubbermaid now headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
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Historical documents
- Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 48.
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