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| − | Established in 1851, Wooster Brush Company is one of the oldest manufacturers of paint applicators in the country. The company's founder, Adam {{Surname|Foss}}, traveled from Pennsylvania to [[Ohio]] at the age of 18 with his brother Samuel. Together they "began producing bristle paintbrushes by hand in a small, two-story building in downtown Wooster, then sold the brushes door to door through the state." <ref> | + | Established in 1851, Wooster Brush Company is one of the oldest manufacturers of paint applicators in the country. The company's founder, Adam Foss, traveled from Pennsylvania to [[Ohio]] at the age of 18 with his brother Samuel. Together they "began producing bristle paintbrushes by hand in a small, two-story building in downtown Wooster, then sold the brushes door to door through the state." <ref> |
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| − | In 1876, Adam's son, Walter D. {{Surname|Foss}}, and son-in-law, George J. {{Surname|Schwartz}}, purchased the business and established it as Wooster Brush Works. Under their leadership, the company continued to grow. After a fire destroyed their original plant on East Liberty Street, they moved operations to 35 South Market Street, and within a decade they had expanded to occupy the entire building. After adding on to that structure, the company purchased land on Madison Avenue in 1909 in order to build a much larger factory, a building that has continued to expand in the years since.<br> | + | In 1876, Adam's son, Walter D. Foss, and son-in-law, George J. Schwartz, purchased the business and established it as Wooster Brush Works. Under their leadership, the company continued to grow. After a fire destroyed their original plant on East Liberty Street, they moved operations to 35 South Market Street, and within a decade they had expanded to occupy the entire building. After adding on to that structure, the company purchased land on Madison Avenue in 1909 in order to build a much larger factory, a building that has continued to expand in the years since.<br> |
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| | The company continued to innovate over the years. In 1937, the Wooster Brush Company introduced the first angled brush for reaching corners close to ceilings and trim. When trade embargoes during World War II stopped shipments of hog bristles from reaching the US from northern Europe, the company introduced the first nylon brushes instead. In addition to product innovations, the company became one of the first in the country to create a profit-sharing plan for employees. In 2016, the Wooster Brush Company celebrated 165 years of business and continues to thrive today. | | The company continued to innovate over the years. In 1937, the Wooster Brush Company introduced the first angled brush for reaching corners close to ceilings and trim. When trade embargoes during World War II stopped shipments of hog bristles from reaching the US from northern Europe, the company introduced the first nylon brushes instead. In addition to product innovations, the company became one of the first in the country to create a profit-sharing plan for employees. In 2016, the Wooster Brush Company celebrated 165 years of business and continues to thrive today. |
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| − | | + | *1851 - The Wooster Brush Company started |
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| + | *1876 - Walter D. Foss and his son-in-law, George J. Schwartz purchased the business and changed the name to [[Wooster Brush Works]]<ref>Jacksonian, Wooster, Ohio. 1893 Jan 26, p.3.</ref> |
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| + | *1876 - Changed name to [[Wooster Brush Works]] |
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| + | *1880 - Fire destroyed plant on E. Liberty St., factory moved to 35 S. Market St. |
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| + | *1889 - June, Wooster Brush Works now occupy the whole three stories of the Foss building on South Market street, and are remodeling the same in fine shape. <ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1889 June 12, p.3.</ref> |
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| + | *1893 - Brush factory of Messers, Walter D. Foss & George J. Schwartz <ref>Jacksonian, Wooster, Ohio. 1893 Jan 26, p. 3.</ref> |
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| + | *1893 - July, F. O. Weary, of the firm of [[Weary & Kramer]], of Akron's noted architect, was here on Monday in consultation with [[Foss & Schwartz]] in reference to the addition to be built to the [[Wooster Brush Works]] The addition is to be two-stories, 70 feet in length with a wash and bleach house 20 by 20, Work will be started shortly. <ref>Wooster Daily Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1893 July 5, p. 1.</ref> |
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| + | *1894 - May 19, Partnership Notice in compliance with the law of the State of Ohio, passed May 19, 1894.notice is hereby given that Walter D. Foss and George J. Schwartz. of Wooster, Ohio. are partners in the partnership firm doing a general business in the manufacture and sale of brushes of under the company name of Wooster Brush Works, Wooster, Ohio and that the necessary certificate as such has been filled with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Ohio. Wooster Brush Works. <ref> Wooster Daily Republication, Wooster, Ohio. 1894 October 31, p. 3.</ref> |
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| + | *1900 circa - Swartz interest purchased by Walter D. and Oscar H. Foss and Lewis M. Rhodes. |
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| + | *1904 - Wooster Brush Works, The - [[35 S. Market St.]]<ref>Wooster City directory, 1904</ref> |
| − | </gallery> | + | *1909 - March 3, Factories at both 35 & 56 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio <ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1909 March 3, p.1.</ref> |
| − | | + | *1909 - Company purchased land on Madison Ave. <ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1909 March 3, p.1.</ref> |
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| + | *1909 - Madison Ave. Factory to be completed in June 1909. |
| − | <gallery> | + | *1909 - The [[Wooster Brush Company, The]] was incorporated |
| − | File:Wooster Brush Company.jpg|Wooster Brush Company
| + | *1910 - January, 15th Wooster Brush Expansion Is Biggest Yet <ref>Wooster Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 1996 January 5, p. 1.</ref> |
| − | File:Woobrushfoss.png|Drawing Foss & Schwartz bldg
| + | *1917 - One of the first businesses in the country to pioneer the employee profit-sharing system. <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
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| + | *1919 - Created a profit sharing plan |
| − | | + | *1928 Wooster Directory - [[Wooster Brush Company, The]] - W. D. Foss, President; W. R. Foss}}, VP; Elma Shibley, Secretary; C. P. Foss}}, p. 210, |
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| + | *1937 - Manufactures the first angled brush, for cutting close to ceilings and trim. <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
| − | <gallery> | + | *1941 - World War II trade embargoes stop bristle shipments; Wooster Brush introduces the first nylon brushes. <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
| − | File:WoosterBrush-Sanbornmap1888.JPG|Sanborn Maps 1888
| + | *1949 - Stanley R. Welty became President |
| − | File:WoosterBrush-Sanbornmap1898.JPG|Sanborn Maps 1898
| + | *1951 - Celebrating 100th year <ref>Wooster Brush marks 150 years. Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 2001 March 18, p.1-2.</ref> |
| − | File:WoosterBrush-Sanbornmap1905.JPG|Sanborn Maps 1905
| + | *1960s - Several plant additions to keep up with growth. <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
| − | File:WoosterBrush-Sanbornmap1911.JPG|Sanborn Maps 1911
| + | *1964 - Introduced the first synthetic fabric for roller covers. <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
| − | File:WoosterBrush-Sanbornmap1923.JPG|Sanborn Maps 1923
| + | *1975 - Wooster Brush celebrates its 125th Anniversary <ref>Wooster Brush Starts on Its 125th Year As Local Industry. Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 1975 March 24, p. ?, 29.</ref> |
| − | File:WoosterBrush-SanbornMaps1930.PNG|Sanborn Maps 1930
| + | *1993 - Branched out with a new product line of surface prep tools, including wire brushes, scrapers and dusters. <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
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| + | *2000 - The company hits highest record sales in its history. <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
| − | </gallery> | + | *2001 - March, Wooster Brush celebrates 150 years <ref>Wooster Brush marks 150 years. Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 2001 March 18, p.1-2.</ref> |
| − | | + | *2009 - Worldwide recession causes sales to decline, but no staff has been laid off. Employment is 523, from a peak of about 600, <ref> History of Wooster Brush. Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio. Star, editor. 2009 December 20, Section D. p. D3.</ref> |
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| + | *2016 - Celebrated 165 years <ref>[http://www.the-daily-record.com/advertorial/2016/02/25/the-wooster-brush-company-is-165-years-young The Wooster Brush Company is 165 years young], The Daily Record, 2016:02-25</ref> |
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| − | The prosperity of our city depends much on the hearty support of our home industry, which can be done in part by calling at A. Foss' Brush Factory, one door north of the Post Office, where he will be found, on the second floor, with a good assortment of Brushes. He pays no rent, and can therefore sell cheap.
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| − | He manufactures White wash Brushes, Moulders' Brushes, Horse Brushes, Shoe Brushes, Stove Brushes, Dusting, Fancy and Common Brushes, Mill Brushes, Printers' Lye Brushes, Tanners, Tumbler, Window, and Paint Plastering Brushes. Brushes for special purposes and Machine Brushes made to order at wholesale and retail. <ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio 1870 September 15.</ref>
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| − | "How's business with the Wooster Brush Works?" was asked of Mr. Geo. J. Schwartz, of the enterprising firm of Foss & Schwartz, as he was giving orders to a shipping clerk yesterday morning.
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| − | "Very encouraging" was the terse but emphatic reply. He thereupon settled himself upon a box containing a $250 order ready to be shipped to a Pennsylvania patron, and pointed to any easy chair which the writer was not long in tilling.
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| − | "Yes, we have been having a splendid trade for the past two years," he continued "Although we work from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., nearly every day, we are far behind with our orders. We have just added nine to our working force. Two are experts from Baltimore. One of them turns out 100 dozen oval point brushes in a week and the other, with the assistance of two boys, 75 dozen of whitewash brushes in the same length of time" When asked the SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS, Mr. Schwartz said, "We are supplying the trade with nothing but first-class goods and furnish them at prices as low as any factory can supply them in the United States. We buy our bristles in the raw material, direct from Russia and France, with seals of the government unbroken at any port. We could buy our material already prepared from Eastern houses at as low a figure as we could do it ourselves, but there is danger of having it mixed with an inferior quality. Two years ago we built a bleaching house at the rear of the factory. Come along and I'll take you through it" The writer was then led to the rear of the factory to the bleaching house a long brick building. We boil the bristles in this porcelain vat" he said pointing to a large cauldron suspended over a furnace, after which they are thoroughly rubbed and rinsed . They are then removed to the bleaching room proper, at the rear end of the building. Here they are arranged on racks. This room is practically air tight. At night we fill a vessel with brimstone-- about 15 pounds and place it beneath the racks. A hot piece of iron is thrust into the brimstone and the door quickly closed. By morning the fumes of the brimstone have bleached the bristle to a lily white color. They are now tied into little bunches and placed in the drying kiln. They are next combed and afterward assorted into lengths by our process of bleaching, THE LIFE OF THE BRISTLE is retained longer than stock prepared by Eastern manufacturers.
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| − | "Just notice the elasticity of that brush" interposed Mr. W. D. Foss, of the firm, who stepped up at this juncture, picking up an 8-0 oval paint. The writer having been at one time a practical painter is naturally a connoisseur of such brushes. Knowing that after the life or elasticity of the bristles is gone that the brush is worthless, he saw at a glance that the one handed to him was of a superior quality and capable of being worn close to the ferrule.
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| − | All but tooth and hair brushes. We manufacture six grades of oval paint brushes and nine of flat wall paints, live grades of calcimine and seven of whitewash brushes. Of the latter the prices run from $150 to $60 per dozen. In horse brushes we manufacture 40 different grades, the prices running from one dollar to $60 per dozen. We are having a great run in the horse brush department. In cloth, shoe scrub and stove brushes, etc. we have a like number of grades. We are constantly adding new machinery to our factory and increasing our facilities. We are now enabled to turn out any brush manufactured of a regular or special design.
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| − | The Wooster Brush Works had its inception in 1851, when Adam Foss established a small factory on East Liberty street, opposite the Home Mills. Several changes in location were made until finally in 1875 the present location at No. 35 South Market St., was purchase. In the factory's early history, Ohio trade was particularly sough. Traveling in soliciting orders had to be done by wagon, owing to the limited railroad facilities. In 1876 Mr. A. Foss retired having sold the factory to his son, Walter D. Foss and son-in-law, George J. Schwartz. The young men entered upon their duties with great zeal and enthusiasm. By reason of indefatigable energy of the young men in conjunction with the wise counsels of former proprietor of the factory, Mr. A. Foss, the trade soon branched out into States adjacent to Ohio.
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| − | On January 27th 1879, however, the "young blood" was chilled by the destructive fire that wiped out the entire block. In addition to a clean loss of $10,000, the spring trade, the cream of the year, was also ruined with commendable pluck, however, they removed what little machinery and stock was saved from flames to the Curry Block on East Liberty street They contracted with Eastern manufacturers and were thus enabled to fill the orders on hand. By the following October, a handsome three story brick stood on the site of the old factory into which they at once moved. Since that time their trade has been steadily drifting further to the east and west. They have at the present writing six men on the road, and have established a good trade in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa and Kansas, In the latter state they have a resident agent stationed at Topeka.<ref>Wooster Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1887 December 1, p. 4.</ref>
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| − | ... It may be matter of surprise to many of our readers, to citizens of our city and county that Messrs Walter D. Foss and George J. Schwartz of South Market street, are largely engaged in the manufacture of brushes and are meeting with the success which attends indomitable business energy, when united with conscientious stride in maintaining the excellence of the work produced.
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| − | The original brush works of Wooster were started by Adam Foss in 1851, who, for over a quarter of a century, prosecuted their manufacture in a modest yet energetic way. His son-in-law, Mr. Schwartz, in the later years of Mr. Foss' business activity, became his partner, under which management the business satisfactorily prospered, when his son, Walter D., purchased his interest in 1876, the firm thereafter being known as Foss & Schwartz, when a new and more ambitious life was communicated to the concern. Thoroughly understanding the business, both having practical and mechanical knowledge of it, they determined to occupy no second place in their field of industry. They resolved that the work they did do should be well done, and that they would manufacture the best and latest stylist;es of brushes.
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| − | The rewards of their persistence and energy in a few years spun around through the channels of trade to their pockets, and, in ____, a fine new three-story brick building, with commodious under apartments, took the place of the old frame structure. The building is most favorably located, in close proximity to the public square, having all the facilities for the work in hand-- except in its capacity-- the temperature of the entire building being regulated by hot water process.
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| − | On the first floor are cases for the exhibits of their products in their different kinds and styles, the accountant's apartment and the salesroom, and here the assorting, packing boxing and preparations for shipment are transacted. The rooms on the second story are the manufactory proper. Here the products of the different skilled workmen employed are finished, under the masterful foremans tip of William {{Surname|Unger}}, who makes regular reports of the condition of stock and supplies and the efficiency of the labor employed under his supervision. From this department the work goes to the third story, or finishing and painting rooms, when it is transferred to the salesrooms below.
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| − | They find ready market for all of their manufactures-- and they make everything in the line of paint brushes that paint and ____ houses buy or sel--their orders constantly crowding them to the extent that they are unable to fill them to suit the pleasure of the jobbing establishments that desire their goods. At this time they have orders amounting to $25,000 from various sections of the United States, from California to New York and which they are filling as promptly and rapidly as possible. With the present outlook they are assured the shipments for 1893 will triple those of any preceding year. Five active, energetic men represent them in the field assignments of territory being made of each a specified number of States for canvas and sales. Their consignments are surprisingly large, to the Southern States, especially Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, etc., and they are satisfactorily so in the West and North, from the Pacific coast to New York. In Ohio, we were informed by one of the partners, they sold more brushes than any other manufacturing concern in the United States. In our meander through the building we saw boxes labeled Los Angeles, Oklahoma, Huntsville, Ala., Carthage, Mo., Buffalo, N. Y., etc., in answer to orders ranging from $300 to $800, chiefly from the larger houses who want to job their goods. Everywhere around us, in the cellar, on first, second and third floor, boxes, shelves and drawers filled with stock and supplies were to be seen, and machinery and apparatus to expedite and perfect work was humming or ready to hum. There was unfinished stock in abundance, brush sewing appliances, brush frames from Corry, Pa., and Massachusetts "ferls" impending from the ceilings, walls and racks by thousands, piles of costly leather, boxes and bins of bristles, with their Chinese and Southern American substitutes for cheaper work, barrels of glue, paint, varnish, etc., etc., all live assurances of thrift, business snap and solid prosperity.
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| − | For their best and most durable brushes they use the bristles of the hog, the best quality being obtained from the wild species of the north of Europe, Russia contributing the major proportion to the market. These animals have usually acquired some age before they are killed, as it the case with the domestic Russian hog, which is slaughtered more for its grease than for food for the table, and the fact of age in both instances furnishes a stiffer and consequently a more valuable, and also, a more expensive bristle. The firm buys the bristles directly from eastern and London importer which are bound in rolls of various sizes and boxed for transportation. When they are received they must go through an elaborate process of cleaning, having to be washing, bleached and dried. Other material is used than the bristles of the hog for horse brushes and the cheaper grades, such as horse hair, sea grass, tampico, rice root, kitool, etc,
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| − | The reputation of their work is established, and is not surpassed in the United States, which declaration is confirmed by the admissions of rivals in the trade and the wide market they are unable to supply with their products. The original founder of the house, Mr. Adam Fox, now in serene and healthful retirement, remarked that he "had been in the business for forty years, and that forty years' more experience in it would not enable him to master it"-- that it required skilled and honest hands to make a good brush. And it is due to Messrs. Foss & Schwartz to say, in the organization of this industry they have not only had the counsel of its founder, but that they have aimed to employ only such workmen as can be implicitly relied on, who have, like themselves, and industrial conscience and a pride in the result of their labor. <ref>Jacksonian, Wooster, Ohio. 1893 Jan 26, p.3.</ref>
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| − | The Wooster Brush Works, Walter D. Foss & Sons Co., let the contract Monday to Wm. H. {{Surname|Long}}, for the erection of their new Brush Factory, at the intersection of Madison Ave., and the Pennsylvania Ry. Co. The main building will be 70 feet wide by 200 feet long, of brick and cement, three stories, slow burning construction, with a heating and power plant at the rear, 25 feet x 70 feet, one story. They will have their own railroad, side track, from the main line of the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry. A Sprinkler System for fire protection will be installed--the elevated gravity tank for same, 16 feet in diameter by 20 feet in height, with a capacity of over twenty five thousand gallons, and weighing , when full of water, over one hundred thousand pounds, will be placed on top of the elevator shaft, the bottom of tank will be twenty feet higher than the highest sprinkler head. This modern fire protection, it is expected, will reduce their insurance rate about 60 to 65 per cent. The contract calls for the completion of the factory by June first. Work benches, will be provided at present for two hundred employees, and with these increased facilities, modern equipment as to machinery of all kinds including their own machine shop for making necessary repairs, they expect to be able to double their present output.
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| − | Their present force of about one hundred employees in both factories at No. 35 and 56 South Market street, working over time three nights a week, are unable to keep up with the orders, which are being received daily from all sections of the United States, and from the very largest brush buyers in the country, which is evidence that their high quality brushes are being sold at prices that are satisfactory to the buyer. Provisions are being made for the addition of another story or two should their necessities require same. They will continue to operate the two old factories to their full capacity until the new buildings are completed.
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| − | This will be the largest manufacturing building, and will employ more employees than any in the city at the present time. W. D. Foss in speaking to a News reporter, Monday, stated that he believed that this building was the first one every built as a brush factory. Other brush companies have either bought or leased buildings formerly occupied by other manufacturing interests and as a consequence, this factory will the most model one in the country. Wooster heartily congratulates the Wooster Brush Works Company on their enterprise. <ref>Brush Works Let Contract. Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1909 March 3, p.1.</ref>
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| − | The Wooster Brush Works was established by Adam Foss in 1851 in a small room on the third floor of the building now known as the [[Bashford building]] on the east side of the public square.
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| − | July 1st 1904, the partnership was dissolved, Mr. Schwartz retiring, and Walter D. Foss & Sons' co. continuing the business under the old firm name of [[Wooster Brush Works]].
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| − | In April, 1906, Walter D. Foss resigned as president of the [[Citizens National Bank, The|Citizens National Bank]], so as to enable him to devote his entire time and attention to the Brush Company., and in February 1907 he purchased the south half half of the three story brick building known as the [[Foss & Lee Block]], No. 56 South Market Street, and the Flat Varnish and Artists Brush departments, as well as the offices of the works, were moved into the new building, electric light and power being transmitted from the main factory, where the manufacture of what are known as heavy lines of brushes, such as Paint, Varnish, Whitewash and Kalsomine brushes, etc. was continued.
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| − | But even with these increased facilities they were unable to keep pace with the rapidly growing demand for their products, the business having more than doubled during the past few years, making the building of an entire new factory with ample floor space imperative.
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| − | The [https://www.osborn-eng.com/PortfolioOsborn Engineering Company, of Cleveland], who are the leading architects in northern Ohio in the construction of industrial plants, were instructed to prepare plans for a new factory to be located at the intersection of Madison Avenue and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The main building is seventy feet wide, by two hundred feet long, three stories, with a heating and power plant at the rear twenty-five feet by seventy feet, one story. The entire structure, contains three times as much floor space as they had in both the old factories. The general contact for the new building, as illustrated above. was let on March 1st, 1909, and with this equipment they are manufacturing one thousand dozen brushes per day.
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| − | They own and control a number of patents in the Paint and Varnish brush lines which have revolutionized this industry, not only in this country but in most foreign lands. <ref>The Southwestern Way, Wooster, Ohio, p. 24-25.</ref>
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| − | ===Wooster Brush, Expanding Rapidly, Began With An Idea===
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| − | The story has been told, but bears repeating, as several thousand persons have moved into our community since the "Century Celebration" of the Wooster Brush Company occurred about twelve years ago.
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| − | Fabulous stories of this type bear repeating, as they may be an incentive to some young person who may be wondering just how he is going to make a living in this hard-boiled world, especially while a multitude of recent commencement speeches are still ringing in his ears.
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| − | From what we can learn, Adam Foss was an average young man, but possessed of that spark of initiative genius, backed up with a super abundance of stick-to-itive-ness that spells the difference between failure and success. Luck may have entered into the picture.
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| − | In 1840, Foss was walking from Pennsylvania to Cincinnati, and it must have been sheer luck that he wandered into a Cincinnati Express Office, where he bought an unclaimed package, (a pig in a poke) which happened to contain hog bristles.
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| − | At the age of 29 he started his first plan on Liberty St., which afterward moved to South Market St. in the building now occupied by the [[Schrader Hardware Company]], where he operated as the Wooster Brush Works, which has grown to be one of the three largest brush manufacturers among the 37 plants in the United States.
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| − | Adam Foss peddled brushes from house to house in Wooster. In 1876, he sold his factory to his son Walter D. Foss, together with a son-in-law George J. Swartz, whose former homes still stand on North Market Street. The Foss home is occupied by Marie Schafter's law offices and the Swartz residence immediately south was sold at auction on June 21 to the E. L. Buehler Company.
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| − | The shares are closely held, principally by employees, former employees, or heirs of employees. Space does not allow the names of all persons in the line of succession who have guided the destinies of this Company. The sons in order of their age were: Oscar H., Don J., Clifford P. and Walter R. The boys have one sister Mildred Thompson who lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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| − | The personnel or labor relations of this company have been second to none in the United States. They never waited until they were forces to install "hidden pay" benefits such as profit sharing bonus, life insurance, (paid by the company) paid vacations, employees relief association, and others in addition to all compulsory benefits.
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| − | While Adam Foss' initiative provided the nucleus for this outstanding Company, were it not for Walter D. {{Surname|Foss}}, father of the third generation of Foss', and the unusual business acumen and devotion to maintaining the highest quality of brushes, as carried on by his sons, the business could not have grown to its present proportions.
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| − | As the older sons retired or died, they went outside their immediate family to select a President in the person of Stanley {{Surname|Welty}}. The business has grown remarkably under the guidance of Mr. Welty, as he in turn surrounded himself with the highest type of personnel. Walter {{Surname|Foss}}, Chairman of the Board has served the Company for 44 years in various capacities, and has been a chief factor in their phenomenal growth in recent years.
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| − | RECENT INNOVATIONS Recent Innovations which occurred in the painting business have caused revolutionary changes in brush manufacture. Paint rollers, nylon bristles, plastic handles, etc. have necessitated the installation of modern and high prices machinery. The popularity of their products have forced them to enlarge their plant by the addition of fifty thousand square feet in order to supply their customers.
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| − | Wooster is very proud of a company which has maintained the highest quality and shipped their products all over the world. The Foss family has helped in a large way to make Wooster what it is, one of the finest communities in which to live. <ref>Wooster Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 1963 June 26, p.0.</ref>
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| − | ===Wooster Brush is growing ... again: Huge machines to stamp out paint trays ad roller parts will fill Bever Street expansion===
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| − | WOOSTER -- There's an old joke around town that at its present rate of expansion, the Wooster Brush Co. will eventually be all around the town.
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| − | And for the better part of a century the huge paint applicator business that is one of the oldest industries in continuous operation in the county has been growing and sprawling ever farther north and northwest of the site it bought on Madison Avenue in 1909.
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| − | The space is now dominated by a huge press that will be used to stamp out 11-inch square steel trays that will hold paint for roller application.
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| − | Dennis {{Surname|Humphrey}}, vice president of engineering, said the new addition and the equipment it will house represents a "significant investment" for the company, and added that the 300-ton forming press is considered state of the art in computerized metal bending.
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| − | Humphrey said the new press allows three previously separate machining operations to be consolidated. He noted that the new addition provides space for a number of metal machining operations to be brought into closer proximity for greater operating efficiency, as well as freeing up space in other areas of the plant. The company also does in-house production of its own roller handles and roller cages in various grades.
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| − | Humphrey said other machines housed in the new addition will be used to bend wire rod to the appropriate shape for a variety of paint rollers manufactured by Wooster Brush to serve what it perceives as an expanding market.
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| − | "The roller is becoming the instrument of choice for painters," said Humphrey, "so the roller business is an up and coming part of our operations."
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| − | He said that where once people tended to wash out rollers, faster-drying paints have made that more difficult to do, so people just throw them away and buy new ones.
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| − | The Wooster Brush Co. is the only paint applicator manufacturer that makes its own painting trays. The company also manufactures all of its own roller covers and packaging and does its own graphics work, rather than sending it to an outside vendor.
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| − | Richsecker said the addition will have generally the same vertical concrete ribbed exterior appearance as the rest of the facility, with the exception of the corner at the Buckeye and Henry Street intersection, which will have brickwork and be decorated with the company's so-called "flying W" logo done in brass.
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| − | Almost like clockwork, Ricksecker said, the company has been building major additions every five years, and the expansion plans continue with the company purchasing residential properties near the plants as they become available.
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| − | Also recently the company doubled the size of its only owned off-site facility, a warehouse in Reno, Nev. <ref>Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. Paul {{Surname|Locher}}. no date </ref>
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| − | The project is the latest for Wooster Brush, which has grown steadily since opening in the community more than 150 years ago. Last year, the company put the finishing touches on a 23,5000-square-foot addition to accommodate its paint tray and roller frame operations.
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| − | Allan {{Surname|Rodd}}, company president, said in a released statement, "We have undertaken numerous expansions to our manufacturing and warehousing space over the decades. This addition is highly anticipated because it is the first for our office facilities since 1970. It is our latest effort to provide our employees an excellent work environment, which is conducive to our manufacturing the finest products in the painting industry."
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| − | Frank {{Surname|Beeson}}, president of the [[Wayne County Economic Development Council|Wayne Development Council]], said he had discussed expansion possibilities with Wooster Brush, but the company quietly finalized its decision. He said the expansion project would be a welcome addition to downtown.
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| − | The addition will be constructed in the courtyard space between Wooster Brush's office building and the factory building, which includes shipping, warehousing and the company store. The existing upper office courtyard and patio and the visitors' parking area off Buckeye Street will be replaced.
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| − | According to the company, the manufacturing office area at the southwest corner of Madison Avenue and Buckeye Street is a full capacity. The addition will provide "a better work environment and provide room for facility improvements and upgrades required by increased business needs," according to a company release.
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| − | The project is being coordinated by [[Bogner Construction Company|Bogner Construction Co.]], [https://www.cleveland19.com/story/3746111/two-cleveland-area-men-die-in-plane-crash-in-tennessee/ Christian & Klopper Inc. of Shaker Heights] is serving as architect and structural engineer.
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| − | Wooster Brush Co. was founded in 1851, when [[Adam Foss]] began making hog bristle paint brushes inside a small two-story building. The company manufactures more than 2,400 products that are sold at retail outlets nationwide.
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| − | Wooster Brush has expanded more than 20 ties since operating in the original building, now located on the southern corner of a facility. The company employs more than 500 people.
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| − | With the addition, Wooster Brush's plant will have more than 554,000 square feet of operational space. <ref>Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. Local News. 2002 March 19.</ref>
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| − | The company told employees of the acquisition Friday, according to Bob {{Surname|Ricksecker}}, advertising manager. It plans to renovate the space for warehousing and distribution activities.
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| − | Wooster Brush's downtown facility, which includes more than 554,000 square feet of space, is land-locked, making physical expansions difficult. The Crown building, left vacant last year when Missouri-based Leggett & Platt transferred the local operations out of state, offered space to accommodate The Brush's growth.
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| − | Al {{Surname|Rodd}}, Wooster Brush president and treasurer, said in a release, "Purchasing the Crown building and property illustrated our commitment to this city and desire to grow here. During 153 years of business in Wooster, we expanded our original facility on Madison Avenue more than 20 times. Wayne County is an excellent place to work and live. We are proud to be one of several nationally successful manufacturers located in this area."
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| − | An announcement released by the company in September stopped short of stating the plant would close permanently. Instead, the company called the move "a temporary idling due to the deteriorating market conditions in the telecom capital equipment markets te Wooster facility serves.
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| − | "We're planning for the next 152 years," said Al {{Surname|Rodd}}, president and treasurer of Wooster Brush, as he stood at the land's entrance, looking voer the site in the heat and humidity of Thursday morning. "In five, 10, 150, 20 years we might build something here."
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| − | Ted {{Surname|Bogner}}, president of [[Bogner Construction Company|Bogner Construction Co.]], said his company and Wooster Brush have been in discussions since November. This is the first land purchase in the 130-acre park, which is zoned M-1 (limited manufacturing) per a cooperative effort with the [[Wooster City Hall|City of Wooster]] and neighbors in the area of Melrose Drive, Bogner said.
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| − | The business had its origins in an unusual purchase made by a man named [[Adam Foss]], who at age 29, in 1851, migrated to Ohio from Lancaster, Pa. While visiting in the Cincinnati area, Foss attended an auction of unclaimed freight held by an express company.
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| − | Foss didn't know what he had purchased, but when he opened the large wooden crate, he found a shipment of hog bristles that had come from China. Uncertain what to do with its contents, Foss took the crate with him when he went to visit his older brother Samuel who lived in Wooster. The two brothers put their heads together on how to make some money from the bristles, and came up with the idea of turning them into brushes.
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| − | The Foss brothers set up a shop on East Liberty Street where [[The Daily Record]] is located today. There they made wooden handles to attach the hog bristles to, then went about the task of selling the first Wooster paint brushes door-to-door throughout the state. At the time the Foss brushes were superior to any others generally available and the duo quickly developed a customer base.
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