Wooster Brush Company, The

Company name

• Wooster Brush Company, The

Established

• 1851-

Proprietor

• Adam Foss, Founder and President from 1851-1876
• 1876 - Walter D. Foss, President and his son-in-law, George J. Swartz purchased the business and changed the name to Wooster Brush Works
• 1876 - George H. Swartz
• 1990+ - Walter D. Foss, Oscar H. Foss and Lewis M. Rhodes purchased the Swartz interest of the company
• 1949 - Succeeded by Stanley R. Welty, President

Location

• E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio, 1876-1880
• 35 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 1880-1909
• Madison Ave., Wooster, Ohio, 1909-

Advertising Slogan

• "If it's worth painting, it's worth a Wooster brush."

Historical documents

• Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4

Timeline

• 1851 - The Wooster Brush Company started
• 1876 - Walter D. Foss and his son-in-law, George J. Swartz purchased the business and changed the name to Wooster Brush Works
• 1876 - Changed name to Wooster Brush Works
• 1880 - Fire destroyed plant on E. Liberty St., factory moved to 35 S. Market St.
• 1900 circa - Swartz interest purchased by Walter D. and Oscar H. Foss and Lewis M. Rhodes.
• 1909 - The Wooster, Brush Company, The was incorporated
• 1919 - Created a profit sharing plan
• 1949 - Stanley R. Welty became President

Trademarks

• "Ohio", "Foss-Set", "Shasta", "Lindbeck" and "Exploded-Tip", Fabric "X" Cover