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Rubbermaid?s earliest seeds took root in an old piano factory in Ohio and at the kitchen table in New England. On April 30, 1920 nine individuals rented a building in Wooster, Ohio, known as the 'Piano Factory.' Their product? Sunshine Brand Toy Balloons. They called their venture The Wooster Rubber Company.In 1927, the company was bought as an investment by Horatio B. Ebert and Errett M. Grable, both of whom were executives of the Wear-Ever Division of the Aluminum Company of America. Ebert and Grable retained the services of Clyde C. Gault, one of the original founders. Meanwhile, James R. Caldwell, a rubber chemist, an analyst, and vice president of the Seamless Rubber Company in New Haven, Connecticut, had become fascinated with novel dyes that could transform plain rubber into dazzling colors. Caldwell and his wife would sit at their kitchen table dreaming up functional kitchen and bath objects in bright hues. In 1933, a patent was issued f
Caldwell joined the Wooster Rubber Company and soon toy balloons and novelties were replaced by new rubber housewares products. In those early days, there were 16 full-time employees. When the meager 10- foot-by-16-foot shipping dock was filled with cartons for delivery, it was considered a pretty good day at the factory. In 1935, net sales were $79,858. By 1938, net sales had reached $204,000. Despite the addition of several new buildings, the organization was outgrowing its space. In the early 1950?s, a good-sized parcel of farmland was purchased outside of town, the current Rubbermaid corporate seat. Under Caldwell?s leadership as president and general manager until 1958, Rubbermaid?s most fundamental and enduring corporate credo was developed: 'A firm insistence on product quality, creation of new products, national advertising, and fair treatment of consumers, suppliers, business customers, and company associates.' The move gave rise to many changes,
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