Rockford Morning Star Oct. 14,1964 pg. 6
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Rockford Morning Star Oct. 14,1964 pg. 6
Reuben Aldeen president until 1966
Sold to Stanley Works 1966
FTC ordered sale. Sold to Anchor-Hocking
1987: Anchor-Hocking sold to Newell Company 1987
1942: WWII made microswitches
WWII parts for airplanes, subs, tanks, ships and bombs
1972: Buys Aeroline Manufacturing on Winnebago for expansion
1999: Newell buys Rubbermaid
2003: Corporate headquarters moves to Atlanta
2004: Manufacturing moves to Asia, 450 jobs eliminated
June 2007: 60 distribution jobs moved to Freeport
Source: Rockford Register Star 6/25/2007