Rose Truck and Caster Co.

**Donm2050** · June-28-12, 02:57 PM

Does anyone have any information about and old company called ROSE TRUCK AND CASTER CO? I believe it was started in the 1930's and may have merged with another co. in the '60's but I'm not sure. Looking for any detailed info or photos of the company.

**gazhekwe** · June-28-12, 03:57 PM

Patents assigned to Rose Truck and Caster Company:

Number	Title	Issue Date
4336630	Caster brake A caster brake construction comprising a base, a fork rotatably mounted on the base and having downwardly extending legs, an axle extending between the legs, and a wheel rotatably mounted on the axle. A washer is non-rotatably mounted on the axle exterior...	06/29/1982
4336629	Caster swivel lock A caster swivel lock construction comprising a base, a yoke rotatably mounted on the base for rotation about a vertical axis and having a ring plate and spaced legs extending away from the ring plate, an axle extending between the legs and a wheel rotatab...	06/29/1982

**gazhekwe** · June-28-12, 04:00 PM

Couple of links to info about people who used to work there:

Family Biographies

www.umsl.edu/~hurleya/bios00.htm
Thanks to the skill Nyle learned during the war, he got a job inRose Truck and Caster, a manufacturing company for industrial casters, and he worked there for ...
Page 18, Ironwood Daily Globe, November 18, 1964 ...

newspaperarchive.com/ironwood-daily-globe/1964-11.../page-18
He was superintendent at Rose Truck and Caster Company where he was employed for more than 37 Surviving are his two Mark Bivins of Mrs. David Peters of ...