Vintage \"This is a Genuine ROOS Sweetheart Cedar Chest\" with inner Tray 1940\'s. The Chest is in good condition. Has some scratches and marks especially around the bottom. The chest has original tags inside. The chest measures 43\" long X 22.5\" wide X 18\" tall. Serial No 4840.
The \"Roos Manufacturing Co.\" of Chicago was established in 1871 by Edward Roos (born in Germany in December 1848), died in 1906. He had several children including Otto (born 1877) and Edward (born 1880). Otto took over the Roos Manufacturing Company when his father died in 1906. They did manufacture cedar chests, but it is unclear when they started. The business began making curtain rods and later wooden boxes.The \"Ed Roos Company of Forest Park\" started in Chicago as the Roos Cedar Chest Company in 1916, and also manufactured cedar chests, but it is a different company. They used a tree (presumably a cedar tree) in a circle as their logo. There are also other logos without the tree, and one with a heart for their \"Sweetheart\" chests. They also used a variety of paper and cardboard labels.It was started by Otto\'s brother, Edward. The company moved to Forest Park, IL in 1918 and changed its name to the Ed Roos Company of Forest Park

In the 1920 federal census, Otto Roos is listed as President of a wooden wares business. So it is clear that the original Roos Manufacturing Company was still at work in 1920, after Ed Roos opened up shop in 1918 in Forest Park. I have found no information yet that says whether the original company continued to make cedar chests or not, although one of their marks does say \"Original\" as part of the mark. This would imply at least some overlap when both companies were making cedar chests.

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