| 1857 |
On May 12,
George U. Roulet was born the son of a Swiss watchmaker in Hoboken, NJ. |
1866 |
George and his family moved to Toledo, Ohio. |
| 1871 |
George left school at the age of 14 and became
working as a jewelers apprentice at S.K. McKinstry |
| 1877 |
George U. Roulet established The Roulet Company |
| 1900 |
The Roulet Company acquires a new screw press to
produce high-quality stampings and medallions. |
| c1910 |
George passes on, leaving The Roulet Company in good
hands with his two surviving sons, Lloyd and Norman |
| c1910 |
Norman served as secretary-treasurer of The Roulet
Company for many years. Like most of the men in his family, Norman was active in many of
the organizations for which his namesake company was making jewelry. |
| 1912 |
Norman served as a soldier in the US army in WWI |
| c1930 |
Norman became a very active leader of the American
Legion Post in Toledo. |
| c1939 |
Lloyd creates a medal of honor for Amelia Earhart,
America's best loved female aviatrix. This very medal was presented to Earhart before her
fatal flight. |
| 1941 |
Norman dies at the age of 45, passing the presidency
of The Roulet Company on to his brother Lloyd. |
| c1950 |
Lloyd becomes a Toledo City Councilman for the next
18 years. He then was elected mayor, an office he held for 7 years. Lloyd served as
Toledo's Vice Mayor for 3 years. |
| 1968 |
Lloyd creates a Masonic pin that was worn by Walter
"Wally" Schirra on the first manned Apollo space mission. |
| 1985 |
Lloyd passes on, bringing an end a Roulet
direct descendant actually making jewelry. Although many members of the family are still
taking an interest in upholding the long tradition of excellence at The Roulet Company.
Lloyd's daughters, Ruth, Elisabeth and Alice and their husbands, Alfred Wolfgang, Maurice
Edgington and Leonard Delk have each played a role in continuing The Roulet Company's
tradition of making the best jewelry at the lowest possible prices. |
| 1996 |
Gary Wahl, son of longtime employee Lillian
Wahl-Roulet and Lloyd, becomes the main shareholder. |
| 1997 |
The Roulet Company installs computerized equipment
to streamline it's order processing, record keeping and accounting. This monumental feat
is spearheaded by Gary Wahl. |
| 1998 |
The Company moves to 413 Madison Avenue in downtown
Toledo. |
| 2000 |
Although the faces around The Roulet Company have
changed a bit over the past 123 years, our desire for making the finest jewelry available
for the lowest prices possible hasn't. And while our manufacturing shop and showroom has
relocated, many things haven't changed, like our commitment to quality products at a
terrific price! And, yes, we're still using that same screw press that George first
bought way back in 1900! |
