The Ruskin Group's history goes back over 100 years, beginning in 1893 with the Wasser Box Company in Pittsburgh. Originally, the company produced rigid cigar and hat boxes.
Wasser Box merged with Sterling Paper Box, another Pittsburgh company in 1927. The new company expanded into apparel and food packaging, moving to a new plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
In 1946, the Ruskin Family, whose...