Roper (company)

Roper
FormerlyMoser & Wehrle, Moser Wehrle and Co, Wehrle Co, Florence-Wehrle Company, Newark Stove Company
Company typePrivate company
IndustryHome appliances
Founded1883 (1883)
FoundersJ. C. Wehrle and John Moser
Defunct1943 (1943)
FateAcquired
SuccessorSears
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsStoves, lawnmowers
OwnerSears

Roper, formerly the Newark Stove Company, was an American stove manufacturer that was founded in 1883, location in Newark, Ohio. The company, once the largest stove producer in the world was purchased by Sears and was later known for its lawn mowers sold by Sears for many years.