private industry mattresses and box springs founded 1899 headquarters san francisco ca usa website http www.mcroskey.com the mcroskey mattress company is a handmade mattress making firm in san francisco ca . established by two brothers in october 1899 it has been trading continuously ever since including during the aftermath of the san francisco earthquake of 1906 . contents 1 history 2 ownership 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded by edward and leonard mcroskey . 1 originally they had arrived in san francisco as salesmen for a chicago based engineering firm hoping to sell mattress making equipment to other manufacturers . instead the mcroskeys decided to set up business for themselves as manufacturers of handmade mattresses . only seven years later the city was hit by the earthquake and fire that followed the company was the only manufacturer of mattresses to survive 2 and as such its products were in much demand by the inhabitants . 3 originally situated at the intersection of harrison and 16th street in 1925 the company moved to new premises on market and gough streets where it remains today although recently a new manufacturing facility has been opened at 1400 minnesota st. san francisco ca 94107 . even with the new factory the products produced by mcroskey are still handmade . ownership edit shortly after the move to market and gough the second generation of mcroskey s edward s sons leonard and robert joined the firm . it is robert s daughter and therefore the granddaughter of one of the founders robin who heads the firm today . 3 references edit business history home furnishings debare ilana the great quake 1906 2006 businesses weather a century the small companies that survive adapt but stay true to their roots san francisco chronicle april 2 2006 a b ryan joan a san francisco bed time story at the mcroskey airflex mattress co. at market and gough they make mattresses the old fashioned way san francisco chronicle may 17 1998 . external links edit mcroskey mattress website cento a market street journal 1996 susan schwartzenberg sf art commission booklet with article on mcroskey v t e north american mattress manufacturers casper dorel king koil sealy select comfort serta shifman simmons spring air tempur pedic therm a rest leggett & platt saatva this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this san francisco related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcroskey mattress company & oldid 743700911 categories manufacturing companies based in san franciscocompanies established in 18991899 establishments in californiaunited states manufacturing company stubssan francisco stubshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 19 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view