The company produced piggy banks, plaques and (by the late 1930s) large store displays, including Indian statues for western themed restaurants.
In the 1950s, they produced chalkware lamps, usually featuring paired male and female figures, and other home decor that is widely collected today.
Universal was also famous for the contract work performed for Sears, Wards and many big advertising firms for their unique 'Point Of Sale' displays and promotions.
In the 1950s they moved to a new second single story building located on Ogden Ave., where they began working with experimental composites.
[6] In 1996, the company was owned by B. Paul Brueggemeier and was having to leave its factory at 850 North Ogden to make way for a town house development.