Eastern Molding was founded in 1948 by Albert DeNicholas and his nephew Raymond Carissimo. Both men worked at a rubber factory and had aspirations to start a business of their own. Since they were familiar with rubber molded products, they rented a two-car garage on the corner of  Roosevelt Avenue in Belleville and began to manufacture dog toys, baby teethers and many other items. The business grew into a 20,000 square feet building, and sixty-nine years later, it has remained in the family and is owned and  operated by Albert’s son, Peter DeNicholas