Commemoration photograph with George C. Wilder and the president of Amsted

Creator

MacWhyte Company

Date

• September 1967

Summary

• George C. Wilder (right), president of MacWhyte Rope Company, with the president of Amsted Industries Incorporated. In 1967, MacWhyte was acquired by and became of an entity of Amsted. September 1967.
• Founded in 1896 by F. B. Macomber and George Whyte in Coal City, Illinois, MacWhyte Company came to Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1912, where wire rope, aircraft cables, and tie rods were produced. In 1984, a MacWhyte Industrial Park was formed in Kenosha, covering a total of 30 acres. Multiple factors contributed to the decline of operations and the company closed in 1999.