Wilbur B. Driver Company.

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Wilbur B. Driver Company, founded in 1918, was a manuacturer and developer of heat-resistant metal alloy wires, ribbons, and other materials, establishing its first factory in Newark, N.J. In 1967, WBD was sold to the General Telephone and Electronics Corporation (GTE), later acquired by Verizon, and became a subsidiary of GTE's Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.

From the description of Wilbur B. Driver Co. collection, ca.1900-1985. (Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library). WorldCat record id: 618512537

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New Jersey
Orangeburg (S.C.)
Newark (N.J.)
Florham Park (N.J.)
East Hanover (N.J.)
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AMAX Specialty Metals Corporation
Business enterprises
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Gilby Wire Company
Wilbur B. Driver Company
Wire products industry
Wire rolling mills
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Active 1900

Active 1985

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