Home – E H Edwards Wire Rope Company

This site commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the E. H. Edwards Company, also known as the E. H. Edwards Wire Rope Company. The E. H. Edwards Company was in operation from March 17, 1923 to 1977, when the owners filed for bankruptcy, and the company went out of business. The factory was in South San Francisco.

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View original promotional acrylic paintings of various application locations. These were done by Homer Hill, a well known artist in the 1950s.

Homer's paintings

View of E H Edwards factory, probably taken in the 1950s.

Tour the So. San Francisco Factory!

Factory Tour

Follow the process of making wire rope through the South San Francisco factory. The Tour Guides will present each step and are coupled with photos of the process.

Tour Starts Here!

Shipping a reel of rope

Applications for Wire Rope

Applications for Wire Rope

Sketches of different setups for various applications of wire rope, including drilling, logging, cranes, etc.

Purchasing Wire Rope

Ordering Wire Rope

Wire rope is a complex product that can be adapted to a wide range of applications. This guide from the 1950s describes the variables and considerations of buying wire rope back in the day.

Disambiguation: If you are looking for the “Edwards Wire Rope” company in Tulsa, OK, please follow this link.

There is no connection between these two.