Willem te Gussinklo Jr. (1888–1969), known as ‘Piepkes Willem’, was one of the leading figures in the history of Aalten’s horn industry. He was director of Dutch Button Works in Bredevoort.
Willem te Gussinklo Jr. was born on 18 May 1888 at house number 239a in Aalten, approximately wherevakgarage JAWI is located today. He was the son of pipe manufacturerWillem te Gussinklo (sr.) and Maria Jacoba Gangel (a sister ofthe Revd Gangel). On 7 July 1914, Willem Jr. married Engelina Arriana van Houte in Zwolle (Overijssel).
He was director of Dutch Button Works (DBW) in Bredevoort and lived at Slingesteyn in Aalten.
Willem te Gussinklo Jr. passed away on 5 June 1969 and is buried at the Old Cemetery on Varsseveldsestraatweg in Aalten.