{"id":143101,"date":"2021-12-02T23:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/willem-te-gussinklo-sr-1852-1920\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:52:52","slug":"willem-te-gussinklo-sr-1852-1920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/willem-te-gussinklo-sr-1852-1920\/","title":{"rendered":"Willem te Gussinklo Sr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Willem te Gussinklo Sr. (1852\u20131920) was one of the key figures in the history of the horn-working industry in Aalten. Initially, he made German pipes and handles for walking sticks and umbrellas. Later, he focused on the production of buttons. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willem te Gussinklo was born on 13 November 1852 at house number 284 (Markt 3<\/a>) in Aalten, the son of shopkeeper Willem te Gussinklo and Josina Aleida Mierdink. On 26 May 1887, he married Maria Jacoba Gangel (a sister of the Reverend Gangel<\/a>). Around 1890, they moved into a stately villa on Willemstraat<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willem learned the craft of horn working<\/a> from his brother-in-law, Gerrit Peters. Together with Wessel Becking, he started a pipe factory. However, in 1884 their paths crossed and they went their separate ways. Following the unsuccessful partnership with Becking<\/a>, Willem te Gussinklo manufactured German pipes and handles for walking sticks and umbrellas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Around 100 years ago, companies had emerged in Germany and England that manufactured buttons from horn. Inspired by this example, Willem began making horn buttons in 1905, a first for the Netherlands. Soon afterwards, his son Willem te Gussinklo Jr.<\/a> (known as ‘Piepkes Willem’) joined the company, developing into an innovative entrepreneur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Te Gussinklo\u2019s first factory<\/a> was located at \u2019t Dal in Aalten, which is now Willemstraat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willem te Gussinklo Sr. passed away on 21 June 1920 and is buried at the Old Cemetery<\/a> on Varsseveldsestraatweg in Aalten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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