Greenfield Products, Inc.

"Specializing in Recreational Anchors"

Greenfield Products, Greenfield, Ohio, was founded in 1959 by J. Paul Gessner, to manufacture a line of marine accessories. The company began by making outdoor cookware and aluminum-painted anchors, products that are still part of the company's product mix. However, Greenfield Products established itself as a serious player in the marine market with the first PVC-coated anchor in 1962. The product quickly caught on with marine distributors as well as national retailers.

Today, Greenfield Products remains a manufacturer of anchors and other marine accessories. The company operates three conveyorized production lines, the largest of which produces 3,000 anchors per shift. We manufacture a variety of anchors, including several cast-iron anchors, anchors for jet boats and fisherman outriggers and mechanical anchors for yachts up to 45 ft long.

The anchors are coated with a vinyl compound, plastisol, that is applied approximately 50 mils thick. Plastisols are rubber-like coatings that are soft to the touch and generally found on grips and tool handles. Greenfield Products uses them to coat its anchors because they help to protect the boat's finish. This is especially important to Greenfield Products because we sell many anchors to antique and luxury boat owners.