American Machine and Foundry

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Harley-Davidson
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1969
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:AMF
gptkbp:defunct 1985
yes
gptkbp:divested gptkb:Harley-Davidson
1981
gptkbp:founded 1900
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Morehead_Patterson
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Machine and Foundry
gptkbp:industry manufacturing
bicycles
nuclear reactors
recreational equipment
automatic machinery
bowling equipment
tobacco machinery
gptkbp:notableEvent diversified into leisure products after World War II
involved in nuclear reactor construction
sold bicycle division to Murray in 1980s
sold bowling division to private investors in 1985
major producer of bowling equipment in the 20th century
gptkbp:notableProduct AMF Harley-Davidson motorcycles
AMF bicycles
AMF bowling equipment
gptkbp:publiclyTraded yes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:AMF_Bowling_Worldwide
gptkb:AMF_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carter_L._Burgess
gptkb:AMF
gptkb:Mk_44_torpedo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6