The Okonite Company

The Okonite Cable Company was established in 1878 to produce rubber insulated electrical cables. In the early 1920s, the decision was made to expand the product line to include paper-insulated cables. The company partnered with Callender’s Cable and Construction Company, forming the Okonite-Callender Cable Company in 1924.The Paterson plant was opened in the same year. In this exhibit, you will learn about the Paterson Plant’s long history of providing high quality power cables to utility companies throughout the United States.