Private company

National Vulcanized Fiber

American plastic manufacturer (1923–2009)

NVF Company, formerly known as National Vulcanized Fiber, was a private company based in Yorklyn, Delaware. One of its original products, a sheet-like material called Forbon, was commonly used on guitar pickups.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1923Founded1
Auburn Mill DE
Photo: Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

NVF Company, formerly known as National Vulcanized Fiber, was a private company based in Yorklyn, Delaware. One of its original products, a sheet-like material called Forbon, was commonly used on guitar pickups.2

Timeline

  1. 1923Founded Founded1

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