Editing Winfield, Kansas (section)

=====Consumer goods=====
In 1916, Gott Manufacturing was established in Winfield to produce metal water coolers. Over the next 70 years, the enterprise grew into a major supplier of insulated water jugs and urns.<ref name="rubbermaid">Roy, Bill, [http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2011/12/22/newell-rubbermaid-to-bring-200-jobs-to.html "Newell Rubbermaid to bring 200 jobs to Kansas,"] December 22, 2011, ''Wichita Business Journal,'' retrieved April 5, 2017"</ref><ref name="rubbermaid_commerce">[http://www.kansascommerce.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=535 "Rubbermaid celebrates its renewed investment in Winfield, Kan.,"] May 3, 2012, Kansas Dept. of Commerce</ref>

In 1986, Gott was acquired by [[Rubbermaid]], a globally dominant manufacturer of [[rubber]] storage containers, and converted to producing Rubbermaid-branded products, manufacturing insulated water coolers, ice chests, outdoor-living and outdoor-storage products. Subsequent expansion of its facilities have continued into the present day.<ref name="rubbermaid" /><ref name="rubbermaid_commerce" />

A [[Crayola]] crayon-manufacturing plant was located in Winfield from 1952 to 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crayola.com/canwehelp/contact/faq_view.cfm?id=256 | title=Crayola.com Can We Help | access-date=December 11, 2011 }}</ref>