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In 1920, Lawrence, MA residents John H. and Evangeline Proctor and Otis F. French secured a $100,000 investment and incorporated under the name New England Plywood of Lawrence and Bridgeton, Maine. <ref> Boston Evening Transcript'', January 26, 1920, p.4.</ref> Also, in 1920, a plot plan by local surveyor Horace Hale Smith was filed with the Essex County Registry of Deeds.  <ref> [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://search.lawrencedeeds.com/WwwImg/DKRQ.TIF Northern District of Essex Registry of Deeds, Plan of Land in Andover Mass Belonging to New England Plywood Co, 1920] </ref>.  Between 1921-1923, John Proctor was granted two patents, one for manufacturing [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1443196A/en?q=(%22john+h+proctor%22+plywood)&oq=%22john+h+proctor%22+plywood plywood containers] and one for [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1657280A/en manufacturing plywood tubes].
In 1920, Lawrence, MA residents John H. and Evangeline Proctor and Otis F. French secured a $100,000 investment and incorporated under the name New England Plywood of Lawrence and Bridgeton, Maine. <ref> Boston Evening Transcript'', January 26, 1920, p.4.</ref> Also, in 1920, a plot plan by local surveyor Horace Hale Smith was filed with the Essex County Registry of Deeds depicting details for several parcels of land at Lowell Junction in the Ballardvale section of Andover where New England Plywood would eventually set up shop.  <ref> [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://search.lawrencedeeds.com/WwwImg/DKRQ.TIF Northern District of Essex Registry of Deeds, Plan of Land in Andover Mass Belonging to New England Plywood Co, 1920] </ref>.  Between 1921-1923, John Proctor was granted two patents, one for manufacturing [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1443196A/en?q=(%22john+h+proctor%22+plywood)&oq=%22john+h+proctor%22+plywood plywood containers] and one for [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1657280A/en manufacturing plywood tubes].

Revision as of 14:43, 13 August 2025

In 1920, Lawrence, MA residents John H. and Evangeline Proctor and Otis F. French secured a $100,000 investment and incorporated under the name New England Plywood of Lawrence and Bridgeton, Maine. [1] Also, in 1920, a plot plan by local surveyor Horace Hale Smith was filed with the Essex County Registry of Deeds depicting details for several parcels of land at Lowell Junction in the Ballardvale section of Andover where New England Plywood would eventually set up shop. [2]. Between 1921-1923, John Proctor was granted two patents, one for manufacturing plywood containers and one for manufacturing plywood tubes.