New England Plywood and Plywood Tube, Inc.
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 Andover civil engineer and 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.
- ↑ Boston Evening Transcript, January 26, 1920, p.4.
- ↑ Northern District of Essex Registry of Deeds, Plan of Land in Andover Mass Belonging to New England Plywood Co, 1920
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