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 local surveyor Horace Hale Smith was filed with the Essex County Registry of Deeds. [2]. John Proctor was granted two patents, one for manufacturing plywood boxes 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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