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Size | About 50 items. |
Abstract | The Carolina Panel Company of Lexington, N.C., began manufacturing high quality hardwood plywood in 1927 to supply the local furniture industry's demand for plywood. Roswell B. Robbins served as secretary-treasurer and general manager of the company, 1927-1938. Upon Robbins's death in 1938, C. Hamilton Hargrave took over as manager. Over the years, Carolina Panel's business expanded to include furniture makers all over the eastern United States. By 1988, however, a marketing research survey found that the demand for the plywood produced by Carolina Panel was drying up. In 1990, the board of directors sold the company to R. E. Lineberry, Inc. Records of the Carolina Panel Company, 1970-1991, include pictures of employees working at the company's factory, a 1970 article about the company, comparative profit statistics, a marketing research survey about the future of the industry, and documents concerning the sale of the company. |
Creator | Carolina Panel Company. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
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The Carolina Panel Company of Lexington, N.C., began manufacturing high quality hardwood plywood in 1927 to supply the local furniture industry's demand for plywood. Roswell B. Robbins served as secretary-treasurer and general manager of the company, 1927-1938. Upon Robbins's death in 1938, C. Hamilton Hargrave took over as manager. Over the years, Carolina Panel's business expanded to include furniture makers all over the eastern United States. By 1988, however, a marketing research survey found that the demand for the plywood produced by Carolina Panel was drying up. In 1990, the board of directors sold the company to R. E. Lineberry, Inc.
Back to TopRecords, 1970-1991, relating to the Carolina Panel Company and pictures of employees working at the company's factory. A 1970 article about the company, comparative profit statistics, a marketing research survey about the future of the industry, and documents concerning the sale of the company are included.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Documents concerning the operation of the Carolina Panel Company. Correspondence about the sale of the company, an auction catalog, and minutes of board of directors meetings are included.
Folder 1 |
Carolina Panel Company |
Pictures of employees working on the factory floor at the Carolina Panel Company.
Image Folder PF-4940/1 |
Photographs of the Carolina Panel Company factory |