Harold Warp

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Harold Warp (1903 – April 9, 1994) was an early plastics tycoon and the founder of Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska. Born in a sod house to an immigrant family from Norway, he was orphaned at age 11. In 1924, he moved to Chicago with $800 and a patent for "Flex-O-Glass," a plastic window material he developed. Warp Bros. is still in business today, and still under family ownership.

In Nebraska, Warp is best known as the founder of Pioneer Village in Minden, which has a collection of over 50,000 items.

External links

Nebraska Business Hall of Fame - Harold Warp
Warp Bros.

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Name	Warp, Harold
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Short description	American businessman
Date of birth	1903
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Date of death	April 9, 1994
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