Harold Warp
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Harold Warp was an early plastic
s 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.
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
s tycoon and the founder of Pioneer Village
Pioneer Village (Nebraska)
Pioneer Village is a museum and tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 6 in Minden, Nebraska. Pioneer Village was founded in 1953 by Harold Warp, a Chicago manufacturer from Minden. The museum, a complex of 28 buildings on with a total collection of over 50,000 items...
in Minden
Minden, Nebraska
Minden is a city in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,964 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kearney County...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. Born in a sod house
Sod house
The sod house or "soddy" was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of Canada and the United States. The prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone; however, sod from thickly-rooted prairie grass was abundant...
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.