Martin L. Keyes

Martin L. Keyes
Born(1850-02-19)February 19, 1850

Martin L. Keyes (born February 19, 1850)[1] founded the Keyes Fibre Company in 1903.[2][3]

Obtained a patent for a paper-plate making machine.[4][5] Defended the patent.[6] The plates were later branded "Chinet", and the company is currently owned by Huhtamäki.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Biography Martin L. Keyes - Biographical Review - Cumberland County, Maine" (TXT). Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company. 1896. p. 72.
  2. ^ "Pulpwood to Pie Plates - The Keyes fibre story" (PDF). www.keyespackaging.com.
  3. ^ "Periscope". Archived from the original on 1999-11-04. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  4. ^ "History of Keyes Fibre Company – FundingUniverse".
  5. ^ "Apparatus for making pulp articles".
  6. ^ United Indurated Fibre Co. v. Whippany Mfg. Co., 83 F. 485 (November 17, 1897)
  7. ^ "About".