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Peerless Plastics History
THE BEGINNING
In 1947, a company named Herb Shelly, Inc., was started by L.A. Godby and G.T. Schjedahl on 121 Elm Street in Farmington, Minnesota. In 1951, L.A. Godby split off from G.T. Schjedahl and changed the name of the company to what we know today as Peerless Plastics.
(Melba Loesch at work sealing)
In 1971, the first electric sealing machine was used at the plant. A total of 35 workers & a few summer helpers helped the company boom. On August 3, 1979 the name changed for the last time and incorporated as Peerless Plastics, Inc., which is the name of the company today.
(plant manager Gene "Spec" Steadman confers with Mr. Sloan of New Prague, prime contractor for the army supplies)
In May 1981, the need to expand was fulfilled & the company relocated to 510 Willow Street, Farmington Minnesota. This new building is twice the size as big as the Elm Street building with 43,000 sq. feet.
The Peerless tradition
Mary Barlage and Pat Visnovee working on paper liners in the Peerless operation
The firm made aprons for Woolworth, dampening bags for clothes, dress bags, blanket bags, chair seat covers & baby car seat protectors.
Glenda Gorr, working one of the high-speed sewing machines
In early company history, the company only had 20 sewing machines, 10 being used for contract work & 10 for open work.