Louis E. Shaw
Shaw Insulator Co
Inducted 1974
Louis Shaw (1886 – 1950) was an inventor. At Shaw Insulator Co. in 1928, he invented the transfer molding process of thermosetting materials, which greatly broadened the market for thermosets in moldings with intricate sections, fragile inserts, and multiple openings.
Shaw Insulator Co. primarily manufactured Bakelite plastic insulators. The address was 150 Colt St., Irvington, NJ. In 1920, Shaw bought a large interest in the Moorhead Laboratories in San Francisco, which manufactured telephone and wireless supplies. The newspaper article (7633) stated Shaw Insulator Co. was in Newark, NJ. In 1944, J. Harry Dubois became vice president of Shaw Insulator Company (https://www.r-infinity.com/Companies/#S).