#TBTNLO: patent draughtsman

On 15 August 1956, 62 years ago this week, Freek Bal joined NLO as a patent draughtsman. In 1996 he celebrated 40 years with NLO. Freek Bal retired in July 2000, on the same day as his wife Co, who worked as a secretary for Mr Baarslag since 1962 and later for Erik de Vries.