Outboard Engine Pillows
Description: Born June 4, 1906, in Mequon, Wis., Kiekhaefer was always attracted to machines and had a drive to understand how things worked. After leaving his family’s farm to pursue a career in electrical engineering and manufacturing he attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering for one year. Later, he continued his education at the University of Wisconsin extension. Despite not receiving a formal degree until later in life, Carl became an electrical engineer and changed the standards for marine engines.
Description: A clean antique outboard motor design for boat captains, fishermen, dads and grandpas who tinker with old outboard motors. Good for plain spoken anglers who love spending time at the lake cabin motor boating and puttering around fixing the fishing boat. A simple retro outboard engine boating graphic for old boat lovers and those who appreciate vintage design.
Description: It seems the Champion Outboard name has been around from 1927 through 1957. The story starts in 1927 with three gentlemen from St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr.Henry Dolan, Sig Conrad and Dutch Witch. In 1928 they sold the "Champion" name to Flour City Ornamental Iron Co. and they produced the motor in Minneapolis, Minnesota for many years. Champion Outboard Motor was really founded in 1935. Original founders were Stanley Grey and Earl DuMonte. Mr. DuMonte contracted with a small tool and punch press operation to manufacture their outboard.
Description: The Hiawatha Outboard was sold by the Gamble-Skogmo Auto and Department stores. Hiawatha was their own brand name. Outboards were manufactured by Gale Products and Scott Atwater. The sales years were from 1941 through 1961. In 1969 the Hiawatha brand name re-surfaced, these outboards were made by Eska.
Description: In 1948, the first Skeeter Bass Boat was built by Holmes Thurman in Shreveport, LA. It was just over 13-feet long, made of molded marine plywood with a flat bottom and tumblehome side decks. The boats were named Skeeter because their long, needle-shaped nose resembled a mosquito. In the 50s Skeeter became one of the first innovators to use fiberglass in boat construction. Fiberglass made it possible for more sizes and styles to be produced in much larger numbers. Throughout the South, many of these early models are still in use today by avid Skeeter fishermen.
Description: Awarded and sophisticated, these boats were ahead of their times and the company never got to realize the enthusiasm that these boats would create. These riveted wonders have created a following unlike no other. People gather around, they drive miles with their boat in tow, they become friends, family, lifelong compadres. Highly sought after these boats are, after one glimpse people contract a rare symptom called rivetitus. Once bitten, they set out on a journey that can only end when they own one of these riveted wonders. So join us at one of the many get-togethers and check out these wonderful riveted boats, but beware, you may get rivetitus…
Description: Carolina Classic designs and builds boats with familiar hull types including deep vee, modified vee and other. They are commonly considered suitable for conventional boating boating pursuits such as overnight cruising, day cruising, saltwater fishing and freshwater fishing. Carolina Classic constructs models with inboard, inboard/outboard and other propulsion systems, available in diesel and gas fuel systems.
Description: The Kiekhaefer Mercury company began in 1939 when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Kiekhaefer's original intention for the Kiekhaefer Corporation was to make magnetic separators for the dairy industry. The purchase included 300 defective outboard motors. Kiekhaefer and a small staff of employees rebuilt the motors and sold them to Montgomery Ward, a mail-order company. The motors were much improved, so the buyer purchased more. Kiekhaefer designed motors that withstood the elements better than his competition and called the motor Mercury (taking advantage of the "Mercury" Motor Car popularity at the time) whilst adopting the logo of the Roman god Mercury.
Description: Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of outboard motors for boats. Founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907, it was formerly owned by the publicly traded Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) since 1935 but OMC filed for bankruptcy in 2000. It was working as a subsidiary of Canadian Multinational Bombardier Recreational Products but was discontinued in May of 2020.
Description: A retro-style emblem featuring a detailed outboard motor at the top. Below the motor, the text "Johnson" is prominently displayed in a large, textured font with a red outline. Underneath, "OUTBOARDS" is shown in a similar style. At the bottom, the tagline "FIRST IN DEPENDABILITY" is written.
Description: Glastron is a boat manufacturing company and was one of the first manufacturers of fiberglass boats. Bob Hammond, Bill Gaston, Bob Shoop, and Guy Woodard founded this company on October 14, 1956 in Austin, Texas. It was sold to Genmar Holdings in the 1990s and manufacturing was moved to Minnesota.[citation needed] Glastron is known for its boat hull design innovations, including the Aqualift and "SSV" hull designs, the latter of which is still in use today. Glastron's "Glastonbury" boats were featured in the James Bond film Live and Let Die. A boat chase was filmed in Louisiana around the Irish Bayou area. Twenty-six boats were built by Glastron for the film, of which seventeen were destroyed during rehearsals.
Description: There is a bygone era where a simple outboard boat motor was still made in theGood Ol’ USA. Americans were proud of this time; a time that meant our products were the best in the world! These motors were built by skilled artisans who took pride in their work and made an effort to focus on quality, not quantity. Restored to perfection, our vintage boat motors are a conversation piece and a piece of the past you’ll be proud to own.
