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''Americraft Boats'' was a brand used by at least two unique manufacturers:
  
  
Americraft Corporation
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* [[Americraft (Illinois)|Americraft Corporation]], a fiberglass boat-builder located in Chicago, Illinois with factories in Wisconsin and Texas.
  
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* [[Ameri-Craft (New Jersey)|Ameri-Craft Boat Co.]], also a fiberglass boat-builder but located on the East Coast at Packanack Lake, New Jersey. In 1958, it was renamed to the "American Boat Co.", not to be confused with [[North American|North American Marine]] which offered "American Boats".
  
  
Americraft was detailed in a February 24, 1958 article in the [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hV1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_Q8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=americraft%20corporation&pg=7299%2C2071725 Milwaukee Sentinel]. The company's manufacturing facility was in Antigo, Wisconsin with another factory located in Cooper, Texas and others planned. A. E. Condra was a VP and production manager at the Antigo location which used a temporary city-owned building as a training plant to build two boats per day. A permanent plant was planned to open March 1, 1958.  At the time of the article, Paul H. Bowdle was company president. Employees included Peggy Hervey, Dorothy Turner, Johanna Walentowski, and Irene Zaitz.
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'''1959 Information'''
 
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File:Americrafta59001.jpg|1959 Americraft Atlas Ad
 
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[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Americraft&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20&Itemid=88&option=com_search Americraft Boats in Use]
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Latest revision as of 03:57, 11 November 2015

Americraft Boats was a brand used by at least two unique manufacturers:


  • Americraft Corporation, a fiberglass boat-builder located in Chicago, Illinois with factories in Wisconsin and Texas.


  • Ameri-Craft Boat Co., also a fiberglass boat-builder but located on the East Coast at Packanack Lake, New Jersey. In 1958, it was renamed to the "American Boat Co.", not to be confused with North American Marine which offered "American Boats".


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