Esquire
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Newman Boats
Esquire Boats
Newman Industries, Inc.
201 S. Main St.
Commerce, Oklahoma
History by Andreas Jordahl Rhude
Newman was the builder of the "Esquire" line of fiberglass boats. They began operations in Commerce, OK in 1959. They eventually moved to North Miami, OK where their factory was leveled by a fire on 31 March 1966. They did rebuild.
George Newman had worked at Blue Star Manufacturing Co. of Miami, OK prior to forming Newman Industries. He was a sales representative starting in September 1955. He came to Blue from Norton-Littleton.
Model Information
1959 to 1962 Esquire outboard models
1965 to 1971 Newman outboard models
