Difference between revisions of "White"
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| + | Ed Soule bought the White Canoe Co. in 1978 at which time the company no longer made canoes. He renamed the business the White Boat and Canoe Co. and began making fiberglass canoes ([http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3L48AAAAIBAJ&sjid=5C0MAAAAIBAJ&dq=white-canoe&pg=2713%2C3980149 March 9, 1979 Bangor Daily News]). [[Old Town|Old Town Canoe Co.]] bought out White in 1984 ([http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mqhJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HA4NAAAAIBAJ&dq=old%20town%20canoe%20history&pg=3479%2C3556611 September 11, 1990 Bangor Daily News]). | ||
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| + | More history is available at [http://dragonflycanoe.com/wood-canoe-identification-guide/e-m-white/ Dragonfly Canoe Works] and on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Canoe Wikipedia]. | ||
'''Model Information''' | '''Model Information''' | ||
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| − | File:Whitebb001.jpg|1955 to 1959 White models | + | File:Whitebb001.jpg|1955 to 1959 White outboard boat models |
| − | File:Whitebb002.jpg|1960 to 1962 White models | + | File:Whitebb002.jpg|1960 to 1962 White outboard boat models |
| + | File:Whitebb003.jpg|1961 to 1962 White inboard boat models | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | [http://www.fiberglassics.com/ | + | [http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=White+Canoe&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&Itemid=88&option=com_search White Boats in Use] |
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White Canoe Company, Inc.
156 S. Water St.
Old Town, Maine
Ed Soule bought the White Canoe Co. in 1978 at which time the company no longer made canoes. He renamed the business the White Boat and Canoe Co. and began making fiberglass canoes (March 9, 1979 Bangor Daily News). Old Town Canoe Co. bought out White in 1984 (September 11, 1990 Bangor Daily News).
More history is available at Dragonfly Canoe Works and on Wikipedia.
Model Information
1955 to 1959 White outboard boat models
1960 to 1962 White outboard boat models
1961 to 1962 White inboard boat models
