Ebay Truscott

[Dave Wermuth]

Does anyone know about Truscott? Ebay has one and it is said to be one of only two in existence and the other one is in a museum and not as nice as this $4,000 plus example. Anybody HAVE a Truscott? Sorry, I did not copy the link.

And no, I don't have that kind of money laying around. Just curious.

 

[Dan Lindberg]

There was a message/something about a long time collector getting old and selling off his collection, could this be one? Supposedly he had some very rare canoes. Don't remember who or where I saw it.

Dan

 

[Andre Cloutier]

link

here ya go
http://cgi.ebay.com/1903-Truscott-1...052465574QQihZ015QQcategoryZ423QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Dave Wermuth]

found the museum

www.fortmiami.org/library.html

But little else.
Interesting, but why are there only two left?

 

[Benson Gray]

Some more information is available at http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160--146984--,00.html and http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/backissu.html if you want to spend $3 to buy a copy of the July/August,
2006 issue.

Benson

 

[thompsonboatboy]

Racine Boat, Shell Lake Boat, and Truscott Boat were in an amalgamation for a very short period of time starting in 1912. It was very short lived. It was called "Racine-Truscott-Shell Lake Boat Company" and it had 5 stockholders. J.M. Smith of Shell Lake was president and treasurer; J.M. Truscott of St. Joseph, MI was secretary; and F.A. Wadswoth of Shell Lake was assistant treasurer. By 1913 Paul Findlay of Madison, WI was president and treasurer.

Andreas