Looking for what type of canoe this is Google the picture and it said Michigan steel boat company
Dave Osborn
LIFE MEMBER
An internet search came up with some info. I didn’t do a deep dive, nor did I see any double end row boats. I did see reference to 64 different models being produced fro their factory.
Mullins made similar boats, too. See the attached pages from a 1905 catalog.
Worth Gretter
LOVES Wooden Canoes
Dan, are they talking about aluminum PAINT?
No, Mullins and Michigan Steel were building steel boats with wood trim. They were a pretty big deal back in the day.
Mullins also happened to build wood canvas canoes, but only for about twelve years between 1911 and 1923.
Edit to say they did offer to paint them with aluminum paint or dead grass paint. Both were common at the time.
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Gil Cramer
The wooden canoe Shop, Inc.
It is probably a Michigan Steel boat. There is one that I worked on in the museum in Detroit. Maybe the Dossin museum, If I remember correctly, but the white lead filler may have taken effect.
