Russel Brothers Limited   OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO   Steelcraft Boat Builders
 
Fort Frances Museum Collection
Thanks to curator Pam Hawley for collecting and sending copies of these materials.
 
Newspaper Clippings

Dec. 1925 Russel Brothers Limited Over eighteen years ago, two young men came to Fort Frances...
June 30, 1937 Russel Brothers Will Leave Fort Frances About Aug. 15th
Dec. 16, 1937 Russel Brothers Now Operating In New Home At Owen Sound
date unknown, but c. 1961 Russel-Hipwell Splits Operations
Jan. 31, 1962 Russel Brothers Staff Now More Than Double Total For Jan. 1961
Jan. 31, 1962 Federal Beaver Under Construction: 600 pix   1024 pix   600 DPI
July 29, 1987 Boatbuilder Art Busch Still Active on Area History
1926 One Page Brochure

Single or Three Drum Warping Tugs, 25 ft. Power Winch Boat, Campbell Marine Engines...
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Pre - 1937 Alligator  

One of these has recently been found and is being restored for public display in Marten River Provincial Park
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BOAT PAGE
Art Busch  

July 29, 1987 Article on Art Busch:
Boatbuilder Art Busch Still Active on area history
CLIPPING
Busch Bill  

Bill from Russel Brothers dated Dec. 26th, 1930 to Art Busch for a Fairbanks Morse Generator set. Christmas present?
BILL
Campbell Engine Poem
The Campbell Marine Engine, is known throughout the earth,
It has been a famous motor, since the first day of its birth...
POEM
Cedar Rapids  

In a mid 1930's brochure, mention is made of a Russel boat setting a world record on the Cedar Rapids of the St. Lawrence River. This introductory letter also mentions this, but gives frustratingly few more details.
BOAT PAGE
Cordrey Retires  

Undated clipping about the retirement of Russel stalwart Eric M. Cordrey, who later (1984) wrote a 6 page company history.
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CLIPPING
50th Anniversary  

Banquet at the Paterson House, Owen Sound, 1957.
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CLIPPING
Employees & Rates  

Hourly wage rates Feb. 22, 1941.
DOCUMENT
Employees & Rates  

Hourly wage rates July 8, 1941
DOCUMENT
Employees & Rates  

Hourly wage rates Oct. 23, 1941. Includes 12 increases!
DOCUMENT
Factory Interior  

Inside the Owen Sound boat shop likely late 1930's.
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PHOTO
Federal Beaver  

Federal Beaver under construction in 1962.
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CLIPPING
Gears  

Unidentified and undated photo
of some sort of geared assembly.
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PHOTO
Goki Stamp  

Informative stamp on the back of a Russel
factory photo of Goki in 1940.
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STAMP
Lynn B.   1940

Lynn B. sea trials, Owen Sound, 1940.
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BOAT PAGE
Lynn B.   1940

Lynn B. sea trials, Owen Sound, 1940.
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BOAT PAGE
New Steelcraft Tug  

Shows hull and cabin on separate flatcars ready for shipping.
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CLIPPING
Radium Express   1939

...on sea trials in an icy Owen Sound Bay, 1939.
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BOAT PAGE
Balance Sheet 1936  

Aug. 31, 1936. $66,662.61.
DOCUMENT
Profit & Loss 1936  

Aug. 31, 1936.
Profit: $6,647.23; Deficit from previous year: $10,032.30
DOCUMENT
Balance Sheet 1938  

Sept. 30th, 1938. $104,622.56.
DOCUMENT

 

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