LEADER 03469cam 22004694a 4500001 ocm67405513 003 OCoLC 005 20141211191309.0 008 060330s2006 ncua b 001 0deng 010 2006010757 020 0786425733 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 (Sirsi) o67405513 035 (OCoLC)67405513 040 DLC |cDLC |dYDX |dBAKER |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 049 EREE 050 00 HD9993.C384 |bW553 2006 082 00 338.7/623829B |222 100 1 Chapman, Patrick F., |d1957- |=^A694496 245 14 The Willits brothers and their canoes : |bwooden boat craftsmen in Washington state, 1908-1967 / |cPatrick F. Chapman ; foreword by Jerry Stelmok. 260 Jefferson, N.C. : |bMcFarland & Company, |c©2006. 300 xii, 260 pages : |billustrations ; |c26 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-254) and index. 505 0 The brothers -- Childhood and family matters -- Early Washington years -- A canoe company is born -- Serious business and the business of war -- Second to none: the Day Island years -- Marriages -- End of an era -- Lost opportunities -- The canoes -- The sincerest of flattery -- Hand made, or machine made? manufacturing methods and canoe details -- People prefer Willits canoes to all others -- Willits canoes today: availability, repairs, restoration -- Appendices: Willits Brothers Canoe Company logbook -- Instructions for refinishing canoe -- Instructions for sailing accessories -- Instructions for portaging yoke -- Instructions for repairing planking -- Prices of Willits Brothers Canoe Company canoes and accessories, 1928-1964 -- Price comparison of Willits Brothers canoe with Old Town Canoe Company OTCA, 17 foot, AA grade or equivalent canoe, 1915-1964 -- Willits Brothers canoe serial numbers and year of manufacture -- Serial number codes stamped on inside stem of Willits Brothers canoes, 1934-1963 -- Museums with Willits canoes in their collection -- Plans of Willits Brothers canoes -- 1926-1928 catalog of the Willits Brothers Canoe Company -- 1951 catalog of the Willits Brothers Canoe Company. 520 "This combination biography and company history tells the story of Earl and Floyd Willits and their unique canoe company. Beginning with their family's westward migration from Iowa, it follows the brothers as they set about starting the business that would become their lifelong work. Interviews with surviving contemporaries and family members add a personal dimension to the story"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 Willits, Earl Carmi, |d1889- |=^A694498 600 10 Willits, Floyd Calvin, |d1892- |=^A694499 610 20 Willits Brothers Canoe Company. |=^A694497 650 0 Canoe industry |zUnited States |xHistory. |=^A879669 650 0 Canoes and canoeing |zUnited States |xEquipment and supplies |xHistory. |=^A1236166 856 41 |3Table of contents |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0611/2006010757.html 994 92 |bERE 910 PromptCat 938 Baker & Taylor |bBKTY |c45.00 |d45.00 |i0786425733 |n0006656180 |sactive 980 2006-07-19 |b45 |d0 |e45 |f926275 596 1 998 1047336