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| − | Sabre-Craft Boat Company, Inc., was a boat building firm in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan beginning in the winter of 1960-1961. The firm built a new factory at 2126 South 11th Street in Niles. Their main plant was located at Tacoma, Washington, and the Sturgis area was presumably chosen for its access to the Great Lakes regional market. A skeleton crew operated the plant for the first couple of weeks after it opened, but they expected to employ about 75 people when at full production. The company expected to produce about 1,000 boats at the plant in 1961. The company became the Sabre-Craft Boat Division of American Marine Industries by | + | Sabre-Craft Boat Company, Inc., was a boat building firm in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan beginning in the winter of 1960-1961. The firm built a new factory at 2126 South 11th Street in Niles. Their main plant was located at Tacoma, Washington, and the Sturgis area was presumably chosen for its access to the Great Lakes regional market. A skeleton crew operated the plant for the first couple of weeks after it opened, but they expected to employ about 75 people when at full production. The company expected to produce about 1,000 boats at the plant in 1961. The company became the Sabre-Craft Boat Division of American Marine Industries by 1963. It was located at 1402 Maple in Niles. The firm employed 20 people in 1965. It apparently went out of business or left Michigan in about 1969. |
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Revision as of 00:31, 24 February 2012
Sabre-Craft Boat Company, Inc.
Sabre-Craft Boat Division, American Marine Industries
Locations:
311 E. Alexander, Tacoma, Washington
1402 Maple, Niles, Michigan
Sabre-Craft Boat Company, Inc., was a boat building firm in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan beginning in the winter of 1960-1961. The firm built a new factory at 2126 South 11th Street in Niles. Their main plant was located at Tacoma, Washington, and the Sturgis area was presumably chosen for its access to the Great Lakes regional market. A skeleton crew operated the plant for the first couple of weeks after it opened, but they expected to employ about 75 people when at full production. The company expected to produce about 1,000 boats at the plant in 1961. The company became the Sabre-Craft Boat Division of American Marine Industries by 1963. It was located at 1402 Maple in Niles. The firm employed 20 people in 1965. It apparently went out of business or left Michigan in about 1969.
Sources:
Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record, Vol. 107, No. 1, January 1961. p. 14.
Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record. The Directory of Michigan Manufacturers, 1963 (Detroit, MI: Manufacturer Publishing Co., 1962.) p. 399--classified products section.
Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record. The Directory of Michigan Manufacturers, 1965 (Detroit, MI: Manufacturer Publishing Co., 1964.) p. 395--classified products section. p. 192—geographic section.
Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record. The Directory of Michigan Manufacturers, 1967 (Detroit, MI: Manufacturer Publishing Co., 1966.) p. 420--classified products section.
Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record. The Directory of Michigan Manufacturers, 1969 (Detroit, MI: Manufacturer Publishing Co., 1968.) p. 427--classified products section.
Model Information
1959 to 1961 Sabre Craft outboard models
1961 to 1962 Sabre Craft outboard models
1959 to 1961 Sabre Craft inboard models
1957 Information
A 1957 In use
A 1957 In use
1960 Information
1960 Brochure p1
1960 Brochure p2
1960 Brochure p3
1960 Brochure p4
