Whitehouse
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Whitehouse Boat Co.
Fort Worth, Texas
Additional plants: Bakersfield, California.
According to a June 20, 1960 article in Barron's Business and Financial Weekly, Whitehouse sold $2,700,000 of products in 1958 and earnings totaled $100,000 in 1959. Many sales were made by producing boats for Sears, Roebuck and Co. President of the company was Ben Whitehouse, Jr.
A planned merger by exchange of stock was reported Sept. 1, 1960 in the New York Times between Whitehouse Plastics and Lunn Laminates Inc. of Huntington, New York with the new company retaining the Whitehouse name. The article reported both companies produced boats and that 1959 Whitehouse sales ending Oct. 31 totaled $3,788,000; the next six months totaled $2,950,000. Lunn sold $1,100,000 of products in the same six month period. A following article on Nov. 23 reported the merger failed because of manufacturing problems that could not be resolved in time for the merger to succeed. Lunn Laminates Inc. previously made Bell Boy Boats under license, ending the agreement in September 1959 because of the growth of their business in building for military contracts (Sept. 12, 1959 New York Times). Apparently, by next year, Lunn Laminates was interested in getting back into the recreational boating industry.
An August 21, 1961 article in the Warsaw-Times Union of Warsaw, Indiana reports that Robert F. Meyer, president of Industrial Marine Corp. announced the acquisition of Whitehouse Plastics. The polyester resin and gel coat subsidiary of Whitehouse Plastics was renamed Industrial Marine and Chemicals Company at this time. Whitehouse had purchased the former North American building in Warsaw in 1959 and when Whitehouse was liquidated in 1962 the building was purchased by Brunswick (Warsaw Times-Union July 3, 2003). Brunswick located its administrative division headquarters in Warsaw, producing major parts for assembly in the regional plants in order to save costs (Sep. 28, 1962 Chicago Tribune).
Model Information
Model Information:
1959 to 1960 Whitehouse outboard boat models
1960 to 1962 Whitehouse outboard boat models
1959 to 1962 Whitehouse inboard boat models
Patents
Patents
Whitehouse boat design patent
Whitehouse boat design patent
Whitehouse boat design patent
Whitehouse boat design patent
Whitehouse boat design patent
Whitehouse inboard/outboard design patent
1957
1957 Information:
1957 Whitehouse Saber Ad
1957 Whitehouse Boats Ad
1958
1958 Information:
1958 Whitehouse Ad, Page 1
1958 Whitehouse Ad, Page 2
1958 Whitehouse Boats Article
1958 Whitehouse Boat Shipping Article
1958 Whitehouse Larkliner Mercury Mark 78AE Test
1958 Whitehouse Dolphin Mercury Mark 78L Test
1959
1959 Brochure:
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p1
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p2
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p3
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p4
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p5
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p6
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p7
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p8
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p9
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p10
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p11
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p12
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p13
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p14
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p15
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p16
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p17
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p18
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p19
1959 Whitehouse Brochure, p20
1959 Miscellaneous
1959 Whitehouse Sailfish Ad
1959 Whitehouse New Boats Article
1959 Whitehouse Article
1960
1960 Brochure:
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p1
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p2
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p3
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p4
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p5
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p6
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p7
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p8
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p9
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p10
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p11
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p12
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p13
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p14
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p15
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p16
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p17
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p18
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p19
1960 Whitehouse Brochure, p20
1960 Miscellaneous
1960 Whitehouse Pricelist, page 1
1960 Whitehouse Pricelist, page 2
1960 Whitehouse Ad
1960 Whitehouse Preferred Stock Ad
1961
1961 Brochure:
1961 Whitehouse Brochure p1
1961 Whitehouse Brochure p2
1961 Whitehouse Brochure p3
1961 Whitehouse Brochure p4
1961 Pricelist:
1961 Whitehouse Dealer Pricelist, p1
1961 Whitehouse Dealer Pricelist, p2
1961 Whitehouse Dealer Pricelist, p3
1961 Whitehouse Retail Pricelist, p1
1961 Whitehouse Retail Pricelist, p2
1961 Whitehouse Retail Pricelist, p3
