Speed Queen - Revision history

HandyAndy at 17:59, 6 November 2016

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HandyAndy: added 1959 article

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HandyAndy at 20:05, 27 November 2015

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HandyAndy: added 1958 ad

2015-11-27T19:59:42Z

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HandyAndy: added 1959 history

2015-11-27T19:48:09Z

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HandyAndy at 17:12, 27 November 2015

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HandyAndy at 17:05, 27 November 2015

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HandyAndy: added history

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HandyAndy: fixed boats in use link, added 1960 history

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 File:Speedqueenb59007.jpg | 1959 Brochure, Page 7
 File:Speedqueenb59010.jpg | 1959 Pricelist
-</gallery
+</gallery>

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-'''1959 Stuff
+'''1959 Brochure'''
 <gallery>
 File:Speedqueenb59001.jpg | 1959 Brochure, Page 1
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 File:Speedqueenb59007.jpg | 1959 Brochure, Page 7
 File:Speedqueenb59010.jpg | 1959 Pricelist
 File:Speedqueena59001.jpg|1959 Speed Queen Ad
 File:Glastexlawsuitruling.pdf| Legal ruling regarding the Glastex zoning lawsuit
 </gallery>

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 Speed Queen boats were manufactured by the Marine Division of The Glastex Co. in Tinley Park, Illinois from 1953 to 1958. In 1958, Glastex expanded operations to include a location in Monmouth, IL. This resulted from a merge with The Monelle Corporation of Monmouth. At the time, The Glastex Co. produced
-six boats per day and had 22 employees (Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1958). Neil W. Ekblaw was president of Monelle Corp. This merger added 150,000 sq. ft. of production space. Monelle had built "North Star" Boats before the merger and had been around since at least October 1954. Production was planned to be about 6,000 boats per year with three 14' to 20' sizes and in 14 models. Boats were constructed by hand-laid fiberglass sheets in prepared molds and reinforced with aluminum stringers and plywood frames.
+six boats per day and had 22 employees (Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1958). Neil W. Ekblaw was president of Monelle Corp. This merger added 150,000 sq. ft. of production space. Monelle had built "[[North Star]]" Boats before the merger and had been around since at least October 1954. Production was planned to be about 6,000 boats per year with three 14' to 20' sizes and in 14 models. Boats were constructed by hand-laid fiberglass sheets in prepared molds and reinforced with aluminum stringers and plywood frames.
 <br><br>
 Neil W. Ekblaw was a lawyer born in Urbana, Illinois, and educated at Wesleyan University and Cornell Law. After practicing law for a few years in New York, Cleveland, and Peoria, he started his own firm, Monelle Corp. in 1952, established as president in 1953 and leaving law practice that year. The company built a variety of products from aluminum, plastic, and steel including a lawn sweeper and North Star Boats.  In addition to presidency of Monelle, he served as director of Roy G. Miller, Inc. and North Star Marine Sales. He moved to California and joined Hughes Aircraft as marketing manager for the El Segundo division of the company by 1963. Monelle Corp. had a sales office in Chicago at 10 N. Clark St.

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 File:Speedqueenb58003.jpg | Promotional Flyer
 File:Speedqueenb58004.jpg | Promotional Flyer
-File:Speedqueen58article.JPG | 1958 Article
+File:Speedqueena58001.jpg|1958 Speed Queen-Monelle Article
 </gallery>

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 [[File:Speedqueenlogo.jpg]]
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 Tinley Park, Illinois
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+&
 W. Tenth Ave.
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 <br><br>
 Neil W. Ekblaw was a lawyer born in Urbana, Illinois, and educated at Wesleyan University and Cornell Law. After practicing law for a few years in New York, Cleveland, and Peoria, he started his own firm, Monelle Corp. in 1952, established as president in 1953 and leaving law practice that year. The company built a variety of products from aluminum, plastic, and steel including a lawn sweeper and North Star Boats.  In addition to presidency of Monelle, he served as director of Roy G. Miller, Inc. and North Star Marine Sales. He moved to California and joined Hughes Aircraft as marketing manager for the El Segundo division of the company by 1963. Monelle Corp. had a sales office in Chicago at 10 N. Clark St.

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 six boats per day and had 22 employees (Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1958). Neil W. Ekblaw was president of Monelle Corp. This merger added 150,000 sq. ft. of production space. Monelle had built "North Star" Boats before the merger and had been around since at least October 1954. Production was planned to be about 6,000 boats per year with three 14' to 20' sizes and in 14 models. Boats were constructed by hand-laid fiberglass sheets in prepared molds and reinforced with aluminum stringers and plywood frames.
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 William J. Horvath, the owner of The Glastex Co. and designer of the Speed Queen line of fiberglass boats, sold the business to Felt Enterprises in 1961
 who in turn changed the name to [[Sea Sprite]] in 1963 (Lee Wangstad. "Breath of Fresh Air." Boating World: June 2002). Beginning in 1968, Glastex produced [[Sea Star|Sea Star Boats]].

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-Speed Queen boats were manufactured by the Marine Division of The Glastex Co.
+Speed Queen Boats
 in Tinley Park, Illinois from 1953 to 1958. In 1958, Glastex expanded operations to
-include a location in Monmouth, IL. At the time, The Glastex Co. produced
+Glastex Co.
 six boats per day and had 22 employees (Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1958).
-Boats were constructed by hand-laid fiberglass sheets in prepared molds and
+W. 147th St.
 reinforced with aluminum stringers.
 <br><br>
-William J. Horvath, the owner of The Glastex Co. and designer of the Speed
+William J. Horvath, the owner of The Glastex Co. and designer of the Speed Queen line of fiberglass boats, sold the business to Felt Enterprises in 1961
-Queen line of fiberglass boats, sold the business to Felt Enterprises in 1961
+who in turn changed the name to [[Sea Sprite]] in 1963 (Lee Wangstad. "Breath of Fresh Air." Boating World: June 2002). Beginning in 1968, Glastex produced [[Sea Star|Sea Star Boats]].
 <br><br>
-From 1953 to 1956, only one 14' "Center Deck" model was offered. In 1957, a 14'
+From 1953 to 1956, only one 14' "Center Deck" model was offered. In 1957, a 14' "Walk-Thru" model was added. 1958 brought a 14' "Ski Queen" utility and
-"Walk-Thru" model was added. 1958 brought a 14' "Ski Queen" utility and
+two 16' models, a "Walk Thru" and "Ski Queen" utility. Finally in 1959, three 15' and two 18' Cruisette models were added, bringing to ten the total number
-two 16' models, a "Walk Thru" and "Ski Queen" utility. Finally in 1959, three
+of models produced. Little information has yet been uncovered for 1961, but apparently all new models were offered for 1961 and '62, all lacking the
 fiberglass center deck or molded-in seats of the seats of the earlier models.
+<br><br>
 In 1960, an 18' Speed Queen equipped with a Volvo I/O left Chicago's Michigan Ave. Bridge for a trip down the Mississippi River. Aboard were William Horvath (president), Charles Oehert (employee), and a Swedish engineer from Volvo to assess the motor's performance (April 1960 Boat & Motor Dealer).

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 apparently all new models were offered for 1961 and '62, all lacking the
 fiberglass center deck or molded-in seats of the seats of the earlier models.
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 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qXFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4740,3793603&dq=speed-queen+boat&hl=en
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-[http://www.fiberglassics.com/site-search-3?ordering=newest&searchword=Speed+Queen Speed Queen Boats in Use]
+[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Speed+Queen&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&Itemid=88&option=com_search Speed Queen Boats in Use]

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		+	The Milwaukee Sentinel - Jul 26, 1955 Dealer Ad
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		+	http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MkYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6w8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1387,3107764&dq=speed-queen+boat&hl=en
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		+	The Milwaukee Sentinel - Aug 28, 1958 Dealer Ad
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		+	http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qXFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4740,3793603&dq=speed-queen+boat&hl=en
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