Then they went to three shifts to meet the post war demand. Things picked up in the mid to late '30s.Īfter Germany & Japan became partners war work kept the factory very busy 1941 through 1945. Slow moving parts were pulled out of stock to build new motors for sale. Then things got really confusing during the depression with some layoffs and short working hours shuffled people around. I started thinking before I wrote on what was being quoted that it is very odd that both companies have the same starting serial #'s for that year, and ending differently? Okee, yes, that's a way of thinking, you have a point products of both companies were selling good, so there cannot be a big difference in total production numbers.Ī lot was lost as Evinrude changed management from 19. Oltimer wrote:My Johnson list for 1925 as follows: 20,001 - 30,559 right, my Johnson list too but we are talking about the outboard brand 'ELTO' Kees, I was very much aware of that when I posted.
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