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Fonds F 2191
42 centimetres of textual records
48 architectural and technical drawings
161 photographs
16 maps
1 postcard
1 lithographic print
The fonds consists of records related to the ship-building heritage of the Ditchburn family, in particular Ditchburn Boats Limited, a boat building company owned and operated by Herbert Ditchburn in the Muskoka region of Ontario.
Fonds includes correspondence, notes and designs related to patent applications for boat parts invented by Herbert Ditchburn and for boat designs as well as general business documentation for the Ditchburn Boats Limited and its predecessors.
Fonds also consists of historical records and information about various shipbuilding companies owned by the Ditchburn family, including the Ditchburn and Mare Shipbuilding Company, which operated in England and built ships for Queen Elizabeth I to defeat the Spanish Armada as well as records related to Ditchburn family members.
Also includes material related to particular boats built by Ditchburn Boats Ltd. including boats built for the RCMP, the RCAF, raceboats that competed in the America's Cup and other speed boat races, in particular a series of boats built for Betty Estelle Carstairs.
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Ditchburn Boats Limited of Gravenhurst, Ontario was a prominent boat building company that made a series of popular speed boats called "runabouts" during the 1920s.
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Reference Code | Series Title |
F 2191-1 | Ditchburn Boats patent documentation |
F 2191-2 | Photographs of Ditchburn boats |
F 2191-3 | Records relating to the Ditchburn and Mare Shipbuilding Company |
F 2191-4 | General business documentation for Ditchburn Boats Limited |
F 2191-5 | Historical research materials related to Ditchburn Boats Limited. |
F 2191-6 | Ditchburn family history materials |
F 2191-7 | Ditchburn boat designs |