© Paul Fraser
The Fifties
Aroline.com
Welcome to the official home
of the now defunct “Aroline
Boat Company” (A.B.C.)
Aroline
was
a
going
concern
in
the
1950's.
With
disposable
income
at
historical
levels
following
WW
2,
it
seemed
everyone
wanted
an
Aroliner.
George
expanded
his
shop
and
aquired
a
second
larger
property
with
future
expansion
in
mind,
but
in
the
meantine
stayed
where
he
was
and
renovated
the
existing
plant
at
822
Archibald
Street
(later
became
26
Archibald
when
the
city
reversed
the
street
order).
Some
of
his
largest
orders
came
from
the Canadian Military for duty on the "Dew-Line", and fly-in fishing camps in remote Northern regions of Canada.
George in 1956 showing a nice sale
The shop with his "stretchpress"
1/2 of a jig for building canoes
The old shop facade (circa 1950)
A nice sale to the Canadian armed forces
George testing a new Aroline canoe (Circa 1950)
A 1950's prototype Aroline "Shark"
The Late 1950's shop front at 822 Archibald
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