{"id":2180,"date":"2016-04-14T00:23:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T00:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=2180"},"modified":"2016-04-14T00:48:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T00:48:51","slug":"racine-boat-corporation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/racine-boat-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Racine Boat Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got a new postcard from Ebay &#8212; a really nice Racine Boat Corporation postcard which features a canoe-looking boat with a gasoline engine on it. The boat reads as follows: Reliability Cruise 80 Miles Across Lake Michigan &#8230; Racine Wis to Holland Mich &#8230; W1381 &#8230; Super Elto &#8230; Raboco III &#8230; Racine Boat Corporation &#8230; Coast Guard Model.<br \/>\nIn fact, the Coast Guard station is right behind them, so if they&#8217;re in the Root River, they&#8217;re going west, upstream the Root River. I like the captain&#8217;s hats the two men are wearing, and I like the added touch of child and dog in the boat too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2181\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-14-31-01.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2181\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-14-31-01-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Racine Boat Corporation postcard, ca. 1910\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2181\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-14-31-01-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-14-31-01-768x498.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-14-31-01-1024x663.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racine Boat Corporation postcard, ca. 1910<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-27-50-01.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-27-50-01-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"2016-04-13-20-27-50-01\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2183\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-27-50-01-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-27-50-01-768x493.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-13-20-27-50-01-1024x658.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m getting conflicting age information about this postcard &#8212; this story seems to imply that the picture is from 1928:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/henry-trinke.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/henry-trinke-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"henry trinke\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2185\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/henry-trinke-284x300.jpg 284w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/henry-trinke.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got a new postcard from Ebay &#8212; a really nice Racine Boat Corporation postcard which features a canoe-looking boat with a gasoline engine on it. 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