the WOOD BOAT GALLERY

John Aird, former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, photographed in 1980 in his Minett-Shields aptly named Black Beauty II. The boat is about 7 metres long (21') and finished black hi-gloss.
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Published in 1997 by Boston Mills Press the book Wood & Glory* written by W.M. Gray with photographs by Timothy C. DuVernet is a must for the classic boat lovers book shelf! The 27' Ditchburn Viking shown is but one of many boats pictured in the book.
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From the book 'Wood &Glory'* photograph by Timothy C DuVernet we see pictured the Minett-Shields Osprey III. A classic about 18' long and built a little beamier making it quite stable and as one can see from the photograph, capable of moving!!!
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This photograph also by Timothy C DuVernet from 'Wood & Glory'* is representative of the 3000+ 'dispro' boats built from 1916 thru to 1958. The Disappearing Propeller Boat Co. endured several bankruptcies with Greavette building the final 400 (est) models from 1937 to 1958.
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Enlarged JPG about 55K. *Reproduced with permission from The Boston Mills Press. For more
info on their line of popular books see link on 'Other Sites' page.

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	From the book **'Wood &Glory' photograph by Timothy C DuVernet* we see pictured the Minett-Shields Osprey III**. A classic about 18' long and built a little beamier making it quite stable and as one can see from the photograph, capable of moving!!! ~
Enlarged JPG about 41K.

	This photograph also by Timothy C DuVernet from 'Wood & Glory'* is representative of the 3000+ 'dispro' boats built from 1916 thru to 1958. The Disappearing Propeller Boat Co. endured several bankruptcies with Greavette building the final 400 (est) models from 1937 to 1958. ~ ~
Enlarged JPG about 55K.	Reproduced with permission from The Boston Mills Press*. For more info on their line of popular books see link on 'Other Sites' page.