Dean Boats

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Dean Boats
Id:
70
Date_time:
Products:
Boats, Canoes, Skiffs, 14 foot Torpedo Racing Canoes, Paddles single and double sculling.
Start_year:
1866
End_year:
1942
Other_names:
Boatbuilder
Company_location:
Orillia's waterfront, South side of Town Dock at foot of Mississaga Street.
Owner_president:
John Dean and later Mrs. John Dean
Executives:
Employees:
Notes:
John Dean started making canoes on Orillis waterfron in 1866. John died in 1894 and Mrs. Dean continued operations until 1942. John son Walter moved to Toronto and built the famous Dean Canoes at Sunnyside. John Dean was involved with building homes in