A lot was lost as Evinrude changed management from 1914 and 1929. Then things got really confusing during the depression with some layoffs and short working hours shuffled people around. Slow moving parts were pulled out of stock to build new motors for sale. Things picked up in the mid to late ’30s. After Germany & Japan became partners war work kept the factory very busy 1941 through 1945. Then they went to three shifts to meet the post war demand. New people needing file space had a tendency to pitch the "old crap" to make room for current production. When Jim Webb got ready to retire in the early ’60s, he tried to find all the old records to save for postarity. Much was missing and was filled by the memories of the other "old fellows" who were also ready to retire. The gaps you find may be the result of "Old Timers Disease". . . 🙂
