Up through 1939 the Evinrude printing was bold capital script with the front having the winged medallion above the Evinrude and the model name below – like this;
In 1940 they "improved" the look by switching to a neoclassic print and added the curved lines on either side of the front design.
So it may be a ’39 Mate, but it has a 1940 decal on it.
