Re: 1936 Johnson Model 100 tiller

[skeg]

The tiller handle is square and hollow. The grip is round and will conform somewhat to the tiller over time. This is the way mine was when i got it a number of years ago and after some research i learned that this is how they were made.

The great depression ran from the crash in 1929 to 1939. I was advised that it was not unusual to see component variances such as this as a means of creating a lower cost product.

Hope this helps.

Skeg