Vintage Mercury Kiekhaefer Logo 300 Long Sleeve T-Shirt

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My husband is a Mercury fan. When we attended the Sunnyland Classic Boat Show in Tavares, Florida, I couldn't resist capturing an image of this classic antique Kiekaefer logo off of one of the motors.

The Kiekhaefer Mercury company began in 1939 when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. He originally intended to make magnetic separators for the dairy industry; however, 300 defective outboard motors were included in the purchase. Thus, the marine industry was changed forever.

In 1961 the company merged with the Brunswick Corporation. The company introduced the MerCruiser stern-drive line at the 1961 Chicago Boat Show. The line would later take over 80 percent of the world market. In 1962, the Merc 1000 became the new top of the line in line 6, offering 100 hp. It was somewhat of a sensation and introduced the new "Phanton Black" paint scheme which soon spread to the entire line and symbolized Mercury motors. Ca...

Thank you for taking time to visit my gallery. Enjoy the journey and please come back again. It is interesting to walk through my images and discover that, even back almost 40 years ago, I was intrigued by light, shapes, and color patterns. Back then I used a 35mm Canon film camera and I find many "abstract" images in my early work. Now I am currently exploring digital art, generally beginning with one of my photographs and seeing what new creations emerge. I consider the computer desktop my canvas and PhotoShop my paints and tools. I find, in my original and digital work, that I am still leaning to abstract. Although I may give a title to the image based on my vision, the interpretation is always up to the viewer. I always hope...