Ferd Nymphius poster 1962
Object/Artifact
Autographed printed image of Ferdinand "Red" Nymphius standing among his wooden boat-building projects in a workshop.
Printed text along the bottom of the page reads "Ferd Nymphius is in his 57th successful year of building special order boats. Employing up to 15 expert craftsmen, the Nymphius Boat Co. is located outside of Neshkoro, Wisc. Beautifully handcrafted boats and yachts can take up to 50,000 man-hours and lengths may reach up to 60 feet."
Handwritten inside the boat nearest Mr. Nymphius is the text "To the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society 1987 Ferd Nymphius."
The poster has been folded. The back is blank.
2024.04.114
Ferdinand Nymphius was a revered traditional wooden boat builder based in Wisconsin. He may have participated in the 1987 SDHS Nautical History Celebration.
Nautical1840 Shipbuilding
Winthers, Sally
circa 1962
17-1/2 in
17-1/2 in
005 A+B Nautical History
https://www.nimphiusboatworks.com/Building of Brilliant – Ferd Nimphius [sic] interview by Charles Kuralt
10/22/2024
10/23/2024