Stone, Lester F.

Historical or Biographical Note

Company History: Stone & Swann boatyard; Stone & Van Bergen boatyard; W.F. Stone & Son boatyard; and Stone Boat Yard. Between 1853 and 1970 three generations of the Stone family built more than 225 wooden boats on the shores of San Francisco Bay. After 1970, Stone Boat Yard continued to operate until 2004 under various proprietors. Beginning in about 1937 Jack Ehrhorn (1919-2005) was a master shipwright; he became operations foreman at the W.F. Stone & Son boatyard where he developed a reputation as one of the west coast's premier craftsmen and builders. Jack Ehrhorn preserved the W.F. Stone & Son records that form the core of this collection.

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