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The Sea
But there was something clever and prophetic in the name 'Marino'!
It's its closeness to the word 'marine'. Right from the early days, Marino Products
catered to products for the land and products for the sea.
Marino Products introduced and promoted Chapman inboard marine engines (UK),
Britannia outboards (UK), Johnson outboards and generators (USA).

Clearly, Marino Products was dealing with the American Johnson Company from early days.
What appeared to start with electric lighting plants (with Johnson Iron Horse engines)
and a one-off sale of a Johnson outboard turned into a profitable side of the business
- the sea. Here are some 1930s advertisements:-




And city folk were most welcome!
At this stage, Marino Products were clearly moving strongly into
the leisure market. In the early days, Marino was probably too ambitious.
. . . Why not dabble in boats and big motors:-