 Henry Embree learned the craft from his family and became known for his boatbuilding skill.In 1883, H. W. Embree and Sons were responsible for sending a fishing banker, or "Canso boat" to the International Fisheries Exhibition in London where it won first medal out of seven thousand five hundred competitors.Displayed at full mast, with a wax mannequin for a captain, the boat was purchased and used by the Prince of Wales (who would become Edward VII).