Re: Some Kind of Mercury? Home › Forum › Ask A Member › Some Kind of Mercury? › Re: Some Kind of Mercury? jpatti75US Member - 2 YearsReplies: 296Topics: 49 June 9, 2018 at 10:51 pm #77731 Yep, Brunswick purchased Kiekhaefer Mercury in 1964 and phased out the Kiekhaefer name by the early 1970s, changing it to Mercury Marine. They own the Mercury Marine and Mariner brands to this day.