112060 Double Ender 4 seats canvas on ribs ID please

HudsonRiver

Hudson River Maritime Musuem
Have just received this canoe need to ID it and to find a new loving owner who wants her for restoration.
Uncovered number in rear 112060
Length 16 ft
Beam 45"
Height at stem/stern 24"
Height at Mid 15"
2 Seats at Mid 9.5 wide
Seats stem & Stern 12"
Bronze fastenings and bow strip
Small Turning wood pieces below seats on sole
Diamond shaped bronze screw heads 4 of these in gunnel 2 forward 2 aft
Original color appears to be green
Has two integrated stations on gunnels for oars for 2 middle seats

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Congratulations, the Old Town with serial number 112060 is a 16 foot long double end boat model in CS (Common Sense or the middle) grade with red Western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, oak decks, spruce thwarts, a keel, outside stems, and a floor rack. It was built between January, 1933 and May, 1934. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on May 28th, 1934 to Kerhonkson, New York. A scan showing this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.

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This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others as you probably know well. A description of the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will donate, join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-wcha to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/store/membership to renew.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your boat. A listing in the classifieds at http://www.wcha.org/classifieds is usually the best way to find a good new home for a boat like this. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson
 
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