terri tiffany
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How do I find out more about this canoe?
Old Town 46198 History on it please?
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Welcome, the Old Town with serial number 46198 is an 18 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, HW (heavy water) model with red Western cedar planking, closed spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, and a keel. It was built between October, 1916 and February, 1918. The original exterior paint color was auto gray with a two inch maroon stripe. It shipped on April 10th, 1918 to New York City. A scan of this build record is attached below.
This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. 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 the canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Thanks,
Benson
This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. 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 the canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Thanks,
Benson
terri tiffany
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How does one measure the length of a canoe? Using the curved part? Plus, we found this serial number on the stern--would that be correct for that time period? Thank you.
There should be two digits after (or before) the serial number to indicate the extreme overall length in feet when measured in a straight line. The curve of the stems on each end extend several more inches past the tips. This can be more difficult to measure without two people and plumb lines. The serial numbers should be the same on each end. See https://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/791/ for more information about how to find these numbers. Some pictures of the numbers and surrounding area could also help, along with some showing the bow deck and interior details. Many other manufacturers used a similar numbering so it may not be an Old Town.
Benson
Benson
There should be two digits after (or before) the serial number to indicate the extreme overall length in feet when measured in a straight line. The curve of the stems on each end extend several more inches past the tips. This can be more difficult to measure without two people and plumb lines. The serial numbers should be the same on each end. See https://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/791/ for more information about how to find these numbers. Some pictures of the numbers and surrounding area could also help, along with some showing the bow deck and interior details. Many other manufacturers used a similar numbering so it may not be an Old Town.
Benson
Benson
