I just acquired a canoe and was told it was a 1925 or 26 White canoe Serial # 26221 17. Originally the canoe had sponsons made of canvas and cork, it had a keel and I was told it had closed gunwales before it was redone. Can anyone shed some light on my newly acquired canoe. Thanks Rob
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pklonowski
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The serial number looks like an Old Town, but other manufacturers may have used similar formats. If you can post some pictures of details, including the serial number, decks, seats,thwarts, stem profile, planking, and ribs, it'll help...
My guess is that you have the Old Town canoe with serial number 26221 as others have mentioned. This is a 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, HW (Heavy Water) model with red Western cedar planking, closed mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, a keel, a floor rack, sponsons, a slat back, and two spruce paddles. It was built between March and July, 1913. The original exterior paint color was Yale blue with a special disc and five inch white letters to match a sketch that was provided. It shipped on July 26th, 1913 to Brooklin, Maine. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image 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/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.
You may have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Please post some pictures of the canoe, especially if the original design is still showing on the outside. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
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/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.
You may have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Please post some pictures of the canoe, especially if the original design is still showing on the outside. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
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Thanks for the information it's great to know the history of this canoe. Sadly it has been modified no decks or orginal seats remain. The ribs were cut down to remove rot and the the ends were cut back because they caught the wind when paddling solo the former owner told me. I do have two orginal thwarts that could be mahogany I thought walnut but mahogany makes more sense. I will be reinstalling these and enjoy the Canoe every day that it gets paddled. Rob
