The Kennebec canoe with serial number 22728 is shown on pages 138 and 139 of volume four in the Kennebec ledgers. This was assigned to 17 foot long Kennebec model B. (There may have been a model A written first and then crossed out.) It was planked by Roy on April 22nd, 1939. The canvas covering and first filler coat was applied by Thib. on April 15th, 1939. (I realize that these are probably out of sequence but that is what the records appear to show.) Thib. applied the second filler coat on May 27th, 1939. It was railed by Mansell on July 13th, 1939. The "F 22" (Function number 22 or the keel?) and "F 24" (Function number 24 or the thwarts?) were completed by Thib. on July 22nd, 1939. The original color was red. It shipped on July 20th, 1939 to "Upson - Walton Co." or location "39-293". This location is probably an order number but we don't currently have enough information to identify it. (I realize that these last two dates also be out of sequence but that appears to be what the records show.) The image at
http://www.muncy-upson.com/images/upson_in_oh.jpg may show the original destination in Ohio.
The Old Town canoe with serial number 109711 is a 16 foot long, CS (Common Sense) grade, Otca model with western red cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, oak decks, oak trim, and a keel. It was built between April, 1931 and April, 1932. The original exterior paint color was fire red with the name Patsy on the right and left bow. It was shipped on April 26th, 1932 to Pomeroy, Ohio.
The scans of these build records can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below. The original Kennebec records are reproduced through the courtesy of the Maine State Museum.
The microfilms and scans of these records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) as you probably know well by now. I hope that you will 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 renew.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Moving ribs from one canoe to another can be difficult in most cases. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson