oarlocks on 47 ot square stern

[jwil]

can anyone provide information on oarlocks from thie era? The mounted part has a nib @1 1/2" tall seems to be brass. What did the oarlocks look like and are there any out there? Also would the bow seat have been canned and if so waas it pressed?
Thanks for all the help you all are great
Jim

 

[Dan Miller]

The attached image shows what these oarlocks look like when complete. This style was used by Old Town for a lot of years...

They turn up regularly on Ebay, and new ones are still available from Shaw & Tenney. Best to buy them as matched sets, because there is enough variation that loose horns don't often match the plates.

 

[Benson Gray]

would the bow seat have been canned and if so was it pressed?

The bow seat would probably have been pressed cane. The other seats were solid wood as shown in the image below from the 1947 catalog. More information like this is available at http://store.wcha.org/The-Complete-Old-Town-Canoe-Company-Catalog-Collection-CD-ROM.html in the Old Town catalog collection. Good luck with the restoration.

Benson