1. There was usually a name plate on the bow deck with nothing on the stern deck. The side decals did not appear until the 1950s so this canoe probably didn't have these.
2. The deck was semi-cicular as shown in the image attached below and this was probably done to save weight.
3. The inwales and outwales were both usually made of spruce on CS grade canoes during this era.
4. Painter rings were an option but none are listed on the build record for this canoe. You can easily pass a small line through the open gunwale holes along the deck if you need to secure a canoe without painter rings. Some builders would make an arch in the stem band or drill a hole in the deck for this purpose but Old Towns didn't typically come from the factory this way.
5. This canoe would have been built originally with a traditional straight thwart. The yokes were an option at that time.
Good luck with the restoration,
Benson