Old Town #162736?

[David Miller]

I saved this Old Town canoe today from the burn pile or maybe a couple of bookcases. Benson can you provide me a copy of the build card for this 15' canoe (#162736).
Many thanks. Dave

 

[Benson Gray]

The Old Town canoe with serial number 162736 is a 15 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Fifty Pound model with a keel. It was built between December, 1954 and February, 1955. The original exterior paint color was bright red. It shipped on March 9th, 1955 to Columbus, Ohio. A scan of this build record is shown below.

This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others as you probably know well. 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 https://www.woodencanoe.org/about to learn more about the WCHA and https://www.woodencanoe.org/shop to donate or join.

It is 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.

Benson