Carleton paint colors

[Gil Cramer]

Does anybody have a Carleton paint chip from 1920?. Light green is the color that I am trying to match-well, sort of.
thanks, gil

 

[Benson Gray]

Does anybody have a Carleton paint chip from 1920?

The information at the link below may help. My usual advice is to just pick a shade that you like. Good luck,

Benson

Thread 'Old Town color chart circa 1920'

Apr 15, 2011

Well, eBay has proven me wrong again. People have been asking about the exact colors used on their Old Town canoes for years and I have been advising them to pick a color that they like since no one will probably ever know what precise shade was originally used. The undated Old Town Canoe color chart shown below was described by the seller as circa 1920 which seems about right. It only shows 12 colors so this will not help with the more than 150 others mentioned in the build records. These colors may still not be accurate but it should provide a better approximation than anything I've...

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