50 pounder

I've been looking for one of these for several years: a 13' OT 50 Pounder. Serial # 117297 places it as made in 1936 (thank you Benson!). Just rescued it from its home in Staten Island NY. This is far away from where I usually look for canoes, but I just happened to expand my CraigsList...

Some folks may remember I posted pictures of this canoe a two years ago when it was given to me. It was in a sorry state as squirrels had eaten half of it away! I can't even date it as the squirrels ate both serial numbers - along with most of the stems. This was the toughest restoration I've...

Looking for any information about the history of this canoe, which we picked up at the Brimfield antique fair in the 1990s. We think it's a 50 Pounder. We are beginning repair/restoration. Thanks! Jon Lynes