17' Old Town (?) Canoe info help needed

[ColinRowntree]

I picked up this old gal in New Hampshire recently and am currently stripping the paint from the inside to prep for proper varnish restoration (Why do people paint things like this again???)

Anyway, The seller "thinks" it's an Od Town from the 1930s that has been in his family for 2 generations, stored in the barn. Glass over canvas (again, uggh) but in overall got shape.

Can someone here do a lookup on this? I'd REALLY appreciate it!

Here are photos of the stem with the serial number 178492 (or maybe 778492 - it's a bit worn down and difficult for me to tell for sure), with some space then the number 16 and also has the words "Lamb & Sons to further confuse the matter for me)I

I've also included a long shot of the entire canoe for reference.

p.s. Pardon the mess. i've just started stripping the paint from the hull interior and ribs so it's "a a work in progress)

Much appreciated!

Colin

 

[Benson Gray]

Welcome and congratulations, the Old Town canoe with serial number 118492 is a 16 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Yankee model with red Western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, oak decks, oak thwarts, oak seats, half ribs, a keel, and outside stems. It was built in July, 1936. The original exterior paint color was orange. It shipped to E. N. Lamb & Sons in Lake George, New York. A scan of this build record can be found below.

This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. A description of the project to preserve these records is available at https://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 also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Good luck with the restoration,

Benson

 

[ColinRowntree]

Thank you SO MUCH!!! It’s boards like this that restore my faith in humanity!

Back to sanding now……