Making even the best reproduction decal to look original is an almost impossible task. I was thinking more for having a true historical reference and to be able to offer it on a 1 off basis. sometimes in the sake of getting the look right it is better to print it on old thin paper, and doing it with a varnish technique...It turns out the one I was thinking of, according the work order, is a 1906, so not for that boat. I do not believe in using anything on a boat that was not the original.
I have a hundred or so Kennebec, original decals, that were used for display purposes and in sales, but I have never seen them on a boat...at least not where it was original...One on River Grace's canoe...