Gil Cramer
The wooden canoe Shop, Inc.
Please post the build records for 86529 and 203204.
thanks, Gil
thanks, Gil
2 old towns
- Thread starter Gil Cramer
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The Old Town with serial number 86529 is a 16 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, HW (heavy water) model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, oak decks, oak thwarts, oak seats, a keel, a floor rack, and sponsons. It was built between December, 1924 and March, 1925. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on March 23rd, 1925 to Atlanta, Georgia.
The Old Town canoe with serial number 203204 is a 15 foot long Trapper model that was built between September and December, 1974. The original fiberglass exterior was clear to show the natural wood. It shipped on December 13th, 1974 to Orlando, Florida. The back side of the card shows that the warranty card was returned from Marianna, Florida 1n December, 1974.
Scans showing these build records are attached below. These scans 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/ot_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 these descriptions don't match the canoes. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
The Old Town canoe with serial number 203204 is a 15 foot long Trapper model that was built between September and December, 1974. The original fiberglass exterior was clear to show the natural wood. It shipped on December 13th, 1974 to Orlando, Florida. The back side of the card shows that the warranty card was returned from Marianna, Florida 1n December, 1974.
Scans showing these build records are attached below. These scans 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/ot_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 these descriptions don't match the canoes. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
