I tend to line up with Halle's views on this. Many of the canoes deserved to remain as museum pieces simply on the basis of their scarcity. Their loss greatly diminishes the museums content. I suppose Dan might know why several of these did not find their way to Clayton? Certainly the Stevens was worthy.....
It could be argued that Rushton is not an Adirondack builder if we follow the Sunday Rock rule of thumb.
Should the museum remove any Rushton that cannot be proven to have been used inside the Blue Line?
Then, placing expectations on Kip to somehow treat these canoes as anything more than his typical fall auction items? That is a big stretch. He has always featured a broad variety of canoes, boats and other items in this annual Adirondack Auction. In past years, many of them have been pretty interesting. Undoubtably that is how they ended up under his hammer. If you know Kip, you will appreciate that although he certainly appreciates the interest that canoes generate in his sales, but they are not his specialty, he is not a canoe (or boat) expert. To this particular auction, a canoe is a featured item in much the same way that tiffany lamps, hand carved birds, ducks and pack baskets have been.
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