Canadian Canoe Company

[Bobh]

I have a 15 foot cedar canvas canoe, circa 1960 I think. The front stem has a serial number stamped in the old facing up. It is 2221
Any info on this canoe would be most welcome. It belonged to my late father.

 

[Benson Gray]

There are no known serial number records for the Canadian Canoe Company so there isn't much more information that anyone here can offer. The details at http://dragonflycanoe.com/wood-canoe-identification-guide/canadian-canoe-company/ may help if you have a model number. Nine of their catalogs are available from http://store.wcha.org/The-Canadian-Wood-Canoe-and-Boat-Company-Catalog-Collection-CD-ROM.html including ones from 1958-1962. The book at http://store.wcha.org/The-Canadian-Canoe-Company-by-Ken-Brown.html is currently out of print but may be available from a library or used book store. Good luck,

Benson

 

[Roger Young]

If not currently available through the WCHA book store, you'll likely be able to find a copy of Ken Brown's history of the Canadian Canoe Co. through the Canadian Canoe Museum shop - https://shop.canoemuseum.ca/xcart/home.php. While giving you a comprehensive history of the company, it's not likely to be of great help in tracking a particular serial #. You might try asking Dick Persson of Buckhorn Canoe Co. If anyone has insight, he would be a good start. Photos are always helpful.

 

[Bobh]

Thanks for the replies....much appreciated!
I have some photos just trying to figure out how to post them from my iPad.....
Bobh