My guess is that you have the Old Town canoe with serial number 57436 since it shipped to Wisconsin. This is a 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Ideal model with red western cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany seats, mahogany thwarts, and half ribs. It was built between November and December, 1919. The original exterior paint color was white. It shipped on February 9th, 1920 to Appleton, Wisconsin.
The Old Town canoe with serial number 57136 is an 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with open spruce gunwales, twenty inch mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, and a keel. It was built between November and December, 1919. The original exterior paint color was dark red. It was shipped on April 28th, 1920 to Scranton, Penna.
Scans showing both of these build records are attached below. These scans and several hundred thousand others 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
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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.
Benson
