cedar strip canoe # 67581-17
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 67581 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Otca model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, maple decks, maple thwarts, maple seats, a keel, and a floor rack. It was built between November, 1921 and April, 1922. The original exterior paint color was dark green with a name that is hard to read on the left bow and right stern. It shipped on April 28th, 1922 to Virginia. It may have moved to Maryland by September of 1977 when there was a previous request for a copy of this build record as shown on the back side of the card. Scans of both sides of this build record can be found by following the links behind the thumbnail images attached below.
These scans and several hundred thousand more 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 http://www.wcha.org/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Your pictures appear to show an Old Town like this. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions,
Benson
These scans and several hundred thousand more 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 http://www.wcha.org/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Your pictures appear to show an Old Town like this. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions,
Benson
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Wow- Thanks Benson- It all matches up with family history- BTW, Carl Taylor & his wife took 2 otcas 1800 miles down the Yukon in 1978. Their book, "Paddles on The Yukon" is a great story of adventure & survival- Our mystery canoe was originally purchased by Mrs.Taylors grandfather, owner of Endless Caverns Virginia, and is part of her estate which we are working to settle today- Thanks again
Jim
Jim
