E.M. White

[Penobscot Paddler]

I am trying to positively ID a 20' E.M. White canoe. The serial number
20-57-3028 is stamped into the stem. It is believed to be a 20' E.M. White Guide model built in 1958. I checked Dan Miller's site (great resource!!!) but found no info in regards to serial no's of White canoes. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Benson Gray]

White did use serial numbers briefly from the late 1940s until the early 1960s when Bub King was running the shop. The format was xx-yy-zzzz where xx was the length in feet, yy was the last two digits of the year, and zzzz was a sequential serial number. Hovever, there are no known White records to verify any of this.

The eBay listing at http://cgi.ebay.com/1958-20-foot-E-...173889049QQcategoryZ23800QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem shows this quite clearly. This is a bit early for a factory fiberglass job but there may be more documentation available with this canoe since it is described as a 1958 canoe even though the serial number indicates that it came off of the form in 1957. Feel free to reply here if this doesn't answer your question.

Benson