Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
The attached image is the invoice for four Morris canoes shipped to Kennedy Bros. in Minneapolis in 1911. The table (in the KnowledgeBase) that MGC devised, based on a couple known ship-dates, appears to be spot-on!
Morris canoes 8435 and 8307 are Model A, Type 1, original color light C.P. Green, and were shipped April 27, 1911.
Morris canoes 7974 and 7969, also Model A (no color mentioned) shipped April 28, 1911; 7974 returned to the factory May 16th.
This invoice was found among a heap of Morris bills and receipts that I am going through... interesting stuff, if you enjoy handsome antique ephemera that might hold clues-- and want to know where Morris got their tacks and paint. Don't worry-- I will share all the important news. This stuff belongs to all of us.
I love serendipity, and need to share the second-most important part of this message. One of the Morris canoes Denis and I owned-- the one I used for the YouTube video demonstrating aspects of the Morris canoe-- is Morris 8435. How amazing is that?
Morris canoes 8435 and 8307 are Model A, Type 1, original color light C.P. Green, and were shipped April 27, 1911.
Morris canoes 7974 and 7969, also Model A (no color mentioned) shipped April 28, 1911; 7974 returned to the factory May 16th.
This invoice was found among a heap of Morris bills and receipts that I am going through... interesting stuff, if you enjoy handsome antique ephemera that might hold clues-- and want to know where Morris got their tacks and paint. Don't worry-- I will share all the important news. This stuff belongs to all of us.
I love serendipity, and need to share the second-most important part of this message. One of the Morris canoes Denis and I owned-- the one I used for the YouTube video demonstrating aspects of the Morris canoe-- is Morris 8435. How amazing is that?