Welcome and congratulations, the Carleton canoe with serial number 14530 is an 18 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Indian Princess model with red Western cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, a keel, outside stems, a floor rack, and sponsons. It was built between January and March, 1920. The original exterior paint color was light green with a 5/8 inch black stripe, edged with gold. It shipped on May 12th, 1922 to New York City. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link under the thumbnail image attached below.
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This scan 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/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will donate, join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See
http://www.wcha.org/about-wcha to learn more about the WCHA and
http://www.wcha.org/store/membership to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Please attach a photograph if the original paint design is still showing. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
