This canoe has serial number 2684 stamped in the stems. The font and style are similar to the circa 1905 Old Town with serial number 2781 described at the first link below and other known Old Town canoes from this era. The dimensions match the 17 foot long IF model from the 1905 Old Town catalog and a 1904 Abercrombie & Fitch catalog of Dan Miller's. A similar page from the 1906 Abercrombie & Fitch catalog is available at the second link below. My guess is that this was probably made by Old Town although no build record is available to prove this. More pictures and other supporting information is attached below.
Benson
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Benson
Ot 15-2781
The seller says it's circa 1920, and I would simply say the number is wrong, were it not for the remnants of a decal like the one on the catalog CD dated 1906 (attached below). The seller says the canoe comes with a catalog, and maybe this catalog is circa 1920... not the boat. Anyway... nice...
