Old Town #113660 17

[Mason James]

We have just purchased this canoe, and the previous owners did not know how old it was. It came from Lake Winnipesaukee, and needs help. Can someone tell us what history is known of this canoe?
thank you very much

 

[Benson Gray]

The Old Town canoe with serial number 113660 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, HW (heavy water) model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, oak decks, oak thwarts, oak seats, and a keel. It was built between February and June, 1934. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on July 19th, 1935 to Center Harbor, New Hampshire.

A scan showing this build record can be found by following the link at the thumbnail image attached below. This scan and several hundred thousand others 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 the canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson

 

[Mason James]

Thank you very much for your prompt reply.