Old Town 120267-18 - would like info on it...

[Howie]

Just came home with a barn fresh old town - serial # 120267-18. Can you provide me with some info on it please Mr Benson sir! Not bad for $100.

The thing is, he also has a 16' Penn Yan Rainbow in nice shape. He says his brother in-law may want it - he'll find out next weekend. Apparently he has no experience restoring canoes. I told him I had dibs on it if he passes on it! Fingers crossed...

 

[Benson Gray]

The Old Town canoe with serial number 120267 is an 18 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, a keel, and a floor rack. It was built between January and April, 1937. The original exterior paint was dark green. It shipped on June 28th, 1938 to Penn Yan, New York. A scan showing this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.

This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others as you probably know well. 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 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 renew.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions,

Benson

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Seems you found a nice Otca, Howie! Good luck on the PennYan (let us know!).

Kathy