Old Town build records
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 170924 is a 17 foot long Otca model with half ribs, a keel and painter rings. It was built between March and April, 1961. The original exterior paint color was a bright red. It was shipped on April 25th, 1961 to Rockford, Illinois. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.
These scans 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 join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.html to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. The 18 on the end of your original number indicates an 18 foot long canoe. Please verify the length and all of the digits in the number to see if there is an error. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
These scans 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 join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.html to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. The 18 on the end of your original number indicates an 18 foot long canoe. Please verify the length and all of the digits in the number to see if there is an error. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 110924 is an 18 foot long Guide's model with red Western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, oak decks, oak trim, no keel and possibly a floor rack. It was built in 1932. The original exterior paint color was a Guides Special light gray. It was shipped on June 3rd, 1932 to Ellsworth, Maine. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.
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
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
