Old Town Canoes 154974 and 145575

Bob Grant

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We just got in two Old Town Canoes for auction in May, a 16 footer with S/N 145575 and a 17' with S/N 154974. Do you have the history on these two fine canoes.

Thanks so much,

Bob Grant
 
The Old Town canoe with serial number 145575 is a 16 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Otca model with open spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, and a keel. It was built between June and July, 1946. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on August 9th, 1946 to Lucerne, Maine.

The Old Town canoe with serial number 154974 is a 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with open mahogany gunwales, a keel, and a floor rack. It was built between December, 1950 and April, 1951. The original exterior paint color was dark green enamel. It shipped on June 11th, 1951 to Carlisle, Penna. It was damaged in shipment and returned on July 25th, 1951. The repairs required refinishing for a total of $101.46 as shown on the back side of the card. It was then resold and shipped to Brewer, Maine on July 19th, 1952.

Scans of these build records can be found by following the links behind the thumbnail images attached below. These scans 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 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 these descriptions don't match your canoes. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions,

Benson
 

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Dear Benson. We now have 2 Old Town Canoes and 2 OT Dinghy's that will be included in our end of May Auction. If anyone is interested in more information, they can email me at bob@kajav.com.

Thanks for all of your help,

Bob
 
Do you have a dinghy with a decal like the first image shown below? They had a variety of different name plate variations as shown in the other images.

Benson
 

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Dinghy S/N 114223

Hi Benson,

Yes, Dinghy S/N 114223 has the decal you are interested in. I have attached a few photos for you. The Hull looks to be in great condition, and as you can see from the photos, it looks like the original very faded varnish...I think This would be an easy restoration.

Thanks again for your help.

Bob
 

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