Old Town Colors available 1939 - 1940

[smallboatshop]

Hi, I'm working on a 1940 Canvas Covered Sea Boat (catalog 1939, page 26) and the owner has asked what colors were available so she can choose an appropriate color for the restored boat. The catalog page sayes "Stock color, dark green. Other colors page 34."

There don't seem to be any colors on page 34, or any other page that I could find.

Is there a color chart for Old Town?

Thanks.

 

[Benson Gray]

Is there a color chart for Old Town?

Yes, the thread at the link below has Old Town paint charts from circa 1920s and 1960s. The 1939 catalog was probably supposed to direct people to page 31 along with 37 and 38 for color information. My typical suggestion is to simply have the customer pick a shade they like. It was not unusual for a customer to send in a color sample and Old Town would match it. Let us know what color she selects,

Benson

Old Town color chart circa 1920

Well, eBay has proven me wrong again. People have been asking about the exact colors used on their Old Town canoes for years and I have been advising them to pick a color that they like since no one will probably ever know what precise shade was originally used. The undated Old Town Canoe...

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[smallboatshop]

Thank you Benson - a font of knowledge as usual!